Cerebro

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Bill of Materials

Qty	Description	Part # / Datasheet	Order Link
1	Cerebro PCB	Cerebro 5.8	OSH Park
1	550 mAh Battery	602835	Amazon
1	915 MHz Radio	RFM69HCW	LowPowerLab
1	Microcontroller	ATMEGA32U4-MUR	Digi-Key
1	8 MHz Resonator	CSTCE8M00G55-R0	Digi-Key
1	3.3V Linear Regulator	AP2112K-3.3TRG1	Digi-Key
1	Fuel Gauge	BQ27441DRZR-G1B	Digi-Key
2	DAC (12-Bit)	LTC2630ACSC6-LZ12#TRMPBF	Digi-Key
2	Op Amp	OPA237NA/3K	Digi-Key
2	NPN Transistor	FJX3904TF	Digi-Key
1	Boost Converter	MIC2288YD5-TR	Digi-Key
1	Schottky Diode	MBRM140T3G	Digi-Key
1	10uH Inductor	LQH43CN100K03L	Digi-Key
2	2mm Pitch Male Header	M22-2510805	Digi-Key
1	Slide Switch	PCM12SMTR	Digi-Key
2	Momentary Button	B3U-1000P	Digi-Key
1	Micro USB vertical plug	ZX20-B-5S-UNIT(30)	Digi-Key
1	Micro USB shielding	ZX20-B-SLDC	Digi-Key
1	Micro USB horizontal socket	10118194-0001LF	Digi-Key
1	Molex Micro-Lock socket	5055670271	Digi-Key
1	Molex Micro-Lock plug with wire	0151360206	Digi-Key
1	Red LED (0603)	LTST-C191KRKT	Digi-Key
1	Amber LED (0603)	LNJ437W84RA	Digi-Key
1	Green LED (0603)	SML-D12M8WT86	Digi-Key
1	470 nF Capacitor (0805)		Digi-Key
2	1 μF Capacitor (0805)		Digi-Key
1	2.2 μF Capacitor (0805)		Digi-Key
3	10 μF Capacitor (0805)		Digi-Key
1	0.01 Ω Resistor (1206)		Digi-Key
2	12 Ω Resistor (0603)		Digi-Key
4	27 Ω Resistor (0603)		Digi-Key
1	2 kΩ Resistor (0603)		Digi-Key
3	4.7 kΩ Resistor (0603)		Digi-Key
2	12 kΩ Resistor (0805)		Digi-Key
5	20 kΩ Resistor (0603)		Digi-Key
2	100 kΩ Resistor (0603)		Digi-Key

Programming Instructions

Setup Arduino IDE

Follow these instructions : https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-feather-32u4-basic-proto/arduino-ide-setup

Burning a Bootloader

Cerebro is designed to be easily reprogrammed through the onboard micro USB. However when builing a Cerebro from scratch, you must first burn a bootloader onto the microcontroller in order to later upload programs through USB.

To burn a bootloader you need an external programmer that will talk to the microntroller through the In-Circuit Serial Programmer (ISP). You can use an Arduino as your external ISP and temporarily solder wires to the Cerebro PCB. I recommmend using a USB microISP along with a Pogo Connector.

1. The programmer needs to connect to the ISP thru-holes (MOSI, MISO, SCK, RST, GND and 3V) on the Cerebro PCB.

2. In the Arduino IDE, select Tools->Board->”Adafruit Feather 32u4”

3. Select Tools->Programmer->”USBtinyISP” or Tools->Programmer->”ArduinoISP” if using an Arduino as the programmer

4. Select Tools->Burn Bootloader

Uploading Test Program

To test that the components on the PCB are soldered correctly and that all of the required connections are being made, we upload a test program.

1. Open testBoard.ino in the Arduino IDE.

2. Select Tools->Board->”Adafruit Feather 32u4”.

3. Under the Tools->Port menu look to see what Serial Ports are available.

4. Connect a battery to Cerebro.

5. Connect Cerebro to your computer with a usb cord and switch on Cerebro. A red LED should be lit, indicating that Cerebro is on.

6. There should now be a new serial port under the Tools->Port menu that wasn’t there in step 2. This is the Cerebro serial port, select it. If there a new serial port didn’t appear in the menu, make sure Cerebro is turned on and connected via USB. If it still doesn’t appear in the menu, the bootloader may have not been burned correctly, so try burning the bootloader again.

7. Click the upload button to upload the the testBoard firmware.

8. Open up Serial Monitor by click the magnifying glass icon.

9. Set the Serial Monitor Baud Rate to 115200 Baud.

10. Two yellow LEDs on Cerebro should be blinking and text should be appearing in the Serial Monitor.

11. Follow the instructions on the Serial Monitor. If everything is working properly then the battery monitor should be able to provide a Battery charge %.

Uploading Firmware

1. Open cerebro.ino in the Arduino IDE.

2. Select Tools->Board->”Adafruit Feather 32u4”.

3. Click the upload button to upload the the Cerebro firmware.

Assigning a Serial Number

A serial number is assigned to each Cerebro. When a Base Station connects to Cerebro, it communicates on the radio channel corresponding to Cerebro’s serial number. This prevents crosstalk between Base Stations and Cerebros in the case where multiple behavior sessions are being run at the same time in the same room. Each Cerebro being used should setup a unique serial number between 1 and 255 using the process below.

1. Start an Xavier session in Debug Mode. The Base Station should be connnected, and have a green check mark.

2. Click Setup New Cerebro

3. Hold down the button labeled “BTN” on Cerebro until the nearby LED blinks twice. A green checkmark should now be next to the “Cerebro Wireless Connection”.

4. Fill in the “Serial Number” box with the serial number you want to give to Cerebro and then click Set Serial Number.

5. After a few seconds, click the Retry Connection button to confirm everything worked. All three indicators should have green check marks. Cerebro now has a serial number saved to its memory, and whenever it is turned on it will try to communicate with a Base Station on a radio channel of the same number.