We have prepared a new version of BSP featuring following changes and upgrades:
- CONTROLLINO BSP refers to Arduino core libraries and does not include any (frozen) core libraries anymore
- CONTROLLINO BSP refers to Arduino platform and tool definitions and does not include any (frozen) platform and tool definitions anymore
- All CONTROLLINO pins have Arduino number now! No need to access the pins through the registers anymore!
- PJ3 - CONTROLLINO ETHERNET CHIP SELECT is now pin 70
- PE6 - CONTROLLINO ETHERNET INTERRUPT is now pin 71
- PJ2 - CONTROLLINO RTC CHIP SELECT is now pin 72
- PJ7 - CONTROLLINO RTC INTERRUPT is now pin 73
- PE7 - CONTROLLINO OVERLOAD is now pin 74
- PJ6 - CONTROLLINO RS485 DE is now pin 75
- PJ5 - CONTROLLINO RS485 /RE is now pin 76
- PD4 - CONTROLLINO MEGA Digital 20 is now pin 77
- PD5 - CONTROLLINO MEGA Digital 21 is now pin 78
- PD6 - CONTROLLINO MEGA Digital 22 is now pin 79
- PJ4 - CONTROLLINO MEGA Digital 23 is now pin 80
- CONTROLLINO works with standard Ethernet library (Do not forget to update your Ethernet library to ver. 2.0.0 or newer.)
- No need to tell the Ethernet library which pin is used for SPI chipselect - it should be assigned automatically.
- CONTROLLINO bootloaders are part of the BSP now
We have prepared a new version of library featuring following changes and upgrades:
- Added some more comfortable API functions like Controllino_RS485Init( aBaudrate ), Controllino_RS485TxEnable, Controllino_RS485RxEnable
- Updated whole library to use new pin aliases
- Updated all Examples to be synchronized with the latest BSP and library
- Removed obsolete examples - no need to handle CONTROLLINO pins via PORT registers anymore
If you will face some compilation errors after the update, please check your
c:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\CONTROLLINO_Boards\hardware\avr
folder and remove all previous obsolete versions (e.g. 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 3.0.0, or 3.0.1).
This GitHub repository contains all you need to start with CONTROLLINO devices programming in Arduino IDE.
- Arduino IDE extension package for Boards Manager
- See our Installation guide
- CONTROLLINO library for Library Manager
- See our Installation guide
- See our Reference manual
- Examples how to use special features of the CONTROLLINOs
- When the library is installed in the Arduino IDE, you can find them i the File->Examples menu
- Customized bootloaders for all CONTROLLINO variants
- See Bootloaders folder and follow the provided guides
- Frequently Asked Questions
- See our FAQ
Please note that CONTROLLINO exists in 4 different variants.
- Microcontroller: ATmega328
- Atmel Clock Speed: 16 MHz
- RTC
- 1x serial Interface
- 1x SPI Interface
- 1x I2C Interface
- Input current Max. 8A
- 6x Relays Outputs – 230V / 6A
- 8x Analog/Digital Inputs
- 8x Digital Outputs – 2A @12V or 24V
- Microcontroller: ATmega2560
- Clock Speed: 16 MHz
- RTC
- Ethernet Connector
- 2x serial Interface
- 1x RS485 Interface
- 1x I2C Interface
- 1x SPI Interface
- Input current Max. 20A
- 10x Relays Outputs – 230V / 6A
- 12x Analog/Digital Inputs
- 12x Digital Outputs – 2A @12V or 24V
- Microcontroller: ATmega2560
- Clock Speed: 16 MHz
- RTC
- Ethernet Connector
- 2x serial Interface
- 1x I2C Interface
- 1x SPI Interface
- Input current Max. 20A
- Input voltage 24V
- 10x Relays Outputs – 230V / 6A
- 12x Analog Inputs
- 6x Digital Inputs (2x Interrupt)
- 8x Digital Outputs – 2A @ 24V
- 2x 0-10V Inputs
- 2x 0-10V/0-20mA Outputs
- Microcontroller: ATmega2560
- Clock Speed: 16 MHz
- RTC
- Ethernet Connector
- 2x serial Interface
- 1x RS485 Interface
- 1x I2C Interface
- 1x SPI Interface
- Input current Max. 30A
- 16x Relays Outputs – 230V / 6A
- 21x Analog/Digital Inputs
- 12x Digital Outputs – High Side Switch – 2A @12V or 24V
- 12x Digital Outputs – Half-Bridge - 2A @12V or 24V
Please, make sure that you have included the CONTROLLINO library in your sketch.
