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ATMEL AVR Development Kit

Eta32

Eta32
ATMEL AVR Development Kit
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General Description
Eta32 kit is an AVR development board designed particularly for
students, beginners and recently graduated engineers to provide easy
developing of AVR microcontroller projects.

Eta32 supports ATMEGA32 microcontroller chip. Eta32 kit provides the

most common primary devices and circuits, such as LCD, KEYPAD, serial
interface, and more. Thus, it reduces time and effort in hardware design
and test, hence, developer can focus his efforts on firmware
development. All I/O pins are brought out via pin header for direct port
accessing.

Eta32 kit comes preprogrammed with UART bootloader, which eliminates

the need for external burner where Hex code is downloaded using
Eta Burner tool from FARESPCB Co. However, kit can be programmed
using Arduino IDE (another bootloader). Also, standard 6 pin header
socket is included (ICSP) for external programmers.

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Eta32 kit

L298 Module VM VM VM
Multiplexed 4 Digits 7seg 4X20 DC Motor Driver

MOT OR PWR
1
4 D igits7SEG display 3641BS(Common Anode)

SENA
SENB
Display with BCD Decoder 104 470uF /50V 2
Character LCD

GND

VCC

ENA
ENB
VM

O1
O2
O3
O4
I1
I2
I3
I4
PB0 7 13 11 5V
PB1 1 1 A 12 7 A R S1D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
PB2 2 2 B 11 4 B
PB4 6 4 C 10 2 C 5V 104 5V
4 8 D 9 1 D VM
5 BI/RBO E 15 10 E 4K7
3 RBI F 14 5 F 10K 10K R S1D
GN D

VCC

LT G G
WR
VO

RS

3 9
EN

AN

KA
D0

D1

D2

D3

D4

D5

D6

D7

220R DOT

MOTOR OUTPUT
Contras t 8 1
C4

C3

C2

C1

7447
10 VM 2
1

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

BC 556 BC 556 BC 556 BC 556 ON CC W

CW
12

5V 5V 5V 5V
PB3 PWM 4 7400
ON 4K7 4K7 4K7 4K7 PB5 DIR 6 12
PB6 COM4 PB6 ENA 5 11
PB5 COM3 ON 13 R S1D
PA2 COM2 PA3 RS 5V 7400
PA3 COM1 PA2 EN 7400 10K
PB0 D4
VCC
PB1 D5
PB2 D6 R S1D
PB4 D7
Serial UART RS232 VC C
104

14 11 100 ON
7 T1OUT T1IN 10 PD1 1K 5V
1 13 T2OUT T2IN 12 PD0 Analog Inputs Serial IIC OUTPUTS
6 VC C 8 R1IN R 1OUT 9 5V 5V 5V R EL1
2 1 VCC R2IN R 2OUT 5 1
5V A5V A5V A5V
NC
7 2 1 SS14 T4 3 2
RX C1+ CM
3
TX
3 VR2 VR1 104 104 4 3
8 4 1uF 3 1uF 50K 10K 10K BUZZER 1 NO
4 GD 2 C 1- 10K 10K 24C08 DS1307 5V 2 OU T1
9 6 V+ 4 104 104 1 6 1
5 V- C2+ ON A0 2 5 SCL X1
1uF 5 1uF PC 0 SCL 6 A1 3 SDA
C 2- PC 1 SDA SCL A2 32.768KH z
DB9 F emale 5 4K7
MAX232A SDA 7 2
A5V ON WP X2 1K 5V
1 VR2 7 3 4K7
1

LD R 1 2 LM35 PA1 OUT VBAT R EL2

5V 2 3 VR1 PA0 5 1
Serial UART RS485 5V Serial 3 LDR
NC
104 3V BAT T4 3 2
104 LM35 4 3 CM
UART T TL Serial EEPROM Real Time Clock
2

1 NO
10K 2 OU T2
1K 5V
RS485 VC C MAX487 SS14 ON
1 1 PD0 1
5V 2 B 47 7 R 4 PD1 5V 2 PD0 4K7
RX 3 B D RX
120

A 6 3 PD3 3 PD1 1K 5V 1K 5V
TX 4
47
A DE 2
100 TX 4 Wi-Fi (ESP01) GPIO2 2K2 R ED
GD 5V RE GND 1K
PB4
PB3
PB2
PB1
PB0

PA0
PA1
PA2
PA3

TX RX 5V LM1117 3V3 3.3V 3.3V

1K 3 2 ON 470R GREEN
PD1 PD0 VIN OUT PC 6 Buzzer
44
43
42
41
40
39
38
37
36
35
34

GND

1K GPIO0
10K PC 7 Relay 1
5V 104 104 PA7 Relay 2 1K BLU E
PB4
PB3/AIN1/OC 0
PB2/AIN0/INT 2
PB1
PB0

PA0/ADC 0
PA1/ADC 1
PA2/ADC 2
PA3/ADC 3
GND
VCC

ESP01 3.3V PB7 Red LED

UART Serial Unit JTAG
1

ON 8 7 PA4 Green LED

PD1 10K 6 R X VC C 5 PA5 Blue LED 1K Y ELLOW
CH340 PD0 GND 10 IO0 R ST
9PC 5 4 3 PA6 Yellow LED
GND TD I RESET PB5 PA4 IO2 EN PD 4 PWM
8 7 1 33 ON 100 2 1
RESET6 NC NC 5PC 3 PB6 2 PB5/MOSI PA4/ADC4 32 PA5 PD1 GND TX R ST
SS14 VCC 4 RST TMS 3PC 4 PB7 3 PB6/MISO PA5/ADC5 31 PA6 PD0 VIN
470 C H340 5VUSB GND 2 VCC TDO 1PC 2 RESET 4 PB7/SCK PA6/ADC6 30 PA7 10K LM358
1 16 GND TCK 5 RESET PA7/ADC7 29 SS14 3
5V
+
2 GND VCC 15 6 VCC AREF 28 1 BC 546
U SB 3 TXD
R XD
R 232
R TS
14 104 7 GN D
XTAL2
ATMEGA32A GND
AVCC
27
A5V
0.1uF 2 -
4 104 4 13 RESET 8 26 PC7
5 3 D+ 5 V3 DTR 12 16MH z PD0 9 XTAL1 PC7 25 PC6 10K 100 5V 10uF 1
D- D+ DCD ICSP PD1 10 PD0/RXD PC6 PC5 IR Receiver
6 2 6 11 24 2
1 7 D- RI 10 5V PD2 11 PD1/TXD PC5 23 PC4 10K
5VUSB XI DSR PD2/IN T0 PC4
8 9 1 Analog Output
XO C TS 5V
PD4/OC1B
PD5/OC1A

