xBoard MINI v2.0

xBoard MINI v2.0 is an advance development board for 28 PIN Atmel AVR MCUs like ATmega8, ATmega168 etc. Beginner can use it as a tool to learn microcontroller programming while advance user can use it as a base for complex project. The advantage is that you get a fully tested and well designed board with many peripherals. The tutorials guide you from the very beginning and covers most commonly used techniques useful for embedded projects.

The board is designed so as to reduce the mess to minimum. The board has everything on board to reduce external wiring during the first learning period. This ensure maximum positive results during initial experimentation.

Huge amount of fully debugged and quality C sample code can serve as a base for numerous projects. This make tasks which seems impossible to beginner, very easy to accomplish.

Unlike others we are not selling just the board. What is more worthy is the bundled tutorials and codes specifically designed for the board. These tutorials gives you a very smooth path to reach your goals. Add to these the Full-fledged, Industrial Strength Projects supplied with the board, these serve as a treasure house of knowledge. These can be quickly modified to your need and deployed as a solution!

Features

• ATmega8, ATmega168 ready (28 PIN AVR Device)
• Built in 16MHz Crystal, 5v regulated power supply, reset button,on/off switch, LC Circuit On AVcc for clean ADC operation.
• Incircuit Programmable by any ISP Programmer like USB AVR Programmer v2.0
• 1 User LED.
• 4 User push buttons.
• Serial Port with TTL and RS232 output (MAX232 Circuit Inbuilt)
• 16x2 Alphanumeric LCD Module.
• NEC Format Remote Control Receiver(TSOP1738) and Decoder(Software library).
• Philips RC5 decoder software library (COMMING SOON).
• DS1307 based Real Time Clock with coin cell backup.
• LM35 Temperature sensor.
• xAPI - Easy to use C Libray fucntions to do common tasks.

Support

• Tutorials for basic information on microcontrollers.
• Setting up software and basic guide to using then. (AVR Studio,avr-gcc, eXtreme Burner AVR).
• Basic funda of above software.
• Know your board.
• Programming the board i.e. how to upload a .HEX file to board.
• Hello World Project 1 - Blinking a LED.
• Hello World Project 2 - Taking Inputs.
• Hello World Project 3 - Your Name On LCD.
• LCD Module Interfacing.
• Remote Control Interfacing.
• Real Time Clock Interfacing.
• Using AVR Analog To digital Converter.
• LM 35 Temperature Sensor Interfacing.
• Serial Communication with RS232 protocol.

We also recommend you to read the more basic and general topics from here.

http://extremeelectronics.co.in/category/avr-tutorials/page/3/

NOTE: The user is assumed to have basic knowledge of general programming techniques, knowledge of C programming language, Basic operations of a computer, basics of analog and digital electronics and most Important, a will to learn!

Schematic

Fig - xBoard MINI Circuit Diagram - PAGE1 . (CLICK TO ENLARGE)

Fig - xBoard MINI Circuit Diagram - PAGE2 . (CLICK TO ENLARGE)

Downloads

• Sample Codes (Complete AVR Studio Projects with Source and HEX Code).
• Precompiled HEX codes ready to burn.
• xAPI - 'C' Library to Easily Access the xBoard MINI Peripherals Like LCD, Remote, Serial etc.

Help and Support

1. Running the Preinstalled Demo.

The Basics

1. What is a Microcontroller?
2. Development process.

xBoard MINI Basics.

1. Know your xBoard MINI !
2. Programming the board.
3. Creating a "Hello World" project - Blinking a LED
4. Writing your name on the LCD
5. Receiving Input.

xBoard MINI - Advanced Topics

• LCD Interfacing.
• Remote Control Interfacing.
• Using Analog To Digital Convertor.
• LM35 Temperature Sensor Interfacing.
• Real Time Clock Interfacing.
• Serial Communication.
• The Schematic of xBoard MINI.

Extras

• Basic Digital IO in AVR Microcontrollers.
• Programming in C Tips - for Embedded Development.