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GENERIC BOARD
USER GUIDE (2009-10)
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Introduction

Generic Boards are general purpose Printed

Circuit Boards (PCBs) which can be used for more
than one purpose.

This generic board can be used for the following

purposes: Basic circuitry for line following robot,
wall following robot, electronics projects involving
microcontrollers etc.

Components
• IC L298N (2)
• Burst connectors
• 4.7 V Zener diode
• IN 4148 diodes(16)
• 1k resistors (3)
• Capacitors
22pF(2),470uF(2),100uF
• Reset switch (1)
• ON/OFF push button switch
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• 10k preset pot(9)
• RMCs connectors :
2 pin (3), 8 pin(3),4 pin (2), 5 pin
(1), 10 pin (1)
• IC 7805
• LEDs Red and Green
• Atmega 32,40 pin IC holder
• 16 MHz crystal oscillator
• LM324(2) , 14 pin IC holder (2).
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Schematic
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Sensors and ADC

• Provision for 8 sensors and two LM324.

• Separate pot to set threshold voltage for each
comparator.
• Output of each comparator connected to PortA
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Motor Drivers
•Motors can be connected to 4 pin RMCs
•Each IC can drive either 2 DC Motors or 1 Bipolar
Stepper motor
•IN 4148 diodes are used to prevent spikes caused
during change in the direction of motor current as
it harms the microcontroller.
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Prog. Interface

The microcontroller can be

programmed on the
generic board itself.
MOSI
1.Ground MISO
SCK
2.Reset Reset
Gnd
3.SCK
4.MISO
5.MOSI
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Power Supply

Two Power Supplies viz Power and Power1

Power:
Direct power to the motor drivers
Power1
Regulated 5V to ICs
Switch
Connection through On/Off switch
Power 1:
Unregulated direct supply to the ICs
Power
*Use Power1 with caution
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Microcontroller

• The board can be used for Atmega 16, 16L,

32,32L.
• The 16 MHz crystal acts as an external clock
• The reset switch restarts the execution of the
program.
• All pins are accessible through RMC
connectors.
• The microcontroller can be programmed from
the board
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Interrupts

• PIN D3, PIN D4 are the interrupt ports.

• A two pin connector provides access to the

interrupt ports.

Interrupt Pins
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LCD

• LCD is used in nibble mode (4

bit interface). RS,RW,E D4 – D7
are connected to the uC.
• The board is designed for 16x1,
16 x2 LCDs
• For pin configuration and
interfacing refer:
http://www.roboticsindia.com
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• A 10 k pot is used for contrast
control.
• If the LCD is not used these
ports can be tapped
individually .