Hello,
Is there technical documentation for the Bluefruit EZ-link Shield? I'd like a schematic and a general description of its pins.
Thanks!
Need Tech info for EZ-link Shield (1628)
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- Franklin97355
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Re: Need Tech info for EZ-link Shield (1628)
Hi,
Thanks for the speedy reply! Is there a PDF version of the schematic? Or, am I going to have to install something from EagleCAD in order to view the schematic file?
On the second link, that product has a nice description, but it's a different/smaller board. Is there something like that for shield that I bought (1628)?
Thanks!
Thanks for the speedy reply! Is there a PDF version of the schematic? Or, am I going to have to install something from EagleCAD in order to view the schematic file?
On the second link, that product has a nice description, but it's a different/smaller board. Is there something like that for shield that I bought (1628)?
Thanks!
- Franklin97355
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Re: Need Tech info for EZ-link Shield (1628)
The breakout and the shield use exactly the same code and hardware for communications. The schematic is in that above link and yes you need to download the free eagle program.
- Rude_Dog
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Re: Need Tech info for EZ-link Shield (1628)
The breakout has 8 terminals
Sts Not found on shield
GND Found on shield
DSR Found on shield
Vin Found on shield (doesn't connect to anything)
TX Not found on shield, but might be digital I/O 0
RX Not found on shield but might be digital I/O 1
DTR Not found on shield
3v Found on shield
The shield has
5v
RST
IOr
Conn
3Vo
STX
STR
Soft Serial/Direct switch
Reset Switch
These are all not found on the breakout. I don't understand how "exactly the same" applies here. Is there a document that guides the purchaser in the use of these features that are different and/or additional over the breakout board?
Also, is there a datasheet for the EZ-link module that's used on both the breakout and shield?
Sts Not found on shield
GND Found on shield
DSR Found on shield
Vin Found on shield (doesn't connect to anything)
TX Not found on shield, but might be digital I/O 0
RX Not found on shield but might be digital I/O 1
DTR Not found on shield
3v Found on shield
The shield has
5v
RST
IOr
Conn
3Vo
STX
STR
Soft Serial/Direct switch
Reset Switch
These are all not found on the breakout. I don't understand how "exactly the same" applies here. Is there a document that guides the purchaser in the use of these features that are different and/or additional over the breakout board?
Also, is there a datasheet for the EZ-link module that's used on both the breakout and shield?
- Rude_Dog
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Re: Need Tech info for EZ-link Shield (1628)
When I load the the file Adafruit EZ-Link Shield v1.1.sch into Eagle 7.0.0 Light, it gives me this message:
Error:
line 7, column 18: This is not an EAGLE file.
I tried downloading the file a second time, but got the same result. Could you direct me to a copy of the file that works?
Thanks!
Error:
line 7, column 18: This is not an EAGLE file.
I tried downloading the file a second time, but got the same result. Could you direct me to a copy of the file that works?
Thanks!
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Re: Need Tech info for EZ-link Shield (1628)
Here's a png of the schematic
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Re: Need Tech info for EZ-link Shield (1628)
Try eagle 6 - eagle 7 came out like 3 days ago and all our files are eagle 6!
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