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SU Component Drivers for MCU (ATSAMV71Q21B)

This repository will be added as a git-submodule.

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Drivers Implemented

Camera Driver

Humidity Sensor Driver

SHT3x-DIS Driver (only the single-shot mode)

Datasheet

If you are using the SHT3x-DIS evaluation board along with a SAMV71 Xplained Ultra evaluation kit, follow the pinout below. You can use the TW0 pins on the J500 connector or the TW2 pins on the J505 connector.

Pin Number Name Comments
1 SDA Connect to TWD of ATSAMV71
2 ADDR Connect to GND pin of ATSAMV71 or use a breadboard for a common GND
3 Alert Can be left floating. If required for testing purposes, connect to any GPIO, enable the GPIO as input and activate the GPIO interrupt
4 SCL Connect to TWCK of ATSAMV71
5 VDD Connect to 3V3 of the ATSAMV71 power headers
6 nRESET Can be left floating. If required for testing purposes, connect to any GPIO and activate the GPIO as output
7 R Connect to GND pin of ATSAMV71 or to the common GND
8 VSS Connect to GND pin of ATSAMV71 or to the common GND

Flow Valve Driver

Eight LHLA0542311H flow valves are utilized, which are 2-port latching solenoid valves manufactured by the Lee Co.

Each valve is driven using an H-bridge and 2 GPIOs of the MCU to permit or block the fluid from going through the valve. The H-bridge switches the polarity of its output to control the electromagnet inside the valve. The valves, thus the H-bridges, are connected to 5V but can be controlled with either a 5V or 3V3 MCU output.

The flow valve driver breakout board can be found [here](https://gitlab.com/acubesat/su/hardware/breakout-boards/-/tree/main/TLC5940-47? ref_type=heads) as part of the TLC5940-47 breakout PCB.

Pin Name Comments
FWD Test Point, can be left unconnected
REV Test Point, can be left unconnected
Close The GPIO used for closing the valve
Open The GPIO used for opening the valve
5V The power supply voltage to control the valve, either connect to a power supply or a pin from a MCU evaluation board like the SAMV71 Xplained Ultra
GND Common ground between the breakout board, the MCU board and the external power supply if applicable
Fuse/No Fuse Select whether the output of the H-bridge should be protected with a fuse or the whether the fuse should be bypassed

IMPORTANT NOTES

  • The Positive output (VAL+) of the h-bridge must be connected to the right pin of the valve and the Negative output (VAL-) to the left pin of the valve when the pins of the valve are phasing the ground and not the ceiling.
  • Driving the Open and Close pins High simultaneously will result in short circuit and damage to the H-bridge.

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