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1. 3 RO Packetization Timeout 1 07 DIO Configuration 0 D6 DIOS Configuration D BE FT Flow Control Threshold Br IMAP API Enshla ss Set read the lower 32 bits of the 64 bit destination extended address Ox000000000000FFFF is the broadcast address RANGE 0 0XFFFFFFFF COM4 Figure 5 5 In this example we are programming a module for an I O board that will talk to a host module base station at regular intervals So in this case we set the High order 4 Bytes to the standard XBee address of 0x0013A200 and the lower 4 bytes to the address of our base station module 0x40883039 Once this is set the module will know what address to send API packets to when an input changes or when a sample must be sent Rev 1 00 12 7 17 2013 MEGA Multifunction I O Board User Manual 5 4 Configuring the Serial Interfacing There are a few options to set here COM4 X CTU Modem Parameter Profile Remote Configuration Versions PC Settings Range Test Terminal Modem Configuration Modem Parameter and Firmware Parameter View Profile Versions Read w Gears s e e Restore lear Screen ave Download new F Always Update Firmware Show Defaults Load versions Modem XBEE Function Set Version _ KB24 DM v XBEE DIGIMESH 2 4 8062 X 3 Serial Interfacing A B 3 8D Baud Rate BD up Parity BR 3 F0 Packetization Timeout RB 1 07 DID Configuration 0 06 DIOS C
2. A15 alternate 4 2 4 RTC Watchdog Output WDO MEGA Reset J13 This jumper allows the RTC chip to reset the MEGA processor if the RTC Watchdog times out It is shipped with the jumper on pin 1 only Move the jumper across both pins to enable the reset The WDO output from the RTC is an open drain Pin 1 Only Default Pins 1 2 Direct connect to MEGA Reset line Rev 1 00 6 7 17 2013 MEGA Multifunction I O Board User Manual 4 2 5 RTC Interrupt RTC RIQ I O Selection J14 The IO pin for the RTC interrupt is set with this jumper as follows Pins 1 2 1003 default Pins 2 3 A14 alternate Note The current library code for the RTC does not have interrupt support That will have to be added by the end user 4 3 Buzzer The buzzer is hard wired to 1033 Turn the buzzer on by setting the pin High 4 4 XBee Communications Selection The XBee radio requires a TxD and an RxD line for communications The jumper J5 allows you to select one of the extra three 3 serial ports on the MEGA board to talk to the module as follows Pins 1 2 amp 3 4 Serial Pont default Pins 5 6 8 7 8 Serial Port2 Pins 9 10 amp 11 12 Serial Port3 Note The jumpers should be moved in pairs In the upper right corner of the board are two SMT LEDs labeled XOUT amp XIN that show communications activity with the XBee module 4 4 1 XBee RSSI Signal The XBee module can be programmed to show the RSSI Relative Signal Strength Indi
3. ID registers so you can have multiple boards safely on the same net MAC sticker is on the back of the PCB 2 3 XBee Radio socket Jumper selection to connect XBee radio to Serial Port 1 2 or 3 on Mega RSSI output connected to Mega analog input pin with filter Supports all XBee amp XBeePro radios in Series 1 or 2 footprint DigiMesh 2 4G amp 900MHZ 802 15 4 900MHZ 868MHz Zigbee amp WiFi On board LEDs for TxD amp RxD activity Rev 1 00 2 7 17 2013 MEGA Multifunction I O Board User Manual 2 4 LCD Interface Two 16 Pin headers 2x8 and 1x16 to support most LCD displays All control lines connected including R W so you can read back display data and device ready status 8 bit data bus connected to Port A 1022 29 for fast byte wide I O 5V amp GND provided on Pins 15 amp 16 for back lit displays Trim pot on board for contrast angle adjustment Buffered E signal for longer cable runs 2 5 Micro SD card socket Two chip selects available on 3 pin header One is for standard IO pin Allows you to have 2 micro SD cards with library update Card inserted switch input available to check if card present 2 6 Other Buzzer for audible alarms Reset Switch High Current on board 5V amp 3 3V regulators to support all types of XBee radios and back lit LCD displays Power on LED Multi layer circuit board Rev 1 00 3 7 17 2013 MEGA Multifunction I O Board User Manual