12MHz 2 22pF 22pF IR R EC(VS1838)

PD3/INT1

ON
PC1/SD A
PD7/OC2

PC0/SC L

GND 3 PB5 5V FB A5V PD2 1 3

10uF 104 MOSI 4 PB6 OU T VCC
GND

GND
VCC
PD6

PC2
PC3

22pF MISO 5 PB7 104 104

22pF SC K 6 RESET 10uF
R ST
PD 3 12
PD 4 13
PD 5 14
PD 6 15
PD 7 16
17
18
PC 0 19
PC 1 20
PC 2 21
PC 3 22

5V

Pull up resistors
10K 10K 10K 10K
Power Supply Unit Microcontroller Unit 5V SW1 SW2 SW3 SW4
MODE
4X4 Matrix Keypad ROW1
2

On/Off Pow e r SW SW5 SW6 SW7 SW8

MATRIX

DIRECT

5V
5VU SB LM317 I/O Ports ROW2
5
1N 4001 SW9 SW10 SW11 SW12
OUT

3
ADJ
VIN

5V ROW3
1N 4001 1K ON
PC 5 Row1
GN D
AVCC
PA0
PA1
PA2
PA3
PA4
PA5
PA6
PA7

GN D
VCC
PB0
PB1
PB2
PB3
PB4
PB5
PB6
PB7

GN D
VCC
PC0
PC1
PC2
PC3
PC4
PC5
PC6
PC7

GN D
VCC
PD0
PD1
PD2
PD3
PD4
PD5
PD6
PD7

SW13 SW14 SW15 SW16

1

5V PC 4 Row2
PC 3 Row3
ROW4
430 1N 4001
10

10

10

10

1A
1
2
3
4
5
6

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

1 220uF 104 Green LED PC 2 Row4 COL1 COL2 COL3 COL4

1uF PD 7 Col1
1
2
3
4
5
6

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

2 1K5 PD 6 Col2
DC Power Socket PD 5 Col3
PD 3 Col4
POWER PORT A PORTB PORT C PORTD
12-20VDC

Eta32 kit (schematic)

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Eta32 features
• Power supply unit
1) Wide input voltage range (12-20V). Also can be powered
from USB port.
2) Fuse 1A for high current protection.
3) Reverse polarity protection.
4) ON/OFF switch.
5) Green LED indicator.
• Microcontroller
1) ATMEGA32A Microcontroller (44 TQFP package).
2) 16MHz crystal.
3) Reset switch.
4) Two LED indicators for Tx and Rx.
5) Ferrite bead for generating analog VCC.
6) Bypass capacitors on power pins and VREF/GND.
• Display
1) 80 characters LCD (4X20) with backlight.
2) 4 Digits (common anode) 7 segment display with BCD
decoder 7447.
3) General purpose indicator LEDs ( Red , Green , Blue and
Yellow ).
• Input switches
1) 16 switches configured as 4X4 matrix keypad with pull up
resistors.
2) 4 Switches configured as direct input switches with pull up
resistors.
• Serial Communication and wireless modules
1. USB/Serial TTL converter (CH340) for PC communication.
2. UART Communication
1) TTL (Full duplex) pin header.
2) RS232 (MAX232) (Full duplex) standard DB9 female
socket.
3) RS485 (MAX487) (Half duplex) screw terminal.
2
3. I C
1) DS1307 RTC (Real Time Clock) with backup battery.
2) 24C08 Serial EEPROM (1KB).

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• Analog Inputs/outputs and sensors

1) Two adjustable analog inputs using high precision multi-turn
potentiometers.
2) Temperature sensor LM35 (0oC - 150oC) (0V - 1500mV).
3) Light Dependant Resistor LDR with adjustable sensitivity.
4) Analog output 0-5V (PWM-controlled).
• Wireless
1. Wi-Fi module (ESP-01) with reset switch and LED indicators
for IO0 and IO2 ports.
2. IR (Infrared Receiver) sensor.
• Outputs
1. Two output relays (10A) both normally open and normally
closed are available with status LED indicators.
2. DC motor control (speed and direction) up to 4A with
CW/CCW direction status LED Indicator.
3. Output buzzer.
• On-board connections
• 6 pin header socket ICSP for connecting external programmers.
• 2X5 JTAG socket for Programming and debugging.
• All microcontroller I/O pins are brought out via pin header.

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Power Supply Unit

Power could be supplied from DC power supply adaptor via DC power
socket (12V - 20V) or from USB power via USB type B socket.
Power supply unit features:

On/Off Power switch.

Green LED power indicator.

LM317 (Adjusted to 5V output regulator 5% tolerance).

1A Fuse for over current protection.

GND , 5V and adaptor voltage(VOUT) are brought out for external
using via header sockets.
Note: Eta32 kit is protected against reversed polarity of power.

Power supply unit

Power Supply Unit

On/Off Pow er SW
5V
5VUSB LM317
1N4001
OUT
ADJ
VIN

1N4001 5V 1K
1

5V
1A 430 1N4001
1
2
3
4
5
6

1 220uF 104 Green LED

1uF
1
2
3
4
5
6

2 1K5
DC Power Socket
POWER
12-20VDC

Power supply unit (schematic)

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Microcontroller Unit
44 pin TQFP ATMEGA32A chip with 16 MHz crystal oscillator and Push
button reset switch. Two red LEDs are included to indicate Tx and Rx
status. All required bypass capacitors are included, in addition to ferrite
bead to generate analog VCC (AVCC) from main power VCC for analog
circuits biasing.

