BACnet MS/TP Development Kit

The BACnet MS/TP Development Kit is a great way to start working with BACnet in a microcontroller. The board is ideal for experimenters, developers, engineers, or as a main cpu board for a more advanced system. Program download and run is easily executed in-system using the Atmel AVR Dragon, JTAGICEmkII, other ATmega programming tool, or using the integrated FTISP USB connection.

The board utilizes the Atmel AVR ATMega644P microcontroller with 64k of In-System Flash Memory, running at 18.43Mhz, allowing up to 18.43 MIPS (million-instructions-per-second). All power supply components and crystal are in place for the microcontroller. Connectors are provided for RS-485, RS-232, USB, power and all I/O pins, via standard polarized connections or pin headers. 

Development software is included, together with code examples from the open source BACnet Stack hosted on SourceForge.net, to get you up and running quickly.

Please note: This is a complete unit, ready to run, and not an unassembled kit. Power supply is included.

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Features

• Includes ATMega644P with 64kb internal Flash Program Memory and 4kb RAM

• All necessary power supply components and crystal ( 18.43MHz) already installed.

• All I/O pins connected to pin headers for easy external connections.

• ISP Port and JTAG Port connectors, with FTISP jumpers

• RS485 Communication with on-board MAX485 or equivalent for BACnet MS/TP

• USB connector for alternate power and FT232RL for serial port connection

• RS-232 pin header and MAX202 for alternate serial port connection

• 7-position DIP switch for MS/TP MAC address, and 0-9 rotary switch for mode selection

• Test LEDs for program run testing or RS485 communication indication

• 32.7680KHz crystal for real-time clock feature of AVR

• Power LED

• Code Examples Provided

• Dramatically reduces program development time

Software

• Example application based on the open source BACnet Protocol Stack hosted on SourceForge.net

• Free compiler WinAVR (AVR-GCC) can be used with the free AVR Studio to develop or experiment

Parts Supplied

• BACnet Development Board

• 5.0Vdc Power Supply

• BACnet Stack and Application Software

• Manual on CD

• Examples and Sample Code

• Data Sheets on CD

The following links provide useful background information for this microcontroller in conjuction with this controller board.

Data Sheets

• ATMega644P Data Sheet

• Atmel AVR - Instruction Set

• ATMega644P - Application Notes

Books

• Programming: Programming and Customizing the AVR Microcontroller

Useful Websites

• Atmel Website

• Circuit Cellar Magazine

• AVR Freaks

• BACnet Development Resources

• BACnet International Developer Resources

Technical Data

• Microcontroller: ATMEGA644P-20AU

• Main Crystal: 18.43MHz

• Speed: 18.43MHz

• Processor Language: AVR

Memory

• Program Flash Memory (Internal): 64kBytes

• RAM Memory (Internal): 4kBytes

• EEPROM Memory (Internal): 2kBytes

• SEEPROM Memory AT24C16B (External via TWI or I2C): 2kBytes

Converters

• A/D (Internal): Yes - 8 Channels 10-Bit

Auxiliary Features

• SPI Controller (Internal): Yes

• RTC Counter (Internal): Yes

• PWM (Internal): Yes - 6 Channels

Input/Ouput

• I/O Points Available: 32

• I/O Points Connection: solder pad with hole

• RS-485 Connection: 3 Way Polarized Connector

• USB Connection: Female Type B

• RS-232 Connection: 3 Way pin header

Clocks

• Real Time Clock: Internal, using 32.7680KHz crystal

• Counters: 2 - 8bit, 1 - 16bit

Communication

• RS485 Communication: Yes - 1 Channel

• USB Serial: Yes - FTDI (selectable via JP4)

• RS-232 Serial: Yes - MAX202 (selectable via JP4)

Ancillary Features

• In-Circuit Programming: Yes

• Power-On LED: Yes - Red

• Test LED: 2 - Red, 2 - Green

• 7-position DIP switch

• 10-position rotary dial

Power Supply

• Power-Supply: 5 Vdc

Dimensions

• LxW: 80mm x 100mm