I2SE Powerline Bundle for Internet of Things User manual

Powerline Bundle for Internet of Things Quickstart Guide
I2SE GmbH
March 22, 2016
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CONTENTS CONTENTS
Contents
1 Revisions 3
2 Introduction 3
3 Connect the bundle ... 4
3.1 ... for home automation systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3.2 ... for electric vehicle charging systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
4 Start the bundle 8
4.1 Duckbill 2 SPI LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
5 Push button simple connect 8
6 Contact 10
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2 INTRODUCTION
1 Revisions
Revision Release Date Changes
4 March 22, 2016 adopt to Duckbill 2 SPI, add diagnostic jumper, add important notes, add
LED behavior
3 December 10, 2015 updated section ,,Contact”, changed document title, swapped connec-
tion 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
2 Introduction
With the Development bundle for PLC based Internet of Things you can develop your own PLC based home au-
tomation or electric vehicle charging system.
The bundle consists of:
•2 PLC Stamp micro
•2 Evaluation boards (EVB) with PLC Stamp micro
•2 Duckbill SPI 2
•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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3 CONNECT THE BUNDLE ...
3 Connect the bundle ...
3.1 ... for home automation systems
Follow the following steps for both parts of the bundle.
1. Connect Duckbill 2 SPI via Ethernet with your computer
2. Set the jumper on PLC Stamp micro EVB
3. Connect PLC Stamp micro EVB with the power line via the mains plug cable with open ends as shown in the
picture
4. Connect PLC Stamp micro EVB with computer via mini USB cable
5. Connect Duckbill 2 SPI via 20 pin ribbon cable with PLC Stamp micro EVB
6. Connect Duckbill 2 SPI to the PC via USB extension cable
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3.1 ... for home automation systems 3 CONNECT THE BUNDLE ...
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3.2 ... for electric vehicle charging systems 3 CONNECT THE BUNDLE ...
3.2 ... for electric vehicle charging systems
Follow the following steps for both parts of the bundle.
1. Connect Duckbill 2 SPI via Ethernet with your computer
2. Set the jumper on PLC Stamp micro EVB
3. Connect PLC Stamp micro EVB with the control pilot wire
4. Connect PLC Stamp micro EVB with the computer via mini USB cable
5. Connect Duckbill 2 SPI via 20 pin ribbon cable with PLC Stamp micro EVB
6. Connect Duckbill 2 SPI to the PC via USB extension cable
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3.2 ... for electric vehicle charging systems 3 CONNECT THE BUNDLE ...
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5 PUSH BUTTON SIMPLE CONNECT
4 Start the bundle
After powering the PLC Stamp micro EVB via USB they will boot up. This takes less than 5 seconds. The two PLC
Stamp micro EVBs 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.
Important notes:
•Never change the configuration on the Duckbill 2 SPI
•Never connect the both Duckbill 2 SPI directly with the ribbon cable
•Please use the included USB cables to ensure voltage stability
4.1 Duckbill 2 SPI LED
State Description
off Duckbill is off.
green blinking Duckbill is booting or hasn’t a valid SPI connection.
green & red blinking Duckbill is ready and has a valid SPI connection.
5 Push button simple connect
The following procedure explains how to connect a powerline ethernet adapter with a PLC Stamp micro EVB:
Figure 1: Pull up GPIO 3
•First make sure the powerline adapter and PLC Stamp EVB are connected to the same circuit and all jumpers
are in default position ( see Figure 1 )
•On the PLC Stamp EVB short QCA7000 RESET pin to GND (JP5, see Figure 2 ) for one second in order to
get a defined state
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5 PUSH BUTTON SIMPLE CONNECT
Figure 2: Reset QCA7000
Figure 3: Pull down GPIO 3
•Set the jumper for GPIO 3 in pull down position ( see Figure 3 ) for just 6 seconds and then quickly back ( see
Figure 1 )
•Now the network membership key of the PLC Stamp micro EVB should be random
•Trigger the pairing by pressing the simple connect button on the powerline adapter
•Set the jumper for GPIO 3 in pull down position ( see Figure 3 ) for just one second and then quickly back (
see Figure 1 ) in order to trigger the pairing on the PLC Stamp micro EVB
Figure 4: LED for GPIO 0
•The pairing process was successful if the GPIO 0 LED is permanent on ( see Figure 4 )
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6 CONTACT
6 Contact
Website: http://www.i2se.com
I2SE GmbH
Friedrich-Ebert-Str. 61
04109 Leipzig
Germany
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