RenBED – Technical Training Jon Fuge – Renishaw plc

RenBED TrainingSlide 2Nov 2013 What will you learn? Standard terminology used What RenBED is and what features it has got How to make RenBED turn on an LED How to make RenBED read a switch How to make RenBED drive a seven segment display

RenBED TrainingSlide 3Nov 2013 Common terms? CPU –Central Processing Unit (the brains of a computer system) MCU –Micro Controller Unit (an entire computer on one chip) RAM Program memory (ROM, EPROM, FLASH, FRAM, etc) I/O (Input / Output) ROM –Read Only Memory EPROM –Erasable / Programmable Read Only Memory FLASH –Named because the inventors likened its erasure to a camera flash FRAM –Ferroelectric Random Access Memory

RenBED TrainingSlide 4Nov 2013 What is RenBED? RENishaw emBEDedd micro controller for prototyping –Designed to be low cost –32bit ARM processor (similar to the ones used in phones) –No software required (done using a web browser) –No programming hardware required (works as a pen drive) –Access to open source hardware and software –Growing range of support documentation and peripherals

RenBED TrainingSlide 5Nov 2013 What does features does RenBED have? ARM Cortex M0 Core –48MHz processor clock –8kB RAM –32kB FLASH –USB, 2xSPI, I2C, UART, 6xADC, GPIO Easy to prototype with –Can be used stand alone –40 pin 0.1” pitch is compatible with standard “breadboard” –Powered by USB or external 5V supply Easy to program –Online compiler with large collection of free libraries –Built in drag and drop flash programmer.

RenBED TrainingSlide 6Nov 2013 Workshop 1 You will learn… –How to use breadboard with RenBED to make a simple circuit –How to import an example program to light a LED –How to edit a program –How to select the target device –How to compile your program –How to program RenBED

RenBED TrainingSlide 7Nov 2013 Workshop 2 You will learn… –Recap using breadboard with RenBED to make a simple circuit –How to create a new program to read a switch and light a LED –How to use a library to get more functions –Recap how to select the target device (if needed) –Recap compiling your program –Recap programming RenBED

RenBED TrainingSlide 8Nov 2013 Workshop 3 You will learn… –How to create a new program count using the 7 segment display –Recap how to use a library to get more functions –Recap how to select the target device (if needed) –Recap compiling your program –Recap programming RenBED