Cytron Technologies CIKU User manual

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CIKU
User's Manual
V1.0
July 2014
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INDEX
1. Introduction 3
2. Packing List 4
3. Product Specification And Limitations 5
4. Dimension 6
5. Board Layout 7
6. Hardware Installation 9
7. Getting Started 11
8. Warranty 23
9. Appendix A: CIKU’s Pinout Diagram 24
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1. INTRODUCTION
CIKU is a microcontroller board based on the PIC18F4550 with Arduino standard IO
headers. It has 20 digital input/output pins (of which 2 can be used as PWM outputs and 6 as
analog inputs), a 20 MHz crystal oscillator (clock speed up to 48 MHz after PLL), a mini-B
USB connection, a power jack, standard Arduino IO headers, a PICkit header, a bootloader
switch and a reset button.
CIKU comes with following features:
●Power via USB or external DC adapter (7 - 12V).
●On board 5V 800mA (Max 1A) voltage regulator.
●On board 3.3V 500mA (Max 500mA) voltage regulator.
●USB mini-B receptor for USB connection.
●20 digital I/O pins.
●6 analog input pin.
●2 PWM output pin.
●Standard Arduino UNO R3 header, utilize Arduino shield.
●Extra pads with standard 0.1” (2.54 mm) pitch to pitch provided.
●32KByte flash/program memory (~28K after bootloader).
●PIC18F4550 running at 48MHz clock speed (external 10MHz oscillator + PLL).
●On board Power, Run and programmable LED.
●Reset button and bootloader button for entering bootloader mode.
●Program with MPLAB X IDE and XC8 compiler (library provided).
●Program loading via USB HID, GUI from Microchip provided.
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2. PACKING LIST
Please check the parts and components according to the packing list. If there are any parts
missing, please contact us at [email protected] immediately.
●1 x CIKU board
Optional (not included):
●USB MiniB Cable (2.0) for program loading.
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3. PRODUCT SPECIFICATION AND LIMITATIONS
CIKU is designed to offer starting up platform for development, the specification of
PIC18F4550 used should be referred.
Absolute Maximum Rating
Parameter
Min
Max
Unit
Input Voltage via Adapter (Recommended)
7
12
V
Input Voltage via Adapter (Limits)
6
15
V
IMAX (5V) (from on-board 5V Voltage regulator)*
-
1
A
IMAX (3.3V) (from on-board 3.3V Voltage regulator)
-
500
mA
* With Vin at 12V
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4. DIMENSION
*Note: For more details on the dimension, please refer to Eagle PCB files.
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5. BOARD LAYOUT
Label
Function
1
Adapter socket (2.1mm)
2
Power indicator LED
3
Run LED
4
Programmable LED (connected to Pin 13, active high)
5
Mini USB B type (female)
6
Reset button
7
Bootloader button
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Arduino standard header
9
Extra pad with standard 0.1” (2.54mm) pitch
10
PICkit header
Adapter socket (2.1mm)
DC power adaptor socket for user to plug in DC adapter. The input voltage should be ranged
from 7 to 12V.
Power LED
Power LED will light ON once the board is powered.
Run LED
Run LED will blink if CIKU in bootloader mode, and turn ON if in user mode.
Programmable LED
Programmable LED is active HIGH and it is connected to pin 13.
Mini USB B type (female)
This connector is for USB connection to upload program or power it via USB cable. A USB
Mini-B type cable is needed.
Reset button
Reset button can be used to reset/restart the CIKU program.
Bootloader button
To enter the bootloader mode, this button need to pressed (for more details, please refer to
Getting started section).
Arduino standard header
CIKU can be stacked with Arduino shield.
Extra pad with standard 0.1” (2.54mm) pitch
This extra pad allow CIKU to be stacked on donut board.
PICkit header
User can connect PICkit programmer to this header.
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6. HARDWARE INSTALLATION
6.1 CIKU Power Supply
CIKU power source is either from 12V power adapter (via DC jack) or USB cable. If CIKU
is powered using both supply (12V adapter and USB cable) it will automatically choose
power from adapter.
