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Contents
1Introduction
2BoardInterface,Features,andComponents
2.11.J2Pads
2.22.LEDsL,TX,RX
2.33.MicroUSBPort
2.44.SW2SlideSwitch(5V3V3)
2.55.DCPowerJack
2.66.U5ICSP
2.77.U5
2.88.SW1Button(Reset)
2.99.ExtraHeaderPads(Digital)
2.1010.U1
2.1111.ExtraHeaderPads(PowerandAnalog)
2.1212.UARTtoUSB(FTDI)Pads/Port
2.1313.U1ICSP
2.1414.GroveConnectors
2.15PWMPins
3Specification
4DriverInstallation
4.1Automatic
4.2Manual
5Examples/Applications
5.1Example1:YourFirstArduino/SeeeduinoProgram
(LEDBlink)
5.2Example2:UARTtoUSB(FTDI)and3.3VLogic
GettingStartedWithTheESP8266WiFiModuleWithout
ExtraCircuitryandWithoutWritingSoftware
6VersionTracker
7BugReport
8Resources/References

Introduction
TheSeeeduinov4.0isanATMEGA328Microcontrollerdevelopmentboard.TheATMEGA328PMUisahighperformance,lowpower
AVR8BitMicrocontroller.TheSeeeduinov4.0has14digitalinput/outputpins(6ofwhichcanbeusedasPWMoutputs)and6analogpins.
TheboardalsofeaturesanATMEGA16U2microcontrollerwhichactsasaUARTtoUSBconverterchipwhichmeansthattheboardcan
basicallyworklikeanFTDIchip.
TheSeeeduinov4.0inheritsallofArduinoDuemilanove'sandUno'sfeaturesbutalsoaddssomeofitsown.Thisboardiscompatibleto
Duemilanove'sandUno'spinlayout,andtheDuemilanove'sscrewholesandboarddimensions.
ForadetailedexplanationandoverviewofallthefeaturesseethesectioninthisWiKititledBoardInterface,Features,andComponents
(http://www.seeedstudio.com/wiki/Seeeduino_v4.0#Board_Interface.2C_Features.2C_and_Components).

BoardInterface,Features,andComponents
TheSeeeduinoboardoffersavarietyoffeatures,someofwhicharenotfoundinotherduinoboards(e.g.5Vor3.3Vlogic,extraheaderpads,
directUSBtoUARTconnectors).Seebelowforadetaileddescriptionoftheboard'sinterfaceanditsuniquefeatures.

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SeeduinoV4.0Board

1.J2Pads
ConnectedtotheATMEGA16U2's(U5chip)pinsPB4,PB5,PB6,andPB7pins.

2.LEDsL,TX,RX
The"L"LEDisconnectedtodigitalpin13,itcanbeuseda"status"LEDinyourprojects.TheTXandRXLEDsworkautomatically,they
letyouknowwhentheboardissendingorreceivinginformationrespectively.

3.MicroUSBPort
PortusedtoconnecttheboardtoyourPCforprogramming.MicroUSBistheubiquitousversionofUSB,foundinmostAndroidphones,
andotherdevices.Youprobablyhavedozensofthesecableslayingaroundyourhouse.

4.SW2SlideSwitch(5V3V3)
Slideswitchusedtochangethelogiclevelandpoweroutputoftheboardtoeither5Vor3.3V.Nowadaysmanynewandgreatsensorsare
beingdeveloptoworkwith3.3V,withotherduinoboardsyouwouldneedtoplacealogiclevelconverterbetweentheboardandthese
sensor(s),withtheSeeeduinoV4.0boardallyouhavetodoisslidetheswitch!

5.DCPowerJack
TheDCpowerjackallowsyourSeeeduinoboardtobepoweredfromawalladaptersothatyoucansupplymorepowertoyourprojectif
needed,forexamplewhenusingDCmotorsorotherhighpowerdevices.TheDCinputcanbe7V12V.

6.U5ICSP
ICSPandSPIportfortheATMEGA16U2chip.

7.U5
ATMEGA16U2chip.ThischipischargeoftheUSBtoUARTconnectionwhichisusedtoprogramtheATMEGA328PMU(U1)andcan
alsousetheFTDIlikeport.

