Grove - Node
Grove - Node is a simple and flexible electronic module to connect physical objects. It's based on the idea of IFTTT (IF-This-Then-That). It has two Grove connectors to access a variety of Grove modules. With pre-programming IFTTT firmware, it's easy to create physical objects with analog sensors and 0/1 actuators.
It integrates Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) which makes it extremely easy to interact with phones and tablets. To extend its usability, a DFU bootloader is built in to reprogram it Over-The-Air through BLE. It supports ARM mbed platform to write new firmware with hundreds of libraries.
Features
IFTTT pattern to use
Two Grove connectors for sensors and actuators
Plug-Play with analog sensors and high/low actuators
- Flexible 4 GPIOs, all can be used for PWM, ADC, I2C and UART
Nordic nRF51822 Multi-protocol Bluetooth® 4.0 low energy/2.4GHz RF SoC
ARM Cortex-M0 processor
- 256kB flash, 16kB RAM
On board battery charge circuit
OTA firmware
mbed enabled
Online IDE
Easy to use C/C++ SDK
Handy libraries
Specifications
Operating voltage: 3.3Vdc
Battery capacity: 80mAH
Maximum charge current: 100mA
Grove Interface supply Voltage：3.3V
Grove Interface supply Current: 100mA max
Grove Interface input Voltage：0~3.3V
Pinout
Get Started
- Turn On Grove Node
Connect Grove Node with a battery or a USB cable and then press its button, it will run.
Double Clicks - run its bootloader, the red LED will be on.
Otherwise - run its application, the green LED will blink.
- Turn Off Grove Node
In bootloader mode - wait for a while to run into the application.
In application mode - long press the button wait until all LEDs are off
Get Started with Pre-programmed Firmware
First, we need an Input Grove module to sense the physical world. Pre-programmed firmware only supports an analog input sensor or 0/1 digital input sensor. The following Grove modules from Seeedstudio can be used as an Input:
| Module name | Parameter to measure | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Grove - 80cm Infrared Proximity Sensor | Distance | ||
| Grove - Button | On/Off | ||
| Grove - Electricity Sensor | Electricity | ||
| Grove - Gas Sensor(MQ2&MQ5) | Gas Quality | ||
| Grove - Light Sensor | Light | ||
| Grove - Magnetic Switch | Magnetic | ||
| Grove - Moisture Sensor | Moisture | ||
| Grove - PIR Motion Sensor | PIR Motion | ||
| Grove - Rotary Angle Sensor | Rotary Angle | ||
| Grove - Tilt Switch | Object Position | ||
| Grove - Sound Sensor | Sound | ||
| Grove - Temperature Sensor | Temperature | ||
| Grove - Touch Sensor | Human touch | ||
| Grove - Water Sensor | Water | ||
Other analog sensors which is not Grove-compatible need a little small adjustment. Just connect your signal output to pin4 of Grove connector and then the VCC and GND. Note that only sensors that output an analog or digital 1/0 value can be used with the pre-programmed firmware
Second, we need an output Grove module as an actuator. The following Grove modules can be used:
| Module name | Action when triggered | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Grove - Buzzer | Buzzer enabled | ||
| Grove - LED | LED On | ||
| Grove - Vibrator | Vibrate | ||
| Grove - Relay | Swith On/Off other circuits | ||
For example, we intend to create a light which automatically turns on if the environment is dark and turns off if otherwise, then we select a Grove-Light_Sensor and a Grove-Red_LED.
Third, teach the Grove Node a logic.
Connect the light sensor as an input and the LED as an output, and then turn on the Grove Node.
In a normal environment, do a single-click on the Grove Node's button
Cover the light sensor with a hand to simulate a dark environment, and then do a double-clicks, the Grove - LED will be on.
Release the light sensor, the Grove - LED will be off.
Over-The-Air
The Grove Node has a pre-programmed OTA bootloader. To run into the bootloader:
power off the Grove Node
do a double-clicks on the Grove Node's button
the red LED will be on and a BLE device named SD7DFU can be scaned
use nRF Master Control Panel to upgrade the BLE app
More information can be found at mbed.org.
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