4. 3 XBee Radio Support The Remote I O boards are used with XBee radio modules to allow remote digital sensing and remote digital output control These boards are designed to use very little power except when the radios are transmitting data The board can be used with the following types of XBee amp XBeePro radios in Series 1 amp 2 footprints e DigiMesh 2 4G DigiMesh 900MHz 802 15 4 900MHz 868MHz Zigbee WiFi For best results we recommend that you use XBee radios with the RP SMA antenna connector or the mini whip antenna These will experience the least interference from the copper areas on the PCB The XBee radios with chip and PCB antennas will still work but their range may be reduced Note 1 XBee is a registered trademark of Digi International Inc Note 2 DigiMesh is a registered trademark of Digi International Inc Rev 1 00 4 7 17 2013 MEGA Multifunction I O Board User Manual 4 Configuring the Board Refer to following PCB diagram for component placement and header selection D aio J1 CT PS Inc Berkshire Products PN 2020 MEGA Mulifunction 7 O ph Rev B Cie Figure 4 1 N 4 1 DC Power Input This board requires external power to operate Plug in a DC power source of 9V DC into the 2 1mm power jack on the MEGA board You can go as high as 15V although the regulators on the MEGA board may get warm powering the MEGA circuitry Note Do not exceed 18V supply input to the board The powe
5. I Reponse Timeout I Enable API Ti t 1000 r E imeoul AT command Setup ASCII Hex Command Character CC 28 Guard Time Before BT 1000 Modem Flash Update Tl No baud change Figure 5 2 In this example the USB Serial was on COM4 The baud rate should be 9600 to start with since that is how the XBees are shipped from Digi Click the Test Query button to see if the XBee is active If so you should get a window like this Com test Query Modem Communication with modem OK Modem type XB24 Modem firmware version 8062 Serial Number 13420040870885 Retry OK Figure 5 3 Is this case the test was OK It found an XB24 or a 2 4G DigiMesh If it had been the higher power Pro it would have been XBP24 The firmware version is shown along with its serial number IEEE Address which is HEX 0013A200 40870B85 The address is always 8 Bytes 64 bits and leading zeros are not shown Most Digi XBees start with 0013A200 It is also shown on the label on the bottom of the module Rev 1 00 10 7 17 2013 MEGA Multifunction I O Board User Manual 5 2 Configuring the Networking The next step is to click the Modem Configuration tab and then press the Read button to get a screen like the following COM4 X CTU Modem Parameter Profile Remote Configuration Versions PC Settings Range Test Terminal Modem Configuration r Modem Parameter and Firmware Parameter View r Profile Versions Write Restor
6. MEGA Multifunction I O Shield User Manual PN 2020 Berkshire Products Inc Phone 770 271 0088 http www bkp store com Rev 1 00 Copyright 2013 2 onan MEGA Multifunction I O Board User Manual Table of Contents ege EE 2 Eeer Eege Ee 2 2 1 Real Time Clock CHIP is sean Ee eech 2 2 2 Wiznet 5100 Ethernet interface simule 2 2 3 Ke E E 2 2A gt MECC EI 3 2 5 Micro SD card socket sucia dirias 3 2 6 RE 3 XBee Radio SUpport rsen HS SSSR en ne den 4 Conta the BOAT a et dr ass 5 4 1 ene IMPOSER E 5 4 2 IS nine 6 4 2 1 Ethernet ETH CS VO SPI Selection J9 6 4 2 2 Micro SD Card SD CS I O SPI Selection II 6 4 2 3 Ethernet Interrupt ETH IRQ I O Selection JI 6 4 2 4 RTC Watchdog