So, you can see #include <Controllino.h> at the top of your sketch.
Of course, you can use Arduino native aliases for the pin numbers like A0, or 2, but CONTROLLINO library provides you its own set of aliases. It is always combination of CONTROLLINO_ and the text description of the screw terminal you can see on the device.
For example, for MINI we have defined following aliases:
CONTROLLINO_D0
CONTROLLINO_D1
CONTROLLINO_D2
CONTROLLINO_D3
CONTROLLINO_D4
CONTROLLINO_D5
CONTROLLINO_D6
CONTROLLINO_D7
CONTROLLINO_A0
CONTROLLINO_A1
CONTROLLINO_A2
CONTROLLINO_A3
CONTROLLINO_A4
CONTROLLINO_A5
CONTROLLINO_IN0
CONTROLLINO_IN1
Please, make sure that you have included also the SPI library in your sketch.
So, you can see #include <SPI.h> at the top of your sketch.
It should be added automatically with the #include <Controllino.h>.
Do not forget to properly setup the mechanical switch at your MINI!
- @return Always returns 0
char Controllino_RTC_init()
- See RTC chip manual for more information.
- @param aDay day 01 - 31
- @param aWeekDay weekday 00 - 06
- @param aMonth month 01 - 12
- @param aYear year 00 - 99
- @param aHour hours 01 - 12, or 00 - 23 (depending of 12H/24H mode)
- @param aMinute minutes 00 - 59
- @param aSecond seconds 00 - 59
- @return Returns 0 when succeeded, or -1 if the RTC library was not initialized before
char Controllino_SetTimeDate(unsigned char aDay, unsigned char aWeekDay,unsigned char aMonth, unsigned char aYear, unsigned char aHour, unsigned char aMinute, unsigned char aSecond);
- See RTC chip manual for more information.
- @param aDay pointer to day 01 - 31
- @param aWeekDay pointer to weekday 00 - 06
- @param aMonth pointer to month 01 - 12
- @param aYear pointer to year 00 - 99
- @param aHour pointer to hours 01 - 12, or 00 - 23 (depending of 12H/24H mode)
- @param aMinute pointer to minutes 00 - 59
- @param aSecond pointer to seconds 00 - 59
- @return Returns 0 when succeeded, or -1 if the RTC library was not initialized before
char Controllino_ReadTimeDate(unsigned char *aDay, unsigned char *aWeekDay, unsigned char *aMonth, unsigned char *aYear, unsigned char *aHour, unsigned char *aMinute, unsigned char *aSecond)
- @return Returns day 01 - 31, or -1 if the RTC library was not initialized before
char Controllino_GetDay( void )
- @return Returns weekday 00 - 06, or -1 if the RTC library was not initialized before
char Controllino_GetWeekDay( void )
- @return Returns month 01 - 12, or -1 if the RTC library was not initialized before
char Controllino_GetMonth( void )
- @return Returns year 00 - 99, or -1 if the RTC library was not initialized before
char Controllino_GetYear( void )
- @return Returns hours 01 - 12, or 00 - 23 (depending of 12H/24H mode), or -1 if the RTC library was not initialized before
char Controllino_GetHour( void )
- @return Returns minutes 00 - 59, or -1 if the RTC library was not initialized before
char Controllino_GetMinute( void )
- @return Returns seconds 00 - 59, or -1 if the RTC library was not initialized before
char Controllino_GetSecond( void )
- This function expects that the Serial was initialized before calling it.
