Hardware

Specifications:

• 32-bit architecture (ARM Cortex-M4) with floating point unit (FPU).
• Powered by Tibbo OS (TiOS).
• 10/100BaseT auto-MDIX Ethernet port with RJ45/magnetics.
• Optional Wi-Fi interface (requires the WA2000 add-on module).
• Optional BLE interface (requires the WA2000 add-on module).
• Optional 4G/LTE cellular interface (requires Tibbit #45).
• 3 tiles with 24 general-purpose I/O lines:
  • 6 sockets for Tibbit modules;
  • 6 sockets for Tibbit connectors;
  • 1 extra socket for Tibbit #37 (RF connector);
  • 4 Tibbit module sockets have UART capability:
    • Baudrates of up to 921,600bps;
    • None*/even/odd/mark/space parity modes;
    • 7* or 8 bits/character;
    • Full-duplex mode w. RTS/CTS, XON/XOFF flow control;
    • Half-duplex mode with direction control;
    • Encoding/decoding of Wiegand, clock/data streams.
  • Each module socket has an interrupt capability;
  • 1 module socket has PoE capability;
  • 4 remappable synchronous serial ports with SPI and I2C modes.
• Onboard buzzer (consumes 50mA more current if used).
• Onboard temperature sensor.
• Onboard ADXL312 accelerometer.
• Connectors for the TFT LCD and sensor keypad of the TPB2L.
• RTC with a backup supercapacitor.
• 130KB SRAM for Tibbo BASIC/C variables and data.
• 2MB flash for TiOS and application code.
• Additional 4MB flash for the hardened fault-tolerant file system.
• 2048-byte EEPROM for data storage.
• Eight onboard LEDs:
  • Green and red main status LEDs;
  • Yellow Ethernet link LED;
  • Five blue LEDs (for Wi-Fi signal strength indication, etc.).
• Software-controlled PLL allows selecting full, medium, or low speed.
• Reliable power-on/ brown-out reset circuit.
• Power:
  • 140mA @ 5V (100Base-T mode, full speed, buzzer off)
  • 190mA @ 5V (100Base-T mode, full speed, buzzer on)
• Dimensions (LxW): 94 x 94mm.
• Operating temperature range: -40 ~ +85°C.
• Firmware is upgradeable through:
  • The serial port;
  • Ethernet LAN; or
  • Over-the-air (requires the WA2000 and an iOS or Android device).
• Tibbo BASIC/C application can be debugged through the Ethernet LAN.
• CE- and FCC- certification in progress.

*The TPP2(G3) does not support the combination of the 7 bits/character mode and the "none" parity mode.

See also:

• TPB2 Size 2 Tibbo Project Box
• TPB2L Size 2 Tibbo Project Box with LCD/keypad
• Tibbit blocks
• WA2000 Wi-Fi add-on module

Programming

Create powerful, network-enabled applications in Tibbo BASIC and Tibbo C. Learn more...

Platform objects:

• beep — generates buzzer patterns.
• bt — in charge of the BLE (Bluetooth Low-Energy) interface.
• button — monitors the MD button.
• fd — manages the flash memory file system and direct sector access.
• i2c — implements up to eight software I²C channels on the general-purpose I/O lines
• io — handles I/O lines, ports, and interrupts.
• kp — works with matrix and binary keypads.
• lcd — controls the LCD.
• net — controls the Ethernet port.
• pat — "plays" patterns on up to five LED pairs.
• ppp — accesses the Internet over a serial modem (4G/LTE, etc.).
• romfile — facilitates access to resource files (fixed data).
• rtc — keeps track of date and time.
• ser — controls serial ports (UART, Wiegand, clock/data modes).
• sock — socket comms (up to 32 UDP, TCP, and HTTP sessions).
  • Support for TLS 1.2 RSA-2048 and ECDSA (secp384r1 elliptic curve profile)¹
• ssi — controls serial synchronous interface channels (SPI, I2C...).
• stor — provides access to the EEPROM.
• sys — in charge of general device functionality.
• wln — handles the Wi-Fi interface.

1. Supported on a single outgoing TCP connection at a time.

Function Groups: String functions, trigonometric functions, date/time conversion functions, encryption/hash calculation functions, and more.

Variable Types: Signed and unsigned 8-bit, 16-bit, and 32-bit types; floating point and string types; user-defined arrays and structures.

Files and Documentation

* Device Explorer is a part of Tibbo IDE (TIDE) software. It installs alongside TIDE, and you can also install it separately, without installing TIDE. Both TIDE and Device Explorer can be downloaded here.