Chapter 1 Overview; Introduction To The Chapter; Features - OLIMEX OLIMEXINO-32U4 User Manual

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CHAPTER 1 OVERVIEW

1. Introduction to the chapter

Thank you for choosing the OLIMEXINO-32U4 development board from Olimex! This document
provides a User's Guide for the Olimex OLIMEXINO-32U4 development board. As an overview,
this chapter gives the scope of this document and lists the board's features. The document's
organization is then detailed.
The OLIMEXINO-32U4 development board enables code development of applications running on
the ATmega32U4 microcontroller, manufactured by Atmel Corporation.

1.1 Features

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Leonardo design – no FTDI chip, the MCU directly handles the virtual COM
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ATMEGA32U4 microcontroller, all in one USB communication no need for external FTDI
chip.
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Input power supply 7-12VDC
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ULTRA LOW POWER voltage regulators and the consumption is only few microamps,
which enables hand-held and battery powered applications.
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Li-Ion rechargeable battery power supply option with BUILD-IN on board charger, so when
you attach battery it is automatically charged and kept in this state until the other power
source (USB or external adapter) is removed and it AUTOMATICALLY will power the
board – no jumpers, no switches!
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Works both on 3.3V and on 5V which is selectable with jumper, so 3.3V and 5V shields can
be used
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UEXT connector which allow many existing modules like RF, ZIGBEE, GSM, GPS to be
connected
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Allows RTC – Real Time Clock (Q1 can be replaced by RTC).
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NOISE IMMUNE design
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the LEDs and the button BUT are on the edge of the board so there is easy access even if the
boards have shields on them
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all components are LOWER than the connectors, so the shields do not interference with
them
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mini USB connector is used -it is common and used in most cell phones, so you don't have
to buy other cables
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Original design had a flaw – the connectors were not spaced at 0.1" which made bread board
use impossible, to keep the compatibility we have the original spacing but we also added a
0.1'' connector which customer can use with bread boards (and jumper wires) saving the
hustle of soldering
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All signals on the connectors are printed on top of the board, so when you check with probe
you know exactly which port you are measuring
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4 mount holes make board attachment easier
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