Microcontroller unit

1K 5V 1K 5V
PB4
PB3
PB2
PB1
PB0

PA0
PA1
PA2
PA3

TX RX

PD1 PD0
44
43
42
41
40
39
38
37
36
35
34

5V
PB4
PB3/AIN1/OC0
PB2/AIN0/INT2
PB1
PB0

PA0/ADC0
PA1/ADC1
PA2/ADC2
PA3/ADC3
GND
VCC

10K
RESET PB5 1 PA4
33
PB6 2 PB5/MOSI PA4/ADC4 32 PA5
PB7 3 PB6/MISO PA5/ADC5 31 PA6
RESET 4 PB7/SCK PA6/ADC6 30 PA7
5 RESET PA7/ADC7 29
5V VCC AREF
6 28
7 GND
XTAL2
ATMEGA32A GND
AVCC
27
A5V
0.1uF
8 26 PC7
16MHz PD0 9 XTAL1 PC7 25 PC6
PD1 10 PD0/RXD PC6 24 PC5
PD2 11 PD1/TXD PC5 23 PC4
PD2/INT0 PC4
PD4/OC1B
PD5/OC1A

22pF 22pF
PD3/INT1

PC1/SDA
PD7/OC2

PC0/SCL

5V FB A5V
GND
VCC
PD6

PC2
PC3

104 104
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
PD3
PD4
PD5
PD6
PD7

PC0
PC1
PC2
PC3

Microcontroller Unit 5V

Microcontroller unit (schematic)

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4X4 Matrix Keypad Unit

Eta32 Kit includes 16 push button switches. Switches are configured as 4
rows intersected by 4 columns. Each intersection creates a switch
position.

4X4 matrix keypad unit

5V

Pull up resistors
10K 10K 10K 10K

SW1 SW2 SW3 SW4

MODE ROW1
2

SW5 SW6 SW7 SW8

DIRECT

ROW2 5
SW9 SW10 SW11 SW12
1

ROW3
SW13 SW14 SW15 SW16
Row2
Row3
ROW4
Row4
Col1
COL1 COL2 COL3 COL4
Col2
Col3
Col4

4X4 matrix keypad unit (schematic)

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Rows and Columns are connected to microcontroller as following.

Row Microcontroller Arduino pin
number pin
ROW 1 PC5 21
ROW 2 PC4 20
ROW 3 PC3 19
ROW 4 PC2 18

Column Microcontroller Arduino pin

number pin
COL 1 PD7 15
COL 2 PD6 14
COL 3 PD5 13
COL 4 PD3 11

1 2 3 4
ROW1 (PC5)

5 6 7 8
ROW2 (PC4)
ROW

9 10 11 12
ROW3 (PC3)

13 14 15 16
ROW4 (PC2)

COL1 COL2 COL3 COL4

(PD7) (PD6) (PD5) (PD3)

COLUMN

Keypad can be configured as 4X4 matrix keypad (16 switches used) or as

4 direct switches.

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Matrix Mode
In matrix mode, all 16 switches are activated and configured as four row
lines and four column lines. Microcontroller scans these lines to detect a
button pressed state. Column lines are pulled up by 10KΩ resistors. (i.e.
microcontroller port pin reads high if no switch is pressed).
Scan process starts by setting all rows and columns as inputs.
To scan switches in a row, microcontroller configures it as output and
sets it to low, then checks columns one at a time. If a column line goes
low, microcontroller detects a pressed switch, otherwise, no pressed
switch and goes to scan next row and so on.

5V

Pull up resistors
10K 10K 10K 10K

SW1 SW2 SW3 SW4

4X4 Matrix Keypad MODE ROW1
2

SW5 SW6 SW7 SW8

MATRIX

DIRECT

ROW2 5
SW9 SW10 SW11 SW12
1

ON
ROW3
PC5 Row1 SW13 SW14 SW15 SW16
PC4 Row2
PC3 Row3
ROW4
PC2 Row4
PD7 Col1
COL1 COL2 COL3 COL4
PD6 Col2
PD5 Col3
PD3 Col4

To set keypad in matrix mode, just set MODE jumper to Matrix position
as shown below.

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Direct Mode
In direct mode, just 4 switches are activated to save microcontroller pins
in case of no need for more switches and reducing firmware complexity
in scanning operation. Switches in first row only are enabled (i.e. SW1,
SW2, SW3 and SW4) and can be read directly as inputs through column
lines. Microcontroller checks the column lines. If a column line goes low,
it means a switch is pressed.

To set keypad in direct mode, just set MODE jumper to direct position, as
shown below:

5V

Pull up resistors
10K 10K 10K 10K

SW1 SW2 SW3 SW4

MODE ROW1
2

SW5 SW6 SW7 SW8

DIRECT

ROW2 5
SW9 SW10 SW11 SW12
1

ROW3
SW13 SW14 SW15 SW16
Row2
Row3
ROW4
Row4
Col1
COL1 COL2 COL3 COL4
Col2
Col3
Col4

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Outputs Unit
This unit contains eight outputs divided as following
• Four output LEDs.
• Two output relays.
• One output Buzzer.
• One analog output.

Outputs are connected to microcontroller as following:

Microcontroller
Output Arduino pin
pin
Buzzer PC6 22
Relay1 PC7 23
Relay2 PA7 A7
Red LED PB7 7
Green LED PA4 A4
Blue LED PA5 A5
Yellow LED PA6 A6
Analog output
PD4 12
(PWM)

Output unit

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1K 5V
OUTPUTS REL1
5 1 NC
T4 3 2
4 3 CM
BUZZER 1 NO
5V 2 OUT1

4K7

1K 5V
4K7
REL2
5 1 NC
T4 3 2
4 3 CM
1 NO
2 OUT2

4K7

2K2 RED

ON 470R GREEN
PC6 Buzzer
PC7 Relay 1
PA7 Relay 2 1K BLUE
PB7 Red LED
PA4 Green LED
PA5 Blue LED 1K Y ELLOW
PA6 Y ellow LED
PD4 PWM

VIN
10K LM358
3 +
1 BC546
2 -

10uF 1
2
10K
Analog Output

Output unit (Schematic)

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Output LEDs
Four LEDs with current limiting resistors.
RED
PB7

GREEN
PA4

BLUE
PA5

Y ELLOW
PA6

Red LED is connected to PB.7

Green LED is connected to PA.4
Blue LED is connected to PA.5
Yellow LED is connected to PA.6
Each LED can be enabled or disabled via DIP switch. LEDs are active
high. i.e. output high turns LED on and output low turn it off.