Output WDO MEGA Reset JI 6 4 2 5 RTC Interrupt RTC RIQ I O Selection JI 7 4 3 EE en SR M ne ST y 44 XBee Communications Selection ss 7 4 4 1 ABE RSSI Small seaaeassaseaviedeendeadveraccates 7 4 5 Miro SD Cal E 7 46 LCD Interface lee 8 4 7 Battery Socket Blues cassaaasshgscata sageantvabedanc sn seen R A RR E 8 Configuring the X BER Adio in nas nt et AEEA ans 9 5 1 Starin X CTU S en A dt ae 10 5 2 Configuring the Networking geed 11 5 3 Configuring the Addressing iii i n 12 54 Configuring the Serial Interfacing scsi tisane 13 5 5 Configuring OS ett 14 S 6 Ereegnesser ne 15 Schematic Diagramme 16 APpendix A Specifications sito lions i 19 Appendix B NATALIE RS ay ea
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8. a QE TICK Danfi atian Pade Setvtead sample rate When set this parameter causes the modem to sample all enabled DIO land ADC at a speoified interval IRANGE 0 CKFFFF X 1 MS ON hd COM4 9600 6 N 1 FLOW NONE XB24 DM Ver 8062 Figure 5 8 The DIO Change Detect is a bit field and should be set to a hex value Any bit that is set will cause the XBee to send a packet when the I O line for that bit changes goes low to high or high to low and the pin is set as an input For example if you set this field to 0x2C binary 0100 1100 then it would send a data packet if DIO6 DIO3 or DIO2 changes state on its input The Sample Rate tells the XBee module to send a data packet at regular intervals to report the status of digital and analog input pins The number is in milliseconds so a reasonable minimum value is about 0x80 or 128mS If an edge change is programmed and it occurs between samples then a packet will be sent then as well The maximum value for this field is OXFFFF or 65 353mS A value of zero stops the samples Rev 1 00 15 7 17 2013 MEGA Multifunction I O Board User Manual 6 Schematic Diagram zioz ZE PP PO AMES aed E Sitt pg AN ounpsy EH Woo POHYEQ MMM BROLICO VO Suwung sjonpolg ysg AQT ven ndur od Courant Tesi dosy ut lezHs AEEn0S lt _ gt i ISL MM DBY uid B lt gt osim lez ee Kzugl AE E1SON D s 000000000 000000000 zHsi so Hi O les eu EM 1 EHS AGIT Id D E H
9. cator via a PWM output This out is filtered and connected to the analog pin A13 4 5 Micro SD Card J4 The socket at J4 is for a micro SD card It is a push in push out type jack The card inserted switch output from the jack is hard wired to 1032 The input will read low when a card is inserted Rev 1 00 7 7 17 2013 MEGA Multifunction I O Board User Manual 4 6 LCD Interface J15 amp J18 The LCD interface is handled on J15 amp J18 One header is 1x16 and the other is 2x8 for industry standard LCD connections The eight 8 bit data bus is hard wired to 1022 29 The other pins for the LCD are hard wired as follows LCD E 1037 LCD R W 1036 LCD RS 1035 An updated library is available that makes full use of the full 8 bit parallel interface for higher speed access The library has also been updated to read back status from the LCD to know when it is ready for new operations rather than using large wait timers Both LCD headers have 5V and Ground available on pins 15 amp 16 to supports backlighting There is also a trim pot R22 to adjust contrast on LCDs that support the option 4 7 Battery Socket BT1 The battery socket holder is on the back of the PCB It will accept battery sizes 1212 1216 1220 amp 1225 Be careful of polarity when inserting the battery Notice that the metal tab on the battery socket is the plus terminal Rev 1 00 8 7 17 2013 MEGA Multifunction I O Board User Manual 5 Conf
