Educational Kits and Rapid Prototyping Tools

A1 B1 MOTE1 ZB1 ZB2 NB1 NB2 PICO XB2 SENSORS POWER SHIPPING & RETURNS
IBLOCKS PARTS FAQ WHITE-PAPERS ACCESSORIES REMIX CUSTOM PRICES

Products

• A1 System
•   A1 Block
•   A1 Datalog Block
•   A1 LED Driver Block
•   A1 Power Control Block
• B1 System
•   B1 Block
•   B1 LED Driver Block
•   B1 Power Control Block
• MOTE1 System
•   MOTE1 Datalog Block
• 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

NB2AS Application Hints

• NB2AS RTC Example
• NB2AS DAC
• NB2AS microSD

Application Hints

• AVR and Arduino Tools
• Sanguino 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

NB2 System

The NB2 is physical computing development system that is compatible with the Arduino/Sanguino tools. The form-factor matches the "standard" Altoids tin.
The picture on the right shows an NB2A + NB2-LI-ION connected to a NB2A-PB1 with an IDE ribbon cable. (The NB2A is the predecessor to the NB2AS but does not include the uSD card).
Additional boards can be connected with the same cable. In this configuration both boards were built with vertical headers. The other configurations are --

• Backplane all boards are built with right angle connectors.
• Co-planar all boards are built with right angle connectors. The header is used for output and the receptacle is used for input.
• Parallel Vertical mating connectors.

NB2AS Microcontroller Board

Features

• Replaceable and upgradeable CPU
• Compatible with the Arduino development tools (with Sanguino add-ons).
• ATmega644P running at 12MHz with a Vcc of 3.3V.
• 3.55" x 2.15". Fits in the "standard" Altoids tin.
• SMD land patterns designed for hand assembly.
• Atmega I/O, DAC and RTC connections are wired to a single header. Application boards can be mounted parallel using vertical connectors, co-planar using right-angle connectors or remotely using a cable.
• microSD Card
  • Series MOSFET enables power to be cycled on the microSD card. This enables the microSD to be properly reset.
  • Pull-ups on all pins.
  • Card-detect output wired to an I/O line.
  • Tested with the the following cards -- Transcend 1GB, Sandisk 2GB, Sandisk 4GB HC.
• 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
  • Backup power from a CR1220 coin cell.
  • I2C Serial Interface
• DAC Features
  • Two channels, 12 bits per channel.
  • Reference -- 1.225V, ±0.1% (initial accuracy), 100ppm/°C max drift,
  • SPI 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.
• Accessories include a prototyping board NB2A-PB1 , a terminal board NB2A-TB1 and a Li-Ion battery charger (Sep-2010).

NB2A-PB1 Prototyping Board

• Input connector is compatible with the output connector.
• 3.55" x 2.15" breadboard area with TH and SMD patterns. Pattern features a DIP (300mil), SOIC and SOT23-6 pattern overlay.
• Two de-bounced push-buttons (with optional SMD components). The pushbuttons can be jumpered to digital input pins if the SMD components are not used.
• Two debug LEDs.

NB2A-TB1 Terminal Board

• Input connector is compatible with the output connector.
• 3.55" x 2.15" PCB with two 20-position terminal blocks.
• LED indicator for the 3.3V power supply.