The Red Pitaya (STEMlab) is a credit card-sized, open-source test and measurement board that can be used to replace most measurement instruments used in electronics laboratories. With a single click, the board can transform into a web-based oscilloscope, spectrum analyser, signal generator, LCR meter, Bode plotter, and microcontroller. The Red Pitaya (STEMlab) can replace the many pieces of expensive measurement equipment found at professional research organisations and teaching laboratories. The device, that based on Linux, includes an FPGA, digital signal processing (DSP), dual core ARM Cortex processor, signal acquisition and generation circuitry, micro USB socket, microSD card slot, RJ45 socket for Ethernet connection, and USB socket – all powered from an external mains adaptor. This book is an introduction to electronics. It aims to teach the principles and applications of basic electronics by carrying out real experiments using the Red Pitaya (STEMlab). The book includes many chapters on basic electronics and teaches the theory and use of electronic components including resistors, capacitors, inductors, diodes, transistors, and operational amplifiers in electronic circuits. Many fun and interesting Red Pitaya (STEMlab) experiments are included in the book. The book also makes an introduction to visual programming environment. The book is written for college level and first year university students studying electrical or electronic engineering.

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This bundle includes the Red Pitaya STEMlab 125-14 PRO Gen 2 Starter Kit and the new book "Experimenting with Red Pitaya STEMlab Gen 2". The Red Pitaya STEMlab 125-14 PRO Gen 2 Starter Kit is a powerful and flexible platform for signal processing, data acquisition, and electronic measurement applications. Designed for engineers, developers, researchers, and educators, this kit provides everything required to start building advanced measurement and control systems. At the core of the kit is the STEMlab 125-14 PRO Gen 2 board, an upgraded and ultra-lightweight development platform. Powered by the Xilinx Zynq-7010 SoC with 512 MB of RAM, it combines FPGA programmability with ARM processing power to enable high-performance instrumentation and custom signal-processing solutions. The board offers 14-bit ADC and DAC resolution, a 125 MS/s sampling rate, an input range of ±20 V, and up to 60 MHz bandwidth. Its improved low-noise analog front-end, USB-C connectivity, and compact design make it suitable for demanding applications such as RF development, radar systems, photonics research, software-defined radio (SDR), and industrial automation. The Starter Kit includes all essential accessories for immediate use: a microSD card with preinstalled operating system, power supply, Ethernet cable for remote access, two 100 MHz oscilloscope probes, and SMA-to-BNC adapters for flexible signal connections. The Red Pitaya STEMlab 125-14 PRO Gen 2 Starter Kit is an excellent platform for rapid prototyping, FPGA development, measurement instrumentation, and advanced electronics experimentation. Features 14-bit ADC and DAC resolution 125 MS/s sampling rate ±20 V input range Up to 60 MHz bandwidth Xilinx Zynq-7010 SoC (FPGA + ARM processor) 512 MB RAM Low-noise analog front- and back-ends Applications RF development and testing Radar and wireless systems Software-defined radio (SDR) Photonics and optical research Industrial automation and control systems Signal analysis and instrumentation Rapid prototyping of electronic measurement systems Specifications Processor Dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 FPGA AMD Xilinx Zynq-7010 SoC RAM 512 MB (4 Gb) Storage microSD card (up to 32 GB) Operating System Linux-based Red Pitaya OS ADC Resolution 14-bit DAC Resolution 14-bit Bandwidth 60 MHz (DC) Sampling Rate 125 MS/s Analog Input Channels 2 Analog Output Channels 2 Input Voltage Range ±1 V (LV) / ±20 V (HV) Input Impedance 1 MΩ / 10 pF Output Voltage Range ±1 V Ethernet 1x Gigabit Ethernet (RJ45) USB 2x USB-C 2.0 (for power and console) Digital I/O 16x GPIO (3.3 V) Communication Interfaces I²C, SPI, UART, CAN Power Supply 5 V/3 A via USB-C Dimensions 106.8 x 60.0 x 17.9 mm Included 1x Red Pitaya STEMlab 125-14 PRO Gen 2 board 2x 100 MHz oscilloscope probes 2x SMA-to-BNC adapters 1x microSD card with preinstalled OS 1x USB-C Power supply 1x Ethernet cable Downloads Documentation Schematics Book: Experimenting with Red Pitaya STEMlab Gen 2 With this new book, Red Pitaya goes beyond a versatile board. It becomes a powerful laboratory instrument for precision measurement, analysis, and control. From the fundamentals of electronic project development, monitoring, control, and design to testing, this book walks you step-by-step through everything you need to know to harness the full potential of Red Pitaya hardware and software. The book presents real-time, FPGA-based projects that are developed on a PC using the Vivado environment, then transferred to the Red Pitaya for execution and testing. You will learn about enhanced performance, expanded I/O capabilities, improved FPGA features, and advanced connectivity options that open up new frontiers for precision measurement, monitoring, and control in your embedded applications. Inside the book you will discover: A deep dive into Red Pitaya architecture and hardware design Electronic experiments using Red Pitaya for measurement and monitoring Hands-on projects using the Python programming language Practical guidance for FPGA programming using Red Pitaya Red Pitaya FPGA projects using the Verilog HDL under Vivado IDE Practical design of electronic projects including measurement and testing Step-by-step examples that bridge theory and real-world implementation Whether you are designing your own electronic circuits, developing signal analysis tools, or creating real-time control or monitoring systems, this book provides you the knowledge and confidence you need to fully learn and customize the Red Pitaya platform.