10. e Clear Screen Save Download new Show Defaults Load Always Update Firmware versions Modem XBEE Function Set Version Topp XBEE DIGIMESH 24 x e2 y 4 Networking A BR FFF ID Modem VID Operating Channel Mac Retries Multi Transmit Broadcast Radius Mesh Retries Network Hops Network Delay Slots Coordinator Enable ressing 134200 SH Serial Number High 40870885 SL Serial Number Low 0 DH Destination Address High FFFF DL Destination Address Low NI Node Identifier 82 NT Node Discovery Backoff BD 0 NO Node Discovery Options E 50000 DD Device Type Identifier ZA Gamrihi Read parameters OK La a CH ka U a a a a a B a Ad a a a a a a COM4 96008N 1 FLOW NONE XB24 DM Ver B062 Figure 5 4 Under the Networking section there are options that you can change Note that different types of modules will have different options The ones shown here are for DigiMesh For this module type the only two changes that we will talk about are the VID and the Channel e Modem VID This is a HEX number that sets the PAN Personal Area Network ID for the network Valid range is 0 OxFFFF All the XBees on your network should use the same VID e Operating Channel This sets the operating channel number Uses 802 15 4 channel numbers Note two things here 1 XBee modules have more channels available than XBee Pro modules so be sure to select a
11. e EN nt NN na io near 20 Rev 1 00 1 7 17 2013 MEGA Multifunction I O Board User Manual The latest versions of manuals sample code and other tools can be found on our site at http bkp store com If you have any questions corrections or feedback about this manual please contact us at http bkp store com index php route information contact Rev 1 00 1 7 17 2013 MEGA Multifunction I O Board User Manual 1 Introduction The MEGA Multifunction board provides multiple I O capability for Ardiuno boards using the MEGA form factor Examples are the MEGA and the MEGA 2560 as well as the SainSmart Mega 2560 2 Features The board has the following features 2 1 Real Time Clock chip Microchip MCP795W 10 20 Coin cell holder on underside of PCB Includes 64 bytes of user battery backed RAM 1K or 2K bits of EEPROM 128 x 8 or 256 x 8 Unique ID area for MAC address Calibration register to fine tune clock frequency plus or minus Watchdog timer with output jumper option to reset Mega IRQ output with option jumper for Alarms Two alarm option timers Time Date registers to store time date when power is lost and when power is restored 2 2 Wiznet 5100 Ethernet interface Two chip selects available on 3 pin header One is for standard IO pin Allows you to have 2 Ethernet Ports with library update Full debug LEDs on RJ 45 jack and the PCB Comes with unique MAC address stored in RTC
12. iguring the XBee Radio The examples shown here use an XBee 2 4G DigiMesh version with Digi s X CTU software which is free and available from Digi International www digi com To program the radios we use the UARTSBee V4 device which provides power and a USB UART connection to the PC They are available from Amazon www amazon com and other sources and look similar to this picture Figure 5 1 These devices are also useful for connecting to your PC to use as the base station to talk back and forth with the remote I O module s XBee radio Note Be aware that this board may not be able to supply enough power for an XBee Pro type radio if you plug it into a USB hub Note When the device is first plugged in you may get an alert from your PC that it needs to install drivers for a new device The UARTSBee uses the FTDI chip for USB to Serial conversion and most PCs have these drivers pre installed If yours doesn t go to www ftdi chip com to get the latest ones for your PC and OS Rev 1 00 9 7 17 2013 MEGA Multifunction I O Board User Manual 5 1 Starting X CTU When you start X CTU you should see a screen like the following About PC Settings Range Test Terminal Modem Configuration Com Port Setup Select Com Port Communications Port COM2 Baud 9600 USB Serial Port COMA e Flow Control NONE e Data Bits Parity Stop Bits Test Query Host Setup User Com Ports Network Interface AP
