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n-Core
Sirius A Device
®
User Manual
Rev. 20130823

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  • Page 1 n-Core Sirius A Device ® User Manual Rev. 20130823...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Sirius A User Manual Table of contents Introduction ........................2 Technical features ......................3 Pinout ..........................4 Power supply ........................5 4.1. On/Off mode ..............................5 4.2. Reset ................................5 Input and output interfaces ..................... 5 5.1. GPO ................................. 6 5.2.
  • Page 3: Introduction

    It has several communication ports and input/output interfaces, which allows integrating a great number of external devices such as, for example, sensors, actuators or even computers, among others. Sirius A forms part of the n-Core platform, developed by Nebusens. n-Core offers a set of hardware and ® ®...
  • Page 4: Technical Features

    Sirius A User Manual 2. Technical features Electrical characteristics Independent power supply (DC IN) 5 – 9V Mini-USB power supply Power switch ON/OFF Physical characteristics Dimensions 111.8 x 107.7 x 26.3 mm Micro-controller Model ATMEGA1281V Frequency 8MHz Flash 128KB EEPROM External EEPROM 256KB (AT25F2048) Radio...
  • Page 5: Pinout

    Sirius A User Manual 3. Pinout Block E2 Block P2 Block P6 GPO_1 3.3 V output (controlled) GPO_2 I2C SDA GPO_3 SPI_CLK GPO_4 I2C SCL 3.3 V output (permanent) GPO_VCC_IN SPI_MOSI ADC_3 RESET SPI_MISO GPI_1 3.3 V output (permanent) GPI_2 3.3 V (USB-dependent) GPI_3 GPI_4...
  • Page 6: Power Supply

    Sirius A User Manual 4. Power supply 18-19 Sirius A device has two alternatives for power supply: 2-pole connector in block E2 (pins 18-19): 5 – 9V DC. Type B-Mini USB connector in block E1: 5V DC. Both connections can be established simultaneously, without influencing in the normal operation of the device.
  • Page 7: Gpo

    Sirius A User Manual 5.1. GPO Sirius A device has four general-purpose opto-coupled digital outputs (LTV847S ), accessible from the block E2 (pins 1 - 4). Voltage and current characteristics for each GPO are determined by the transistors of the opto-coupler LTV847S. Next, it is shown the connections for each of the outputs.
  • Page 8: Adc

    Sirius A User Manual IMPORTANT NOTE: In order to use the GPI is necessary that reference pins (GND) of both the Sirius A device (block E2, pins 6 and 7) and the input device (for example, a sensor) are connected to each other. 5.3.
  • Page 9: I 2 C

    Sirius A User Manual 5.4. I Sirius A device has an internally pulled-up I C bus, accessible from the block E2 (pins 15 - 17) and from the internal block P2 (pins 2 - 4). Electrical and protocol characteristics of I C bus are determined by the specifications of the ATmega1281V ®2...
  • Page 10: Usart

    Sirius A User Manual 5.6. USART Sirius A device has a USART serial communications port, accessible from the block E1 through USB and RS-232 ports. USART can be used to communicate the Sirius A device with other devices that have serial communication capacities, for example, a PC.
  • Page 11: Led

    See section 3 of this manual. For further information, please, consult the n-Core® development API reference at www.nebusens.com It is possible that both LED are turned off and the device is still connected to the ZigBee™ network. This could happen because of some routines loaded into the device.
  • Page 12: Accessories

    Sirius A User Manual 8. Accessories The following accessories can be used along with Sirius A devices. 2, 3 and 11-pole connectors: Terminal block Weidmüller 3.81 pitch / Camden Electronics 3.81pitch (CTB92HE). External power supplies: Power supply through DC-IN: 5 - 9VCC@300mA + 2-pole connector Power supply through USB: Compatible with USB (>300mA).
  • Page 13: Additional Information

    10. Additional information Disclaimer Nebusens believes that all information is correct and accurate at the time of issue. Nebusens reserves the right to make changes to this product without prior notice. Please visit Nebusens website (www.nebusens.com) for the latest available version.

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