8.SW1Button(Reset)

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ThisbuttonisconvenientlyplacedonthesidetoallowyoutoresettheSeeeduinoboardevenwhenashieldplacedontop.Thisisn'tthecase
inotherduinoboardswherethebuttonisplacedontopmakingithardtoaccess.

9.ExtraHeaderPads(Digital)
Sometimesitisveryconvenienttoconnectasensor/devicetoyourboarddirectlyinsteadofgoingthroughabreadboard,orperhapsyouwant
tosolderthesensordirectlytotheboardonceyou'vecompletedyourproject,ormaybeyouwanttomonitortheoutputofthepinswhile
they'rebeenusedbyotherdevices.Inanycasewehaveaddedtheseextrapadstohelpyoualongtheway.

10.U1
TheATmega328PMUchip,thisisthebrainoftheboard,wherethecodeyouwritegoestobeexecuted.

11.ExtraHeaderPads(PowerandAnalog)
JustliketheExtraHeaderDigitalPads,theseextraconnectionsaresomethingwe'vepersonallycometorealizepeopleneedintheirprojects,
speciallythepowerconnectionsifyouwanttopowermorethanonesensor/devicewithouttheuseofabreadboard.

12.UARTtoUSB(FTDI)Pads/Port
Thisistheoutput/inputoftheUARTtoUSBfunctionoftheATMEGA16U2(U5)chip.Youcanusethisporttocommunicatedirectlywith
devicesthatrequireaUARTtoserialconnection,itisgreatforquicktestingthesedeviceswithoutwritinganycode.Thisportmakesthe
SeeeduinoboardworkessentiallylikeanFTDIchipifneeded.
TheoutputvoltageofVCCwillbeeither5Vor3.3V,whateveryouhaveselectedusingSW2.

13.U1ICSP
ThisistheICSPconnectionfortheATmega328PMU,itislocatedinthestandardICSP/SPIpositionforArduinoUno,Due,Mega,and
Leonardocompatiblehardware(e.g.shields)thatmayusethisconnector.TheSPIpinsinthisport:MISO,SCK,andMOSI,arealso
connectedtodigitalpins12,13,and11respectivelyjustlikethoseoftheArduinoUno.

14.GroveConnectors
Ourdepot(http://www.seeedstudio.com/depot/)hasavarietyofsensors/devicesthatcanmakeuseofthisI2CorUARTconnection.In
additionwesellindependentGroveconnectorstohelpyoumakeourownsensorconnections.TheI2CGroveconnectorisalsoconnectedto
analogpins4and5forSDAandSCLrespectivelyifyouwouldliketousethosepinsinstead.TheUARTGroveconnectorisconnectedto
digitalpins0and1forRXandTXrespectively.

PWMPins
Digitalpins3,5,6,8,9,and10canbeusedforpulsewidthmodulation(PWM).

Specification
Microcontroller:ATmega328PMU
OperatingVoltage:5Vor3.3V(choicebyslideswitch)
DigitalI/OPins:14
PWMChannels:6
AnalogInputChannels:6
DCJackInput:7v12v
DCCurrentperI/OPin:40mA
FlashMemory:32KB(ATmega328PMU)
RAM:2KB(ATmega328PMU)
EEPROM:1KB(ATmega328PMU)
ClockSpeed:16MHz

DriverInstallation
Automatic
TheArduino/SeeeduinodriversareincludedwiththeArduinoSoftware(http://arduino.cc/en/main/software).InWindows,oncetheArduino
Softwareisinstalled,pluginyourSeeeduinoboardtoyourPC'sUSBportandthedriverinstallationwillbeginautomaticallyasshowninthe
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SeeeduinoV4.0driverinstallationwindowasitappearsinWindows

Afteracoupleofminutes(25),thedrivershouldcompleteitsinstallationandyouwillthiswindow:

SeeeduinoV4driverinstallationcompletewindowasitappearsinWindows.

AtthispointtheSeeeduinoV4.0isreadytouse.

