I2SE PLC-Stamp User manual

PLC-Stamp micro EVK Quickstart
I2SE GmbH
December 11, 2015
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Revisions
Revision Release Date Changes
3 December 10, 2015 updated section ”Contact”, changed document title,
swapped connection order for Duckbill SPI, added
note about Duckbill image
2 Januar 14, 2014 changed connection order for the Evaluation Kit
1 December 9, 2013 initial release
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Contents Contents
Contents
1 Introduction 4
2 Connect the bundle . . . 5
2.1 . . . for home automation systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.2 . . . for electric vehicle charging systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3 Start the bundle 8
4 Contact 8
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1 INTRODUCTION
1 Introduction
With the Development bundle for PLC based Internet of Things you can develop your own PLC
based home automation or electric vehicle charging system.
The bundle consists of:
•2 PLC Stamp micro
•2 Evaluation kits (EVK) with PLC Stamp micro
•2 Duckbill SPI including micro SD cards
•2 20pin flat flex ribbon cables for SPI
•2 USB-A to USB-A extension cables
•2 mini USB cables
•2 EU mains plug cable to open ends
•2 Ethernet cables
You will also need:
•2 Computers or Notebooks with an Ethernet port
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2 CONNECT THE BUNDLE . . .
2 Connect the bundle . . .
2.1 . . . for home automation systems
Follow the following steps for both parts of the bundle.
1. Plug the SD Card into Duckbill SPI
2. Connect Duckbill SPI via Ethernet with your computer
3. Set the jumper on PLC Stamp micro EVK
4. Connect PLC Stamp micro EVK with the power line via the mains plug cable with open
ends as shown in the picture
5. Connect PLC Stamp micro EVK to the computer via mini USB cable
6. Connect Duckbill SPI via 20 pin ribbon cable with PLC Stamp micro EVK
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2.1 . . . for home automation systems 2 CONNECT THE BUNDLE . . .
7. Connect Duckbill SPI with computer via USB extension cable
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2.2 . . . for electric vehicle charging systems 2 CONNECT THE BUNDLE . . .
2.2 . . . for electric vehicle charging systems
Follow the following steps for both parts of the bundle.
1. Plug the SD Card into Duckbill SPI
2. Connect Duckbill SPI via Ethernet with your computer
3. Set the jumper on PLC Stamp micro EVK
4. Connect PLC Stamp micro EVK with the control pilot wire
5. Connect PLC Stamp micro EVK with the computer via mini USB cable
6. Connect Duckbill SPI via 20 pin ribbon cable with PLC Stamp micro EVK
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4 CONTACT
7. Connect Duckbill SPI to the computer via USB extension cable
3 Start the bundle
After powering the PLC Stamp micro EVK via USB they will boot up. This takes less than 5
seconds. The two PLC Stamp micro EVKs are configurated to be in the same power LAN.
After powering Duckbill SPI via USB they will boot up. This takes approximately 1 minute. It will
boot the Linux Debian, load the QCA7000 driver and works as an ethernet SPI bridge. When
the linux kernel got active (after a few seconds) it starts flashing a green LED on the bottom of
the device as a heartbeat signal. Once it is fully booted you will additionally see a red light on
the bottom of the device.
Once the ethernet interfaces of both computers are configurated like you would do it in a normal
LAN you should be able to communicate between them.
Note: Always use the original Duckbill SPI SD card image and do not modify it.
4 Contact
Website: http://www.i2se.com
I2SE GmbH
Friedrich-Ebert-Str. 61
04109 Leipzig
Germany
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