mikroBUS
™
standard specifications
Revision history:
Revision Number:
2.00
1.00
Revision Date:
May, 2015
August, 2011
Summary of changes:
Thorough revision and redefinition of the standard
to encompass add-on boards and sockets.
Initial mikroBUS
™
standard, introducing the
pinout and the add-on board concept.
Authors:
A.N., S.T., S.M., R.M.
A.N.
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mikroBUS
™
standard specifications
Introduction
The mikroBUS
™
standard defines mainboard sockets and add-on
boards used for interfacing microcontrollers or microprocessors
(mainboards) with integrated circuits and modules (add-on
boards).
The standard specifies the physical layout of the mikroBUS
™
pinout, the communication and power supply pins used, the
size and shape of the add-on boards, the positioning of the
mikroBUS
™
socket on the mainboard, and finally, the silkscreen
marking conventions for both the add-on boards and sockets.
The purpose of mikroBUS
™
is to enable easy hardware
expandability with a large number of standardized compact
add-on boards, each one carrying a single sensor, transceiver,
display, encoder, motor driver, connection port, or any other
electronic module or integrated circuit.
Created by MikroElektronika, mikroBUS
™
is an open standard —
anyone can implement mikroBUS
™
in their hardware design, as
long as the requirements set by this document are being met.
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