The Arduino Mega 2560 is a microcontroller board based on the ATmega2560

(datasheet). It has 54 digital input/output pins (of which 14 can be used as PWM outputs),
16 analog inputs, 4 UARTs (hardware serial ports), a 16 MHz crystal oscillator, a USB
connection, a power jack, an ICSP header, and a reset button. It contains everything
needed to support the microcontroller; simply connect it to a computer with a USB cable or
power it with a AC-to-DC adapter or battery to get started. The Mega is compatible with
most shields designed for the Arduino Duemilanove or Diecimila.
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Microcontroller ATmega2560
Operating Voltage 5V
Input Voltage (recommended) 7-12V
Input Voltage (limits) 6-20V
Digital I/O Pins 54 (of which 14 provide PWM output)
Analog Input Pins 16
DC Current per I/O Pin 40 mA
DC Current for 3.3V Pin 50 mA
Flash Memory 256 KB of which 8 KB used by bootloader
SRAM 8 KB
EEPROM 4 KB
Clock Speed 16 MHz
The Arduino Mega2560 can be powered via the USB connection or with an external power supply. The power source is
selected automatically. External (non-USB) power can come either from an AC-to-DC adapter (wall-wart) or battery. The
adapter can be connected by plugging a 2.1mm center-positive plug into the board's power jack. Leads from a battery
can be inserted in the Gnd and Vin pin headers of the POWER connector.

The board can operate on an external supply of 6 to 20 volts. If supplied with less than 7V, however, the 5V pin may
supply less than five volts and the board may be unstable. If using more than 12V, the voltage regulator may overheat
and damage the board. The recommended range is 7 to 12 volts.

The Mega2560 differs from all preceding boards in that it does not use the FTDI USB-to-serial driver chip. Instead, it
features the Atmega8U2 programmed as a USB-to-serial converter.

The power pins are as follows:

• VIN. The input voltage to the Arduino board when it's using an external power source (as opposed to 5 volts
from the USB connection or other regulated power source). You can supply voltage through this pin, or, if
supplying voltage via the power jack, access it through this pin.
• 5V. The regulated power supply used to power the microcontroller and other components on the board. This
can come either from VIN via an on-board regulator, or be supplied by USB or another regulated 5V supply.
• 3V3. A 3.3 volt supply generated by the on-board regulator. Maximum current draw is 50 mA.
• GND. Ground pins.

The ATmega2560 has 256 KB of flash memory for storing code (of which 8 KB is used for the bootloader), 8 KB of
SRAM and 4 KB of EEPROM (which can be read and written with the EEPROM library).

Each of the 54 digital pins on the Mega can be used as an input or output, using pinMode(), digitalWrite(), and
digitalRead() functions. They operate at 5 volts. Each pin can provide or receive a maximum of 40 mA and has an
internal pull-up resistor (disconnected by default) of 20-50 kOhms. In addition, some pins have specialized functions:

• Serial: 0 (RX) and 1 (TX); Serial 1: 19 (RX) and 18 (TX); Serial 2: 17 (RX) and 16 (TX); Serial 3: 15 (RX) and
14 (TX). Used to receive (RX) and transmit (TX) TTL serial data. Pins 0 and 1 are also connected to the
corresponding pins of the ATmega8U2 USB-to-TTL Serial chip .
• External Interrupts: 2 (interrupt 0), 3 (interrupt 1), 18 (interrupt 5), 19 (interrupt 4), 20 (interrupt 3), and 21
(interrupt 2). These pins can be configured to trigger an interrupt on a low value, a rising or falling edge, or a
change in value. See the attachInterrupt() function for details.
• PWM: 0 to 13. Provide 8-bit PWM output with the analogWrite() function.
• SPI: 50 (MISO), 51 (MOSI), 52 (SCK), 53 (SS). These pins support SPI communication, which, although
provided by the underlying hardware, is not currently included in the Arduino language. The SPI pins are also
broken out on the ICSP header, which is physically compatible with the Duemilanove and Diecimila.
• LED: 13. There is a built-in LED connected to digital pin 13. When the pin is HIGH value, the LED is on, when
the pin is LOW, it's off.
• I2C: 20 (SDA) and 21 (SCL). Support I2C (TWI) communication using the Wire library (documentation on the
Wiring website). Note that these pins are not in the same location as the I2C pins on the Duemilanove.

The Mega2560 has 16 analog inputs, each of which provide 10 bits of resolution (i.e. 1024 different values). By default
they measure from ground to 5 volts, though is it possible to change the upper end of their range using the AREF pin and
analogReference() function.

There are a couple of other pins on the board:

• AREF. Reference voltage for the analog inputs. Used with analogReference().
• Reset. Bring this line LOW to reset the microcontroller. Typically used to add a reset button to shields which
block the one on the board.
The Arduino Mega2560 has a number of facilities for communicating with a computer, another Arduino, or
other microcontrollers. The ATmega2560 provides four hardware UARTs for TTL (5V) serial communication.
An ATmega8U2 on the board channels one of these over USB and provides a virtual com port to software on
the computer (Windows machines will need a .inf file, but OSX and Linux machines will recognize the board
as a COM port automatically. The Arduino software includes a serial monitor which allows simple textual
data to be sent to and from the board. The RX and TX LEDs on the board will flash when data is being
transmitted via the ATmega8U2 chip and USB connection to the computer (but not for serial communication
on pins 0 and 1).