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A Hands-on Guide to Crafting Your Own Power Plant The book you are about to read provides a step-by-step guide for building a renewable energy power plant at home. Our goal was to make the book as practical as possible. The material is intended for immediate application with a small amount of theory. Yet, the theory is important as a foundation that saves time and effort by disabusing the readers of potential misconceptions. Specifically, upon having a firm understanding of photovoltaic physics, you will not be inclined to fruitlessly search for 90% efficient solar panels! We want our readers to be the “doers”. If the book gets covered in grime and some pages become torn while you are building your power plant – this is the best compliment to us. The book covers solar and wind energy. Also, a curious power source based on manure is discussed as well, giving the doers an opportunity to further develop the manure fuel cell. It is important to note that there are many companies offering installation of complete solar solutions. Upon installing the panels, the system is not owned by the customer. Therefore, there is no freedom for experimentation and optimization. Also, none can beat the cost of a DIY solution as well as the ultimate satisfaction. All that is written here is a result of us building a renewable energy solution in Southern California. As the book was completed, the energy began flowing!

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A Hands-on Guide to Crafting Your Own Power Plant The book you are about to read provides a step-by-step guide for building a renewable energy power plant at home. Our goal was to make the book as practical as possible. The material is intended for immediate application with a small amount of theory. Yet, the theory is important as a foundation that saves time and effort by disabusing the readers of potential misconceptions. Specifically, upon having a firm understanding of photovoltaic physics, you will not be inclined to fruitlessly search for 90% efficient solar panels! We want our readers to be the “doers”. If the book gets covered in grime and some pages become torn while you are building your power plant – this is the best compliment to us. The book covers solar and wind energy. Also, a curious power source based on manure is discussed as well, giving the doers an opportunity to further develop the manure fuel cell. It is important to note that there are many companies offering installation of complete solar solutions. Upon installing the panels, the system is not owned by the customer. Therefore, there is no freedom for experimentation and optimization. Also, none can beat the cost of a DIY solution as well as the ultimate satisfaction. All that is written here is a result of us building a renewable energy solution in Southern California. As the book was completed, the energy began flowing!

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The intention of this book is to offer the reader understandings, ideas and solutions from the perspective of a workbench technician and electronics hobbyist. It is a descriptive text with many tables of useful data, servicing tips and supplementary notes of not so common knowledge. Today there is a re-emerging, nostalgic interest in vinyl records and associated music entertainment gear. With this interest, there is a paralleled market for the repair of this gear. This ‘hands-on’ servicing guide opens with fundamental considerations of the work space of repair and servicing. This includes a comprehensive discussion of essential test equipment and tools. Two chapters are devoted to obtaining servicing information about repair and obtaining spare parts. A key chapter is on general diagnosis and testing and includes the discussion of resistance, capacitance and inductance. These electrical properties are regularly in the mind of the repairer, so understanding of them is a key objective of this book. The next chapter is about time saving repair techniques and ensuring quality repair. The remaining chapters discuss entertainment equipment itself. Each of the chapters begins with an orderly discussion of the theory of operation and common and not so common problems specific to the equipment. All chapters conclude with a summary.

