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  • Page 1 MESH GPIO NSTRUCTION ONTROL AND MORE...
  • Page 2 MESH GPIO Instruction - Move, Control and more! – Copyright © MESH project, Sony Corporation 2016 http://meshprj.com This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS How to use this book What is MESH? Kits for MESH GPIO tag Materials of Motor kit Materials of Motor Add-on Materials of Infinite Kit (For Motor Kit and Infinite Kit) Activity: Move a motor Activity: Move a geared motor...

  • Page 4: How To Use This Book

    How to use this book Welcome to the MESH GPIO Instruction! This book will guide you through the process of building something with MESH GPIO tag. Start with “Materials of ~” section to get familiar with all the parts in your kit.

  • Page 5: What Is Mesh

    What is MESH? MESH is a tool that let you explore the world of IoT (Internet of things) using everyday objects. Just attach your MESH tag to any physical object, and connect it with various connected devices and Internet applications on the MESH app.

  • Page 6: Kits For Mesh Gpio Tag

    Kits for MESH GPIO tag 1. Motor Kit 2. Motor Add-on 3. Infinite Kit...

  • Page 7: Materials Of Motor Kit

    Materials of Motor Kit Hobby Motor It is a motor that moves fast. It is to be directly connected to MESH GPIO tag. Hobby Gearmotor It is a motor that moves slowly. It has gears inside. Alligator Clip with Pigtail...

  • Page 8: Materials Of Motor Add-On

    Materials of Motor Add-on Motor Driver for MESH GPIO It enables to control speed and direction of motor rotation. You can use almost all different kinds of hobby motors (0~11V, 2.4A max) Battery Holder 2xAA with Cover and Switch It supplies power to move...

  • Page 9: Materials Of Infinite Kit 1/1

    Materials of Infinite Kit 1/1 Hobby Motor It is a motor that moves fast. It is to be directly connected to MESH GPIO tag. Hobby Gearmotor It is a motor that moves slowly. It has gears inside. Alligator Clip with Pigtail...
  • Page 10 Materials of Infinite Kit 2/2 Motor Driver for MESH GPIO It enables to control speed and direction of motor rotation. You can use almost all different kinds of hobby motors (0~11V, 2.4A max) Battery Holder 2xAA with Cover and Switch It supplies power to move motor through motor driver.
  • Page 11 Materials of Infinite Kit 3/3 Buzzer It is a buzzer which can make a beep sound. It can be connected to MESH GPIO. Mini Breadboard It is a breadboard. It’s a good start for making great things with MESH GPIO!

  • Page 12: (For Motor Kit And Infinite Kit)

    (For Motor Kit and Infinite Kit) Activity: Move a motor 1/6 Goal: Understand how to move a motor using MESH GPIO tag. Prepare a hobby motor and MESH GPIO tag. Connect a hobby motor with MESH GPIO tag.
  • Page 13 Activity: Move a motor 2/6 Connect the cable of hobby motor into socket 1(Vout Supply） and 5(GND) of MESH GPIO tag. From this step, use MESH app. MESH - Creative DIY Toolkit More info about MESH app, visit http://meshprj.com/en/app/...
  • Page 14 Activity: Move a motor 3/6 Launch MESH app and create new recipe. Drug and drop GPIO tag and other tag which you have (MESH Button tag in this case) to the canvas. canvas Tap GPIO on the canvas. Change function to “VOut...
  • Page 15 Activity: Move a motor 4/6 Drug and drop one more GPIO tag and Switch tag. Change function of GPIO to “VOut Supply” and leave its value off. Connect wires on MESH app like this. Press MESH Button tag, and see...
  • Page 16 Activity: Move a motor 5/6 Let’s create a drawing robot! Prepare these items. MESH GPIO tag, Hobby motor, Alligator clip, Plastic bottle (recycle), 4 Markers and Masking tape. Put markers on a plastic bottle. These makers will be legs of drawing robot.
  • Page 17 Activity: Move a motor 6/6 Put MESH GPIO tag and Alligator clip like this. Check the balance! You can control this robot with any sensors or button of MESH. Enjoy your own “interactive” drawing robot!

