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Products

• NB1 System
•   NB1
•   NB1A
•   NB1A-PB1 Proto Board
•   NB1A-LED 32ch Driver
•   NB1A-MIDI Interface
• NB2 System
•   NB2AS
•   NB2A-PB1
•   NB2A-TB1
• ZB2 System
•   ZB2
•   ZB2HV
•   ZB2 Sensor/TC Interface
• ZB1 System
•   ZB1
•   ZB1-PB1 Proto Board
•   NB1A-PB1 Proto Board
• PICO
•   PICOBEE
•   PICO1TR
•   PICO1TR-PANEL
•   PICO1TRC
•   PICO1TRCL
•   PICO1TR-LED-L
•   PICO1TR-LED-S
•   PICO1TR-LED-CL
• XB2 XBee Interface

NB1 Application Hints

• NB1 Assembly Instructions

NB1A Application Hints

• NB1A RTC Example
• NB1A RTC Alarms
• NB1A DAC
• NB1A NCO

Application Hints

• AVR and Arduino Tools
• Boards.txt Updates
• Changes for NewSoftSerial
• Bootloader
• Blink (a.k.a. Hello World)
• LCD Example
• FTDI Level Translator
• Software Reset

Libraries

• DAC (TLV5620)
• DAC (TLV5618)
• LED_debug
• NCO
• RTC
• SPI
• TWI

NB1 Physical Computing Tools

The NB1 is a physical computing development system that is compatible with the Arduino software environment. For system development a variety of peripheral modules are available. The datasheet is located here

NB1 Microcontroller Board

Features

• Replaceable and upgradeable CPU
• Compatible with the Arduino development tools.
• 2.95" x 1.75"
• ATmega168 running at 12MHz with a Vcc of 3.3V.
• I/O connections are wired to a single 26 pin header. Application boards can be mounted parallel using vertical connectors, co-planar using right-angle connectors or remotely using a flexible cable.
• Side header connector (J4) is wired to two digital lines and the receive and transmit lines from the UART. A UART enabled device (such as an XBee or a Bluetooth radio) board can be connected to the right side of the NB1.
• The board can be built with either a USB interface or with a six pin header for use with an USB to serial cable. The USB interface circuitry includes transient suppression and current limiting resistors.
• ICSP port (3.3V levels)
• A/D reference supply filtered per Atmel specification.
• Reset circuit per Atmel specification.
• Power supply is jumpered between either an LDO or an external 3.3V supply. The LDO input is diode or'ed from a wall adapter or the USB 5V supply.
• Compatible with all the ZB1 peripherals.

NB1A Microcontroller Board

Features

• Replaceable and upgradeable CPU
• Compatible with the Arduino development tools.
• ATmega328 running at 12MHz with a Vcc of 3.3V.
• 4.4" x 1.75"
• Atmega I/O connections are wired to a single 26 pin header. DAC and RTC interrupt output lines are wired to an 8 pin header. Application boards can be mounted parallel using vertical connectors, co-planar using right-angle connectors or remotely using a cable.
• DAC Features
  • Four channels, eight bits per channel.
  • Reference -- 1.24V, ±0.5% (initial accuracy), 50ppm/°C typical drift, 140ppm/°C max drift,
  • SPI Interface
• RTC Features
  • Real-Time Clock (RTC) counts Seconds, Minutes, Hours, Day, Date, Month, and Year with Leap-Year Compensation Valid Up to 2100
  • Two Time-of-Day Alarms
  • Programmable Square-Wave Output
  • Powered by a CR1220 coin cell.
  • I2C Serial Interface
• The board can be built with either a USB interface or with a six pin header for use with an USB to serial cable. The USB interface circuitry includes transient suppression.
• ICSP port (3.3V levels)
• A/D reference supply filtered per Atmel specification.
• Reset circuit per Atmel specification.
• Power supply is jumpered between either an LDO or an external 3.3V supply. The LDO input is diode or'ed from a wall adapter or the USB 5V supply.
• Compatible with the ZB1 accessories which include an LCD board and a prototyping board.