Output relays
Two output relays are added to Eta32 kit to allow dry contact switches
which is suitable for AC or DC switching applications. Each relay has its
own related LED for status indication and can be individually enabled via
DIP switch. Relays are driven from NPN transistors. Freewheeling diodes
are included to protect transistors from back EMF voltage that arises on
relay coil during switching off.
1K 5V
Yellow

REL1
5 1 NC
T4 3 2
4 3 CM
1 NO
2 OUT1

PC7

4K7

1K 5V
Yellow

REL2
5 1 NC
T4 3 2
4 3 CM
1 NO
2 OUT2

PA7

4K7

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Relay1 is attached to port pin PC7 and relay2 is attached to port pin
PA7. Relays are 5V coil and rated to 10A contacts (resistive
load)(practically limited for about 5A).
Both of normally open and normally closed contacts are brought out via
screw clamp terminals.

Output buzzer
One output buzzer (5VDC) is included in output unit to port pin PC6.
Also, it can be enabled using DIP switch.
BUZZER
5V

4K7
PC6

Analog Output
ATMEGA32 microcontroller doesn't provide digital to analog conversion.
Instead, it provides pulse width modulated outputs which can be used to
generate analog voltage with help of a simple external circuit. The circuit
is a simple RC low pass filter with buffer. This circuit converts the PWM
signal to an analog voltage inversely proportional to the duty cycle. The
circuit receives a PWM signal from microcontroller port pin PD4 (OC1B).
this port pin can be configured to generate PWM with few instructions
written to configure timer1 to operate in PWM Mode.
Circuit is designed to generate an analog voltage range from 0 to 5V and
output current up to 100mA.
VIN
10K LM358
PD4 5 +
7 BC546
6 -

10uF 1
2
10K

Analog Output

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7Segment Display
7segment display is used to indicate numerical data. It can display digits
from 0 to 9. 7segment display is very popular and has many applications.
Eta32 includes multiplexed common anode four digits 7segment display
in addition to 7447 BCD decoder to simplify firmware.

Multiplexed Four Digits 7seg Display Unit

Four multiplexed 7segment digits are included in Eta32 kit. 7segments
are referred to by letters “A”, ”B”, ”C”, ”D”, ”E”, ”F”, ”G”. All digits share
the same segments. i.e. segment “a” is the same for all digits. 7segment
code is generated from 7447 BCD decoder IC, 7447 converts binary data
received from microcontroller into 7 segment code.
Table below shows binary data vs the generated 7 segment code.

Decoder input Decoder output

Digit D(Bit3) C(Bit2) B(Bit1) A(Bit0)
PB4 PB2 PB1 PB0 A B C D E F G
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1
2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
5 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
6 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
7 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

9 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

Each digit has its own common (Anode type), which is derived by
discrete PNP transistors. Transistor switch is connected to microcontroller
via DIP switch. To enable a digit, initiate the specific pin to low level to
bias transistor which in turn pull the anode common to 5V, and up on the
decoder outputs, data will be displayed.

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7Segment display

Multiplexed 4 Digits 7seg

4 Digits7SEG display 3641BS(Common Anode)
Display with BCD Decoder
PB0 7 13 11
PB1 1 1 A 12 7 A
PB2 2 2 B 11 4 B
PB4 6 4 C 10 2 C
4 8 D 9 1 D
5 BI/RBO E 15 10 E
3 RBI F 14 5 F
LT G 3 G
220R DOT
7447
C4

C3

C2

C1

BC556 5V BC556 5V BC556 5V BC556 5V

12

ON 4K7 4K7 4K7 4K7

PB6 COM4
PB5 COM3
PA2 COM2
PA3 COM1

7Segment display (schematic)

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BCD decoder inputs are connected to microcontroller ports as shown in

table:

BCD Decoder microcontroller Arduino Pin

Input Pin
A (Bit0) PB0 0
B (Bit1) PB1 1
C (Bit2) PB2 2
D (Bit3) PB4 4

7Seg Commons are connected to microcontroller ports as shown in table:

microcontroller Arduino Pin

Common
Pin
COM 1 PA3 A3
COM 2 PA2 A2
COM 3 PB5 5
COM 4 PB6 6

Note:-
• Each 7seg digit can be enabled or disabled individually using DIP
switch.
• 7seg module and 4X20 LCD share some of port pins. So, disable
LCD (turn off DIP LCD switch) before using 7Segments display.

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4X20 LCD Display Unit

LCD (Liquid crystal display) is a more informative output device than
7segment digits. The power of LCD lies in its capability of showing
characters.
Standard LCD module pin out number, symbol and function is shown in
table.

LCD pin LCD pin

LCD pin function
number symbol
1 VSS Ground
2 VCC +5V
3 VO Contrast adjustment
4 RS Register Select(0:Command , 1:Data)
5 R/W R/W(0:Write , 1:Read)
6 EN Enable
7 D0 Data bit 0
8 D1 Data bit 1
9 D2 Data bit 2
10 D3 Data bit3
11 D4 Data bit4
12 D5 Data bit5
13 D6 Data bit6
14 D7 Data bit7
15 A Back light anode(+)
16 K Back light cathode(-)

Eta32 kit contains 4X20 character LCD. Four lines of characters each has
20 characters line length is quite sufficient to show quite amount of
information. LCD is configured in 4 bit mode and connected to
microcontroller via DIP switch as shown in table:
LCD pin LCD pin
Microcontroller pin Arduino Pin
number symbol
4 RS PA3 A3
6 EN PA2 A2
11 D4 PB0 0
12 D5 PB1 1
13 D6 PB2 2
14 D7 PB4 4

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Note:
• LCD R/W signal is tied to ground.
• 10KΩ variable resistor labeled "Contrast" is adjusted to control the
LCD contrast.
• Disable 7Segment module (Turn off 7seg DIP switch) before using
LCD module.