Manual
InWindows,iftheautomaticdriverinstallationfailsyoucaninstallthedriversmanually,theyarelocatedintheArduinoSoftwarefolder,to
dosofollowthesesteps:
1. Openthe"DeviceManager"windowbysearchingforit,andclicking"DeviceManager"asshownintheanimatedimagebelow.
Alternatively,ifthisdoesnotworkforyou,youmayrightclick"MyComputer">Manage>DeviceManager.

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HowtoopenthedevicemanagerwindowinWindows.

2. Inthe"DeviceManager"window,under"Ports(COM&LPT)"or"OtherDevices"lookfor"USBSerialPort",thisistheSeeeduino
boardbuthasn'tbeenrecognizedbyWindowsyet.Rightclickandselect"UpdateDriverSoftware..."

3. Next,choosethe"BrowsemycomputerforDriverSoftware"option.

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4. Finally,findandselectthefoldernamed"Drivers",locatedinthefolderoftheArduinoSoftwaredownload.

5. Ifthedriverwasinstalledsuccessfullyyoushouldseethedialogboxbelow.

6. Inthe"DeviceManager"windowthedeviceyourightclickedonshouldnowdisplay"ArduinoUno(COMXX)"or"USBSerial
Port(COMXX)"asshownbelow.

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7. AndwhenyouopentheArduinoIDEthesameCOMportwillalsobeavailable.RemembertocloseandopentheArduinoIDEifit
wasopenedduringthedriverinstallationortheSerialportwillnotbevisible.

Examples/Applications
Example1:YourFirstArduino/SeeeduinoProgram(LEDBlink)
Asdescribedinthe"BoardInterface,Features,andComponents"sectionofthisWiKi,theSeeeduinoboardhasanonboardLEDconnected
topin13.Inthisexamplewe'llshowyouhowtoblinkthatLED.BlinkinganLEDisthesimplestprogramonecanwritetogetacquainted
withaboard'shardware,andsoftware.
ToblinktheLEDinyourSeeeduinoboard,followthestepsintheanimatedimagebelow:

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HowtoblinktheLEDofyourSeeeduinov4.0board.

Orifyoupreferwehavelistedanddescribedeachofthesteps:
1. OpentheArduinoIDE
2. SelecttheSeeeduinoboardbygoingtoTools>Board>ArduinoUno.TheSeeeduinoboardisrecognizedasanArduinoUnoboard.

3. MakesurethattheSerialCOMportwhereyourSeeeduinoboardisconnectedtoisselectedbygoingtoTools>SerialPort>COMXX
whereCOMXXistheCOMportofyourboard.
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4. Openthe"Blink"examplebygoingtoFile>Examples>0.1Basics>Blink.Anewwindowwithcodewillopen,youmayclosethe
previous/originalArduinowindow.

TOP

5. Inthisnewwindowclickthe"Upload"button,thiswillupload/sendthecodetoyourSeeeduinoboard.Waitafewsecondsforthe
"DoneUploading"messagetodisplay,thismessagessignalsthatthecodewassuccessfullywrittentotheboardandreadytouse.

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6. TheblueonboardLEDontheSeeduinoboardshouldstarttoblinkasshownbelow:

SeeeduinoBlinkingLED

Example2:UARTtoUSB(FTDI)and3.3VLogicGettingStartedWithTheESP8266WiFiModuleWithout
ExtraCircuitryandWithoutWritingSoftware
TwogreatfeaturesoftheSeeeduinoV4.0boardwhencomparedtoitscompetitorsisitsabilitytoswitchbetween5Vand3.3Vlogic,andits
USBtoUARTportessentiallymakingitanFTDIlikedevicegreatforquicklygettingstartedwithdevicesthatusetheUART
protocol/interface.
InthisexamplewewillshowyouhowtousethepopularESP8266WiFimodule(http://www.seeedstudio.com/depot/WiFiSerial
TransceiverModulewESP8266p1994.html?cPath=19_20).Thisexampleisamazingbecausewithotherduinoboardsyouwouldrequirea
voltageconverter,alogicconverter,andsoftwaretocontroltwoseparateSerialportsbutwiththeSeeeduinoboardnoneofthesethreethings
arerequired.
Step1:PuttingTheBoardIn3.3VMode
1. RemoveallpowersourcesfromtheSeeeduinoboardsothatitiscompletelyoff.
2. SlideswitchSW2overtothe3V3setting.
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Step2:ESP8266SeeeduinoConnections
ConnectyourESP8266WiFimoduletotheSeeeduinoboardasfollows(Seethephotobelowforaschematic):
SeeeduinoPin

