Description
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The Stellaris® Robotic Evaluation Board (EVALBOT) is a robotic evaluation platform for the Stellaris LM3S9B92 microcontroller. The board also uses a range of Texas Instruments' analog components for motor drive, power supply, and communications functions. After a few minutes of assembly, the EVALBOT's electronics are ready-to-run.
When roaming, three AA batteries supply power to the EVALBOT. The EVALBOT automatically selects USB power when tethered to a PC as a USB device or when debugging. Test points are provided to all key EVALBOT signals. Two 20-pin headers enable future wireless communications using standardized Texas Instruments' low-power embedded radio modules (EM boards). Additional microcontroller signals are available on break-out pads arranged in rows adjacent to the microcontroller.
The EVALBOT has factory-installed quickstart software resident in on-chip Flash memory. For software debugging and Flash programming, an integrated In-Circuit Debug Interface (ICDI) requires only a single USB cable for debug and serial port functions.
Features
The evaluation kit provides a hands-on mini robotic platform for learning and using the μC/OS-III real-time kernel. The evaluation kit includes the following features:
- Evaluation board with robotic capabilities
- Mechanical components assembled by user
- Stellaris® LM3S9B92 microcontroller
- MicroSD card connector
- I2S audio codec with speaker
- USB Host and Device connectors
- RJ45 Ethernet connector
- Bright 96 x 16 blue OLED display
- On-board In-Circuit Debug Interface (ICDI)
- Battery power (3 AA batteries) or power through USB
- Wireless communication expansion port
- Robot features:
- Two DC gear-motors provide drive and steering
- Opto-sensors detect wheel rotation with 45° resolution
- Sensors for "bump" detection
