Hardware

Specifications:

• Powered by Tibbo OS (TiOS).
• 10/100BaseT auto-MDIX Ethernet port with RJ45/magnetics.
• Optional Wi-Fi interface (requires the GA1000 add-on module).
• Optional GPRS interface (requires Tibbit #47).
• 7 tiles with 47 general-purpose I/O lines:
  • 14 sockets for Tibbit modules;
  • 14 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.
  • 8 module sockets have interrupt capability;
  • 1 module socket has PoE capability;
  • 4 remappable synchronous serial ports with SPI and I2C modes.
• Onboard buzzer.
• RTC with a backup supercapacitor.
• 22KB SRAM for Tibbo BASIC/C variables and data.
• 1MB flash memory for TiOS, application code, and 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 for selecting high or low speed.
• Reliable power-on/ brown-out reset circuit.
• Power: 220mA @ 5V (100Base-T mode, full speed).
• Dimensions (LxW): 165 x 94mm.
• Operating temperature range: -40 ~ +70°C.
• Firmware is upgradeable through the serial port or network.
• Tibbo BASIC/C application can be debugged through the Ethernet LAN.
• CE- and FCC-certified.

See Also:

• TPB3 Size 3 Tibbo Project Box
• Tibbit blocks
• GA1000 Wi-Fi add-on module
• TPP3(G2) Size 3 Tibbo Project PCB, Gen 2

Programming

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Platform objects:

• beep — generates buzzer patterns.
• button — monitors the MD button.
• fd — manages the flash memory file system and direct sector access.
• io — handles I/O lines, ports, and interrupts.
• kp — works with matrix and binary keypads.
• lcd — controls graphical display panels.
• net — controls the Ethernet port.
• pat — "plays" patterns on up to five LED pairs.
• ppp — accesses the Internet over a serial modem (GPRS, etc.).
• pppoe — accesses the Internet over an ADSL modem.
• 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 16 UDP, TCP, and HTTP sessions).
• 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.

Function Groups: 27 string functions, 8 date/time conversion functions, encryption/hash calculation functions (RC4, MD5, SHA-1), 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