A SoftwareSerial library allows for serial communication on any of the Mega's digital pins.

The ATmega2560 also supports I2C (TWI) and SPI communication. The Arduino software includes a Wire
library to simplify use of the I2C bus; see the documentation on the Wiring website for details. To use the SPI
communication, please see the ATmega2560 datasheet.

The Arduino Mega2560 can be programmed with the Arduino software (download). For details, see the
reference and tutorials.

The Atmega2560 on the Arduino Mega comes preburned with a bootloader that allows you to upload new
code to it without the use of an external hardware programmer. It communicates using the original STK500
protocol (reference, C header files).

You can also bypass the bootloader and program the microcontroller through the ICSP (In-Circuit Serial
Programming) header; see these instructions for details.
Rather then requiring a physical press of the reset button before an upload, the Arduino Mega2560 is
designed in a way that allows it to be reset by software running on a connected computer. One of the
hardware flow control lines (DTR) of the ATmega8U2 is connected to the reset line of the ATmega2560 via a
100 nanofarad capacitor. When this line is asserted (taken low), the reset line drops long enough to reset the
chip. The Arduino software uses this capability to allow you to upload code by simply pressing the upload
button in the Arduino environment. This means that the bootloader can have a shorter timeout, as the
lowering of DTR can be well-coordinated with the start of the upload.

This setup has other implications. When the Mega2560 is connected to either a computer running Mac OS X
or Linux, it resets each time a connection is made to it from software (via USB). For the following half-second
or so, the bootloader is running on the Mega2560. While it is programmed to ignore malformed data (i.e.
anything besides an upload of new code), it will intercept the first few bytes of data sent to the board after a
connection is opened. If a sketch running on the board receives one-time configuration or other data when it
first starts, make sure that the software with which it communicates waits a second after opening the
connection and before sending this data.

The Mega contains a trace that can be cut to disable the auto-reset. The pads on either side of the trace can
be soldered together to re-enable it. It's labeled "RESET-EN". You may also be able to disable the auto-reset
by connecting a 110 ohm resistor from 5V to the reset line; see this forum thread for details.

The Arduino Mega has a resettable polyfuse that protects your computer's USB ports from shorts and
overcurrent. Although most computers provide their own internal protection, the fuse provides an extra layer
of protection. If more than 500 mA is applied to the USB port, the fuse will automatically break the connection
until the short or overload is removed.

The maximum length and width of the Mega PCB are 4 and 2.1 inches respectively, with the USB connector
and power jack extending beyond the former dimension. Three screw holes allow the board to be attached to
a surface or case. Note that the distance between digital pins 7 and 8 is 160 mil (0.16"), not an even multiple
of the 100 mil spacing of the other pins.

The Mega is designed to be compatible with most shields designed for the Diecimila or Duemilanove. Digital
pins 0 to 13 (and the adjacent AREF and GND pins), analog inputs 0 to 5, the power header, and ICSP
header are all in equivalent locations. Further the main UART (serial port) is located on the same pins (0 and
1), as are external interrupts 0 and 1 (pins 2 and 3 respectively). SPI is available through the ICSP header on
both the Mega and Duemilanove / Diecimila. Please note that I2C is not located on the same pins on the
Mega (20 and 21) as the Duemilanove / Diecimila (analog inputs 4 and 5).
Arduino can sense the environment by receiving input from a variety of sensors and can affect its
surroundings by controlling lights, motors, and other actuators. The microcontroller on the board is
programmed using the Arduino programming language (based on Wiring) and the Arduino
development environment (based on Processing). Arduino projects can be stand-alone or they can
communicate with software on running on a computer (e.g. Flash, Processing, MaxMSP).

Arduino is a cross-platoform program. You’ll have to follow different instructions for your personal
OS. Check on the Arduino site for the latest instructions. http://arduino.cc/en/Guide/HomePage

Once you have downloaded/unzipped the arduino IDE, you can Plug the Arduino to your PC via USB cable.

Now you’re actually ready to “burn” your

first program on the arduino board. To
select “blink led”, the physical translation
of the well known programming “hello
world”, select

File>Sketchbook>
Arduino-0017>Examples>
Digital>Blink

Once you have your skecth you’ll

see something very close to the
screenshot on the right.

In Tools>Board select MEGA

Now you have to go to

Tools>SerialPort
and select the right serial port, the
one arduino is attached to.
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Figure 1

Specifications:

• Voltage: 6V – 7V DC
• Current: 220mA (backlight at 100%)
Input: 0-5V, 115,200bps (adjustable), 8 data
bits, 1 stop bit, no parity
• Dimensions: 2.02” x 1.11" (51mm x 28mm)

Figure 3

Figure 2

Setup

Setting up the display is as easy as connecting 6V to

Vin, 0V to GND and a serial TX line from your source
to the RX line on the backpack. The TX line from the
backpack has been left in the final design for future
code revisions, debugging and user development, but
it is not currently utilized as of this writing.

