This is the first draft of the guide how to setup the Blocktinu Tools under Windows.
The file in PDF format is available at this location: Blocktinu Tools – Windows Setup (slides).pdf
Please, download it and take a look. If you feel that there’s missing something or wrong, please, let us know.
When we update the files we will commit changes in this repository: https://bitbucket.org/tinusaur/blocktinu-docs/.
Check also the Guides section of our website.
We have just finished another guide – this time about how to assemble your Tinusaur Shield LEDx2.
The file in PDF format is available at this location: Tinusaur Shield LEDx2 – Assembling (slides).
Please, download it and take a look. If you feel that there’s missing something or wrong, please, let us know.
When we update the files we will commit changes in this repository: https://bitbucket.org/tinusaur/shield-ledx2-docs/.
This is the Tinusaur Board 3 STD Assembling Guide. It is at the moment in PDF format but the plans are to generate a video and add a voice-over.
The file is located here: Tinusaur Board 3 – Assembling (slides).pdf
(NOTE: File name was changed and link updated here)
We would like to ask you to download it and take a look. If you think that something should be added or changed please leave a comment below this post.
We’re already working on similar guides for all other boards, bundles, and kits.
UPDATE: There is an updated version of the Arduino Setup Guide at our new website https://tinusaur.com/guides/arduino-ide-tinusaur-setup/
This is a short guide how to setup the Arduino IDE to work with the Tinusaur boards.
What it does basically is to make it work with the Atmel ATtiny85/45/25 microcontrollers. The only difference is that it will appear on the list of boards as Tinusaur – this is done for convenience, so relatively inexperienced people won’t get confused by the long list of unknown boards and microcontrollers.
First of all, we need the Arduino IDE itself. It could be downloaded from https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/Software – the official Arduino website. The current version at the time of writing this guide was 1.6.8 but should work with all the most recent versions.
Start the Arduino IDE first.
Go to the menu File / Preferences.
Find the “Additional Boards manager URLs” and the button on the right that will open an edit box.
Put the following URL in the edit box:
https://bitbucket.org/tinusaur/arduino-ide-boards/raw/default/package_tinusaur_attiny_index.json
NOTE: It is possible to have multiple URLs as long as they are put on separate lines.
Close the edit dialog by pressing “OK”. Close the “Preferences” dialog by pressing “OK”.
Go to the menu Tools / Board:… / Boards Manager.
This will open an additional dialog window with boards information.
You may need to wait until all data is loaded.
From the drop-down menu “Type” choose the “Contributed” item.
Locate the “Tinusaur Boards” item and click on it.
Press the “Install” button. That will install the necessary files into the Arduino IDE.
Close the dialog by pressing the “Close” button.
Go to menu Tools / Board:…
The Tinusaur should be available somewhere at the bottom of the list. Choose the Tinusaur.
It is important to setup the other parameters for the board.
Go to menu Tools / Processor:… and choose the appropriate CPU type. If unsure choose ATtiny85.
Go to menu Tools / Clock:… and choose the appropriate CPU frequency. If unsure choose 1 MHz.
Go to menu Tools / Programmer:… and choose the appropriate programmer. If unsure choose USBasp.
That’s it.
Another version of this guide but with screenshots is available at the Arduino IDE Setup page.
UPDATE: There is an updated version of the Arduino Setup Guide at our new website https://tinusaur.com/guides/arduino-ide-tinusaur-setup/
We have put together a short guide how to setup and use Arduino IDE for programming the Attiny85 microcontroller and the Tinusaur Board in particular.
Note: This guide was tested under Microsoft Windows 8.1 operating system.
Note: The example source code was tested on ATtiny85 microcontroller installed on a Tinusaur Board and programmed using USBasp ISP programmer.
Note: This is not a guide how to use the Arduino IDE but rather how to setup one for use with AТtiny microcontrollers and specifically the Tinusaur.
The guide goes through the:
The entire Arduino IDE Setup Guide is available under the Guides menu.
| UPDATE: 2022 |
| WINAVR is (or was) a great project. Its most “recent” package is from 2010-01-20. In other words, it is outdated. There are many projects that attempted to replace it but none of them (AFAIK) is extremely popular. We’ve put together a very detailed guide on how to setup everything manually – AVR GCC Toolchain – Setup for Windows. |
WinAVR is a great tool to do development for Atmel AVR micro-controllers on the Microsoft Windows platform. It consists of all the necessary C/C++ compiler, linkers and other GCC tools that you need to write, build and program those micro-controllers.
WinAVR: http://winavr.sourceforge.net
Here we have put together a very short guide on how to setup and use WinAVR for programming the Attiny85 micro-controller and the Tinusaur Board in particular.
The guide was tested mostly under Microsoft Windows 8.1 operating system.
The example source code was tested on ATtiny85 microcontroller installed on a Tinusaur project boards and programmed using USBasp ISP programmer.
Please go to WinAVR – Setup Guide page to read the entire document.
This a short guide about how to assemble the Tinusaur Board.
The Tinusaur Board is what the Tinusaur project is built around. It is rather simple PCB with a dozen components on it.
The board is easy to assemble and does not require very special skills or instruments.
IMPORTANT: If you are uncertain about anything please consult with our website, community or someone more knowledgeable in the subject.
There are 4 areas that the Tinusaur board could be divided to: A1, A2, A3, A4.
Here is the recommended order of soldering the parts:
The battery holder and the battery are optional but if you decided to put them on make sure you solder the battery holder before the RESET button.
IMPORTANT:
External power header (JP1, red, the one closer to the 8-pin header H1) is to connect external power. DO NOT put a jumper there – that could damage the board.
Battery On/Of header (JP2, yellow, the one closer to the mount hole) is to connect/disconnect battery to/from the board. DO NOT have this on while the board is connected to the programmer or external power source – there is no circuit to protect the battery from overcharging.
If you’re not going to use an external power source or the battery on the board don’t put any jumper on at all.
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Name |
Description |
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PCB |
Tinusaur Board |
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MCU, Attiny85 |
Atmel AVR ATtiny85 microcontroller |
|
Socket, DIP-8 |
DIP-8 socket for MCU |
|
H1, Header |
Header 2×4, Female |
|
H2, Header |
Header 2×5, Female |
|
ISP, Header |
Header 2×5, Male, for ISP |
|
RESET, Button |
Tactile push button, for RESET |
|
Power, Header |
Header 1×2, Male, red – external power |
|
Battery, Header |
Header 1×2, Male, yellow – battery power on/off |
|
Battery, Jumper |
Jumper, 2-pin, yellow – for battery power on/off |
|
C1, Capacitor |
Capacitor 100uF, Low profile 5×5 mm |
|
C2, Capacitor |
Capacitor 100nF, Small |
|
R1, Resistor |
Resistor 10K, Small, 1/8W |
|
Battery holder |
Battery holder for CR2032 |
|
Battery 3V |
Battery 3V, CR2032 |
Note (about external power source): If you’re going to use external power source (JP1, red in color, the one close to the 8-pin header H1) make sure you connect the negative pole (-) to the outer pin of the header and positive (+) to the inner one.
Note (about battery placement): If you’re going to use the battery in the holder make sure you insert it correctly – that is to have the negative (-) downwards (facing the holder) and the positive (+) (the side with the text markings) upwards.
This guide as well as other documents are available as PDF at the Guides page. Please note that any updates will be posted there.
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