Document Outline

• Pololu Wixel User's Guide
  • 1. Overview
    • Included Hardware
    • 1.a. Module Pinout and Components
      • Green USB LED
      • Red LED
      • Yellow LED
    • 1.b. Supported Operating Systems
    • 1.c. Government Regulations for Radio Devices
  • 2. Contacting Pololu
  • 3. Getting Started
    • 3.a. Installing Windows Drivers and Software
    • 3.b. Installing Linux Drivers and Software
    • 3.c. Installing Mac OS X Drivers and Software
    • 3.d. Loading an Example App
  • 4. Configuring Your Wixels
    • Wixels
    • App Configuration
    • Writing to a Wixel
    • Reading from a Wixel
    • Other Commands
  • 5. Connecting Your Wixels
    • 5.a. Connecting Power
      • VIN Power Input
      • USB Power Input
      • 3V3 Power Output
      • VALT Power Output
      • Low Power Considerations
    • 5.b. Connecting a Microcontroller via TTL Serial
    • 5.c. Connecting Buttons and Starting the Bootloader
  • 6. Using a Virtual COM Port
    • 6.a. Determining the Port Name
    • 6.b. Using a Terminal Program
    • 6.c. Writing PC Software to Use a Serial Port
  • 7. Ensuring a Good Radio Signal
  • 8. Schematic Diagram
  • 9. Wixel Apps
    • 9.a. Example App: Blink LED
    • 9.b. Wireless Serial App
      • Overview
      • Installation Instructions
      • Default Pinout
      • Description
      • Indicator LEDs
      • Control Signals
      • General Parameters
      • Pin Assignment Parameters
      • Example Uses
      • Caveats
      • Versions
      • Versions Configured for the Wixel Shield for Arduino
    • 9.c. USB-to-Serial App
      • Overview
      • Installation Instructions
      • Pinout
      • Description
      • Example Uses
      • Caveats
    • 9.d. Serial ASCII-to-Binary App
      • Overview
      • Installation Instructions
      • Pinout
      • ASCII-to-Binary conversion
      • Binary-to-ASCII conversion
      • Serial specifications
      • Parameters
      • Caveats
      • Versions
    • 9.e. Serial-to-I²C App
      • Overview
      • Installation Instructions
      • Default Pinout
      • Description
      • Serial Commands
      • Indicator LEDs
      • General Parameters
      • Pin Assignment Parameters
      • Caveats
      • Versions
    • 9.f. I/O Repeater App
      • Overview
      • Installation Instructions
      • Description
      • Parameters
      • Default Settings
      • Example Uses
      • Caveats
      • Versions
    • 9.g. Joystick App
      • Overview
      • Default Pinout
      • Connecting Buttons and Potentiometers
      • Wixel Configuration
      • Parameters
      • Versions
    • 9.h. Wireless Tilt Mouse App
      • Overview
      • Parts Needed
      • Pinout of Transmitter Wixel
      • Wixel Configuration
      • Assembly
      • Parameters
      • Alternative Parts
      • Mouse Speed Calculation
    • 9.i. ShiftBrite App
      • Overview
      • Installation Instructions
      • Connecting the Wixel to the ShiftBrite chain
      • Using the ShiftBrite App
      • Parameters
      • Data Format
      • Tips
      • Versions
  • 10. Writing Your Own Wixel App
    • 10.a. Getting Started in Windows
    • 10.b. Compiling an Example App
      • Compiling Apps
      • Loading an App onto Wixels from the Command Line
      • Opening an App with the Wixel Configuration Utility
      • Creating Your Own Apps
    • 10.c. Using the Eclipse IDE
      • Improving the configuration of Eclipse
      • Advanced Features of Eclipse
      • Hiding Unused Features
    • 10.d. Sharing Your App with the Wixel Community
      • Preparing your app for the community
      • Announcing your app on the Wixel forum
      • Contributing your source code
    • 10.e. USB Configurations Recognized by the Wixel Configuration Software
    • 10.f. Wixel App File Format
      • The hex section
      • The license section
      • The description section
      • The cdb section
  • 11. The Wixel USB Bootloader
    • Flash Memory Sections
    • Startup Procedure