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EXPLORER 500
Expansionboard
1. GENERAL INFORMATION
Dear customer,
thank you for choosing our product. In the following, we will show what is
to observe during the commissioning and the usage.
Should you encounter any unexpected problems during use, please do
not hesitate to contact us.
www.joy-it.net
Pascalstr. 8 47506 Neukirchen-Vluyn
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Summary of Contents for Joy-it EXPLORER 500
- Page 1 EXPLORER 500 Expansionboard 1. GENERAL INFORMATION Dear customer, thank you for choosing our product. In the following, we will show what is to observe during the commissioning and the usage. Should you encounter any unexpected problems during use, please do not hesitate to contact us.
- Page 2 CP2102: onboard USB TO UART chip for debugging CP2102: jumper for on / off RTC: Jumper for on / off User LEDs jumper for on / off (see point 9) User keys jumper for on / off (see point 10) www.joy-it.net Pascalstr. 8 47506 Neukirchen-Vluyn...
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Page 3: Image Installation
PC. Click now on the button “Write” to write the image onto the card. 4. INSTALLATION OF LIBRARIES FOR THE RASPBERRY PI If you use the prepared image for the Explorer 500, you can skip this and the next chapter. For our code examples, the libraries RPi.GPIO... -
Page 4: Configuration Of The Interfaces
To still use the serial functions, you must activate the SPI-function. For that, you start the SPI-function and you enter meanwhile the following command: sudo raspi-config Interfacing Options Now you only have to choose in to use → → the serial functions. www.joy-it.net Pascalstr. 8 47506 Neukirchen-Vluyn... - Page 5 Should you use a new Raspbian and not one of our prefabricated images, you should note chapter 4 and 5. Prior to the application of the Explorer 500 program, you should install the libraries of bcm2835, wiringPi and python on the Raspberry Pi that you can add further APIs.
- Page 6 PCF8563- Real Time Clock Check if these jumpers of the Explorer 500 are plugged in: RTC_SDA with SDA RTC_SCL with SCL This is necessary to control the RTC. You can check your connection with the following command: sudo i2cdetect -y 1 Now you should see an address with which you can control the RTC in case everything is wired correctly.
- Page 7 Raspberry Pi. To use this code example, you have to change first the serial function in the configuration of the Raspberry Pi. For that, enter the following command into the console: sudo raspi-config www.joy-it.net Pascalstr. 8 47506 Neukirchen-Vluyn...
- Page 8 After that choose Punkt P6 Serial. Would you like a login shell to be accessible over serial? The question should you answer with No. Would you like the serial port hardware to be enabled? The question answer with Yes. www.joy-it.net Pascalstr. 8 47506 Neukirchen-Vluyn...
- Page 9 Now you can sen texts to your Raspberry Pi. The code examples allows that the Raspberry Pui will send all sended texts from your computer back to your computer. ASend You can enter these texts in the text field and send them with www.joy-it.net Pascalstr. 8 47506 Neukirchen-Vluyn...
- Page 10 For that, you have to change your settings again. First, enter the following command into the console: sudo raspi-config 5 Interfacing Options. Navigate now with the arrow key to the option Then choose point P6 Serial . www.joy-it.net Pascalstr. 8 47506 Neukirchen-Vluyn...
- Page 11 Attention, the keystrokes will not be shown if you enter your password. After you logged in successfully, the console will open and you can use the terminal of the Raspberry Pi the same way as via SSH only without a internet connection. www.joy-it.net Pascalstr. 8 47506 Neukirchen-Vluyn...
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Page 12: Other Information
We will send you a parcel stamp with which you can send us your old appliance free of charge. For this possibility, please contact us via e-mail at pickup@joy-it.net or via telephone, then please dial 02845 93 60 -23 Information about Package: Please package your old appliance safe for transport.
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