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Appendix B. Prototyping Board 79
B.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................80
B.1.1 Prototyping Board Features........................................................................................................81
B.2 Mechanical Dimensions and Layout ..................................................................................................83
B.3 Power Supply .....................................................................................................................................85
B.4 Using the Prototyping Board..............................................................................................................86
B.4.1 Adding Other Components.........................................................................................................87
B.4.2 Digital I/O...................................................................................................................................88
B.4.2.1 Digital Inputs ..................................................................................................................... 88
B.4.3 CMOS Digital Outputs ...............................................................................................................89
B.4.4 Sinking Digital Outputs..............................................................................................................89
B.4.5 Relay Outputs .............................................................................................................................89
B.4.6 Serial Communication ................................................................................................................90
B.4.6.1 RS-232 ............................................................................................................................... 91
B.4.6.2 RS-485 ............................................................................................................................... 92
B.4.7 RabbitNet Ports ..........................................................................................................................93
B.4.8 Other Prototyping Board Modules .............................................................................................94
B.4.9 Quadrature Decoder ...................................................................................................................94
B.4.10 Stepper-Motor Control .............................................................................................................94
B.5 Prototyping Board Jumper Configurations ........................................................................................96
B.6 Use of Rabbit 3000 Parallel Ports ......................................................................................................98
Appendix C. LCD/Keypad Module 101
C.1 Specifications ...................................................................................................................................101
C.2 Contrast Adjustments for All LCD/Keypad Modules......................................................................103
C.3 Keypad Labeling ..............................................................................................................................104
C.4 Header Pinouts .................................................................................................................................105
C.4.1 I/O Address Assignments .........................................................................................................105
C.5 Mounting LCD/Keypad Module on the Prototyping Board ............................................................106
C.6 Bezel-Mount Installation..................................................................................................................107
C.6.1 Connect the LCD/Keypad Module to Your Prototyping Board...............................................109
C.7 Sample Programs .............................................................................................................................110
C.8 LCD/Keypad Module Function Calls ..............................................................................................111
C.8.1 LCD/Keypad Module Initialization..........................................................................................111
C.8.2 LEDs.........................................................................................................................................111
C.8.3 LCD Display.............................................................................................................................112
C.8.4 Keypad......................................................................................................................................132
Appendix D. Power Supply 135
D.1 Power Supplies.................................................................................................................................135
D.1.1 Battery Backup.........................................................................................................................135
D.1.2 Battery-Backup Circuit ............................................................................................................136
D.1.3 Reset Generator .......................................................................................................................137
Appendix E. RabbitNet 139
E.1 General RabbitNet Description ........................................................................................................139
E.1.1 RabbitNet Connections.............................................................................................................139
E.1.2 RabbitNet Peripheral Cards ......................................................................................................140
E.2 Physical Implementation ..................................................................................................................141
E.2.1 Control and Routing .................................................................................................................141
E.3 Function Calls...................................................................................................................................142
E.3.1 Status Byte ................................................................................................................................148
Index 149
Schematics 153