055251 Nano FT232 Starter Kit

Description

Containing resistors with different resistance values, different colors LEDs, buttons and IR receiving components, this kit is compatible with various Nanocontrollers and Raspberry Pi. Compatible with the Arduino development platform, the Nano control board belongs to the Arduino series Nanocontroller. To make you have a better understanding with these components and Nano control board, we will also provide some learning courses based on the Arduino, like wiring methods, test code, etc.

Component List

No.	Product Name	Quantity	Picture
1	Main Board Nano	1
2	USB mini B Cable	1
3	220Ω resistor	15
4	470Ω resistor	5
5	10KΩ resistor	5
6	LED - Green	5
7	LED - Blue	5
8	LED - Red	5
9	F5- full-color RGB	5
10	Dupont Line	10
11	Dupont Line	10
12	Dupont Line	10
13	button	4
14	Breadboard	2
15	Photo Resistor	3
16	IR emitter	1
17	IR receiver	1

Installing Arduino IDE And Driver

When we get the development board, we firstly need to install the Arduino IDE and driver. The related files can be found on the official website. The following links you could refer to: https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/OldSoftwareReleases#1.5.x Next to introduce installation method of Arduino-1.5.6 version IDEfor Windows system. Download arduino-1.5.6-r2-windows.zip compressed folder and unzip it. Double click Arduino-1.5.6 .exe file

Next step

Next step

Complete driver installation, click “Close” as shown below

Next to install Nano control board. This Nano board uses FT232 USB chip, so we need to install driver compatible with FT232 chip. Connect Nano control board to the computer. Click Computer--Properties--Device Manager, as shown below.

Click “USB Serial Port” to install driver, as shown below.

Enter the following page.

Find ft232r usb uart Driver folder.

Click“Next ” to start installing.

Finish installing, click to “close”

The driver is now installed. Click Computer-Properties-Device Manager, as shown below:

Project

Hello World!

Description

After installing USB driver of Nano control board, we can find the corresponding serial port in Windows Device Manager. The burning of the first program is shown below. The serial monitor shows "Hello world!".

Equipment

• Nano control board*1
• USB cable*1

Wiring Diagram

Test Code

int val;
int ledpin=13; 
void setup()
{
Serial.begin(9600);
pinMode(ledpin,OUTPUT);
}
void loop()
{
val=Serial.read();
if(val=='R')
{
digitalWrite(ledpin,HIGH);
delay(500);
digitalWrite(ledpin,LOW);
delay(500);
Serial.println("Hello World!");
}
}

Test Result

Open Arduino software, set board as shown below.

Set COM port, as shown below.

Clickto compile the program，check if the program is right；click to upload program；after setting up Nano control board, as shown below:

Upload successfully，enter “R”，click to “send”, the indicator of D13 blinks once on the Nano control board, serial monitor displays “ Hello World!”

Congratulation! Upload successfully!

LED Blinking

Description

The blinking LED experiment is quite simple. In this experiment, we’ll complete experiment using other digital I/O ports and external light.

Equipment

• Nano control board*1
• USB cable*1
• LED*1
• 220Ω Resistor*1
• Breadboard*1
• Male to female Dupont Lines

Wiring Diagram

Test Code

int led = 2;                     //Define digital port 2
void setup()
{
  pinMode(led, OUTPUT);     //Set led to output}
void loop()
{
  digitalWrite(led, HIGH);   //Turn on led
   delay(1000); //delay for 1000ms              
  digitalWrite(led, LOW);    //Turn off led
  delay(1000);//delay for 1000ms 
}

Test Result
After downloading program, you will see the LED connected to IO port blinking, with an interval approximately one second. The blinking LED experiment is now completed.

Advertising Lights

Description

In life, we often see some billboards composed of colorful led lights. Different effects shown on billboard as lights change. In this section, we simulate the effect of advertising lights with LED lights.

Equipment

• Nano control board*1
• USB cable*1
• LED*5
• 220Ω Resistor*5
• Breadboard*1
• Male to female Dupont Lines
• Male to male Dupont Lines

Test Code

int BASE = 2 ;  //the first LED is connected to I/O port
int NUM = 5;   //the sum of LED
void setup()
{
   for (int i = BASE; i < BASE + NUM; i ++) 
   {
     pinMode(i, OUTPUT);   //set I/O port to output     }
}
void loop()
{
   for (int i = BASE; i < BASE + NUM; i ++) 
   {
     digitalWrite(i, HIGH);    //set I/O into “HIGH”, light is on
     delay(200);        //delay
   }
   for (int i = BASE; i < BASE + NUM; i ++) 
   {
     digitalWrite(i, LOW);    //set I/O to “LOW”", light is off
     delay(200);        //delay
   }  
}

Test Result

After downloading the program, the external small light gradually brightens then darkens, and alternates.

Button-controlled LED

Description

I/O port means interface for INPUT and OUTPUT. Up until now, we’ve only used the output function. In this experiment, we will try to use the input function, which is to read the output value of device. We’ll complete an experiment with use 1 button and 1 LED to give you a better understanding of the I/O function.

Equipment

• Nano control board*1
• USB cable*1
• LED*1
• Button *1
• 220Ω Resistor*1
• 10KΩ Resistor*1
• Breadboard*1
• Male to female Dupont Lines
• Male to male Dupont Lines

Wiring Diagram

Test Code

int ledPin = 11;  //define digital port 11
int inputPin = 3; //define digital port 3
void setup() 
{
pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT);   //set ledPinto to output
pinMode(inputPin, INPUT); //set inputPin to input 
}
void loop()
{
int val = digitalRead(inputPin);
//set digital variable val，read the value of digital port 3，assign the value for val 
if (val == LOW) //when val is low level，LED gets dark
{ 
digitalWrite(ledPin, LOW); // LED gets dark
}
 else 
{
digitalWrite(ledPin, HIGH); // LED gets bright
}
}

Test Result

After downloading the program and powering on, the LED light is on when the button is pressed, otherwise it is off.

RGB LED

Description

RGB lights can adjust the intensity of three primary colors (red / blue / green) through the PWM voltage input of the three pins R, G, and B to achieve the full-color mixing effect. In this experiment, we control the RGB lights to display different colors by controlling the PWM values of the three PWM ports. The description of the RGB light interfaces are shown below.

Equipment

• Nano control board*1
• USB cable*1
• RGB LED*1
• 220Ω Resistor*3
• Breadboard*1
• Dupont Lines
• Breadboard cables

Wiring Diagram

Test Code

int redpin = 11; //select the pin for the red LED
int greenpin =10;// select the pin for the green LED
int bluepin =9; // select the pin for the blue LED
int val;

void setup() {
  pinMode(redpin, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(bluepin, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(greenpin, OUTPUT);
  Serial.begin(9600);
}

void loop() 
{
for(val=255; val>0; val--)
  {
   analogWrite(11, val);
   analogWrite(10, 255-val);
   analogWrite(9, 128-val);
   delay(1); 
  }
for(val=0; val<255; val++)
  {
   analogWrite(11, val);
   analogWrite(10, 255-val);
   analogWrite(9, 128-val);
   delay(1); 
  }
 Serial.println(val, DEC);
}

Test Result

After downloading the program and powering on, the external RGB light displays various colors alternately.