GPS MASS TRANSIT TRACKER

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Senior Design    Fall 03 - Spring 04

Group 9

About Us    Project Info    Documents    Reference    Experience

 

 

Hardware         ADAPT812DXLT Microcontroller Module    

 

Features

bullet

Motorola MC68HC812A4 microcontroller

bullet

16MHz clock speed

bullet

128kB Flash program memory + 4kB internal EEPROM

bullet

32kB SRAM + 1kB internal RAM

bullet

Serial peripheral interface (SPI) port

bullet

Multiple I/O ports

bullet

Two RS-232 compatible serial interfaces (up to 38.4kbaud)

 

ADAPT812DXLT Users Guide

Pinout and Dimensional Drawing

Motorola's MC68HC812A/D Databook

 

 

Maxim MAX3100 SPI-Compatible UART

 

 

Optrex DMC40202 40x2 LCD Display

 

 

MaxStream 9XCite RF Module

 

Features

bullet

Wireless RF communication

bullet

900MHz/2.4GHz at 9600/31400 baud

bullet

UART interface with RS-232 support

bullet

1200-57600 baud host data rate

bullet

Networking support

bullet

300' range indoor/urban (1500' range w/ more powerful 9XStream)

bullet

1000' range outdoor (20mi range w/ more powerful 9XStream)

 

9XCite 900MHz Datasheet

9XCite 900MHz Product Manual

9XCite 900MHz Advanced Programming & Configuration

 

 

Links                   NMEA Data - information about the NMEA 0183 standard commonly used in GPS devices

                              Common NMEA Sentences - some definitions and examples of NMEA 0183 sentences

                              MaxStream - manufacturer of wireless RF networking modules

                              Technological Arts - manufacturer of 68HC11 and 68HC12 modular microcontroller boards

                              All Electronics - supplier of electronic (mostly surplus) parts

                              Jameco - supplier of electronic parts

                              Maxim/Dallas Semiconductor - manufacturer of electronic devices, especially for communication

                              Texas instruments - manufacturer of various electronic devices

                              ImageCraft - embedded C development tools for Motorola microcontrollers

                              ICC11/12 Reference - software reference for developing embedded software in C