Voltages of up to 9V may be used to power the

backpack, however care should be take to reduce the
backlight duty cycle in such cases to reduce the
Overview chance of overloading the voltage regulator on the
backpack.
The Serial Graphic LCD backpack interfaces to
160x128 pixel “Huge” Graphic LCD (sku: LCD-08799) The backpack is primarily intended for embedded
and provides the user a simple serial interface to a full applications, but it can easily be connected to a
range of controls. Besides writing text, the backpack computer and written to with a terminal emulator (the
allows the user to draw lines, circles and boxes, set or FT232RL USB to Serial Breakout, SKU:BOB-00718,
reset individual pixels, erase specific blocks of the is very good for this – just connect grounds and TX on
display and control the backlight. There's also a the break out board to RX on the backpack).
reverse mode that allows the screen to operate blue
on white instead of white on blue. If you're running on a terminal emulator, just open the
port to 115,200bps, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity,
All source code for the ATMega168 processor is and start typing.
compiled using the free WinAVR compiler and is free
for downloading on the product description page. Note: There is a small potentiometer on the backpack

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that allows for contrast adjustments. This should the user sends. Some experimentation may be
already be adjusted for you, but if text is not readily necessary to find the best operation.
apparent or otherwise does not suit your needs, feel
free to adjust to your liking. Special Commands

Operation All commands are preceded with “|”, or ASCII decimal

124 (0x7C). This tells the display that a command
The graphic LCD is mapped out in Cartesian sequence follows. Before any of the following
coordinates as shown in the following picture: commands are given, they must be preceded with “|”.
The actual character “|” is not (and cannot) be printed
Figure 4 to the screen.

Clear Screen:

Sending “<control>@ (0x00)” clears the screen of all

written pixels. If you're operating in normal mode, all
pixels are reset. If you're operating in reverse mode,
all pixels are set (white background). An example of a
“clear screen” command would be to send 0x7C 0x00,
or from a keyboard send “|” and <control>@.

Demo code:

Sending “<control>d (0x04)” runs demonstration

code. This is in the firmware just as an example of
what the display can do. To see the demonstration,
send 0x7C 0x04, or from a keyboard send “|” and
ASCII characters are printed to the screen with <control>d.
respect to two user-changeable settings, x_offset and
y_offset. These two settings define the top-left corner Reverse Mode:
bit of a character space, which is 6x8 bits. By
changing x_offset and y_offset the user can place test Sending “<control>r (0x12)” toggles between white on
anywhere on the screen. blue display and blue on white display. Setting the
reverse mode causes the screen to immediately clear
Printing characters to the screen happens left to right, with the new background. To set the reverse mode,
top to bottom, without adjusting x_offset and y_offset. send 0x7C 0x12, or from a keyboard send “|” and
Further, changing the offsets will change the entire
<control>r. This setting is saved between power
frame of the text, meaning that writing to the end of
cycles. If the display is turned off while in reverse
one line and onto the next will happen seamlessly as
mode, it will next power up in reverse mode.
the text has no predefined locations where it can or
can't be written (except for locations close to the left
and bottom edges of the display).
Splash Screen:
Backspace is also functional and tries to maintain the
Sending “<control>s (0x13)” allows or disallows the
reference frame as set by the user.
SparkFun logo to be displayed at power up. The
splash screen serves two purposes. One is obviously
The backpack has an input buffer of 416 bytes, the
to put our mark on the product, but the second is to
number of characters that fill the screen. Streaming
allow a short time at power up where the display can
more than 416 characters at a time may cause a
be recovered from errant baud rate changes (see
buffer overrun, and the time it takes for the firmware
Baud Rate for more info). Disabling the splash screen
to process the entire buffer is dependent on what
suppresses the logo, but the delay remains active. To
combination of characters and special commands that
disable the splash screen, send 0x7C, 0x13, or from
a keyboard send “|” and <control>s.

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character and not parts. As an example, to set

Set Backlight Duty Cycle: x_offset to 80 (the middle of the horizontal axis) send
0x7C 0x18 0x50, or from a keyboard send “|”,
Sending “<control>b (0x02)” followed by a number
from 0 to 100 will change the backlight intensity (and <control>x and “P”. Attempting to set values greater
therefore current draw). Setting the value to zero than the length of each axis result in maximizing the
turns the back light off, setting it at 100 or above turns respective offsets.
it full on, and intermediate values set it somewhere in-
between. The number setting in the command Set/Reset Pixel:
sequence is an 8-bit ASCII value. As an example, to
set the backlight duty cycle to 50, send 0x7C 0x02 Sending “<control>p (0x10)” followed by x and y
0x32, or from a keyboard send “|”, <control>b and “2”. coordinates, and a 0 or 1 to determine setting or
resetting of the pixel. Any pixel on the display can
Change Baud Rate: independently set or reset with this command. As an
example, to set the pixel at (80, 64) send 0x7C 0x10
Sending “<control>g (0x07)” followed by an ASCII 0x50 0x40 0x01, or from a keyboard send “|”,
character from “1” to “6” changes the baud rate. The <control>p, “P”, “@” and <control>a. Remember that
default baud rate is 115,200bps, but the backpack setting a pixel doesn't necessarily mean writing a one
can be set to a variety of communication speeds: to that location, it means to write the opposite of the
background. So if you're operating in reverse mode,
“1” = 4800bps setting a pixel actually clears the pixel and sets it
“2” = 9600bps apart from the white background. Resetting that pixel
“3” = 19,200bps causes it to be white like the background.
“4” = 38,400bps
“5” = 57,600bps Draw Line:
“6” = 115,200bps
Sending “<control>l (0x0C)” followed by two sets of
As an example, to set the baud rate to 19,200bps, (x, y) coordinates defining the line's start and stop,
send 0x7C 0x07 0x33, or from a keyboard send “|”, followed by a 0 or 1 determines whether to draw or
<control>g and “3”. The baud rate setting is retained erase the line. As an example, to draw a line from
during power cycling, so if it powers down at (0,10) to (50,60) send 0x7C 0x0C 0x00 (x1) 0x0A (y1)
19,200bps, it will next power up with that setting. 0x32 (x2) 0x3C (y2) 0x01, or from a keyboard send
“|”, <control>l, <control>@, <control>j, “2”, “<” and
In a pinch, the baud rate can be reset to 115,200. <control>a. To erase the line (and leave surrounding
During the one second delay at power up, send the text and graphics unchanged), submit the same
display any character at 115,200bps. The number command but changing the last <control>a to
“115200” will be shown in the upper left corner of the <control>@.
display, and the backpack will revert to that setting
until otherwise changed. Draw Circle:

Set X or Y Coordinates: Sending “<control>c (0x03)” followed by x and y

coordinates defining the center of the circle, followed
by a number representing the radius of the circle,
Sending “<control>x ( 0x18)” or “<control>y (0x19)” followed by a 0 or 1 determines whether to draw or
followed by a number representing a new reference erase the circle. As an example, to draw a circle at
coordinate changes the X or Y coordinates. The X center (80, 64) with radius 10 send 0x7C 0x03 0x50
and Y reference coordinates (x_offset and y_offset in 0x40 0x0A 0x01, or from a keyboard send “|”,
the source code) are used by the text generator to <control>c, “P”, “@”, <control>j and <control>a. To
place text at specific locations on the screen. As erase the circle (and leave surrounding text and
stated earlier, the coordinates refer to the upper left graphics unchanged), submit the same command but
most pixel in the character space. If the offsets are changing the last <control>a to <control>@. Circles
within 6 pixels of the right edge of the screen or 8 can be drawn off-grid, but only those pixels that fall
pixels of the bottom, the text generator will revert to within the display boundaries will be written.
the next logical line for text so as to print a whole

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Draw Box:

Sending “<control>o (0x0F)” followed by two sets of

(x, y) coordinates defining opposite corners of the
box, followed by a 0 or 1 determines whether to draw
or erase the box. This command is exactly like the
draw line command, but instead of drawing a line you
get a box that exactly contains the line between the
given coordinates. As an example, to draw a
rectangular box around the line from (0,10) to (50,60)
send 0x7C 0x0F 0x00 (x1) 0x0A (y1) 0x32 (x2) 0x3C
(y2) 0x01, or from a keyboard send “|”, <control>o,
<control>@, <control>j, “2”, “<” and <control>a. To
erase the box (and leave surrounding text and
graphics unchanged), submit the same command but
changing the last <control>a to <control>@.

Erase Block:

Sending “<control>e (0x05)” followed by two sets of

(x, y) coordinates defines opposite corners of the
block to be erased. This is just like the draw box
command, except the contents of the box are erased
to the background color. As an example, to erase a
rectangular block around the line from (0,10) to
(50,60) send “0x7C 0x05 0x00 (x1) 0x0A (y1) 0x32
(x2) 0x3C (y2)”, or from a keyboard send “|”,
<control>e, <control>@, <control>j, “2” and “<”.

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Technical Datasheet

DGTech Engineering Solutions

www.dg-tech.it

Release 1.1 November, 2007

1 - DG5 VHand 2.0 Datasheet, November 2007 DGTech Engineering Solutions www.dg-tech.it
Table of Contents
Product Description..............................................................................................................................3
Technical Characteristics......................................................................................................................3
Interfacing to dataglove........................................................................................................................4
The output connector.......................................................................................................................4
Pin description:...........................................................................................................................4
Communication Protocol:................................................................................................................4
Serial Port Setting:......................................................................................................................4
Package structure:.......................................................................................................................4
Finger reference:...................................................................................................................................6
Right Version:..............................................................................................................................6
Left Version:................................................................................................................................6
Hand movement measures....................................................................................................................7
Acceleration axis reference:.............................................................................................................7
Hand orientation: roll and pitch.......................................................................................................7
Accessories...........................................................................................................................................8
VHand USB Cable .....................................................................................................................8
VHand Bluetooth Kit..................................................................................................................8
DG5 Vhand 2.0 DDK:.....................................................................................................................8
DG5 VHand 2.0 USB DDK:.......................................................................................................8
DG5 Vhand 2.0 Bluetooth DDK:................................................................................................8
Software and Manuals Download:.......................................................................................................9
Contacts................................................................................................................................................9

Illustration Index
Illustration 1: External connector, Pin numeration...............................................................................4
Illustration 2: Right dataglove: bend sensor reference.........................................................................6
Illustration 3: Data glove axes reference..............................................................................................7
Illustration 4: Roll and Pitch angle.......................................................................................................7

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Product Description
The new DG5 VHand data glove is a complete and innovative sensor. Thanks to its five embedded
bend sensors, it is possible to accurately measure the finger movements, while the embedded 3 axes
accelerometer allows to sense both the hand movements and the hand orientation (roll and pitch).
The glove communicates with external devices via a 4 wires connector. The transmission is made
via TTL levels and it uses a standard RS232 protocol at 115200 bps, so interfacing the device to a
PC or a microcontroller is really immediate.
The glove can be powered from 3.3V to 5V and it is really power safe, it consumes less than 20mA.
It has been developed for wireless and autonomous operations and it can be powered with a battery,
guaranteeing a long operative period.
The data glove can be used in different applications: robotics, motion capture, virtual reality,
innovative games, rehabilitation and also as an innovative aid for disabled people.