13. mp DIO7 These IO pins are available on headers J6 amp J8 7 COM4 X CTU Modem Parameter Profile Remote Configuration Versions PC Settings Range Test Terminal Modem Configuration Modem Parameter and Firmware Parameter Men Profile Versions Read Write Restore Clear Screen Save Download a F Always Update Firmware Show Defaults Load versions Modem XBEE B 200 B 001 Bos fal BoM XB24 DM x XBEE DIGIMESH 2 4 X 2062 y A 5 1 0 Settings AD1 DI01 Configuration i 0 02 a 0 03 B 0 04 AD5 DIO5 Assoo Configuration E 0 08 B 1 09 B Po DI011 PWM1 Configuration B 0 P2 B omo PWMT duty cycle BR 0 LT Associate LED Blink Time RB 28 AP ASSI PWM Timer D FFF PR Pull up Resistor Enable E 1 0 Sampling Sy AT Command Options D ACT AT Pommand Made Timo Configure options for the ADO DIOO line of the module Options include Enabling commissioning button functionality Analog to Digital converter Digital Input and Output Function Set Version ADO DIOO Configuration EA STS amp D2 D102 Configuration AD3 D103 Configuration AD4 DI04 Configuration DIDB SLEEP_RO Configuration DIOS ON_SLEEP Configuration DIO10 ASSI PWMO Configuration DI012 Configuration PWMO duty cycle Configure DIOO to DIOS pins COM4 36008 N 1 FLOW NONE XB24 DM Ver8062 Figure 5 7 as input or output to match your I O board set
14. n operating channel that both types can use if you have mixed modules on your network 2 Select a channel number that minimizes conflict with any Wi Fi networks you have There are docs on the web that show 802 15 4 channel assignments See the Digi manual for specifics on other networking options Rev 1 00 11 7 17 2013 MEGA Multifunction I O Board User Manual 5 3 Configuring the Addressing XBee modules talk to each other using their serial numbers or a 16 bit addressing scheme We will show the 802 15 4 64 bit scheme here The Digi XBee manuals show you how to use short addresses COM4 X CTU Modem Parameter Profile Remote Configuration Versions PC Settings Range Test Terminal Modem Configuration r Modem Parameter and Firmware Parameter View r Profile Versions Read Write Restore Clear Screen Show Defaults D Always Update Firmware Save Download new ES versions Modem XBEE Function Set Version XB24 DM x XBEE DIGIMESH 2 4 y 8062 DI A Ey Addressing D 134200 SH Serial Number High D 40870885 SL Serial Number Low D 001344200 DH Destination Address High KB 40883099 DL Destination Address Low RE D J NI Node Identifier D 82 NT Node Discovery Backolf D 0 NO Node Discovery Options 50000 DD Device Type Identifier SY Security BH 0 EE Encryption Enable B KY AES Encryption Key SJ Serial Interfacing 3 8D Baud Rate B 0 NB Parity D
15. onfiguration BR BE FT Flow Control Threshold B 2 4P API Enable MAMI 10140 API Options Sy 1 0 Settings B 1 00 ADO DID0 Configuration RB 0 01 AD1 D101 Configuration B 0 02 AD2 D102 Configuration BR 0 03 AD3 D103 Configuration BR 0 04 AD4 DI04 Configuration D 1 05 AD5 DID5 Assoc Configuration B 0 08 DIOB SLEEP_RQ Configuration B 1 09 DIO9 0N_SLEEP Configuration B 1 PO DIO10 ASSI PWMO Configuration AA IMA DD ADAM Continuation 7 Packet mode API formats frames into packets from the RF link to the serial port It expects serial port packets to be formatted and transmits as a packet over the FF link v COM4 S96008 N 1 FLOW NONE XB24 DM Ver 8062 Figure 5 6 One option that needs setting here is the API enable API mode must be enabled if the XBee module on the I O board is going to be able to transmit input pin information and set the outputs API mode 2 is used by the Arduino XBee library if you plan to use an Arduino type board as your base station Also note that the Digital I O pins DIO6 and DIO7 are configured here The reason for that is they can also be used as serial port flow control pins If you are using DIO6 and DIO7 on your module then you should configure them here as Inputs or Outputs Rev 1 00 13 7 17 2013 MEGA Multifunction I O Board User Manual 5 5 Configuring I O Settings Here is where you configure the I O pins for DIOO to DIOS see prior section for DIO6 a
