Hello,
First time poster.
My understanding is I need a PI and a Moteino connected together to make a gateway.
I was wondering if there was any diagrams showing how to connect the Moteino and Raspberry Pi gateways together ( physical connections ) ?
Wanted to say I look forward to seeing your PI gateway image release if/when it might come available Felix.
Thank You.
To connect, you need to connect 4 lines.
GND-GND
5V-PWR
TXD-RX
RXD-TX
The pinout of the Moteino can be found at http://LowerPowerLab.com/moteino (http://lowerpowerlab.com/moteino). The pinout of the Raspberry Pi can be found here http://pi.gadgetoid.com/pinout (http://pi.gadgetoid.com/pinout)
I designed a PCB to interface the Moteino to a Raspbery Pi B+. It also includes a battery backed-up clock option.
The Eagle Files are here:
https://github.com/eric-einem/Moteino-Pi-Gateway-PCB
Eric
Quote from: thinkpeace on May 05, 2015, 09:44:40 PM
To connect, you need to connect 4 lines.
GND-GND
5V-PWR
TXD-RX
RXD-TX
The pinout of the Moteino can be found at http://LowerPowerLabs.com (http://lowerpowerlabs.com). The pinout of the Raspberry Pi can be found here http://pi.gadgetoid.com/pinout (http://pi.gadgetoid.com/pinout)
I designed a PCB to interface the Moteino to a Raspbery Pi B+. It also includes a battery backed-up clock option.
The Eagle Files are here:
https://github.com/eric-einem/Moteino-Pi-Gateway-PCB
Eric
Thanks for posting your board. I'm curious why you put JP1 & JP2 in parallel. Is this to provide an FTDI connection? If so, how do you manage the conflict with the PI?
Tom
FYI - you can also use the Moteino with the USB to serial and plug it into a USB port. I did it that way Cause I needed the pins on the Pi. Works great.
Not to confuse the issue but you don't have to limit yourself to a PI gateway for the Moteino. I'm using a Spark Core as my Internet gateway and it looks the same from a physical wiring perspective. The code on the Core is very straightforward and if you're not comfortable with Python or Perl it runs the same Arduino-like syntax. On the Core you use Serial1 for the UART-based traffic.
With the recent addition of the Photon and the soon-to-be-released Electron (CDMA) you have more options.