When testing or evaluating the MTi 1-series we highly recommend purchasing a Development Kit, such as the MTi-3 Development Kit or the MTi-7 Development Kit. The Development Board included in this Kit features many different options to communicate with your MTi 1-series device, such as a micro-USB interface and Arduino-compatible headers for UART, SPI and I²C communication.
In addition to this, the Development Board features two mikroBUS extension sockets, one for connecting an external GNSS receiver (MTi-7-DK only) and one for regular communication purposes. This latter communication port can be found on headers P202 and P203 as indicated in the figure below. For the exact pin descriptions, refer to the MTi 1-series DK User Manual.
The mikroBUS communication extension socket allows users to further extend the communication capabilities of the MTi 1-series Development Board. Because of the mikroBUS standard there are various off-the-shelf "click boards" available that can be mounted here, including boards for serial and wireless communication. Refer to Mikro Elektronika's webshop for a large range of available click boards.
The table below shows a list of transceiver click boards that have been tested with the MTi 1-series Development Board. For some click boards, additional configuration is necessary; see the configuration column.
| Board | Vendor link | Compatibility | Configuration |
| RS232 Click | Verified compatibility | Full-duplex: Set PSEL0/PSEL1 to 0/0. | |
| RS232 2 Click | - | Hardware flow control not supported; RTS/CTS pins reversed. | |
| RS485 Click 3.3V* | Verified compatibility | Half-duplex: Set PSEL0/PSEL1 to 1/0. | |
| Bluetooth Click | Verified compatibility | RST functionality needs to be disabled**. Can be configured to act as a serial bridge in Windows ("Standard Serial over Bluetooth Link (COM)"), making it fully compatible with the MT Software Suite. |
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If you have any questions regarding this list, please do not hesitate to contact our product specialists.