iDigi™ BL4S100 Add-On Kit ZB
- iDigi™ BL4S100 Add-On Kit ZB Description
- iDigi™ BL4S100 Add-On Kit ZB Specifications
- iDigi™ BL4S100 Add-On Kit ZB Product Documentation
- iDigi™ BL4S100 Add-On Kit ZB Data Sheet
Kit Description
The iDigi BL4S100 Add-On Kit ZB includes all the hardware and software tools to add wireless embedded control to a ZigBee network. Using the iDigi platform, developers can rapidly deploy and manage their applications remotely across a ZigBee network through the iDigi platform when combined with the iDigi X4 Starter Kit ZB. The BL4S100 adds intelligent I/O to the iDigi platform that can be easily programmed to perform supervisory tasks as well as provide localized control of devices that are connected to a ZigBee network.
Application Kit Contents
The BL4S100 Add-On Kit ZB includes:
- Rabbit® BL4S100 single-board computer with Digi® XBee® ZB module installed
- Dynamic C® CD-ROM, with complete product documentation on disk
- Demonstration board with pushbutton switches and LEDs
- USB programming cable, used to connect your PC USB port to the BL4S100
- Universal AC adapter, 12 V DC, 1 A
- CAT 5/6 Ethernet crossover cable
Features and Benefits
- Connect Rabbit I/O to iDigi with ConnectPort gateway (sold separately)
- Easily configure a ZigBee sensor/device network
- View and modify I/O remotely from a web interface
- Seamlessly bridge your own applications to the ZigBee network using the iDigi Platform
- Take advantage of Dynamic C® libraries with ready support for AT and API commands
- Utilize ZigBee-to-Ethernet gateway functionality
- Optional Rabbit Embedded Security Module offers secure data transfer with AES encryption, and SSL/TLS for embedded web security
Applications
- Monitoring and control for intelligent building automation
- Asset tracking and management for commercial and industrial applications
- Air quality monitoring
- Energy monitoring and management
Rabbit’s BL4S100 single-board computers offer a low-cost solution for control and communication that gets you through the development process quickly. The BL4S100 series is designed to support the rapidly increasing use of ZigBee connectivity for companies looking to deploy wireless networking. Digi’s XBee® ZB ZigBee PRO RF modules are compatible with other manufacturers’ devices using the ZigBee PRO compliant feature set, providing great flexibility in choices of nodes to include on the network.
The BL4S100 series integrates on-board functionality to support a wide range of applications. Analog inputs, general purpose I/O as well as serial ports, along with 10Base-T Ethernet connectivity provide design resources for both commercial and industrial applications.
Develop and debug programs using Rabbit’s industry-proven Dynamic C integrated development environment. The Dynamic C IDE includes the popular µC/OS-II Real-time Kernel operating system, point-to-point protocol (PPP), FAT file system, RabbitWeb, and other select libraries.
Connect the BL4S100 series board to the PC using a USB cable and then debug using breakpoints, watch expressions and other features oriented toward real-time embedded systems programming. An extensive library of drivers and sample programs is provided, including a royalty-free TCP/IP stack for network and Internet communications. Rabbit provides full source code for most of the library routines.
Optional Add-Ons
Rabbit offers a Mesh Networking Add-On Kit ZB and a plastic enclosure for the BL4S100 series.
The Mesh Networking Add-On Kit ZB enables you to explore the wireless capabilities of the BL4S100 series that offer a ZigBee network interface. Included in the kit are a Digi® XBee USB (used as ZigBee coordinator), an XBee ZB RF module, and an RF Interface module.
The plastic enclosure, consisting of a base and a cover, provides a secure way to protect your BL4S100 single-board computer as well as an effective method for wall mounting.
Specifications
| Features | BL4S100 |
|---|---|
| Microprocessor | Rabbit® 4000 @ 40.00 MHz |
| Ethernet Interface | 10Base-T |
| ZigBee Interface | ZigBee PRO feature set |
| Serial Flash Memory (program) | 1 MB |
| Program Execution SRAM | 512KB |
| Data SRAM | 512KB |
| Backup Battery | Panasonic CR2032 or equivalent 3 V lithium coin type, 235 mA·h standard, socket-mounted |
| Digital Inputs | 12: protected to ±36 V DC, switching threshold 1.4 V/1.9 V typical |
| Digital Outputs | 8: sink up to 200 mA each, 36 V DC max. |
| Analog Inputs | 8 channels single-ended (11-bit) or 4 channels differential (12-bit) Programmable gain: 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 16, and 20 DC; |
| Serial Ports |
3 serial ports:
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| Serial Rate | Max. asynchronous rate = CLK/8, Max. synchronous rate = CLK/2 |
| Hardware Connectors | Micro-Fit® connector: one polarized 2 × 2 with 3 mm pitch (power) Screw-terminal connectors (accept up to 14 AWG/1.5 mm2 wire): four 1 × 9 (I/O), one 1 × 6 (serial) Programming port: 2 × 5 IDC, 1.27 mm pitch |
| Ethernet Network Connector | One RJ-45 Ethernet |
| Real-Time Clock | Yes |
| Timers | Ten 8-bit timers (6 cascadable, 3 reserved for internal peripherals), one 10-bit timer with 2 match registers |
| Watchdog/Supervisor | Yes |
| Power | 9–36 V DC, 2 W max. |
| Operating Temperature | -40° C to +85° C |
| Humidity | 5–95%, non-condensing |
| Board Size | 3.75” × 5.75” × 0.64” (96 mm × 146 mm × 16 mm) |
| ZigBee RF Module Specification | |
| RF Module | Digi® XBee ZB |
| Compliance | ZigBee PRO (802.15.4) |
| RF Data Rate | 250 Kbps |
| Pricing | |
| Price (qty 1/100) Part Number |
$149/$128 20-101-1255 |
| iDigi™ BL4S100 Add-on Kit Part Number |
$149 101-1304 |