Matrix MI5466 MIAC ATmega User manual

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MIAC
Arduino-Compatible
Getting Started Guide
MI5466 MIAC ATmega
MI9335 MIAC ATmega with Wi-Fi
MI3449 MIAC ATmega with Bluetooth

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Arduino IDE setup 3
Creang your project 4
Example MIAC projects 5
Serial ports 6
Programming the MIAC 7
Contents

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Arduino IDE setup
The MIAC board denion needs to be installed by
unzipping the contents of the “Arduino IDE MIAC
Hardware File” resource download into the
“hardware” directory of the Arduino IDE installaon.
For example:
“C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\hardware\matrix”
The MIAC will now be listed in the “Tools->Board”
menu.
The MIAC code library “MIAC Arduino IDE MIAC
Library and Examples” resource download is
installed by using the “Add ZIP Library” feature of the
IDE.
The AVR Arduino-Compable version of MIAC can be programmed from the Matrix TSL owchart
based IDE and simulaon applicaon Flowcode V7 or from the Arduino IDE for C++ development.
To prepare the Arduino IDE for use with MIAC, rst download the MIAC board denion les
“Arduino IDE MIAC Hardware File” and code library “MIAC Arduino IDE MIAC Library and Examples”
from the MIAC resources secon of the matrixTSL.com website.

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Creating your project
First load the MIAC board denion by
selecng “Matrix MIAC Atmega” from the Tools
Board menu.
The “Matrix MIAC” library needs to be
included in your sketch via the Sketch
Include Library menu .

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Example MIAC projects
Example MIAC sketches can be found in
the File Examples menu under “Matrix
MIAC”.
For example, the MIAC sketch
“MiacInputs” demonstrates basic cursor
posioning, text output to gLCD screen
together with examples of how to read
the keypad and the analogue inputs of
the MIAC.

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The MIAC uses two UART peripherals to access and control the
RS232 and RS485 interfaces.
In addion, the oponal wireless modules can be accessed via
the UART channels. Note that the wireless modules are factory
set at 57600 baud and connected to UART 1. Please see the
MIAC Datasheet for details for changing the serial interface
conguraons.
The Bluetooth module can be used as a communicaon link by
simply connecng using the PIN code 1234.
The UART peripheral connecon informaon is detailed in the
table below.
ATmega Port Pin
UART 0 (RS232) TX E1
RX E0
CTS F0
RTS F1
UART 1 (RS485) TX D3
RX D2
OE G4
Serial ports

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Programming the MIAC
To deploy your project to the AVR (Arduino-
Compable) versions of MIAC, connect via a USB
cable and apply power the MIAC.
The USB communicaon port will be detected
and, if it is the rst me connected, Windows will
install the required FT230X drivers and serial
port. If it does not, please download and install
the FT230X VCP drivers from www.dichip.com
Select the COM port allocated by Windows for
the MIAC from the Tools Port menu.
Click the Upload icon to compile and send the
sketch to the USB connected MIAC.
Disconnect the USB cable, this is parcularly
important if the serial UART 0 is used in the
sketch. This is because UART 0 is disconnected
from the MIAC serial interface circuits when the
USB cable is connected.

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