2X16 LCD display unit

4X20
Character LCD

5V

10K
GND

VCC

WR
VO

RS

EN

AN

KA
D0

D1

D2

D3

D4

D5

D6

D7

Contrast
1

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

ON
PA3 RS 5V
PA2 EN
PB0 D4
PB1 D5
PB2 D6
PB4 D7

2X16 LCD display unit (Schematic)

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Analog Input Unit

Eta32 kit includes four sources of analog input signal that can be
measured by microcontroller.

1. Variable Resistor (VR1).

2. Variable Resistor (VR2).
3. Light Dependent Resistor (LDR).
4. Temperature sensor (LM35).

Analog input unit

Analog Inputs
A5V A5V A5V
VR2 VR1
50K
10K 10K
104 104

A5V ON
1 VR2
LDR 1 2 LM35 PA1
2 3 VR1 PA0
104 3 LDR
LM35

Analog input unit (schematic)

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Variable Resistor (VR1)

Multi-turn potentiometer provides stable and precise resistance so it is
used mainly for trimming and precision adjustments.

VR1 is a 10KΩ multi-turn variable resistor. The fixed terminals of variable

resistor are connected to GND and AVCC(5V) whereas the variable
terminal is connected to microcontroller PA0 via DIP switch (channel 3).
The resistor can be adjusted precisely to the required voltage (0.00V to
5.00V).

Variable Resistor (VR2)

It's the same as VR1 but it connected to PA1 via DIP switch (channel 1).

Light Dependent Resistor LDR

LDR is a passive electronic component that has a resistance which varies
depending on the light intensity. LDR resistance is ranged from Several
hundreds of Kilo ohms in darkness to few hundreds of ohms when a light
falls on it.
LDR and a 50K ohm potentiometer form a voltage divider circuit which
provides a variable voltage that is inversely proportional to the light
intensity. Adjust the variable resistor to obtain the required sensitivity.
The analog voltage is delivered to microcontroller PA0 Via DIP
switch(channel 4).

Temperature sensor (LM35)

LM35 is a precession integrated circuit temperature sensor whose output
voltage varies based on the temperature around it. It can be used to
measure temperature anywhere between -55°C to 150°C. It doesn't
require any calibration. LM35 provides analog voltage that is linearly
proportional to the Celsius temperature. Each increase in one degree
Celsius cause increase of 10mV in output voltage.
Follow the next equation to calculate the temperature:
Temp(0C) = Output Voltage (mV) / 10
Output voltage connected to PA1 via DIP switch (channel 2).
Analog input connected to microcontroller as shown in table:
Analog Input microcontroller Pin Arduino Pin
Variable resistor (VR1)
PA0 A0
LDR
Variable resistor (VR2)
PA1 A1
Temperature sensor (LM35)

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UART serial communication

UART is one of the most famous ways to communicate between
microcontrollers or microcontroller and PC. UART is a byte oriented
protocol that determines a specific way to transmit a byte serially
between two devices.
This type of protocol sends data as a string of characters. UART only
requires two signal lines to successfully communicate, a TXD (transmit
data) and RXD (receive data) line as well as a common ground line (used
as a reference point). When communicating with another UART device,
the TXD line will be attached to a corresponding RXD line, and vice-
versa. No clock line is used with the UART protocol. Rather, users instead
specify a particular baud rate for the two devices to operate at. A baud
rate indicates how many bits, including data, start, stop, and parity bits,
are transferred over the data lines in one second time frame. A common
UART communication configuration uses a start bit, 8 data bits, no parity,
and a single stop bit.

TX and RX signals can be physically represented in various values. TTL ,

RS232 or RS485.
In UART TTL signals are represented as following
VOL = 0V to 0.4V
VOH= 2.4V to 5V
VIL = 0V to 0.8V
VIH = 2V to 5V
This voltage level is adequate for transmitting data between two adjacent
devices (normally < 50cm) and has a limited baud rate vs distance.

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Eta32 kit provides UART TTL via 4 pin header socket GND,TX,RX and 5V
TX and Rx are connected directly to microcontroller pins PD1,PD0
respectively.

Serial
UART TTL
5V

1
5V 2 PD0
RX 3 PD1
TX 4
GND

5V can be used to supply power for external target board.

In UART RS232 signals are represented as following
VOL = +5V to +25V
VOH = -5V to -25V
VIL = +3V to +25V
VIH = -3V to -25V
This voltage level is more suitable for transmitting data between more far
devices (several meters) and improves baud rate vs distance.

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Eta32 kit provides UART RS232 via standard DB9 socket for direct
connection to PC's serial port or any other board that supports DB9
socket. Also, RS232 signals are provided via 4 pin header socket GND,
TX, RX and 5V for external using flexibility. Logic level conversion from
TTL (Microcontroller side) to RS232 (DB9 Side) is realized using MAX232
chip.
TX and RX TTL signals are connected to microcontroller PD1 and PD0
respectively via DIP switch.

Serial UART RS232 104

VCC

14 11 100 ON
7 T1OUT T1IN 10 PD1
1 13 T2OUT T2IN 12 PD0
6 VCC 8 R1IN R1OUT 9
2 1 VCC R2IN R2OUT
7 5V 2 1 SS14
3 RX 3 C1+
8 TX 4 1uF 3 1uF
4 GD 2 C1-
9 6 V+ 4
5 V- C2+
1uF 5 1uF
DB9 C2-
MAX232A

In UART RS485, one signal is transmitted across a pair of lines. Line "A"
and Line "B" (differential signal) . The two signaling states of the line are
represented as following
When A terminal is positive with respect to B terminal then the line is
High ( 6V > VA-VB >= 200mV )
When A terminal is negative with respect to B terminal then the line is
Low ( -6V > VA-VB >= -200mV )
Differential signals are immune for noise far than single-ended signals.
The differential signal representation is suitable for transmitting data for
long distances 1KM with high baud rates.

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Eta32 kit provides UART RS485. Logic level conversion from TTL to
RS485 is realized using MAX487 Chip. MAX487 supports up to 128
transceiver on the bus.
An additional control pin (DIR) required for direction setting to switch
between TX and RX mode and vice versa.