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Quite unintentionally a one-page story on an old Heathkit tube tester in the December 2004 edition of Elektor magazine spawned dozens of ‘Retronics’ tales appearing with a monthly cadence, and attracting a steady flow of reader feedback and contributions to the series. Since launching his Retronics columns, Elektor Editor Jan Buiting has never been short of copy to print, or vintage equipment to marvel at. This book is a compilation of about 80 Retronics installments published between 2004 and 2012. The stories cover vintage test equipment, prehistoric computers, long forgotten components, and Elektor blockbuster projects, all aiming to make engineers smile, sit up, object, drool, or experience a whiff of nostalgia. To reflect that our memories are constantly playing tricks on us, and honoring that “one man’s rubbish is another man’s gem”, the tales in the book purposely have no chronological order, and no bias in favor of transistor or tube, microprocessor or discrete part, audio or RF, DIY or professional, dry or narrative style. Although vastly diff erent in subject matter, all tales in the book are told with personal gusto because Retronics is about sentiment in electronics engineering, construction and repair, be it to reminisce about a 1960s Tektronix scope with a cleaning lady as a feature, or a 1928 PanSanitor box for dubious medical use. Owners of this book are advised to not exceed one Retronics tale per working day, preferably consumed in the evening hours under lamp light, in a comfortable chair, with a piece of vintage electronic equipment close and powered up.

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RFID technology has conquered many areas in which barcodes, magnetic strips and contact smartcards were used previously. Everyday applications, such as electronic ticketing, access cards, debit cards and electronic identity documents would not be possible without this technology. MIFARE is the most widely used RFID technology, and this book provides a practical and comprehensive introduction to it. Among other things, the initial chapters cover physical fundamentals, relevant standards, RFID antenna design, security considerations and cryptography. The complete design of a reader’s hardware and software is described in detail. The reader’s firmware and the associated PC software support programming using any .NET language. The specially developed PC program, “Smart Card Magic.NET”, is a simple development environment that supports sending commands to a card at the click of a mouse, as well as the ability to create C# scripts. Alternatively, one may follow all of the examples using Visual Studio 2010 Express Edition. Finally, the major smart card reader API standards are introduced. The focus is on programming contactless smartcards using standard PC/SC readers using C/C++, Java and C#.

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Highlights Output Frequency (Sine): 50 MHz Output Frequency (Square): 15 MHz Channels: 2 Arbitrary Waveform Length: 16 Mpts Features Unique SiFi II (Signal Fidelity II) technology: generate the arbitrary waveforms point by point; recover the signal without distortion; sample rate accurate and adjustable; jitter of all the output waveforms (including Sine, Pulse, etc.) as low as 200 ps 16 Mpts memory depth per channel for arbitrary waveforms Standard dual-channel with the same performance, equivalent to two independent signal sources High frequency stability: ±1 ppm; low phase noise: -105 dBc/Hz Built-in high-order harmonic generator (at most 8-order harmonics) Built-in 7 digits/s, 240 MHz bandwidth full featured frequency counter Up to 160 built-in arbitrary waveforms, covering the common signals in engineering application, medical electronics, auto electronics, math processing, and other various fields Sample rate up to 250 MSa/s, vertical resolution 16 bits Arbitrary waveform sequence editing function available; arbitrary waveforms also can be generated through the PC software Various analog and digital modulation functions: AM, FM, PM, ASK, FSK, PSK, and PWM. Standard waveform combine function, capable of outputting specified waveforms combined with the basic waveforms Standard channel tracking function, when enabled, all the parameters of both channels are updated based on users' configurations Standard interface: USB Host&Device and LAN (LXI Core 2011 Device); USB-GPIB function supported 4.3'' TFT Included 1x Rigol DG2052 Function/Arbitrary Waveform Generator 1x Power cord 1x USB cable