- Format is DD/MM/YY HH:MM:SS
- @return Returns seconds 0, or -1 if the RTC library was not initialized before
char Controllino_PrintTimeAndDate( void )
Please note that RS485 interface is present only in MAXI and MEGA variants.
- @param Baudrate
- @return Always returns 0
char Controllino_RS485Init( Baudrate )
- Do not forget to wait until all data were transmitted before you switch back to reception
- You can use Serial3.flush() function for that.
Controllino_RS485RxEnable()
- Do not forget to wait until all data were transmitted before you switch back to reception
- You can use Serial3.flush() function for that.
Controllino_RS485TxEnable()
- General requirements
- PC with Arduino IDE (1.6.4 or newer) (Windows, Linux, MAC)
- Internet connection
- CONTROLLINO library
- Start Arduino IDE, navigate to Sketch–>Include Library–>Manage Libraries
- In the Library Manager type CONTROLLINO into the filter text box and search for CONTROLLINO library
- When found, select the latest version and install it. The installation process should be fully automated
- When finished - check in Sketch–>Include Library menu that you can see the CONTROLLINO library there
- You can also check if you can see the set of CONTROLLINO examples in File->Examples->CONTROLLINO
- CONTROLLINO boards hardware definition
- Navigate to File–>Preferences
- Copy-paste the following link to the Additional Boards Manager URLs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CONTROLLINO-PLC/CONTROLLINO_Library/master/Boards/package_ControllinoHardware_index.json
- Press OK button
- Then navigate to Tools–>Board: “Foo“–>Boards Manager
- In the Boards Manager type CONTROLLINO into the filter text box and search for CONTROLLINO boards
- When found, select the latest version and install it. The installation process should be fully automated
- When finished - check in Tools–>Board: “Foo“–> menu that you can see the CONTROLLINO boards there
1. Automated installation through Arduino Board Manager gets 403 Forbidden in Arduino IDE for OSX
Answer: This issue was reported for Arduino IDE 1.6.11. In older versions - e.g. 1.6.8 it worked fine. With the latest Arduino IDE version (1.8.1) it also works fine.
2. AnalogRead always returns 806 instead of 1023
Question: A0 should read 0 and 1023 (its connected to D0 pin), but instead it reads 0 and 806. Is there anything wrong with the voltage reference or am I missing something? Btw, power supply is 24 volts.
Answer: This is caused by the fact that CONTROLLINO actually doesn't have maximum of 24V. The maximum for 24V setting is close to 30V. So, value 1023 will be returned when you would get close to 30V power supply. See our example AnalogInputs.
3. Digital 20 - Digital 23 mapping
Question: Pins Digital 20 - Digital 23 seem not to be implemented to use with digitalWrite, from Arduino lib. Is it possible to use those pins with your library? I understand, that these pins don't have an according alias on arduino, but still. I would really like to somehow circumvent using this syntax in order to set Digital 20.
PORTD = B11110111
Answer: It is correct. Our library does not support these digital outputs as we have tried to do not touch Arduino Core functionality. But it may be a point for further releases... I am afraid that you have to use this "PORTD" way to control these pins. Please check example sketch PortManipulation in the Arduino IDE for more details.
UPDATE - should be fixed with BSP version 3.0.0. - all CONTROLLINO pins have Arduino number now!
4. CONTROLLINO boards not showing with arduino IDE 1.6.12
Question: Loading the Controllino Library into the Arduino 1.6.12 IDE does not show up the Controllino boards on the board types list.
Answer: You also need to install the "CONTROLLINO Hardware" by the Boards Manager.
5. How to burn bootloader
Question: Is it possible to burn bootloader in Controllino? I want to add possibility for OTA updates by Ethernet.