Technical Characteristics
 Power Supply: from 3.3V to 5.0 V
 Load Current: 20mA
 Operating Temperature: from 0 to 50 °C
 Storage Temperature: from 0 to 70 °C
 Finger Sensing Resolution: 10 bit (1024 step)
 Number of finger sensor: 5 (one per finger)
 Hand orientation resolution: 0.5°
 Measured Hand Acceleration: from -2g to 2g
 Sampling Rate: 25Hz
 Glove dimension: one size fits many size (elastic). The glove is available both in right and
left version
 Output Connector: standard AMP connector, 4 ways (GND, Vcc, TX and RX signals)
 Output High (1) signal level (RX and TX): from 2.8 to 3.3V
 Output Low (0) signal level (RX and TX): from 0.0V to 0.3V

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Interfacing the dataglove

The output connector

Pin description:
 1 (Black): GND
 2 (Red): Vcc
 3 (Green): RX
 4 (Yellow): TX

Illustration 1: External connector, Pin

numeration

In order to power the data glove, it is needed to provide a supply from 3.3V to 5.0V on the Vcc pin.
The RX and the TX pin are used for the communication;
RX: receive, the dataglove listens here the data from the controlling device;
TX: transmit, the dataglove sends on this pin the data package, containing the dataglove status;

Communication Protocol:

Serial Port Setting:

Baud Rate: 115200 BPS
Data Bit: 8
Stop Bit: 1
Parity: NONE

– start transmission (controller to dataglove): send 's' to the glove;

− (Data glove to controller): the glove transmits the package continuously;
− stop transmission (controller to dataglove): send 'e' to the glove;

Package structure:
The glove continuously transmits to the host device the following 20 byte package:
1 - header = 0x20
2 - header = 0x0A
3 - length = 0x14 (20 byte)
4 - acceleration axis ax_l
5 – acceleration axis ax_h
6 - acceleration axis ay_l
7 - acceleration axis ay_h
8 - acceleration axis az_l
9 - acceleration axis az_h
10- bend 0_l

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11 - bend 0_h
12 - bend 1_l
13- bend 1_h
14- bend 2_l
15- bend 2_h
16 - bend 3_l
17 - bend 3_h
18 - bend 4_l
19 - bend 4_h
20 – crc

CRC represents the XOR of the first 19 bytes.

Bend value are from 0 to 1023 so only 10 bit are used.

The acceleration values are from -32767 to +32767.

The relative accelerations can be computed with the following relations:

Acc x =2∗ax lax h∗128∗sign ax h/32767 ;

Acc y =2∗ay l ay h∗128∗signay h /32767 ;

Acc x =2∗az l az h∗128∗signaz h/32767 ;

The value are from -2g to +2g.

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Finger reference:
In the following picture are reported the finger reference for both the right and the left dataglove
versions.

Right Version:

Thumb Bend 0
Index Bend 1
Middle Bend 2
Ring Bend 3
Little Bend 4

Left Version:

Thumb Bend 4
Index Bend 3
Middle Bend 2
Ring Bend 1
Little Bend 0

Illustration 2: Right dataglove: bend sensor reference

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Hand movement measures

Acceleration axis reference:

The dataglove incorporates a 3 axes accelerometer able to measure the hand acceleration along the
3 main axes. The hand orientations (roll and pitch) can be extracted from these information. In the
following picture it is explained the data glove axes reference.

Illustration 3: Data glove axes reference

Hand orientation: roll and pitch

The accelerations can be divided in two types: dynamic and static. The 3 axes accelerometer
measures both the types. A dynamic acceleration is a measure of the instantaneous movement of the
hand along one a the three axes. Static accelerations are due to the the gravity force, for example
rolling the hand around the y axis (roll) will modify the acceleration measured along the x axis and
along the z axis, since the component of the gravity along these axes is modified, then the pitch
angle can be deduced, for example, by getting the static measure of the x acceleration. Vice versa,
rotating the hand along the x axis (pitch) will modify the measured y acceleration, so the pitch
angle can be measured.

Illustration 4: Roll and Pitch angle

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Accessories
The DG5 VHand 2.0 OEM is provided as is, so the customer has to develop its own communication
board.
In order to facilitate and accelerate the developing, some accessories are available; this accessories
can be bought separately or with the data glove DDK package (see later in this section).

VHand USB Cable

A ttll to usb cable which permits to immediately connect the data glove to a USB port of a PC. The
cable provide also the Vcc, so an external power supply is not necessary;
RIF: VUSB

VHand Bluetooth Kit

A TTL to Bluetooth adapter with an external battery; simply connect the glove and the battery to the
adapter and start communicating with the glove in a wireless way. A BlueTooth receiver or a PC
with a BlueTooth connection is needed.
RIF: VBLUE

DG5 Vhand 2.0 DDK:

To facilitate the developers, two complete DDK (Device Developing Kit) are available.

