{"id":109,"date":"2015-11-29T17:31:14","date_gmt":"2015-11-30T01:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nickmccomb.net\/college\/?page_id=109"},"modified":"2021-04-24T19:53:43","modified_gmt":"2021-04-25T03:53:43","slug":"xtend-daughterboard","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nickmccomb.net\/college\/printed-circuit-boards\/xtend-daughterboard","title":{"rendered":"XTend Daughterboard"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Board Summary<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_184\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nickmccomb.net\/college\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/XTend-Daughetrboard-v3-Render.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-184\" class=\"wp-image-184 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/nickmccomb.net\/college\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/XTend-Daughetrboard-v3-Render-300x235.png\" alt=\"XTend Daughetrboard v3 Render\" width=\"300\" height=\"235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nickmccomb.net\/college\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/XTend-Daughetrboard-v3-Render-300x235.png 300w, https:\/\/nickmccomb.net\/college\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/XTend-Daughetrboard-v3-Render-768x601.png 768w, https:\/\/nickmccomb.net\/college\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/XTend-Daughetrboard-v3-Render-198x155.png 198w, https:\/\/nickmccomb.net\/college\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/XTend-Daughetrboard-v3-Render.png 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-184\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Render of the 3rd version of the DB.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This was originally designed for the <a href=\"https:\/\/nickmccomb.net\/college\/ross\">ROSS project<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This board was designed to be a &#8220;Daughterboard&#8221; for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.digi.com\/products\/xbee-rf-solutions\/modules\/xtend-module\">Digi XTend Wireless module<\/a>, as it requires extra hardware to be plug and play with a 3v3 serial device. The features are summarized below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Breaks out the XTend&#8217;s 2mm (not standard .1&#8243; spacing) pins and routes signal and power appropriately.<\/li>\n<li>Provides 2A @ 5v from any source from 7v &#8211; 16v (designed for a 12v SLA pack)<\/li>\n<li>Preforms Logic Level Shifting of the 5v Serial signal coming out of the XTend to be received by the Pixhawk (or any other 3v3 device)<\/li>\n<li>Provides current sensing and easy interface to a 5v serial device (uC, RasPi, etc) via a Molex Connector<\/li>\n<li>Provides a switch to turn of XTend transmission for debugging purposes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<a class=\"lts_button lts_button_sc lts_button_default lt_rounded lt_flat  \" target=\"_blank\" style=\"background:#2dcb73;color:#ffffff;border-color:#2dcb73;\" href=\"https:\/\/nickmccomb.net\/college\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/XTend-Daughterboard-Documentation-v1.pdf\"   >Formal Documentation<\/a>\n<p>Version 4 of the board can be used as a ground station interface (as it includes a USB-to-serial converter).<\/p>\n<p>Version 3 of the board (including Version 3 improved) is used in the EBOX, as it doesn&#8217;t need the extra circuitry.<\/p>\n<h3>Board Pinout<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_186\" style=\"width: 221px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nickmccomb.net\/college\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/1210151806_HDR_adf.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-186\" class=\"wp-image-186 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/nickmccomb.net\/college\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/1210151806_HDR_adf-211x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"211\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nickmccomb.net\/college\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/1210151806_HDR_adf-211x300.jpg 211w, https:\/\/nickmccomb.net\/college\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/1210151806_HDR_adf-109x155.jpg 109w, https:\/\/nickmccomb.net\/college\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/1210151806_HDR_adf.jpg 537w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 211px) 100vw, 211px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-186\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Picture of the 3rd version of the XTend Daughterboard during testing.<\/p><\/div>\n<h4>DF13<\/h4>\n<p>The DF13 (Pixhawk) connector on the board\u00a0is designed to work with the Pixhawk &#8220;TELEM&#8221; ports. It&#8217;s pinout\u00a0is as follows:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_242\" style=\"width: 268px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-242\" class=\"wp-image-242 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/nickmccomb.net\/college\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/2015-12-21-14_18_00-Snapfish.png\" alt=\"XTend DB DF13 (Pixhawk Connector) Pinout\" width=\"258\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nickmccomb.net\/college\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/2015-12-21-14_18_00-Snapfish.png 258w, https:\/\/nickmccomb.net\/college\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/2015-12-21-14_18_00-Snapfish-199x155.png 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 258px) 100vw, 258px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-242\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">XTend DB DF13 (Pixhawk Connector) Pinout<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Pin 1 is marked &#8220;+&#8221; and is on the &#8220;right&#8221; (farthest from the XTend).