Connecting Your Own Sensors or LED Drivers to the RapidConnect Lighting & Sensor Evaluation Board

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Last updated: Mar 21, 2018

The RapidConnect Lighting & Sensor Evaluation Board includes a "bypass" capability to disconnect the built-in sensors and buttons and instead connect directly to external sensors or LED drivers. The notes below show the external connections that can be configured using the jumpers on the Evaluation Board.

Available Dedicated External Connection - JP9, JP2, JP1

  • Illuminance Sensor (0-1.1V)
  • Ultrasonic Sensor (Active Low)
  • PIR Sensor (Active Low)
  • Relay Out (Active High)
  • PWM Out
  • Ground
  • 3.3V

Jumper Selections

Illuminance In - JP6

  1. Onboard Sensor
  2. Onboard Trimpot
  3. External 

Ultrasonic In - JP4

  1. Onboard Button
  2. External

PIR In - JP5

  1. Onboard Button
  2. External

Relay Out - J10

  1. Onboard LED
  2. External

PWM Out - J11

  1. Onboard LED
  2. External

Serial TX - J7

  1. Onboard USB Serial Controller
    1. Remove jumper for direct TX connection

Serial RX - J6

  1. Onboard USB Serial Controller
  2. Remove jumper for direct RX connection

Power - J8

  1. USB power from mini-USB Port
  2. Remove jumper for direct power connection

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