5V
Serial UART RS485 5V
104

10K
1K
RS485 VCC MAX487 SS14 ON
1 1 PD0
5V 2 B 47 7 R 4 PD1
RX 3 B D
120

A 6 3 PD3
TX 4 A DE 100
47 2
GD 5V RE

1K

ETA32 kit contains on board LED indicators for TX and RX signal

statuses.

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USB Virtual COM Unit

This unit includes USB/TTL logic converter using CH340 chip and provides
USB type B socket for PC serial communication. Serial interface circuit
can be enabled or disabled using DIP switch. USB/TTL Converter chip is
connected to ATMEGA32A microcontroller port pins PD0 (RX) and PD1
(TX) via DIP switch.

USB/TTL Serial Converter

UART Serial Unit ON

PD1
CH340 PD0

SS14
470 CH340 5VUSB
1 16
2 GND VCC 15
USB 3 TXD R232 14 104
4 104 4 RXD RTS 13 RESET
5 3 D+ 5 V3 DTR 12
6 2 D- 6 D+ DCD 11
1 7 D- RI 10
5VUSB XI DSR
8 9
12MHz XO CTS

10uF 104
22pF
22pF

USB/TTL Serial Converter (schematic)

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I2C serial communication

I2C is a serial protocol for two wire interface to connect low speed devices
like microcontrollers, EEPROMs, A/D , D/A and other similar peripherals
in embedded systems.
I2C uses two wires, SCL(Serial Clock) and SDA(Serial Data). Both lines
need a pulled up resistor to 5V. Each data bit is transmitted on SDA line
is synchronized with a clock pulse on the SCL line.
I2C bus allows multiple slaves to communicate with one or more masters.
Each slave device has a unique address that is represented of 7 bits.
In normal state, both lines (SCL and SDA) are high. The communication
is initiated by the master upon generating a Start condition followed by
the device address. If bit 0 of the address byte was set to 0 the master
will write to slave otherwise the next byte will be read from the slave.
Once all bytes are written or read the master generates a Stop condition.
ATMEGA32A microcontroller provides two wire serial interface peripheral
which supports speed up to 400kbps and can be configured as master or
slave with 7 bit address space that allows up to 128 different slave
addresses.
Eta32 kit includes two I2C serially interfaced devices. 1KB Serial EEPROM
(AT24C08) and real time clock IC RTC (DS1307). Both chips share the
I2C bus lines SCL(PC0) and SDA(PC1) via DIP switch.

Serial I2C

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Serial IIC
5V 5V 5V

104 104
10K 10K
24C08 DS1307
1 6 1
ON A0 2 5 SCL X1
PC0 SCL 6 A1 3 SDA
PC1 SDA SCL A2 32.768KHz
5
SDA 7 2
WP X2
7 3
OUT VBAT

1
3V BAT
Serial EEPROM Real Time Cloc k

2
Serial I2C (Schematic)

Serial EEPROM (AT24C08)

The AT24C08 memory provides 8192 bits of serial electrically erasable
and programmable read only memory (EEPROM) organized as 1024
bytes of 8 bit.
The device address byte of the chip (AT24C08) is &HA0

1 0 1 0 0 0 0 R/W

For more details about AT24C08 chip, refer to its datasheets.

RTC (DS1307)
DS1307 is a low-power clock/calendar with 56 bytes of battery-backed
SRAM. The clock/calendar provides seconds, minutes, hours, day, date,
month, and year information. DS1307 operates as a slave device on the
I2C bus. Access is obtained by implementing a START condition and
providing a device identification code followed by a register address.
Subsequent registers can be accessed sequentially until a STOP condition
is executed. A backup battery is included. When VCC falls below VBAT,
the device switches into a low current battery-backup mode. Upon
power-up, the device switches from battery to VCC when VCC is greater
than VBAT +0.2V.

The device address byte of the chip (DS1307) is &HD0

1 1 0 1 0 0 0 R/W

For more details about DS1307 chip, refer to its datasheets.

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IR receiver (VS1838)
VS1838 is a miniaturized receiver for infrared remote control systems. It
consists of PIN diode and preamplifier assembled on a lead frame while
the epoxy package acts as an IR filter.
VS1838 can be used to receive all common IR
remote control data formats. when you hit a key
on your remote, the IR LED will transmit
encoded data to IR receiver. transmitted data is
a stream of pulses of 38KHz frequency. VS1838
receives this signal and demodulates it to
extract a binary waveform that can be read by
microcontroller. IR receiver terminals

Conceptual view of how IR transmitter receiver pair works

VS1838 connected to microcontroller PD2 via DIP switch. PD2 pin can be
used to trigger INT0, This help in simplifying firmware design.

IR Receiver

10K 100 5V
IR Receiver
ON IR REC(VS1838)
PD2 1 3
OUT VCC
GND

10uF
2

IR Receiver (Schematic)

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DC Motor Driver
DC motors have many applications in today's field of engineering and
technology such as robots , air compressors , lifts , elevators , ... etc.
If you plan on working with robots or just building moving objects you
will eventually need to learn how to control a DC motor. One of the
easiest and most inexpensive ways to control DC motors is to interface
L298N motor driver with microcontroller. It can control both speed and
direction of two 2A motors or one 4A motor.

Eta32 includes 4 ampere DC motor driver based on L298N. Circuit is

designed to simplify written code to control speed and direction.
There are three control signals required to drive motor PWM , DIR and
EN. These signals are connected to microcontroller ports PB3, PB5, PB6
respectively via 3 way DIP switch.

