Product Info

Make learning more fun and productive with this multi-function modular evaluation and training board!

The full-featured board includes light and temperature sensors, dual H-bridge motor driver circuit, LED bargraph display, DIP switch, audio transducer, Red-Green-Blue LED, and dual-axis joystick selector switch. Options include: a matrix keypad + encoder chip, various standard character LCDs (with or without LED backlight), and a USB interface. An added bonus is on-board socket strips designed to accept the popular XBee radio communication modules from Digi, enabling wireless networking (Zigbee, etc.). Two 8-bit microcontroller ports and five analog channels are brought out to socket strips for the user via ESD protection circuits, making them robust for lab use. The microcontroller's SPI pins are also brought out to a special connector for easy interfacing to SPI peripherals and upcoming products.

Feature List:

• 10-segment LED bargraph
• audio transducer with driver circuit
• 8-position rocker style DIP switch
• pushbuttons provided for IRQ, XIRQ, Reset, and one port pin
• photocell
• linear temperature sensor
• linear pot
• dual H-bridge motor driver circuit:
• drives two DC motors or one bipolar stepper motor
• pluggable terminal blocks for quick connect and disconnect
• separate input for motor supply voltage (up to 24VDC)
• indicator LEDs for each motor phase
• max. 600 mA per phase
• tri-color LED (red, green, blue) driven by three separate port lines can generate any color via PWM waveform
• dual-axis joystick selector switch
• use it for navigating a User Interface on the LCD
• use it to control the positions of the two R/C servos
• Options:
• supports standard character LCDs (in 4-bit mode) (e.g. LCD20X4-WB)
• mounting holes for 4x16 and 4x20 displays
• plug and socket for matrix keypad and 74C922 encoder chip (order codes: 74C922, MK4X4, RC16FF06)
• socket strips for adding an XBee or XBeePro radio module (order code: XB24-ACI-001 or XB24-Z7CIT-004)
• powered by on-board 3.3V regulator
• two 3-pin headers for plugging in R/C servos
• receptacle for #USB2MCU interface module, providing USB interface to the attached Adapt module
• supports powering entire trainer from USB port (depending on options)

General:

• can be used with virtually all "Adapt" series MCU cards, with near-100 % compatibility
• mirror-image pinout, plugs onto H1 connector of MCU card to form a planar configuration
• operates at 5V
• 5" x 5" size, nominal

What you get:

• This product ships with hardcopy data sheet and schematic diagram
• Find component data sheets, manuals, and all other resources for this product by clicking on the blue Resources tab, above

Choosing Connector Options:

If you want to use it in a backplane (e.g. AD12BP1-5F or AD12BP2-SB) instead, choose RA1 as the connector option for P1.

Educational and volume discounts are available (click on Discounts tab, above, for details).

Customization is possible for volume or class-set orders. Please contact us to discuss your needs.