Romeo V2 - a Robot Control Board with Motor Driver (Arduino Compatible)

Romeo V2 – a Robot Control Board with Motor Driver (Compatible with Arduino), it is especially designed for robotics applications and extended devices. Romeo benefits from the Arduino open-source platform, it is supported by thousands of open source projects, and can easily be expanded with Arduino compatible Shields. The integrated 2 way DC motor driver and Xbee socket allows you to start your project immediately without the need for an additional motor driver or wireless shield. Another improvement of Romeo V2 is that it supports stepper motor control. Romeo V2 – a Robot Control Board with Motor Driver (Compatible with Arduino) behaves like Arduino Leonardo based on the ATmega32u4 chip, You can program it directly from the Arduino IDE 1.0.1 or later version. Because of the ATmega32U4 as it’s the sole microcontroller, Romeo V2 is simple and easy to use. The 32U4 chipset handles the USB directly, code libraries are available which allow the board to emulate a computer keyboard, mouse, and more using the very interesting USB-HID protocol! The best advantage is that ATmega32u4 has two serial ports that allow uploading sketches without removing wireless modules. Debugging is no longer a painful task. Version History

• Romeo V2 also improves the power supply, it has now a switch to select power source either from USB or external power.
• Romeo V2.2 redesigns the power supply system to improve the stability of the ADC circuit.

features

• Wide operating input voltage
• Directly support Xbee and XBee form factor wifi, Bluetooth, and RF modules
• ON/ OFF switch to control the system power from external motor power
• 3 Digital I/O extensions (D14-D16)
• S1 – S5 switch replace jump cap, allows free use for the GPIO.
• Micro USB instead of A-B USB connector
• Analog sensor extension port: Orange for Signal, Red for Vcc, Black for GND

Note: The analog sensor port pin mapping on Romeo v2 is different from the old version. Please select the “Arduino Leonardo” when using “Arduino IDE”.

Specification

• DC Supply: USB Powered or External 6V ~ 23V DC
• DC Output: 5V(2A) / 3.3V DC
• Motor driver Continuous Output Current: 2A
• Microcontroller: ATmega32u4
• Bootloader: Arduino Leonardo
• Compatible with the Arduino R3 pin mapping
• Analog Inputs: A0-A5, A6 – A11 (on digital pins 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, and 12)
• PWM: 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, and 13. Provide 8-bit PWM output
• 5 key inputs for testing
• Auto-sensing/switching external power input
• Serial Interface
  • TTL Level
  • USB
• Support Male and Female Pin Header
• Built-in Xbee socket
• Integrated sockets for APC220 RF Module and DF-Bluetooth Module
• Three I2C/TWI Interface Pin Sets (two 90pin headers)
• Two-way Motor Driver with 2A maximum current
• One Stepper Motor Drive with 2A maximum current
• Size: 89 x 84 x 14mm (3.50 x 3.31 x 0.55″)

Documents

• DFRobot Microcontroller Selection Guide
• Wiki (Romeo V2-All in one Controller)
• Romeo V2 schematic
• Tips for changing the sensor cable pin mapping
• Romeo stepper motor library

Shipping List

• Romeo V2-All in one Controller x1

Projects

• Raspberry Internet Rover(Based on Pirate 4WD platform and Romeo V2)
• Hongkong biped robot using Romeo
• RC Hack based on Romeo v1