DC Motor Driver

L298 Module VM VM VM
DC Motor Driver
MOTOR PWR

1
SENA
SENB

104 470uF/50V 2
GND

VCC

ENA
ENB
VM

O1
O2
O3
O4
I1
I2
I3
I4

5V
RS1D
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15

104 5V
VM
4K7
10K RS1D
9
MOTOR OUTPUT

8 1
10 VM 2
ON CCW
CW
PB3 PWM 4 7400
PB5 DIR 6 12
PB6 ENA 5 11
13 RS1D
7400
7400 10K
VCC
RS1D

DC Motor Driver (Schematic)

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Motor Driver
Microcontroller pin Arduino Pin
Control Signal
PWM PB3 3
DIR PB5 5
EN PB6 6

PWM signal is used to control speed. With PWM the motor is sent a
series of pulses. each pulse is of the full voltage supplied. The width of
pulses are varied to control the motor speed, pulses with a narrow width
will cause the motor to rotate quite slowly. Increasing the pulse width will
increase the speed of the motor. The average voltage applied to DC
motor will depend on duty cycle. Duty cycle is the ratio of the ON time
signal to the total period time. Duty cycle is usually expressed in percent.
50% means an average voltage of about half the supplied voltage. In
order to run motor at full speed you just set PWM signal high for all
period time Duty cycle = 100%. To stop the motor completely you just
set PWM to low for all period time. PWM signal is derived from port PB3
which can be functioned as a PWM output.
DIR signal is used to control motor direction of rotation. To reverse
direction just reverse the DIR state from high to low or vice versa. DIR
signal connected to microcontroller port pin PB5 via DIP switch.
EN signal is used to enable driver. This signal can be omitted. To reverse
direction just reverse the DIR state from high to low or vice versa. EN
signal connected to microcontroller port pin PB6 via DIP switch.

With PWM the motor is sent a series of pulses. each pulse is of the full
voltage supplied. The width of pulses are varied to control the motor
speed, pulses with a narrow width will cause the motor to rotate quite
slowly. Increasing the pulse width will increase the speed of the motor.
The average voltage applied to DC motor will depend on duty cycle. Duty
cycle is the ratio of the ON time signal to the total period time. Duty
cycle is usually expressed in percent.

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There are three ways to burn your hex code on Eta32 kit.

1) Eta Burner software tool (Eta32 bootloader from FARESPCB).

2) Arduino IDE(Arduino bootloader).
3) External programmer (ICSP or JTAG).

Programming using Eta Burner tool

Eta32 kit does not require any external burners to download hex code. it
comes with Eta32 bootloader, which interfaces Eta Burner Software tool
(from FARESPCB). Eta Burner is used to download/upload hex code
from/to ROM and EEPROM contents of ATMEGA32A microcontroller.

COM Port Serial Terminal Memory Type selection Flash memory buffer

EEPROM memory buffer

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Eta Burner tool is developed specifically for Eta kits. It detects any Eta
kit automatically just after opening it or by clicking Refresh button.
Select memory type (Flash, EEPROM or both) before any programming
operation.
Use “Load” button to load hex file to buffer related to selected memory.
Use “Save” button to store data in the buffer related to selected memory
into a hex file (Intel format).
Use “Write” button to burn loaded hex file to selected memory on
microcontroller.
Use “Read” button to read hex code from selected memory of
microcontroller.
Use “Erase” button to erase selected memory of microcontroller.
Use “Verify” button to compare hex code from selected memory of
microcontroller to the related memory buffer.

Fuse settings
By default, fuse bytes are set to the proper values as shown in table
Fuse byte Hex value
Low 9F
High CA

Brown-out Detector(BOD): Enabled (2.7V).

Clock Source: External crystal oscillator.
Boot reset vector is selected. Bootloader occupies 2K bytes from flash
memory

Note:
If fuse bytes are changed to any values other than those shown in the
previous table, they must be reprogrammed to the proper values before
using Eta32 programming tool.

After programming is completed, a reset operation is performed to

ensure microcontroller correct operation.

Warning:
Random fuse settings changing is risky. You should take special care
while changing these settings. Incorrect fuse settings may cause
incorrect microcontroller functioning.

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Programming using Arduino IDE

If Arduino software tool is your preferred IDE, follow the next steps to
add Eta32 kit to Arduino boards,

1 - Upload Arduino bootloader firmware (ArduinoBL.hex) included in CD

using any external programmer such as USBasp programmer. (See
programming using external programmer).
Fuse Bytes must be set as shown in table below

Fuse byte Hex value

Low 9F
High CE

2 - Download Arduino IDE from the following link

https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/Software
3 - Close Arduino IDE.
4 - Run the self-extracted file(Eta32ArduinoExtension.exe)included in CD,
and browse to the Arduino IDE installation path
(C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\hardware), and press Extract button to
start extraction.

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5 –After extraction,Eta32 board is added to Arduino Boards. You can

select Eta32 board as following:
Tools >> Board:>> Eta32.

6 - Also, you will find many Arduino example codes to test all units in kit.
You can go to:

File >> Examples >> Examples for Eta32.

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Programming using external programmer

Eta32 is designed mainly to be programmed using bootloader. However,
it offers ICSP and JTAG sockets to enable programming and debugging
using any external programmer that supports standard 6 pin ICSP socket
or JTAG connector, such as Atmel-ICE and USBasp programmer. Use
external programmer to download your own application code or even a
bootloader firmware such as Arduino bootloader.

For more details about programming using USBasp programmer, please

refer to USBasp CD from FARESPCB products from this link:

https://fares-pcb.com/product/usbasp-avr-programmer/

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I/O PORT
In addition to the popular built-in circuits and devices included in Eta32
kit, all microcontroller port pins are brought out for external using via
header sockets.

External connectors are grouped into 4 units. Each represents one

microcontroller port (8 I/O), in addition to GND and 5V for powering
external circuits except PORTA which provides analog supply GND and
AVCC. AVCC is the same as VCC but is filtered from high frequency noise.
Use AVCC to supply power for external analog circuits.

Microcontroller port pins

I/O Ports
GND
AVCC
PA0
PA1
PA2
PA3
PA4
PA5
PA6
PA7

GND
VCC
PB0
PB1
PB2
PB3
PB4
PB5
PB6
PB7

GND
VCC
PC0
PC1
PC2
PC3
PC4
PC5
PC6
PC7

GND
VCC
PD0
PD1
PD2
PD3
PD4
PD5
PD6
PD7
10

10

10

10
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

PORTA PORTB PORTC PORTD

Microcontroller port pins (Schematic)

Note:
Please remember to disconnect DIP switches associated to circuits
attached to the port pins intended to use.