ESP8266Pin

GND

GND

TX

RX

RX

TX

CH_PD

VCC

VCC

VCC

SeeeduinoV4.0andESP8266Schematic.SW2showsthesettingat5Vbutpleaseslideitoverto3V3.

Step3:SendingCommands
1. ConnectyourSeeeduinoboardtotheUSBportofyourPC.
2. OpentheArduinoIDE
3. Uploadablankprogramtoyourboard,ormakesurethattheprogramithasdoesnotuseranySerialfunctions.
BlankProgram:
voidsetup()
{
}
voidloop()
{
}

4. OpentheArduino"SerialMonitor"window.
5. IntheSerialMonitorwindowchangeyoursettingsto"BothNL&CR"andbaudrateto"9600",orthecorrectbaudrateforyour
ESP8266sinceitmightbedifferent.
6. TheESP8266isreadytoreceiveandsendinformation/commands.Trysending"AT+RST"toresetthemodule,thensend
"AT+CWLAP"tolistalltheaccesspointsyourESP8266isabletodetect.Seetheimagebelowforanexampleresponse.

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ESP8266outputtotheSerialMonitorwindowwhentheAT+RSTand
AT+CWLAPcommandsaresent.

VersionTracker
BelowisalistofchangesthathavebeenmadetotheSeeeduinoboardoveralltheversions.

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Revision

Descriptions

SeeeduinoV0.9

Initialpublicrelease

ReleaseDate

Seeeduinov1.1

1. FixedbugunnessesaryviaonPin4wire.
2. FixedbugLablemistakenlycoveredbyswitches.
3. AddedI2Candsensorport.
4. Addedan100uFcapacitorforvccswitch.
5. Groupednew100milgridpins.
6. Replacedresetbuttonswithmetalones.
7. Rearrangedtextsandlablesforclearerindications.

Seeeduinov2.12

1. Zeroexternalpowerconsumptionwhenswitchedoff
2. StrongerSwitches
3. Secondpowersupplyfor5Vdirectinput.[Caution]USE5VONLY!
4. 150mAdrivercapacityunder3.3V
5. 1.0mmslimPCBforlighterweighs
6. Extrarowreservedforpinheaders

Seeeduinov2.2

1. USB/EXTpowerautoselect
2. Upgradepowercapacitor
3. Cleanuplayouts
4. Reseteasier
5. RealQuartzCrystal
6. ExternpowerDiodechangeto1N4004(morepoweronVinpin)

Dec16,2010

Seeeduinov2.21

1. UpgradedtoStrongerminiUSBconnector.

Jan12,2011

Seeeduinov3.0

1. changeJSTconnectortoDCJackconnector

Jan1,2012

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1. RemoveRSTswitch
2. ATMEGA16U2asUSBbusconverterchip
3. DCtoDCconvertertoreducepowerdissipation
4. MicroUSB
5. UNObootloader

Sep1,2014

BugReport
ThesilkprintedofPWMhasanerror.PinofPWMshouldbeD9,D10,D11.Wewillfixthiserrorasap.

Resources/References
Seeeduinov4.0Eaglefile(http://www.seeedstudio.com/wiki/File:Seeeduino_v4.0_Eagle.zip)
Seeeduinov4.0PDFfile(http://www.seeedstudio.com/wiki/File:Seeeduino_v4.0_pdf.pdf)
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ATMEGA328PMUSummary(http://www.atmel.com/Images/Atmel82718bitAVRMicrocontrollerATmega48A48PA88A
88PA168A168PA328328P_datasheet_Summary.pdf)
ATMEGA16U2Summary(http://www.atmel.com/Images/7799S.pdf)
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