●CIKU is being powered using 12V power adapter
●Besides using 12V power adapter, CIKU also can be power up using USB cable
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●If CIKU is powered with both 12V Power adapter and USB cable, it will
automatically choose power from power adapter.
6.2 Downloading bootloader firmware
PICkit port is reserved for user to load bootloader into CIKU. Users need to solder 1x6 Right
angle header pin at PICkit port. Power supply is needed to load bootloader into CIKU.
●Users may use PICkit2/3 to load bootloader into CIKU.
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●Besides using PICkit2/3, the alternative way to load bootloader is using UIC-A +
UIC00B.
6.3 Interface CIKU
●CIKU is compatible with arduino shield. Below are examples shown SHIELD-LCD
and SHIELD-PROTO2 is stacking onto CIKU.
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●This is example of wireless remote mobile robot that uses CIKU,
SHIELD-2AMOTOR and SHIELD-XBEE.
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●CIKU also can be stacked onto donut board. Users need to solder header pins at left
and right side to stack CIKU onto donut board.
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7. GETTING STARTED
*This section will guide user to get started with CIKU.User also can refer to “Getting
Started with CIKU” tutorial for better explanation and view.
For your information, CIKU bootloader doesn’t need any driver to be installed since it is
recognized as HID (Human Interface Devices).
*When CIKU enter bootloader mode, PC will recognize CIKU as  USB Input Device  .
In software part, CIKU is designed to compatible with MPLAB X IDE (download) and XC8
compiler (download). You can download and install it to your computer for free. If you are
new to this version, please refer to “Getting Started with MPLAB X IDE” tutorial.
CIKU Arduino library already developed base on XC8 compiler and you can download it
here.
Ok now you already have all the tools. Please refer to the steps below for programming and
uploading code into CIKU board.
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●Open MPLAB X IDE. Go to File - Open Project - CIKU.X.
*CIKU.X represent the CIKU Arduino library that you have downloaded  .
CIKU.X project files divided into 3 categories which are cores,libraries, and user. You can
write the Arduino coding style under Source Files -> user -> template.c. The picture above
shows LED blinking example. Click on Build Project (hammer icon) to generate the hex file.
●Now go to your CIKU.X folder, open bootloader software.
*Path to bootloader software: CIKU.X\Bootloader Software\win\  HIDBootloader.exe  .
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●Connect USB cable to your CIKU board and computer. Then enter the bootloader
mode. To enter the bootloader mode, look at the sequence below.
Sequence
SW button
Reset button
1
Pressed (Hold)
Released
2
Pressed (Hold)
Pressed
3
Pressed (Hold)
Released
4
Released
Released
●Run LED will blink when enter the bootloader mode.
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●The Bootloader GUI will automatically detect there is device attached. Open your hex
file, File -> Import Firmware Image -> CIKU.X.production.hex. If successful, it
will display “Opened: CIKU.X.production.hex” under “Device Ready (0.003s)”.
*Path to hex file:  CIKU.X\dist\default\production\  CIKU.X.production.hex  .
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●Click on Erase/Program/Verify Device icon (middle icon) to upload the hex file into
CIKU board.
●Click Reset Device icon (right icon) to start the user program on CIKU board. LED
will blink with 100ms delay.
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8. WARRANTY
●Product warranty is valid for 12 months.
●Warranty only applies to manufacturing defect.
●Damaged caused by misuse is not covered under warranty
●Warranty does not cover freight cost for both ways.
Prepared by:
Cytron Technologies Sdn. Bhd.
No. 16, Jalan Industri Ringan Permatang Tinggi 2,
Kawasan Industri Ringan Permatang Tinggi,
14100 Simpang Ampat,
Penang, Malaysia.
Tel: +604 - 504 1878
Fax: +604 - 504 0138
URL: www.cytron.com.my
Email:  [email protected]
[email protected]
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