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- 100% compatible with ARC for PC,
Android and iOS
- incredibly small footprint!
- 8 digital I/O (servos, switches, buttons, uart, ultrasonic distance, etc)
- 2 adc
- energy effecient digital switching power supply
- amplified audio and speaker for wifi streaming
- ezrobot camera port
- i2c connector
- web interface
- telnet interface
- OTA firmware upgradable
Best of all, it's going to be very affordable! a fraction of the cost of the ezb v4 powerhouse. This will be great for small diy robots or iot devices.
Status: hardware is done. Firmware has two minor tweaks to complete. Should see it on the store with the other ezbits (inverted pendulum, neo pixel controller, etc) over the summer
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Great job Jeremie and DJ.
I assume the digital ports will, like the V4 be unregulated?
Will it also support USB connectivity like the V4 x/2 with the adapter?
Alan
2) yes supports the USB adapter
Don't quote me on this, but I'd like to see the price under $30. It's small but there's a lot of hardware on it - which adds up in cost.
Alan
I can now mount this little guy up in the brain inside the bubble of my Lost in Space B9 and get rid of the cables running down the neck of the bubble lifter to the EZB mounted below in the torso. This will make the bubble section it's own little robot.
Will this show up and connect to ARC the same way a full sized EZB will?
Is there anyway you can leak out any other specs on this little gem? Voltage input range, Wifi, Power Pin output?
2) input voltage range is same as ez-b v4
3) power pin is same as ez-b v4
4) everything is same as ez-b v4 but it's smaller
Some addition bits of info:
- Barrel jack protrudes 5.5mm away from the board and is 10.4mm in height (the plastic body width is slightly less that the 8.99mm dimension, it's ~8.65mm)
- Mounting holes are 4-40 hardware compatible
- Plastic hardware is recommended for use near the WiFi antenna (prevents radio interference)
- Voltage input is recommeded to be externally fuse protected
- Reverse polarity protection on Voltage input
- Low voltage battery monitor
- 3.3V is protected via short circuit & over current protection from the switching power supply
- Just like the EZ-bv4 the Digital I/O pins are current limited to ~10mA and are 5V tolerant
- Unlike the EZ-Bv4 the Analog pins are not 5V tolerant (3.3V max)
Oh, and by the way, I'm pretty excited about this too
Ron
@MazeHorizonTech sorry I haven't had a chance to respond yet, it's been a busy couple days.
Here's some rough current draw specs for you:
IoTiny connected via WiFi to my laptop about a foot away, 7.4V input, no peripherals connected and no audio: 60mA
Same scenario + Version 1 Camera: 140mA
Same scenario + Version 2 Camera: 120mA
Same scenario (audio enabled) + Version 2 Camera + Music playing: 190mA
Just note that there are more than a few variables that can effect current draw:
- Having a weak signal may increase current draw due to the WiFi transceiver working harder
- With a switching power supply, a higher voltage input allows the circuit to run more efficiently so, in turn, current draw decreases
- The more bass in your music/voice = more current draw
- Attaching I2C add-ons will draw more current, the amount completely depends on the device connected
- Adding servos will dramatically increase the current draw, especially under heavy load
- Adding Analog sensors will also increase current draw but usually it's only a few milliamps for most sensors
Hope that helps!