16. r supply must able to source enough current to power the board and the XBee radio in TX mode This will typically be up to 500mA 0 5A for the higher powered X Bee radios The input pre regulator on the board is an 80 switcher supplying 5V volts so your input supply needs to provide about 3 1W If you have a 9V DC supply then it should be rated at 350mA minimum In the upper left corner of the board is a power LED Rev 1 00 5 7 17 2013 MEGA Multifunction I O Board User Manual 4 2 I O Selection Jumpers There are some 2 and 3 pin jumpers on the board for setting the options for the on board circuits The board is shipped with the jumpers in default mode Pin 1 is on the left side of the jumpers and is labeled on the PCB 4 2 1 Ethernet ETH CS I O SPI Selection J9 The Wiznet Ethernet chip is connected the SPI Bus on the MEGA board The SPI Chip Select pin is set with this jumper as follows Pins 1 2 1010 default for Arduino Ethernet library Pins 2 3 1031 alternate 4 2 2 Micro SD Card SD CS I O SPI Selection J10 The Micro SD card chip is connected the SPI Bus on the MEGA board The SPI Chip Select pin is set with this jumper as follows Pins 1 2 1004 default for Arduino SD library Pins 2 3 1030 alternate 4 2 3 Ethernet Interrupt ETH IRQ I O Selection J11 The IO pin for the Ethernet interrupt is set with this jumper as follows Pins 1 2 1002 default for Arduino Ethernet library Pins 2 3
17. up DIOS to DIO12 are not used and should be left as 0 Disabled The PR field defaults to Ox1FFF or binary 1 1111 1111 1111 Each bit set to one 1 defines a pull up resistor on input pins DIO12 to DIOO The default values should be fine unless you are using the input pins for analog inputs In that case the lower six bits should be zero for any pin that is an analog input Rev 1 00 14 7 17 2013 MEGA Multifunction I O Board User Manual 5 6 Configuring VO Sampling This is the last area of X CTU covered here COM4 X CTU Modem Parameter Profile Remote Configuration Versions PC Settings Range Test Terminal Modem Configuration Modem Parameter and Firmware Parameter View Profile Versions Read White Restore Clear Screen Save Sege i Always Update Firmware Show Defaults Load versions Modem XBEE Function Set Version XB24DM XBEE DIGIMESH 2 4 8062 3 1 0 Sampling B 01C DIO Change Detect DR mp Sample Rate R D IF Sample From Sleep Rate Sy AT Command Options 64 CT AT Command Mode Timeout 3E8 GT Guard Times 2B CC Command Sequence Character iagnostic Commands 0 DB Last Packet Assi 8062 VA Firmware Version 1744 HV Hardware Version 99 ER Receive Error Count 0 GD Receive Good Count 0 TR Delivery Failure Count D 0 UA Unicasts Attempted Count D 0 EA Number of MAC ACK timeouts D 0 BC Number of bytes transmitted D F9 50 Missed Sleep Synch Count B
18. warranty period and upon proof of purchase the product will be repaired or replaced with the same or functionally equivalent model at our option without charge for either parts or labor This warranty does not apply to defects due directly or indirectly to misuse abuse negligence accident repairs or alterations made by the customer or another party UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL BERKSHIRE PRODUCTS INC BE LIABLE IN ANY WAY TO ANY PURCHASER FOR DAMAGES LOST REVENUE LOST WAGES OR ANY OTHER INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT Berkshire Products Inc reserves the right to make modifications in this product without prior notification Rev 1 00 20 7 17 2013

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