DG5 VHand 2.0 USB DDK:

The kit comprises:
1 DG5 Vhand 2.0 OEM
1 TTL to USB adapter cable
1 CD containing all the software and the SDK (Software Developing Kit), with all the libraries
needed to fast develop custom application.
Manuals and Datasheets
RIF: VUSB-DDK

DG5 Vhand 2.0 Bluetooth DDK:

The kit comprises:
1 DG5 Vhand 2.0 OEM
1 Bluetooth Kit (adaptor and battery)
1 CD containing all the software and the SDK (Software Developing Kit), with all the libraries
needed to fast develop custom application.
Manuals and Datasheets
RIF: VBLUE-DDK

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Software and Manuals Download:
The latest software and manual versions can be found here:
www.dg-tech.it/vhand/

Contacts
For further information please contact us:
DGTech Engineering Solution
via Calzolara, 20 40053 Bazzano (BO) – Italy
Phone: +39 (0)51 832149
Fax: +39 (0)51 832149
Email: [email protected]
www.dg-tech.it

www.dg-tech.it

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Users′ Guide

TTS-EM-HD2
High Definition Speech
Synthesizer Systems
Version 2.0 Release
 Advanced Information
V 2.0 Rev A December 2012

Consult factory for final specifications

prior to design-in

Version 3.3.21 or greater revision level

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 TTS-EM OVERVIEW

The TextSpeak ‘EM’ Text-To-Speech processor converts ASCII

text directly to voice with unlimited vocabulary. The platform
boasts multi-language capability on a sophisticated board level
solution that accepts RS-232 and optional Ethernet input to
provide high quality speech from text based data streams.

• Unlimited vocabulary Text to Speech generation

• Multi-language capability with ‘a-la-carte ‘ feature scalability
• Integrated command language and in stream control codes
• Dual audio output; Line Out and Speaker Amplifier (1w/8ohm)
• Switches seamlessly from TTS to pre-recorded files on the fly.
• Low power operation with auto power down and sleep modes
• Flash upgradeable for both revision and language enhancements
• RS-232 expandable to accept USB, Ethernet or 802.11 ASCII coded data
• Small footprint, 1" x 2" board incorporating standard .1" 1x10 headers
• Optional Ethernet, Automatic Level Control & integrated 25 watt amplifiers
• RoHS and Industrial Temp standard.

"I can
talk!"
ASCII ARM® CORE
TEXT

RS232 CONTROL & GAIN

DECODE
Ethernet
Parser

Applications

Emergency Notification
Signage to Speech

Alarm and security
Machine control interfaces

Transportation systems
Streaming text reader

Other Applications include:

Wireless audio transmitters and information systems, Email/SMS Readers,
GPS/Navigation Systems, Warning systems, Machine accessories, Smart
Pagers, Ticketing and Kiosks, disability compliance for hearing impaired
individuals (ADA).

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CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS

CN2-Pin 1 CN3-Pin 1

CN3 Signal 1x10 Header Pin Description

CN3-1 GND Analog ground
CN3-2 GND System ground
CN3-3 RX RS-232 Signal from HOST to TTS-EM
CN3-4 TX RS-232 Signal from TTS-EM to HOST
CN3-5,6 VCC 5 VDC Power
CN3-7 Speaker + Speaker out + 400mw (8ohm) > Refer to Note 1!
CN3-8 Speaker - Speaker out - 400mw (8ohm) > Refer to Note 1 !
CN3-9 GND System ground
CN3-10 Line Out Unbalanced TTS audio output

Note 1: Speaker outputs pins are floated and balanced. They

i must be directly connected to speaker terminals.

Do not connect or reference pins 7 or 8 to ground!

CN2 Signal 1x10 Header Pin Description

CN2-1 n/a Reserved for 3.6V powering option (consult factory)
CN2-2 RX-DATA Non-Inverted Serial Data from HOST to TTS-EM
CN2-3 TX-DATA Non-Inverted Serial Data from TTS-EM to HOST
CN2-4 nTALKING Digital Output 1=Idle 0= Speech generation active
5,6,7,8 Test Test Pins/ Do not connect
Connect 9 & 10 to enable pins 2/3 for non-inverted
CN2-9,10 RS-Select digital serial I/O. Also disables the RS-232 signal
stream

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OEM-TTS-EM RS-232 interface - low level commands

Real time text may be continuously sent to the TTS-EM using RS-232 text transfer.
TextSpeak TTS-EM will also speak phrases as you type in real time.

In manual typing mode pressing the Enter key <CR> to begin a speech playback.
In streaming mode both ASCII <CR> or <DLE>1 will begin a speech playback.

Initial Setup and Manual Speech Generation

• Launch a standard Terminal program and select an RS-232 port.

• Set Communications to 115,200 bps (8,n,1)
• Insure that Hardware Flow control is set OFF
• Set Terminal Emulation to ANSI (optional)
• Power-up your TTS-EM (wait 10 seconds for self test)
• Type any phrase, followed by a the Enter key

<CR> is the convention for Enter, Carriage Return (ASCII 13, 0xD)
This is invokes sending a phrase to the TTS conversion routine

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Menu Operation and Command Mode

Setup, information and special commands are available via the RS-232 COMMAND
MODE interface

Options available in Command mode are:

• View current voice selections

• Change the default mode voice if several voices are activated
• Playback demonstrations of multi-language voices
• Edit the spoken power-up prompt
• Update programs features and revision
• Change serial baud rate

After Entering COMMAND MODE all TTS functions will be temporarily

suspended

To enter COMMAND MODE a required sequence of 3 “+” characters must be manually

typed (with 500-700ms pause between each character)
Example:

+++

will result in an RS-232 response:

CMD>

Press H to view available choices. The RS-232 screen will respond with a help menu.

