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****ARM1136JF-S-based: [http://www.buglabs.net/ buglabs.net], [http://www.buglabs.net/applications Some applications], [http://bugcommunity.com/wiki/index.php/BUG_Wiki bugcommunity wiki] | ****ARM1136JF-S-based: [http://www.buglabs.net/ buglabs.net], [http://www.buglabs.net/applications Some applications], [http://bugcommunity.com/wiki/index.php/BUG_Wiki bugcommunity wiki] | ||
****[http://www.gumstix.com/products.html Gumstix] | ****[http://www.gumstix.com/products.html Gumstix] | ||
| + | ****[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lego_Mindstorms_NXT Lego Mindstorms NXT], [http://www.teamhassenplug.org/NXT/NXTSoftware.html NXT Programming Software] | ||
****[http://www.visionsystems.de/produkte/6801.html Alekto; DIN RAIL mountable] | ****[http://www.visionsystems.de/produkte/6801.html Alekto; DIN RAIL mountable] | ||
****Atmel AT91SAM7X256 based (also ARM): [http://www.makingthings.com/documentation/tutorial/controller-board-overview Controller Board Overview], [http://www.makingthings.com/ makingthings.com], [http://sourceforge.net/projects/makingthings/ sourceforge.net: makingthings] | ****Atmel AT91SAM7X256 based (also ARM): [http://www.makingthings.com/documentation/tutorial/controller-board-overview Controller Board Overview], [http://www.makingthings.com/ makingthings.com], [http://sourceforge.net/projects/makingthings/ sourceforge.net: makingthings] | ||
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****[http://sourceforge.net/projects/lpcusb LPC214x USB stack] | ****[http://sourceforge.net/projects/lpcusb LPC214x USB stack] | ||
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| − | ****[http://www.nxp.com/pip/LPC2141_42_44_46_48_3.html NXP: LPC2141/42/44/46/48 - Single-chip 16-bit/32-bit microcontrollers] | + | ****AT91SAM7S256 (ARM) based: [http://www.nxp.com/pip/LPC2141_42_44_46_48_3.html NXP: LPC2141/42/44/46/48 - Single-chip 16-bit/32-bit microcontrollers] |
****[http://rod.info/ARM7Micro ARM7 NXP (formerly a division of Philips) LPC Microcontroller] | ****[http://rod.info/ARM7Micro ARM7 NXP (formerly a division of Philips) LPC Microcontroller] | ||
****[http://www.embedded.com/design/opensource/200000632?_requestid=1792 Building Bare-Metal ARM Systems with GNU: Part 1 - Getting Started] | ****[http://www.embedded.com/design/opensource/200000632?_requestid=1792 Building Bare-Metal ARM Systems with GNU: Part 1 - Getting Started] | ||
Revision as of 11:42, 2 November 2008
During out SYSTEMS fair presentation, an idea was born: an external sensor box!
There is an initial discussion (in German):
http://freeyourphone.de/portal_v1/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=661&p=6966#p6966
Contents |
Features
- analog sensors
- connected as USB (host)
- battery extender (?)
Sensors
- Temperature
- Humidity
- Barometer
- magnetic compass
- Light intensity / Color
- Laser / Ultrasonic distance
- Voltmeter (?)
Other proposed extensions
These ideas go beyond the original Sensorbox idea but some of them can be easily added:
- LED lamp
- GPS Antenna
- Battery pack
- Camera
- USB Hub
- RJ45
Mechanics
There is currently some discussion if it should be a Jacket or an external box. http://freeyourphone.de/portal_v1/download/file.php?id=51
Electronics
- a PIC with USB and 8 x ADC (which one, link??)
- Please use the ARM processor (32bit address space) - it has no Bank switching; ARM has a big linear directly addressable memory. Can get flashed by this open source tool: lpc21isp, yahoo download (after user registration).
- Look e.g. on the cheap LPC214x (LPC2144-LPC2148 has 14 ADC multiplexed channels - two internal ADCs). Chip price: digikey.com: LPC2144 US$ 8.4, LPC2148 US$ 11.2. The ARM architecture is "old" (from 1983), wildly known, used, efficient(high mips/watt) and uses low power (different kind of deep sleep).
- Test/development/production boards:
- USB powered through USB-flash port, only mentions 2 ADC-ports: embeddedartists.com: LPC2148 Education Board (two USB ports - one for programming via a ftdi-chip(USB<->serial) - and one directly connected to LPC2148)
- ARM MP3/AAC Player Quote: "...This is my MP3/AAC player project. The difference to most other players is that decoding is not done on a specialized IC (like VS1001), but directly on the microcontroller. It can play MP3 (all bit rates) and AAC (up to ~256 kbps) from SD card in real time. The project is work in progress..."
- LPC2148-based Line-tracing Race Car Robot Kit
- ARM7 LPC2148 mini board, ARM7-Base development board for LPC2148
- ARM1136JF-S-based: buglabs.net, Some applications, bugcommunity wiki
- Gumstix
- Lego Mindstorms NXT, NXT Programming Software
- Alekto; DIN RAIL mountable
- Atmel AT91SAM7X256 based (also ARM): Controller Board Overview, makingthings.com, sourceforge.net: makingthings
- Open source support:
- Links:
- Please use the ARM processor (32bit address space) - it has no Bank switching; ARM has a big linear directly addressable memory. Can get flashed by this open source tool: lpc21isp, yahoo download (after user registration).
- power comes through USB
- USB A/f so that the standard client cable can be connected
Software
- Device is addressed as a simple serial interface over USB
- allows to switch on/off each sensor (so that power drainage can be controlled)
- sends every 0.1 seconds a data block with latest data values
- User-Interface runs on the Freerunner