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Highlights Output Frequency (Sine): 70 MHz Output Frequency (Square): 20 MHz Channels: 2 Arbitrary Waveform Length: 16 Mpts Features Unique SiFi II (Signal Fidelity II) technology: generate the arbitrary waveforms point by point; recover the signal without distortion; sample rate accurate and adjustable; jitter of all the output waveforms (including Sine, Pulse, etc.) as low as 200 ps 16 Mpts memory depth per channel for arbitrary waveforms Standard dual-channel with the same performance, equivalent to two independent signal sources High frequency stability: ±1 ppm; low phase noise: -105 dBc/Hz Built-in high-order harmonic generator (at most 8-order harmonics) Built-in 7 digits/s, 240 MHz bandwidth full featured frequency counter Up to 160 built-in arbitrary waveforms, covering the common signals in engineering application, medical electronics, auto electronics, math processing, and other various fields Sample rate up to 250 MSa/s, vertical resolution 16 bits Arbitrary waveform sequence editing function available; arbitrary waveforms also can be generated through the PC software Various analog and digital modulation functions: AM, FM, PM, ASK, FSK, PSK, and PWM. Standard waveform combine function, capable of outputting specified waveforms combined with the basic waveforms Standard channel tracking function, when enabled, all the parameters of both channels are updated based on users' configurations Standard interface: USB Host&Device and LAN (LXI Core 2011 Device); USB-GPIB function supported 4.3'' TFT Included 1x Rigol DG2072 Function/Arbitrary Waveform Generator 1x Power cord 1x USB cable

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Highlights Output Frequency (Sine): 100 MHz Output Frequency (Square): 25 MHz Channels: 2 Arbitrary Waveform Length: 16 Mpts Features Unique SiFi II (Signal Fidelity II) technology: generate the arbitrary waveforms point by point; recover the signal without distortion; sample rate accurate and adjustable; jitter of all the output waveforms (including Sine, Pulse, etc.) as low as 200 ps 16 Mpts memory depth per channel for arbitrary waveforms Standard dual-channel with the same performance, equivalent to two independent signal sources High frequency stability: ±1 ppm; low phase noise: -105 dBc/Hz Built-in high-order harmonic generator (at most 8-order harmonics) Built-in 7 digits/s, 240 MHz bandwidth full featured frequency counter Up to 160 built-in arbitrary waveforms, covering the common signals in engineering application, medical electronics, auto electronics, math processing, and other various fields Sample rate up to 250 MSa/s, vertical resolution 16 bits Arbitrary waveform sequence editing function available; arbitrary waveforms also can be generated through the PC software Various analog and digital modulation functions: AM, FM, PM, ASK, FSK, PSK, and PWM. Standard waveform combine function, capable of outputting specified waveforms combined with the basic waveforms Standard channel tracking function, when enabled, all the parameters of both channels are updated based on users' configurations Standard interface: USB Host&Device and LAN (LXI Core 2011 Device); USB-GPIB function supported 4.3'' TFT Included 1x Rigol DG2102 Function/Arbitrary Waveform Generator 1x Power cord 1x USB cable

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Specifications Channels: 3 Total Power: 195 Watts Max. Voltage: 30 Volts Max. Current: 3 Amps Low ripple and noise: <350 μVrms/2 mVpp Excellent linear regulation rate and load regulation rate Fast transient response time: <50 μs Some channels are isolated Standard OVP/OCP/OTP protection functions Standard timing output Built-in V,A,W measurements and waveform display Independent control for each channel 3.5 inch TFT display Included 1x Rigol DP832 DC Power Supply 1x Power cord 1x USB cable

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Specifications Bandwidth: 50 MHz Analog Channels: 4 Real-time sample rate up to 1 GS/s Memory depth up to 24 Mpts Up to 30,000 wfms/s waveform capture rate Up to 60,000 frames hardware real-time waveform recording and playback functions Innovative 'UltraVision' technology Various trigger and bus decoding functions Low noise floor, vertical scale range: 1 mV/div to 10 V/div Various interfaces: USB Host&Device, LAN (LXI), AUX Compact size, light weight, easy to use 7 inch WVGA (800x480) TFT LCD, intensity graded color display Included 1x Rigol DS1054Z Oscilloscope 1x Power cord 1x USB cable 4x PVP2150 Passive oscilloscope probe (150 MHz)

