Wboard Ex

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Overview

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WBoard EX is a unique Arduino board with WIFI module, XBee socket, nRF24L01 + module interface, micro SD card interface, electronic brick interface and ATmega32U4 chip. WBoard EX boot procedure is based on Arduino Leonardo. With WIFI module, the board can achieve wireless communication with TCP / IP protocol. Via XBee and nRF24L01 + or WIFI can be used for wireless control with functions covering from smart home to remote control to meet various needs of different projects.

Go shopping Wboard Ex (SKU:IM130626001)

Spec

PCB size 90.0mm X57.8mm X 1.6mm
Supply voltage 7~23V DC
Operating voltage 3.3V DC
Microprocessor ATmega32u4
Indicator W_PWR, PWR, TXD, RXD, D13
Communication interface XBee, nRF24L01+,UART, IIC, ITDB02LCD, micro SD

Electrical characteristics

Parameters Min. Typical Max. Unit
Supply voltage 7 - 23 VDC
Input high voltage VH 3 3.3 3.6 V
Input low voltage -0.3 0 0.5 V
Average current consumption - 100 500 mA

Hardware

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Pin map

ITDB02 EB Interface

Index of Interface Name of Interface Index of Arduino Pin of Atmega32U4
1 EB0 A0 PF7
2 EB1 A1 PF6
3 EB2 A2 PF5
4 EB3 A3 PF4
5 EB4 A4 PF1
6 EB5 A5 PF0

nRF24L01+ Module Interface

Index of Interface Name of Interface Index of Arduino Pin of Atmega32U4
1 GND - -
2 3V3 - -
3 CE D5 PC6
4 CS D9 PB5
5 SCK D15 PB1
6 MOSI D16 PB2
7 MISO D14 PB3
8 IRQ D6 PD7

Micro SD Socket

Index of Interface Name of Interface Index of Arduino Pin of Atmega32U4
1 SD_CS D4 PD4
2 MOSI D16 PB2
3 3V3 - -
4 SCK D15 PB1
5 GND - -
6 MISO D14 PB3

WIFI module Interface

Index of Interface Name of Interface Index of Arduino Pin of Atmega32U4
1 WIFI_RTS D7 PE6
2 WIFI_CTS D8 PB4
3 WIFI_RST D10 PB6
Index of Interface Name of Interface Description
1 D-RX Upgrade firmware, UART input
2 D-TX Upgrade firmware, UART output
3 ERROR Indication for terrible errors in the module, high level is valid
4 WPS WPS function input, the descending portion is valid. By inputting VDD/2 in the pin when starting up, the module will enter WEB SERVER.
5 BOOT Used in boot program, high level is valid.

UART setting jumpers

WIFI module and XBee module communicate with atmega32u4 via UART,as they cannot use the same serial port for communication, there are two sets of UART setting jumpers to configure UART communication as below: IM130626001_2.jpg

D0 and D1 are hardware UART serial ports for Arduino, and D11 and D12 are common IO interfaces. There are two ways to set UART communication.

Description UART Setting Jumpers Connection Figure
Hardware UART to WIFI,

Software UART to XBee

WT – D0(Hardware Rx of Arduino)
WR – D1(Hardware Tx of Arduino)
XT – D11(Software Rx/Tx of Arduino)
XR – D12(Software Rx/Tx of Arduino)
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Software UART to WIFI,

Hardware UART to XBee

WT – D0(Hardware Rx of Arduino)
WR – D1(Hardware Tx of Arduino)
ST – D11(Software Rx/Tx of Arduino)
SR – D12(Software Rx/Tx of Arduino)
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WT:TX pin of WIFI module

WR:RXpin of WIFI module

XT:TXpin of XBee module

XR:RXpin of XBee module

Indicator

  • PWR

Power indicator: normally ON indicates normal power supply to WBoard EX.

  • W_PWR

Power indicator: normally ON indicates normal power supply to WIFI module.

  • D13

Test indicator: it will flash like a breathing light when resetting.

  • TXD

USB serial port sending indicator: it will flash when there is data sending at USB serial port.

  • RXD

USB serial port receiving light: it will flash when there is data receiving at USB serial port.

Button

  • Reset

ATmega32u4 reset button: press the button to reset ATmega32u4.

  • WIFI_RST

WIFI reset button: press the button to reset WIFI module.

  • XBee_RST

XBee reset button: press the button to reset XBee module.

Switch

  • Transparent transmission selection switch

When the switch turns to ‘Normal’, module is powered on but will not enter transparent transmission mode; when the switch turns to ‘Transparent’, the module is powered on and will enter transparent transmission mode.

Download

Datasheet for Wboard Ex

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