Im trying to connect a MMA852Q accellerometer to a 18F2550 microcontroller. According to accellerometer datasheet i2c clock and data lines would not tolerate voltages more than 1.6- 3.7 (+0.3). Those lines have to be pulled up to 5v for microcntroller to work. Im new in to this subject and your advice to overcome this issue would be really helpful.
You could look for "I2C level shifter" for attaching buses with different voltages together.
NXP appnote 10441 (pdf) has a very neat generic one, for example.
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Is it possible to measure 3 specific resistor values by using GPIO / Without using a full ADC setup?
I have an alarm sensor that I want to hook up to my GPIO. This sensor has 3 specific resistors value, based on it's state:
1) Normal - 4k7
2) Alarm - 9k3
3) Tamper - infinite.
Due to long lines, I would prefer 12V power on one side.
I would like to be able to detect these states by 2 normal GPIO input pins.
Is that even possible? What would be the schematic needed for this?
Or is the only solution to use (external) ADC's?
I am thinking about a voltage diver with resistors and a 1N4148 diode to clip it to 3v3. But so far my results are unfruitfull.
Thanks.
The problem here is you have three levels to measure. If we had two we could use a simple resistor divider setup to make (say) the 4k7 and 9k3 outputs on the sensor to logic 0 (<=0.8V) or logic 1 (>=1.3V) on a single GPIO pin. We could do this on two GPIO pins if we had two "independent samples" of the sensor output rather than one.
Given the above it is possible to design some simple logic network to do the comparisons but as the other comment mentions you're off into the realms of electronics.
ADC is the simplest way to go if you want to stay in the software domain. The are other SBC devices e.g. ESP8266 which have onboard ADC functionality and built-in Wifi https://esp8266-projects.org/2015/03/internal-adc-esp8266/ or you can hook up an add-on ADC to the Rpi for example https://learn.adafruit.com/raspberry-pi-analog-to-digital-converters
Good luck
I'm trying to talk via I2C to the gyro sensor MPU6050 which sits on a GY 521 board. But i can't get the device being detect.
I tested another i2c device (EEPROM) and got the device address detected. So i guess it has to be a hardware problem.
As far as i could find out:
RPi has a 1.8k pullup resistor on SDA and SLC already on board
my GY 521 also has also a pullup resistor (2.2k) on each line on board
Could the resistors be the problem? A good resistor value in sum would be around 5k on each line?
(The wiring should be ok, there are a lot of instructions around the net and i've checked it multiple times. I use 5v on the GY521 since it has a voltage converter)
Any help appreciated!
The problem was bad soldering.
For the record:
Using the RPi pullups in combination with the breakout board pullups works for me.
I am trying to drive EPD(ED060SD1) using STM32F429ZGT, and got datasheet from display vendor. But there is no specific explanation of how to drive EPD display or details of pin.
So I want to know what those pin does.. and any hint how to run this display..
Thank you
ED060SD1 Pin List
The stm32 series of microcontrollers do not support EPD displays directly. I think you would need a EPD controller in between to make it work.
You night be able to generate just the digital inputs, then use an external HV supply from a chip like HV850 and then step it down with inline Zener diodes. I used this approach to make a microflyer based on a piezo speaker!
The HV850 has on/off via digital line and needs +4.2V minimum, max Vout is +/-59V on alternate outputs which is ideal for this purpose.
Simply add a high value resistor on the output side to let it discharge when the panel isn't being driven.
I'd put it in extclk mode and run it at 10Hz to reduce power usage.
i need some help understanding a specific serial port connection from a sensor. I need to read data from the sensor and make some calculations in matlab or c++ (i will decide later)
The manufacturer only gives a chart with the following details:
Sensor Serial Port
Pin Number Mode Pin Description
I Trigger Input
I RS-232 Receive
O RS-232 Transmit
PWR Sensor Power (DTR)
PWR/GND Signal Ground
Not Used (Reserved)
Not Used (Reserved)
I/O RS-485 B Signal Pin
I/O RS-485 A Signal Pin**
So my question is: OK i know that pin 2 is used to receive data but how am i going to decode the volts stream into integers for example for my program? Also, i know that pin 4 gives power to the sensor. How do i know how many volts it has to give? Generally how am i going to learn all these details since the manufacturer does not give it?
Do you think Serial Port Analyzer Software will help?
Thanks very much in advance.
You might want to search for "DE-9 pinout YourSensorNameHere" in google or This page might be of some use to you. With most RS-232 you only need pins 2,3 and 5. With out more specifics about your sensor there isn't much SO can do for you.
Looking for some help to be honest, This is not my area of knoladge atall.
Ive read around the question of powering my Pi with a battery, now I nabbed one of these guys for my phone
http://www.amazon.co.uk/13000mAh-Portable-External-Technology-Motorola-Black/dp/B00BQ5KHJW/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1420826597&sr=1-1-catcorr&keywords=anker+astro+e4
Incase the link dies in the future;
Item model number: AK-79AN13K2-BA
Anker® 2nd Gen Astro E4 13000mAh 2-Port (3A Output) Fast
Max 3A Out
5V Out
Now, from what i've read there have been mixed notes of, don't use batterys, only use this battery, don't do this, don't exeed this magical number ( which was differant each time ). so any help would be grately needed. If i was to power my pi via this thing. im I going to get a poof of smoke and need to replace the poor pi :(
A raspberry Pi is powered via USB, which means that it simply takes the 5V supplied via USB to run. As long as your current source is stable (ie. it doesn't change when you draw current from it), no device will care whether it is a battery or a switching power supply. Now, a bare raspberry Pi B uses less than 2W of power, 2W/5V = 0.4A = 400mA, so if that battery pack lives up to its specification, you are going to be fine. The device is spec'ed to provide 13000mAh, so at a constant current of 400mA, this would last you more than 32 hours.
Now, most people attach something to the raspberry, and that something will also draw power, but just add that power to the calculations above, to see if it's going to work out.