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Mizar32 Project

The Mizar32 project makes it easy to use the hardware and software of a 32 bit microcontroller.


The hardware takes the shape of a 9x6cm main board with a 66MHz AVR32 UC3 processor and 32MB of RAM with additional stackable modules to extend its functionality.


By default it runs programs written in a modern high level scripting language, Lua, with embedded extensions and is field-programmable: normally the user’s Lua program is in a file on a micro SD card and the 128/256/512KB flash memory contains the Lua interpreter that runs that program, but the flash can be reprogrammed with something else from a PC over USB.


Both the software and the hardware are aimed at newcomers to the embedded world who want an easy and powerful environment for rapid application development, for hardware prototyping, for quick production of a solution and for hobbyists to make their own custom devices.


The hardware is also offered to manufacturers to avoid a long design cycle, letting them focus on the interfacing, extension or modification of the base module. The hardware design is offered as an open standard and all the project files and manufacturing files are made using open source software tools.


Mizar32 onboard resources

Model

Flash memory

Fast internal RAM

SDRAM

Mizar32 A

512KB

64KB

32MB

Mizar32 B

256KB

64KB

32MB

Mizar32 C

128KB

32KB

32MB

Embedded Hardware interfaces

  • MicroSD

  • USB

  • JTAG

  • Add-on Bus connectors 1-6


Interfaces on Add-on Bus

  • 12 General Purpose I/O pins

  • 2 UARTs: one basic, one with modem control signals

  • 2 SPI

  • I2C interface with 2-way splitter

  • 8 ADC inputs

  • 7 PWM outputs

  • 3 high-resolution timers

  • Ethernet


Optional Stacked Modules

  • RS232 / RS485 on first serial port

  • Ethernet & RTC

  • VGA display based on the Propeller 8-core CPU

  • 16x2-char LCD display based on the 16F84 PIC

  • Xbee Module

  • PHT protoboard

  • SMD protoboard

Mizar32

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