(C) 2010-2013 Digital Acoustics Corp. TextSpeak Group. All Rights Reserved

Unique Identifier '{44B446BB-5AE6-A2EC-E94B-A5612AAAA1B6}'

HELP:

.A Adaptive Level Set Adaptive Level Control (ALC), view ambient noise.
B"text" Boot TTS Enter the text to be spoken at power-up (ex: b"hello")
C Clear Screen This will clear an ANSI terminal screen
D Display Files Show listing of files and memory in folder "UserData"
E ignore ESC Ignore ESC commands in the TTS stream
F Flash Drive Enable USB access to manage Flash memory
H Help This list
I Information Get current settings information
P# Play Audio Generate test tones (1=1khz,2=sweep,3=noise)
Q# Quiet Mode 'Q?' for options
S Change Serial 115200,n,8,1
T TTS Mode Go from CMD mode to TTS mode
U Update Update Firmware
V# Select Voice Select a voice slot
? Review Review current settings and information

Cmd>

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Command Mode Overview Over

A ALC Automatic Level Control and Amplifier control (available on ENCx and TTS-HD3)

B Boot phrase to be spoken in TTS on power-up. (ex: B”anyphrase” <CR> )

C Clears terminal screen (ex: C <CR>)

D Display audio files stored in local memory default folder “UserData”

E ESC ON/OFF. Disable ESC sequence processing in data stream

F Flash Drive Enable USB port for audio or upgrade file transfer

H Help Displays Help Menu

I Information Display version and settings

L# Level sets and saves audio volume output level #(0-9 range @ 4db/step)

P# Playback Generate playback of tones or test patterns #(0-3)

Q# Quiet Modes. Set power-up audio announcement & terminal duplex echo #(0-2)

S Serial RS-232 Speed Change (ex: S115200 <CR>)

T TTS mode return. Exits command mode (CMD>)

U Upgrade; reserved for field upgrades

Voice provides a means to choose a voice and set the power-up default voice. Refer to
V#
‘?’ (below) to list available voices (ex: V1 <CR> selects voice “James”) #(0-400)

? Review voices. Provides information on available languages and voices.

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Voice File Index Lists

Command Mode option “V#” provides a unique method to select and preview
samples of voices in various languages. The “?” command will display a list of voices
and their current availability. Active voices may be selected for TTS operation, or
licensed. The screen below is a sample of voices for selection for 5 available
languages.

The example cited above displays a list of voices. Status information displayed
provides the following information:

Voices are available for selection using “V” Command. The

• Activated selected voice is saved in memory and started in power-up.

The voice is installed, but not licensed for use. Contact

• Not Activated [email protected] for purchase and licensing procedures.
The voice in not installed in Flash Memory at the time of
• Not Installed purchase. Contact TextSpeak for additional information.

Commonly used menu commands are V# and ? to change voices and T return to TTS
Mode from CMD prompt. For inline commands that may be used embedded within the
spoken text stream refer to the next section.

For languages not shown please contact [email protected] for the latest pricing and
availability of additional worldwide languages

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Inline and Keyboard Control Codes
The table below reflects Keyboard/TYPED and RS-232/ASCII control
Numeral shown with ‘d’ indicate ASCII decimal values not character “d”
Conventions:
= 16d and <esc> = 27d or a keyboard ESC key
Example:
2 is ASCII data decimal 16 and 2 (0x10,0x02) <esc> ! is 23

ACTION TYPED ASCII ECHO REMARK

INVOKE
<2d>
<CR>
<02d> Begin a TTS of text in buffer.
SPEECH [SOT]
STOP
<25d> End of Medium. Stop adding
n/a
<25d>
CAPTURE [EM] text to speech buffer
RESTART
<30d> Start capturing text, add text
n/a
<30d>
CAPTURE [RS] to buffer.
PLAY <esc> p [ACK] Begin synchronous playback of

p”any.wav”
FILE ”any.wav” <06d> recorded audio file “any.wav”
<esc>
<24d> Cancel/Abort speech in
CANCEL
<24d>
<esc> [CAN] progress and clear buffer.
Repeat (must follow a space
REPEAT <esc>/ n/a n/a
and precede the <CR

VOL DN <esc> (
<14d> [Vol=#] Volume Down, 0-9, 10 steps

VOL UP <esc> )
<15d> [Vol=#] Volume Up 0-9, 0-9, 10 steps

<18d>
VOL SET n/a
<18d># Volume Set, #=0-9
# [DC2]

<23d> Enter Suspend mode. Wake on
SLEEP <esc> !
<23d> next (dummy) character
[SLP]
received
RESPONSES (INDICATES STATUS, SUCH AS SPEECH CONVERTING OR FINISHED TTS
ACTIVE
<01d> TTS Speech generation in
n/a n/a
TTS [SOH] progress

<03d>
IDLE n/a n/a End of TTS Speech generation.
[EOT]
[ACK]
OK n/a n/a Command Acknowledgment
<06d>

<26d> Awake from sleep, characters
WAKE n/a n/a
[RDY] will be processed

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Inline (real-time) Language/Voice/Audio File Playback

The code sequence is <ESC> [digit] in ASCII will execute a real-time voice change.
The [digit] numbers, ASCII "0"-"9" are the voices, in order, as listed in the voice listing
menu. Voices change in about 2-3 seconds.

One exception for switching times is transitions between Steven and Susan...
(101 and 102). These changes require 6-8 seconds.

