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tinyTILE - Intel Curie BLE not working

kimlorentz — Thu, 24 Aug 2017 20:05:45 GMT

I got an tinyTILE and the BLE is not working.

How do I fix it? or where can I find BLE/tinyTILE firmware to re-flash it?

Curie powered microcontroller module

Workshopshed — Tue, 04 Jul 2017 05:27:16 GMT

The Gumstix Radium 96BIE is a little board that meets the 96boards IoT Edition standard. You can programme it using the Arduino IDE or advanced users can solder on a JTAG header. Also an onboard is bluetooth radio.

https://store.gumstix.com/radium-96bie.html

ADC For Compound Eye on Edison

vandia — Wed, 24 May 2017 08:31:56 GMT

Hi, this question is possibly specific to a couple of different requirements, partially because *spoiler* I have no clue what I'm doing! XD

Seriously though, I'm going to want to connect my Compound Eye (IR Sensor) at some point to my Edison on an Arduino Breakout Board.

I'm programming in Python, and while I'm familiar with how they work/what they do, I don't really know:
-how to communicate with one via GPIO

-how to connect the compound eye: Can 1 ADC read multiple inputs, and relay it digital to a single GPIO?

-If so, what should I look for when comparing? I'm actually going to need at least 5 extra inputs.
-if so, how would I relay that information in Python?
I only recall experience turning GPIO on/off, reading if it's powered, and with writing I2C.

I'm already using 1 I2C device (screen), if that's how they communicate, and am considering using a second. As such, I also know you can't always choose the address of the buses, and may get a conflict.

I'm limited to using only 4 Analog Inputs on the Edison, with all 4 already used reserved now, without starting with the Compound Eye yet, before someone asks why I need this.
The Atmega chip conflicts A4/5 with SCL/SDA, so using I2C, I have to find another communication.

I'm sorry, as I know parts of this may belong somewhere, or has been asked somewhere.... but it would also likely be difficult for me to piece that information together. I know things are largely undocumented still with the Edison, and even though it works similar to the RPi, that it's GPIO handler and the Edison's (MRAA) work a bit differently in coding; I did not want to be confused by this either. Again, please forgive me my ignorance on this. If it's included in the microcontrollers class, I plan to take that, but it would still unlikely answer how to program it in python with MRAA.

Thanks for your time!

MRAA and I2C Display

vandia — Mon, 22 May 2017 21:44:54 GMT

Pastebin URL: https://pastebin.com/QgCNn7eD

Anyhow, I'm using the SSD1306 I2C screen module. I'm programming in Python, and have it working pretty well, for the most part.hat is,

Until I try to use MRAA to read analog inputs. Suddenly, the screen will not turn on.

With the commented section commented, the screen turns on. Uncommented, it turns off, even though the code still runs in the terminal.

Has anyone else had this problem, is it documented somewhere, or is something else wrong that I'm doing, involving using both?

Using a VL53L05X TOF sensor with TinyTILE-How?

djsb — Sat, 29 Apr 2017 07:28:19 GMT

Hello,

I would like to us an ST VL53L0X TOF sensor with my TinyTILE board. I have connected the SCL pin on my Pololu Board

Pololu - VL53L0X Time-of-Flight Distance Sensor Carrier with Voltage Regulator, 200cm Max

to the I2C0_SCL and the SDA pin to I2C0_SDA pins on the TinyTILE. I have tried using the library mentioned here

GitHub - pololu/vl53l0x-arduino: Pololu Arduino library for VL53L0X time-of-flight distance sensor

but I can't get it to work.

I'm wondering if I would have better luck using these I2C examples from here

tinyTILE-Extended-Support-Library/examples at master · 01org/tinyTILE-Extended-Support-Library · GitHub

Some basic questions.

1/ How would I use the above TILE-Extended-Support-Library in the Arduino IDE?

2/ Have I connected the sensor board to the correct I2C pins? There are 2 other pins on the TILE. Should I use these instead?

3/ How would I adapt the above Arduino libraries (I.E include header files etc).

4/ I just want to start off small so a good start would be to retrieve the model ID etc from the sensor and do a basic measurement. How would I begin?

I hope someone can help. Thanks.

PS This question has also been asked on the intel community forum here

https://communities.intel.com/message/470705#470705

I was redirected here.

Intel Edison Bluetooth Pairing

vandia — Mon, 20 Mar 2017 10:24:04 GMT

I've been following the below tutorial, but while I can get the Edison to see my BT Speaker, it will not see my phone from the [bluetoothctl] app.
https://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/connecting-the-intel-edison-board-to-your-android-phone-with-serial-port-profi…

I've turned bluetooth off and on, and been looking for a while about this issue. I'd like to be able to use my phone to debug if I have a system crash on my project, by sending serial date to my phone. I read one thing that some manufactures or something may block 0x00 devices, but don't know the details, or if that's relevant here: much less if there was something I could do.

If you have any input or experience on this, I'd appreciate it, because it may be a month or so until I can get some other equipment to read info from, and I'm kind of trying to do one of those review things on the Intel Edison.

Thanks for your time!

I couldn't tile a wall with these, they're too tiny

cstanton — Wed, 08 Mar 2017 02:09:06 GMT

Since I don't have the necessary cabling to use the JTAG connector, I'm attempting to hack away at the tiletile with the Arduino IDE and i2c to talk to a BMP280 barometer.

Things are a little awkward with the BMP280, Adafruit has a library but it is tailored more for the Arduino platform and not the intel Curie at the moment.

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tinyTILE prototype?

jccraig — Tue, 29 Nov 2016 21:35:22 GMT

I want to upgrade my LucidBrake invention using a tinyTILE as soon as possible, if not yesterday Where can I get a prototype tinyTILE so I can get a head start on development? Who can I call to discuss this with?

900Mhz / 868Mhz RF board for intel Edison

cstanton — Mon, 28 Nov 2016 15:33:12 GMT

www.youtube.com/watch

This caught my eye over on Reddit, it's not often I see add-on boards for the intel Edison.

tinyTILE - Intel Curie Module Based Board

01040414560 — Fri, 21 Oct 2016 05:19:03 GMT

Hi.

I used Intel Genuino 101 board, During various project. Gunuino is bigger than we expect.

In order to proceed new project, I'm investigating smaller product.

Then, I found a posts. tinyTILE - Intel Curie Module Based Board

But I could not find a way related to the purchase.

Please tell me if you have any information.

Thank you for your the time and have a great day!

tinyTILE

Former Member — Tue, 20 Sep 2016 10:35:49 GMT

Can any one please tell me a release date for this tinyTile intel chip and were could i buy one ?

Intel's Open Source Hardware Advisory Panel

fustini — Wed, 28 Oct 2015 21:28:28 GMT

I came across this page today and thought it might be of interest to others in this group:

Intel's Open Source Hardware Advisory Panel

https://www-ssl.intel.com/content/www/us/en/do-it-yourself/maker-osh-advisory-panel.html

In the first half of 2015, Intel hosted a series of conversations with the company’s Open Source Hardware Advisory Panel – a group of key enablers in the global open source hardware ecosystem – about licensing, best practices, sustaining development communities, business models, path to product, Shenzhen, and the evolving relationship between the global maker movement and chip manufacturers.

There are 7 recorded sessions total:

Here's session #1:

Open Source Hardware 101, Pre-History of the Arduino, and the Design of the Minnowboard

https://www-ssl.intel.com/content/www/us/en/do-it-yourself/osh-advisory-panel-session-1.html#video1

- Participants: Alicia Gibb, Tom Igoe, David Anders, Jay Melican
- Written and coordinated by Seth Hunter