  • Page 18: Activity: Move A Geared Motor

    (For Motor Kit and Infinite Kit) Activity: Move a geared motor 1/3 Goal: Understand how to move a gearmotor using MESH GPIO tag. Prepare a Hobby gearmotor, two Alligator clips and MESH GPIO tag. Clip a end terminal of hobby...
  • Page 19 Activity: Move a geared motor 2/3 Clip each end terminal. Connect other side of Alligator clips with MESH GPIO tag Connect wires on MESH app like this. (Refer to Activity: Move a motor)
  • Page 20 Activity: Move a geared motor 3/3 Try to make working buddy! Materials: LEGO, elastic band, pins, bamboo stick, masking tape, bobbin and styrene board. Tips: Use an elastic band and bobbins as a belt and pulleys to rotate a bamboo stick.

  • Page 21: (For Motor Add-On And Infinite Kit)

    Understand how to control a motor speed and rotation direction using MESH GPIO tag. Prepare AA battery holder, motor driver for MESH GPIO, two AA batteries and MESH GPIO tag. Connect like this. VM: red cable of battery box GND: black cable of battery box...
  • Page 22 Activity: Control a motor 2/2 How to control motor with a 2. Direction of motor rotation Motor driver for GPIO and Set Digital Out’s DOUT3 Pin MESH GPIO tag? Low : Clockwise High : Anticlockwise 3. Speed of motor rotation 1.

  • Page 23: (For Infinite Kit)

    (For Infinite Kit) Activity: Make a game 1/4 Goal: Understand how to make a switch using MESH GPIO tag. Use Alligator clips and MESH GPIO tag. Prepare some metallic object like scissors and screw. Clip metallic part of object using Alligator clip.
  • Page 24 Activity: Make a game 2/4 Plug other side of Alligator clip into MESH GPIO tag. Plug pins into 2(Digital In) and 5 (GND) Drug and drop GPIO tag and Speaker tag, then connect them on MESH app like this.
  • Page 25 Activity: Make a game 3/4 Tap GPIO on canvas. Set Trigger of Digital In to “High -> Low” Tap Speaker on canvas.
  • Page 26 Activity: Make a game 4/4 Change sound as you like. Test it! Let the screw touch scissor. You will hear sound from MESH app. Let’s create an irritating bar game!

  • Page 27: Activity: Make An Alarm System

    (For Motor Kit and Infinite Kit) Activity: Make an alarm system 1/3 Goal: Understand how to use electrical component like buzzer. Prepare a Buzzer, Alligator clip and MESH GPIO tag. Clip positive terminal (longer leg) of buzzer with red alligator clip.
  • Page 28 Please be careful not to short both clips. Then, plug other side of red cable into Pin 1 and black cable into Pin 5 of MESH GPIO tag. Drag and drop GPIO and Timer on MESH app. Then, drag and drop one more GPIO and other tag which you have.
  • Page 29 Plug red cable into same side of longer leg, and plug black cable into same side of shorter leg. Then, plug red cable into pin 1 and plug black cable into pin 5 of MESH GPIO tag.
  • Page 30 Activity: Make a circuit with LED 1/3 Goal: Understand first step of how to make an electrical circuit. Prepare LEDs and MESH GPIO tag. How to see LED’s positive and negative. Longer leg is positive terminal. Shorter leg is negative terminal.
  • Page 31 Activity: Make a circuit with LED 2/3 Plug red cable into Pin 6 (Digital Out) of MESH GPIO and same side as longer leg of LED. Plug black cable into Pin 5 (GND) of MESH GPIO and same side as shorter leg of LED.
  • Page 32 Activity: Make a circuit with LED 3/3 Test it! Press MESH Button tag, you will see LED lights up. Challenge: Use 3 LEDs. Let’s try!

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