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Eta32 Pin mapping table

ATMEGA32A Pin Arduino Pin ETA32 Function

PA0 A0 VR1 / LDR
PA1 A1 VR2 / LM35
PA2 A2 7 Seg (COM2) / LCD (EN)
PA3 A3 7 Seg (COM1) / LCD (RS)
PA4 A4 LED (Green)
PA5 A5 LED (Blue)
PA6 A6 LED (Yellow)
PA7 A7 Relay2
PB0 0 7 Seg (Bit0) / LCD (D4)
PB1 1 7 Seg (Bit1) / LCD (D5)
PB2 2 7 Seg (Bit2) / LCD (D6)
PB3 3 DC Motor (PWM)
PB4 4 7 Seg (Bit3) / LCD (D7)
PB5 5 7 Seg (COM3) / DC Motor (DIR) / ISP(MOSI)
PB6 6 7 Seg (COM4) / DC Motor (ENA) / ISP(MISO)
PB7 7 LED (Red) / ISP(SCK)
PC0 16 I2C (SCL)
PC1 17 I2C (SDA)
PC2 18 Keypad (Row4) / JTAG (TCK)
PC3 19 Keypad (Row3) / JTAG (TMS)
PC4 20 Keypad (Row2) / JTAG (TDO)
PC5 21 Keypad (Row1) / JTAG (TDI)
PC6 22 Buzzer
PC7 23 Relay1
PD0 8 RX
PD1 9 TX
PD2 10 IR Receiver
PD3 11 Keypad (Col4)
PD4 12 Analog Output (PWM)
PD5 13 Keypad (Col3)
PD6 14 Keypad (Col2)
PD7 15 Keypad (Col1)

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HOW TO START?
Step1
Install USB driver for CH340.
Step2
Install Eta Burner Software tool.
Step3
Connect USB cable to Eta32 kit and run Eta Burner which starts to
search COM ports and detects kit automatically.
If there’s a problem in connection, please check USB cable connection to
kit and click “Re-Connect” button to try again.
Step4
Now you are ready to upload your hex code and enjoy working with
Eta32 kit. Refer to Programming Using Eta Burner Tool for more details
about using its IDE.
If it is the first time to use Eta32 kit, you should perform some test
operations on kit before working on it. The CD included with package
contains the firmware code required for testing all modules in kit. So, it's
recommended to upload this test code before going to your own
application firmware to ensure correct functioning.
Upon burning “Eta32_Test.hex” code user can test
• Keypad in matrix mode.
• 4X20 LCD.
• Outputs unit (Relays, LEDs, Buzzer and Analog output).
• 7segment display.
• UART serial operation.
• Analog input.
• Serial IIC (24C08 and DS1307).
• DC Motor Driver.
Some hardware settings before testing
1. Enable DIP switches of all modules on kit except Analog inputs and
7segment display.
2. Set keypad to matrix mode (Set KB Mode to Matrix position).
3. Plug in USB cable.
4. Turn on power switch.
5. Open Eta Burner soft.
6. Click “LOAD” button to load the test code included in CD
(Eta32_Test.hex) or just click Reload Test Code button.
7. Click Write button.
8. After programming is completed the microcontroller is reset
automatically.

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After power on or reset operation the test sequence is

1 - Serial module transmits this message to serial port

"FARESPCB Co."
"ATMEL AVR Development kit."
"Eta32 kit.”
"Arduino IDE compatible."

Transmission baud rate is "9600"

User may receive this statement by Hyper Terminal program or any other
serial monitor software.

2 - LCD shows the following messages one by one.

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3 – Each switch performs a test operation for a specified module on kit.

Follow the table below to test every module on kit.

Serial port /
Switch Test operation
LCD message

“SW (1) pressed“

SW1 Toggle Yellow LED

“SW (2) pressed“

SW2 Toggle Blue LED

“SW (3) pressed“

SW3 Toggle Green LED

“SW (4) pressed“

SW4 Toggle Green LED

“SW (5) pressed“

SW5 Toggle Relay1

“SW (6) pressed“

SW6 Toggle Relay2

7 Segment test
“SW (7) pressed“
Each Digit Counts up from 0 To 9 one by one.
Auto reset will be applied after testing 7segment to reinitialize
LCD.
SW7 You can cancel testing by pressing any switch. A restart operation
is initiated.

“SW (8) pressed“ Serial EEPROM (24C08) Testing

First 100 addresses will be checked.
No data changed after testing.
SW8
If damaged memory or no memory found, a test error message is
shown.

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“SW (9) pressed“ Real Time Clock (DS1307) testing

Every time you press SW9 the RTC will be reinitialized to the
SW9 same date and time.
Time 12:59:00 AM
Date 01/01/20

UART Serial data receiving test

“SW (10) pressed“
Baud rate is 9600. Received characters displayed in the third line.
Don't transmit characters bulky. Send characters one by one as
characters displaying on LCD take some time.
SW10

“SW (11) pressed“ VAR1 and VR2 testing

Please Enable channel 1,3 only of analog inputs DIP switch.
SW11 Changing the trim pots from end to end give a full range of 5V.

“SW (12) pressed“ LDR and Temperature sensor LM35 testing

Please Enable channel 2,4 only of analog inputs DIP switch.
SW12 Relay1 is turned on when low light level is detected otherwise it's
turned off. Use LDR Adj potentiometer to set light detecting
sensitivity.

“SW (13) pressed“ DC motor driver circuit testing

Motor runs for 3 seconds in CW direction.
SW13 Stop 0.5 second.
Motor runs for 3 seconds in CCW direction.

“SW (14) pressed“ Analog output testing

LCD shows the analog output voltage vs the PWM duty cycle
signal.
SW14
PWM = 0 > 100 %
Analog output = 0 > 5V
Pressing SW14 increments the PWM duty cycle.

“SW (15) pressed“ Infrared receiver testing

If IR receiver detects an IR signal (38KHz) then the yellow LED is
SW15 turned on.

“SW (16) pressed“ Outputs Testing

All digital outputs are tested continuously as folowing:
Relay1 turned on for 400 msec then off.
Relay2 turned on for 400 msec then off.
SW16
Yellow LED turned on for 400 msec then off.
Blue LED turned on for 400 msec then off.
Green LED turned on for 400 msec then off.
Red LED turned on for 400 msec then off.

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