Abstract

This is a cookbook for StarBoard Orange community based support. This cook book provide practical information for StarBoard Orange.

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The board includes

• microSD card connector
• USB (Host side)
• LAN(RJ-45)
• TextLCD

You can use these features for various applications.

Expandability

StarBoard Orange does not need any other devices for general usage. But the board has great expandability.

External circuits can be added to StarBoard Orange if you want.

There is a user space under LCD.

The area of user space is 20x5. There are position numbers at the top of the board.

You just need to connect your external circuit to mbed using this user space.

You can see through holes for external circuit on the side of mbed.

So, It is easy to add your circuits.

Please see more information at http://mbed.org/users/shintamainjp/notebook/starboard_expandability_en/

With Acrylic Board

An acrylic board is good for keeping clean your mbed and StarBoard Orange.

FAQ

Where is the basic information about the board?

Can I post a question about a program for StarBoard Orange?

Where can I get one?

Where is the test program?

Can I get the schematics and the BOM?

I'd like to get a photograph for introduce this board.

Our friends in world wide community

• Germany
  • Stanislaus Eichstaedt

• United States
  • Luke Schantz
  • Jeff Mourich

• Japan
  • logic star
  • NXP fan (in Japan)
  • xeye_ atsu
  • Toshihisa T
  • Kazuhiro Ouchi
  • Shinichiro Nakamura
  • kimio kosaka
  • Junichi Katsu

Short code examples

Here is short code examples for components on StarBoard Orange.

Text LCD

• http://mbed.org/users/simon/programs/TextLCD/latest

#include "mbed.h"
#include "TextLCD.h"

TextLCD lcd(p24, p26, p27, p28, p29, p30);

int main(void) {
    lcd.cls();
    lcd.locate(0, 0);
    lcd.printf("StarBoard Orange");
    lcd.locate(0, 1);
    lcd.printf("mbed NXP LPC1768");
    return 0;
}

SD card

• http://mbed.org/users/simon/programs/SDFileSystem/latest

#include "mbed.h"
#include "SDFileSystem.h"

SDFileSystem sd(p5, p6, p7, p8, "sd");

int main(void) {
    FILE *fp = fopen("/sd/test.txt", "w");
    if (NULL != fp) {
        fprintf(fp, "StarBoard Orange. mbed NXP LPC1768.");
        fclose(fp);
    } else {
        error("Open failed.\n" );
        return 1;
    }
    return 0;
}

USB(A)

• http://mbed.org/users/chris/programs/MSCFileSystem_Lib/latest

#include "mbed.h"
#include "MSCFileSystem.h"

MSCFileSystem usb("usb");

int main(void) {
    FILE *fp = fopen("/usb/test.txt", "w");
    if (NULL != fp) {
        fprintf(fp, "StarBoard Orange. mbed NXP LPC1768.");
        fclose(fp);
    } else {
        error("Open failed.\n" );
        return 1;
    }
    return 0;
}

Ethernet

• http://mbed.org/users/donatien/programs/EthernetNetIf/latest
• http://mbed.org/users/donatien/programs/HTTPServer/latest

#include "mbed.h"
#include "EthernetNetIf.h"
#include "HTTPServer.h"

#if 1
/*
 * Use "DHCP"
 */
EthernetNetIf ethif;
#else
/*
 * Use "static IP address" (Parameters:IP, Subnet mask, Gateway, DNS)
 */
EthernetNetIf ethif(IpAddr(xxx,xxx,xxx,xxx), IpAddr(xxx,xxx,xxx,xxx), IpAddr(xxx,xxx,xxx,xxx), IpAddr(xxx,xxx,xxx,xxx));
#endif
HTTPServer server;
LocalFileSystem local("local");

int main(void) {
    if (ethif.setup()) {
        error("Ethernet setup failed.");
        return 1;
    }
    FSHandler::mount("/local", "/");
    server.addHandler<FSHandler>("/");
    server.bind(80);
    while (1) {
        Net::poll();
    }
    return 0;
}

Your web contents will appear by just a type the path to it at a web browser. (e.g.) http://192.168.11.6/MBED.HTM

How do I get this board?

You can purchase StarBoard Orange and the cecessary components from kiban-honpo in Japan.

You can buy it if you live in Japan. If you don't ... Please ask to them or search in Amazon web store.

• http://www.kibanhonpo.com/
• http://kibanhonpo.shop-pro.jp/

Support

• http://mbed.org/cookbook/Support-for-StarBoard-Orange

Resources

Schematics

• http://mbed.org/media/uploads/logic_star/starboard_schematic_v15_a3.pdf

BOM

• http://mbed.org/media/uploads/lofic_star/starboard-1.5.2_bom.pdf

Links

Basic information

• StarBoard Orange： mbed評価用ベースボード(in Japanese)
  • http://mbed.org/users/logic_star/notebook/star_board_orange/

• StarBoard Orange : "Soldering step by step"
  • http://mbed.org/users/shintamainjp/notebook/starboard_soldering_en/

• StarBoard Orange : "Expandability of StarBoard"
  • http://mbed.org/users/shintamainjp/notebook/starboard_expandability_en/

Application examples

• StarBoard Orange : "Application example No.1 : Enjoy mbed world with just one sensor!"
  • http://mbed.org/users/shintamainjp/notebook/starboard_example1_en/

• StarBoard Orange : "Application example No.2 : Add many buttons to your application with IR remote!"
  • http://mbed.org/users/shintamainjp/notebook/starboard_example2_en/

• StarBoard Orange : "Application example No.3 : Drive a CHORO Q with wii nunchuck!"
  • http://mbed.org/users/shintamainjp/notebook/starboard_example3_en/

People

• logic_star
  • http://mbed.org/users/logic_star/
• funax
  • http://mbed.org/users/funax/
• nxpfan
  • http://mbed.org/users/nxpfan/
• jksoft
  • http://mbed.org/users/jksoft/
• kanpapa
  • http://mbed.org/users/kanpapa/
• shintamainjp
  • http://mbed.org/users/shintamainjp/
• kosmac
  • http://mbed.org/users/kosmac/