EXAMPLE

This sample text below demonstrates both spoken and non-spoken data with pre-
recorded audio files. (tone1.wav and tone2.wav are factory recorded files). Sample below
uses default root, indicated by “\”. Default user folder is “UserData” and does not require
the “\”.

ESC p"\tone1.wav" Express 32, arriving in 2 minutes on track 12, for all points
South. DLE EM This text is in-line data that is not spoken by the TTS processor
DLE RS Please expect delays ESC p"\tone2.wav". End of test. CR

download online sample

Software Utilities

TextSpeak EM-FX software utility simplifies software upgrades and audio file transfers for
TTS-EM-HD2 and HD3 products using the TTS speech data channel.

Downloads and additional information is at www.textspeak.com\doc.htm

C:\transfers\update.bin

Update.bin

Announce.wav

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Using the TTS-HD2-EK motherboard

TTS-EM optional mini-

motherboard provides all
the connections for test and
evaluation of your TTS-EM
module.
The motherboard is
detachable from the main
PCB. To separate, manually
snap PCB at scored line)

Speaker Power RS-232 Detach here

Line Out

Audio Line Out / 3.5 MM Connector

Pin 1 5 VDC Power / 2.1mm Positive Tip

Pin Signal 2x5 Header Pin Description

1 GND Analog ground

2 GND System ground

3 RX RS-232 Signal from HOST to TTS-EM

4 TX RS-232 Signal from TTS-EM to HOST

5 ,6 VCC 5 VDC Power

7 Speaker + Speaker out + 400mw (8ohm) > Refer to Note 1!

8 Speaker - Speaker out - 400mw (8ohm) > Refer to Note 1 !

9 GND System ground

10 Line Out Speech output nominal 1v p-p into 10K

Note 1: Speaker outputs pins are floated and balanced. They

i must be directly connected to speaker terminals.

Do not connect or reference pins 7 or 8 to ground!

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Accessories and Options

Your TextSpeak TTS-EM-HD2 is part of a family of TextSpeak products.

Access www.textspeak.com to learn more

2013 Speech Product Overview (subject to change)

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Physical Package Module Module Enclosure Module Module Module Enclosure Enclosure Enclosure
Enclosure Style x x Plastic x x x Industrial Industrial Industrial
Dimension 1x2" 1x2" 2x2" 1x2" 2x3" 2x3" 4x5" 4x5" 4x5"

Languages Supported 1 US 2 2 4 20+ 24+ 24+ 24+ x

Standard Language* English Eng/Span Eng/Span W orld TTS W orld TTS W orld TTS W orld TTS W orld TTS n/a
Intelligibility Medium Medium HD Quality HD Quality HD Quality HD Quality HD Quality n/a
Dynamic voice swap x x x x x    
Dictionary support x x x x x    n/a

Audio File Playback x x x .wav .wav .wav .wav .wav .wav/.mp3

Line Out x        
Audio Amp (W RMS) 0.8 0.8 1 1 1 3/8/25w 3/8/25w 3/8/25w 3/8/25w
Ambient noise detection x x x x x    
Auto Volume Adjust x x x x x 12/20db 12/20db 12/20db 12/20db
USART TTL I/O x x       
RS232/Ethernet RS232 RS232 RS232 RS232 RS232 RS232 RS232 TCP/UDP RS232/UDP
USB File Transfer x x x x x    
Remote File Transfer x x x x x    
Remote Upgrades x x x x x    

Power 9v 5v 7-12v 5v 5v 9-24v 9-24v 9-24v 9-24v

Standby modes x x x x x   x 
Solar sleep modes x x x x x   x 

Technology Core W B701 TTS06 TTS06 HD1 HD2 HD3 HD3 HD3 HD3

Ordering notes . * Select/Choose WorldTTS languages when ordering (-x)

Ordering code TTS03 TTS06 TTS08 TTSHD1-x TTSHD2-x TTSHD3-x TTSENC1-x TTSENC2-x WPAUD3

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Dimensions HD1H

Dimensions HD2H

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Technical Support
Information online www.textspeak.com
Email [email protected]
Telephone +1 (203)-803-1069 M-F 9-5 (GMT-5)

Specifications HD1
Voltage In

Sleep Mode ** (consult factory for 35 mw sleep option) 100mw 5V@20ma

Idle Mode 350mw 5V@70ma
TTS Active Line Out Only (Speaker Amp Idle) 700mw
TTS Active Speaker Amp @ 1W/8ohm 2.5W

Nominal Line Out -10 db

Speaker Out Max ~800mw/8ohm 10% THD
Volume Steps 7
RS-232 Command Buffer 1024 bytes

RoHS Yes
Weight .35 oz (9 g)
Size (HD1 Module) 2.25 x 1.25 in
** Version 3.2.x or later OS

ELUA

Hardware End User License Restrictions

The end user is licensed to use the TTS-EM for speech generation for real-
time Text to Speech conversation and playback in a public place. The end
user may not use the TTS-EM to record and/or save audio in stored files to
be used to playback or broadcast in any public place.

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Digital Acoustics Corporation TextSpeak Design Group, Westport, CT 06880 U.S.A.

This document may contain advance information. Contact factory for technical specification before product
design and/or use. Design and specifications are subject to change without notice. Digital Acoustics' product
designs are packaged by leading manufacturers around the world. Digital Acoustics® is a registered trademark.
© 2012 Digital Acoustics Corporation TextSpeak Design Group (TS_EM-UserGude-HD2-V2.doc)

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