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OLIMEX© 2015
OLIMEXINO-85 user's manual
CHAPTER 2: SETTING UP THE OLIMEXINO-85 BOARD
2. Introduction to the chapter
This section helps you set up the OLIMEXINO-85 development board for the first time. Please
consider first the electrostatic warning to avoid damaging the board, then discover the hardware and
software required to operate the board.
The procedure to power up the board is given, and a description of the default board behavior is
detailed.
2.1 Electrostatic warning
OLIMEXINO-85 is shipped in a protective anti-static package. The board should not get exposed to
high electrostatic potentials. A grounding strap or similar protective device should be worn when
handling the board. Avoid touching the component pins or any other metallic element without such
a strap.
2.2 Requirements
In order to set up the OLIMEXINO-85 optimally one or more additional items may be used. They
might be generally placed in two categories:
Required – items that are needed in order to achieve minimum functionality;
Recommended – items that are good to have in order to be able to interact with the most important
of the features of the board;
Required items:
- USB type A to USB type B – to connect to a personal computer; used for powering the board and
uploading new programs (note that older revisions of the board might have only USB mini
connector – if that is the case you would need USB mini cable)
Recommended items:
- Breadboard – for solderless access to GPIO and VCC/GND pins via jumper wires
- Jumper wires – wires for easier interfacing of different pins
- AVR-compatible programmer – to restore the bootloader program in case you erease it
- External power supply unit – 3.6V DC for stand-alone power (no mini USB)
Some of the above-suggested items can be purchased from Olimex, for instance:
USB-A-B-CABLE or USB-MINI-CABLE – standard cables depending on the connector
BREADBOARD-1 – with 0.1' step that allows easy plugging of the OLIMEXINO-85
JUMPER-WIRES – wires with male and/or female connectors for use with breadboards
AVR-ISP500 – compatible programmer with 6-pin and 10-pin ICSP connectors
AVR-ISP-MK2 – compatible programmer with 10-pin ICSP connector
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