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Specifications Bandwidth: 200 MHz Analog Channels: 2 Real-time sample rate up to 1 GS/s Memory depth up to 24 Mpts Up to 30,000 wfms/s waveform capture rate Up to 60,000 frames hardware real-time waveform recording and playback functions Innovative 'UltraVision' technology Various trigger and bus decoding functions Low noise floor, vertical scale range: 1 mV/div to 10 V/div Various interfaces: USB Host&Device, LAN (LXI), AUX Compact size, light weight, easy to use 7 inch WVGA (800x480) TFT LCD, intensity graded color display Included 1x Rigol DS1202Z-E Oscilloscope 1x Power cord 1x USB cable 2x PVP2350 passive oscilloscope probe (350 MHz)

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Highlights Frequency: 1.5 GHz DANL: -155 dBm Phase Noise: -80 dBc/Hz RBW: 10 Hz Tracking Generator Specifications All-Digital IF Technology Frequency Range from 9 kHz up to 1.5 GHz Min. -161 dBm Displayed Average Noise Level (Typ.) Min. < -98 dBc/Hz @ 10 kHz Offset Phase Noise Level Measurement Uncertainty < 0.8 dB 10 Hz Minimum Resolution Bandwidth Up to 1.5 GHz Tracking Generator Advanced Measurement Functions (Opt.) EMI Filter & Quasi-Peak Detector Kit (Opt.) VSWR Measurement Kit (Opt.) PC Software (Opt.) Optional RF TX/RX Training Kit Optional RF Accessories (Cable, Adaptor, Attenuator, Bridge ...) Complete Connectivity: LAN (LXI), USB Host & Device, GPIB (Opt.) 8 Inch WVGA (800x480) Display Compact Size, Light Weight Design Included 1x Rigol DSA815-TG Spectrum Analyzer 1x Power cord 1x USB cable

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Highlights Frequency: 1.5 GHz DANL: -161 dBm Phase Noise: -102 dBc/Hz RBW: 1 Hz Specifications Ultra-Real technology Frequency: up to 1.5 GHz Displayed average noise level (DANL): <-161 dBm (typical) Phase noise: <-102 dBc/Hz (typical) Level measurement uncertainty: <1.0 dB 1.5 GHz tracking generator Min. RBW 1 Hz Up to 10 MHz real-time analysis bandwidth Multiple measurement modes Various advanced measurement functions EMI measurement application (option) Multiple trigger modes and trigger masks Density, spectrogram, and other display modes PC software options 10.1'' capacitive multi-touch screen; supporting touch gestures USB, LAN, HDMI and other communication and display interfaces Included 1x Rigol RSA3015E-TG Spectrum Analyzer 1x Power cord 1x USB cable

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With the availability of free and open source C/C++ compilers today, you might wonder why someone would be interested in assembler language. What is so compelling about the RISC-V Instruction Set Architecture (ISA)? How does RISC-V differ from existing architectures? And most importantly, how do we gain experience with the RISC-V without a major investment? Is there affordable hardware available? The availability of the Espressif ESP32-C3 chip provides a way to get hands-on experience with RISC-V. The open sourced QEMU emulator adds a 64-bit experience in RISC-V under Linux. These are just two ways for the student and enthusiast alike to explore RISC-V in this book. The projects in this book are boiled down to the barest essentials to keep the assembly language concepts clear and simple. In this manner you will have “aha!” moments rather than puzzling about something difficult. The focus in this book is about learning how to write RISC-V assembly language code without getting bogged down. As you work your way through this tutorial, you’ll build up small demonstration programs to be run and tested. Often the result is some simple printed messages to prove a concept. Once you’ve mastered these basic concepts, you will be well equipped to apply assembly language in larger projects.

