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== Description ==
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= Description =
  
Beacon Board is a small accessory board that is primarily intended for use with the [[PandaBoard]] or [[BeagleBoard]] however it can be used with anything that supports the use of GPIO's such as AVR based development boards like the Arduino.
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Beacon Board is a small accessory board that is primarily intended for use with the [[PandaBoard]] or [[BeagleBoard]] however it can be wired into any development platform that supports GPIOs
  
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[[File:BeaconBoard.jpg|400px]]
  
== Features ==
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= Sponsors =
  
* Single tricolored RGB LED
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The Beacon Board is sponsored by:
** [[media:rgb-led.pdf|datasheet]]
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** Available from [http://www.sparkfun.com/products/9264 Sparkfun]
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* [http://tincantools.com TinCanTools]
* WS2801 RGB LED PWM controller
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* [http://boardzoo.com BoardZoo]
** [[media:ws2801.pdf|datasheet]]
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* Designed by [[User:Prpplague| David Anders]]
** Available from [http://www.sparkfun.com/products/9264 Sparkfun]
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* Layout by Chris Auten
** [http://www.protostack.com/blog/2011/06/atmega168a-pulse-width-modulation-pwm/ PWM Tutorial]
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* Assembly by [http://www.circuitco.com/ CircuitCo]
* 74HC595 Serial Shift Register
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** [[media:74hc595.pdf|datasheet]]
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= Features =
** [http://conductiveresistance.com/interactive-595-shift-register-simulator/ 595 Tutorial]
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* 7 Segment Display
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* Single tricolored RGB LED ([[media:rgb-led.pdf|datasheet]])
** [[media:7seg-display.pdf|datasheet]]
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* WS2801 RGB LED PWM controller ([[media:ws2801.pdf|datasheet]])
* 74AVC8T245 Level Shifter
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* 74HC595 Serial Shift Register ([[media:74hc595.pdf|datasheet]])
** [[media:74AVC8T245.pdf|datasheet]]
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* 7 Segment Display ([[media:7seg-display.pdf|datasheet]])
* I2C EEPROM
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* 74AVC8T245 Level Shifter ([[media:74AVC8T245.pdf|datasheet]])
** [[media:cat24aa01.pdf|datasheet]]
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* I2C EEPROM ([[media:cat24aa01.pdf|datasheet]])
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= References =
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* [http://www.protostack.com/blog/2011/06/atmega168a-pulse-width-modulation-pwm/ PWM Tutorial]
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* [http://conductiveresistance.com/interactive-595-shift-register-simulator/ 595 Tutorial]
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven-segment_display_character_representations 7 Segment Display Character Mapping]
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= Projects =
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{{#ev:youtube|jP0X9_z2pTQ|200}}
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{{#ev:youtube|DGXE1W5TwI8|200}}
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= Design =
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* [[media:beacon-revb1.pdf|Schematic]]
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= Interface =
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<br>
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== Connectors ==
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* Male Header Major Leage TSHS-114-D-06-A-T-LF
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* Female Header Major League LSWSS-114-D-02-T-LF
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* Digikey Part - http://search.digikey.com/us/en/products/1-534998-4/A26493-ND/352964
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== 7 Segment Display ==
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{|border=1
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!Pin
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!Function
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!Beagle
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!Panda
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!Comment
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|-
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|14
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|CLOCK
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|GPIO161
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|GPIO139
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|-
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|16
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|LATCH
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|GPIO162
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|GPIO137
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|-
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|10
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|DATA
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|GPIO145
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|GPIO138
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|}
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<br>
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== RGB LED ==
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{|border=1
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!Pin
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!Function
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!Beagle
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!Panda
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!Comment
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|-
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|12
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|DATA
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|GPIO158
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|GPIO136
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|
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|-
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|18
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|CLOCK
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|GPIO159
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|GPIO135
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|
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|}
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<br>
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= Software =
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== 7 Segment Display ==
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* Driver for Linux Kernel 3.0
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* Userspace Shell Script
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** [[media:do7-panda.sh|PandaBoard for busybox ash]]
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** [[media:do7-beagle.sh|BeagleBoard for bash]]
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== RGB LED ==
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* [[media:kernel-ws2801-driver.patch| WS2801 Driver for Linux Kernel 3.0]]
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* [[media:0001-LEDS-add-initial-support-for-WS2801-controller-Panda.patch‎| WS2801 Driver for Linux Kernel 3.2 (PandaBoard)]]
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* [[media:0001-LEDS-add-initial-support-for-WS2801-controller-Beagl.patch‎| WS2801 Driver for Linux Kernel 3.2 (BeagleBoard)]]
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* Userspace shell script
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== Angstrom ==
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* [http://git.angstrom-distribution.org/cgi-bin/cgit.cgi/meta-texasinstruments/commit/?id=7bab703f4ac28a1982eb9b16eea97330579404c6 Commit info]
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[[Category:BeagleBoard]]
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[[Category:BeagleBoard Expansion Boards]]
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[[Category:TinCanTools]]
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== Projects using BeaconBoard ==
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* [https://gitorious.org/av500/bacon-lunch Bacon Lunch] ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHhKzCKFINQ video])

Latest revision as of 12:13, 15 June 2013

Description

Beacon Board is a small accessory board that is primarily intended for use with the PandaBoard or BeagleBoard however it can be wired into any development platform that supports GPIOs

BeaconBoard.jpg

Sponsors

The Beacon Board is sponsored by:

Features

References

Projects

{{#ev:youtube|jP0X9_z2pTQ|200}}

{{#ev:youtube|DGXE1W5TwI8|200}}

Design

Interface


Connectors


7 Segment Display

Pin Function Beagle Panda Comment
14 CLOCK GPIO161 GPIO139
16 LATCH GPIO162 GPIO137
10 DATA GPIO145 GPIO138


RGB LED

Pin Function Beagle Panda Comment
12 DATA GPIO158 GPIO136
18 CLOCK GPIO159 GPIO135


Software

7 Segment Display

RGB LED

Angstrom

Projects using BeaconBoard