<\/p>\n<h4>MCU<\/h4>\n<p>The port labeled &#8220;MCU&#8221; or &#8220;MCU Conn&#8221; is designed to interface with a 5v Microcontroller. The connector on the board is DigiKey part no <a href=\"http:\/\/www.digikey.com\/product-search\/en?x=0&amp;y=0&amp;lang=en&amp;site=us&amp;keywords=WM4803-ND\">WM4803-ND<\/a>, and It&#8217;s pinout is as follows:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_243\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-243\" class=\"wp-image-243 size-medium\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/nickmccomb.net\/college\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/2015-12-21-14_18_11-Snapfish-300x172.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nickmccomb.net\/college\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/2015-12-21-14_18_11-Snapfish-300x172.png 300w, https:\/\/nickmccomb.net\/college\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/2015-12-21-14_18_11-Snapfish-271x155.png 271w, https:\/\/nickmccomb.net\/college\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/2015-12-21-14_18_11-Snapfish.png 304w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-243\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">XTend DB MCU Molex Connector Pinout<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Pin 1 is marked, and is on the &#8220;left&#8221; (closest to the XTend).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_110\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nickmccomb.net\/college\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/XTend-Daughterboard.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-110\" class=\"wp-image-110\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/nickmccomb.net\/college\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/XTend-Daughterboard.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of the 2nd version of the XTend Daughterboard during testing.\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-110\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Picture of the 2nd version of the XTend Daughterboard during testing.<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Project Downloads<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nickmccomb.net\/college\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/XTendDaughterboard-v4-Schematic.pdf\">XTendDaughterboard v4 Schematic<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nickmccomb.net\/college\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/XTendDaughterboard-v3-Schematic.pdf\">XTendDaughterboard v3 Schematic<\/a>\u00a0(pdf)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nickmccomb.net\/college\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/XTend-Daughterboard-V3-Design-Files.zip\">XTend Daughterboard v3 Design Files<\/a>\u00a0(Altium Designer)<\/p>\n<h3>Old Versions<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nickmccomb.net\/college\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/XTend-Daughterboard-v2-Design-Files.zip\">XTend Daughterboard v2 Design Files<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nickmccomb.net\/college\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/XTendDaughterboard-v2-Schematic.pdf\">XTendDaughterboard v2 Schematic<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nickmccomb.net\/college\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/XTend-Daughterboard-v1-Manufacturing-Files.zip\">XTend Daughterboard v1 Design Files<\/a>\u00a0(source files are in a zip)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Board Summary This was originally designed for the ROSS project. This board was designed to be a &#8220;Daughterboard&#8221; for the Digi XTend Wireless module, as it requires extra hardware to be plug and play with a 3v3 serial device. The features are summarized below: Breaks out the XTend&#8217;s 2mm (not standard .1&#8243; spacing) pins and<br \/><a class=\"moretag\" href=\"https:\/\/nickmccomb.net\/college\/printed-circuit-boards\/xtend-daughterboard\">+ Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":184,"parent":100,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template_parts\/page-fullwidth_template.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-109","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nickmccomb.net\/college\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/109","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nickmccomb.net\/college\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nickmccomb.net\/college\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nickmccomb.net\/college\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nickmccomb.net\/college\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=109"}],"version-history":[{"count":33,"href":"https:\/\/nickmccomb.net\/college\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/109\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1714,"href":"https:\/\/nickmccomb.net\/college\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/109\/revisions\/1714"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nickmccomb.net\/college\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/100"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nickmccomb.net\/college\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/184"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nickmccomb.net\/college\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}