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World’s Most Popular ROS Platform TurtleBot is the most popular open source robot for education and research. The new generation TurtleBot3 is a small, low cost, fully programmable, ROS based mobile robot. It is intended to be used for education, research, hobby and product prototyping. Affordable Cost TurtleBot was developed to meet the cost-conscious needs of schools, laboratories and companies. TurtleBot3 is the most affordable robot among the SLAM-able mobile robots equipped with a 360° Laser Distance Sensor LDS-01. ROS Standard The TurtleBot brand is managed by Open Robotics, which develops and maintains ROS. Nowadays, ROS has become the go-to platform for all the roboticists around the world. TurtleBot can be integrated with existing ROS-based robot components, but TurtleBot3 can be an affordable platform for whom want to get started learning ROS. Extensibility TurtleBot3 encourages users to customize its mechanical structure with some alternative options: open source embedded board (as a control board), computer and sensors. TurtleBot3 Waffle Pi is a two-wheeled differential drive type platform but it is able to be structurally and mechanically customized in many ways: Cars, Bikes, Trailers and so on. Extend your ideas beyond imagination with various SBC, sensors and motors on a scalable structure. Modular Actuator for Mobile Robot TurtleBot3 is able to get a precise spatial data by using 2 DYNAMIXEL’s in the wheel joints. DYNAMIXEL XM series can be operated by one of 6 operating modes (XL series: 4 operating modes): Velocity control mode for wheels, Torque control mode or Position control mode for joint, etc. DYNAMIXEL can be used even to make a mobile manipulator which is light but can be precisely controlled with velocity, torque and position control. DYNAMIXEL is a core component that makes TurtleBot3 perfect. It is easy to assemble, maintain, replace and reconfigure. Open Control Board for ROS The control board is open-sourced in hardware wise and in software wise for ROS communication. The open source control board OpenCR1.0 is powerful enough to control not only DYNAMIXEL’s but also ROBOTIS sensors that are frequently being used for basic recognition tasks in cost effective way. Various sensors such as Touch sensor, Infrared sensor, Color sensor and a handful more are available. The OpenCR1.0 has an IMU sensor inside the board so that it can enhance precise control for countless applications. The board has 3.3 V, 5 V, 12 V power supplies to reinforce the available computer device lineups. Open Source The hardware, firmware and software of TurtleBot3 are open source which means that users are welcomed to download, modify and share source codes. All components of TurtleBot3 are manufactured with injection molded plastic to achieve low cost, however, the 3D CAD data is also available for 3D printing. Specifications Maximum translational velocity 0.26 m/s Maximum rotational velocity 1.82 rad/s (104.27 deg/s) Maximum payload 30 kg Size (L x W x H) 281 x 306 x 141 mm Weight (+ SBC + Battery + Sensors) 1.8 kg Threshold of climbing 10 mm or lower Expected operating time 2h Expected charging time 2h 30m SBC (Single Board Computers) Raspberry Pi 4 (2 GB RAM) MCU 32-bit ARM Cortex-M7 with FPU (216 MHz, 462 DMIPS) Remote Controller RC-100B + BT-410 Set (Bluetooth 4, BLE) Actuator XL430-W210 LDS (Laser Distance Sensor) 360 Laser Distance Sensor LDS-01 or LDS-02 Camera Raspberry Pi Camera Module v2.1 IMU Gyroscope 3 AxisAccelerometer 3 Axis Power connectors 3.3 V/800 mA5 V/4 A12 V/1 A Expansion pins GPIO 18 pinsArduino 32 pin Peripheral 3x UART, 1x CAN, 1x SPI, 1x I²C, 5x ADC, 4x 5-pin OLLO DYNAMIXEL ports 3x RS485, 3x TTL Audio Several programmable beep sequences Programmable LEDs 4x User LED Status LEDs 1x Board status LED1x Arduino LED1x Power LED Buttons and Switches 2x Push buttons, 1x Reset button, 2x Dip switch Battery Lithium polymer 11.1 V 1800 mAh / 19.98 Wh 5C PC connection USB Firmware upgrade via USB / via JTAG Power adapter (SMPS) Input: 100-240 VAC 50/60 Hz, 1.5 A @maxOutput: 12 VDC, 5 A Downloads ROS Robot Programming GitHub E-Manual Community

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