Hardware
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SLAU599A – August 2015 – Revised March 2017
Copyright © 2015–2017, Texas Instruments Incorporated
BOOSTXL-EDUMKII Educational BoosterPack™ Plug-in Module Mark II
2.1
Hardware Features
2.1.1
BoosterPack Plug-in Module Pinout
The Educational BoosterPack plug-in module MKII adheres to the 40-pin LaunchPad development kit and
BoosterPack plug-in module pinout standard (see
). A standard was created to aid compatibility
between LaunchPad development kits and BoosterPack plug-in modules across the TI ecosystem.
Figure 3. BoosterPack Plug-in Module Pinout
The 40-pin standard is compatible with the 20-pin standard that is used by other LaunchPad development
kits like the
. This allows for 20-pin LaunchPad development kits to be used with 40-pin
BoosterPack plug-in modules with some limited functionality.
The BOOSTXL-EDUMKII supports BoosterPack plug-in module stacking with its male and female
BoosterPack plug-in module headers. See how many BoosterPack plug-in modules you can stack onto
your LaunchPad development kit to add more functionality like wireless and battery power.
More information about compatibility can also be found at
2.1.2
TI OPT3001 Light Sensor
The OPT3001 is a digital ambient light sensor (ALS) that measures the intensity of light as visible by the
human eye. Covering the sensor with your finger or shining a flashlight on it will change the output of the
OPT3001. The digital output is reported over an I
2
C- and SMBus-compatible, two-wire serial interface. The
reference designator for the OPT3001 is U2.
More information on the OPT3001 light sensor can be found at
http://www.ti.com/product/opt3001
.
(1)
Pin is multiplexed with the I
2
C communication lines of the TMP006.
Table 1. OPT3001 Pinout
BoosterPack Plug-in Module
Header Connection
Pin Function
J1.8
OPT3001 interrupt
J1.9
(1)
I
2
C SCL
J1.10
(1)
I
2
C SDA