Answer: Yes, it is possible. We are fully compatible with Arduino! All ICSP signals are available at the X1 pinheader connector of your CONTROLLINO. See https://controllino.biz/downloads/ for more details. You just need ICSP programmer and six wires to handle that.
6. Unable to locate (obsolete) hardware description files on GitHub
Question: My Arduino IDE gives me following error message: "Error downloading ....githubusercontent.com/Controllino/ControllinoHardware/master/package_ControllinoHardware_index.json". Is it unable to locate hardware description files?
Answer: Our GitHub repository has been moved to a new location, therefore this path is no longer valid. Please, follow our new Installation guide.
7. Pin header SPI bus communication is not working properly (MAXI, MEGA)
Question: I am not using RTC and/or Ethernet built in CONTROLLINO MAXI/MEGA. I am trying to use SPI bus available at pinheader, but it sometimes work and sometimes not. Is there any conflict with RTC chip and Etherent chip connected to the same SPI bus, even if I am not using them?
Answer: When SS pins PJ2 (RTC) and PJ3 (Wiznet) are not properly handled, it may happen that the floating pin is recognized as a valid chip select signal and the RTC chip or Wiznet chip is accidentally connected to SPI bus - MISO signal. The solution is quite easy - if a user wants to use the SPI bus signals as GPIOs at the pin header, s/he must properly setup the Slave Select signals for the RTC and Wiznet. This may cause confusion of the SPI communication at the pinheader and also strange voltages at MISO (pin header X1) when using it as GPIO.
These three lines in your sketch setup function should do the job:
pinMode(CONTROLLINO_RTC_CHIP_SELECT, OUTPUT);
pinMode(CONTROLLINO_ETHERNET_CHIP_SELECT, OUTPUT);
digitalWrite(CONTROLLINO_RTC_CHIP_SELECT, LOW); // inactive
digitalWrite(CONTROLLINO_ETHERNET_CHIP_SELECT, HIGH); // inactive
8. CONTROLLINO MINI A6, A7 inputs
Question: It is not possible to read digital value of the A6 and A7 inputs on CONTROLLINO MINI.
Answer: These pins are analogue inputs only and it is not possible to read their digital status, because of the microprocessor architecture. The only chance is to read out their analogue value and distinguish by some threshold value.
9. CONTROLLINO MAXI Ethernet.localIP() always returns 255.255.255.255
Issue: I bought a Controllino MAXI and I had difficulties connecting through Ethernet. Ethernet.localIP() always returned 255.255.255.255.
Solution: The problem was due to the fact that Arduino IDE linked the standard Ethernet library and not Controllino's one (it appeared in the compilation logs of Arduino IDE). Under ArchLinux, I manually replaced /Arduino/libraries/Ethernet by Controllino's Ethernet folder (/.arduino15/packages/CONTROLLINO_Boards/hardware/avr/2.0.1/libraries/Ethernet/src) and it worked.
UPDATE - should be fixed with BSP version 3.0.0. - CONTROLLINO uses standard Arduino Ethernet library now!
10. There is not possible to upload a new sketch to CONTROLLINO anymore
Issue: The CONTROLLINO works fine, but after some time (and successfully uploaded sketches), it seems to be bricked. It is not possible to upload any sketch and Arduino IDE reports some kind of avrdude: verification error, or avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding.
Solution: The problem is not related to CONTROLLINO platform only. It seems to be a general weakness of Arduino IDE, avrdude and original bootloader. It is still not clear what exactly happens, but it seems that after upload of a corrupted binary the microcontroller skips the bootloader when reset during operation.
Please, try following steps:
- Disconnect the power and USB cable
- Press and hold Reset button at CONTROLLINO
- Connect USB cable
- Press Upload button in Arduino IDE
- Release Reset button when “Compiling sketch ...” message changes to “Uploading”
11. Ethernet issues with PlatformIO
Issue: Right now ethernet works for me out of the box in Arduino IDE, but I'd like to use PlatformIO and the compilation fails - the compiler does not see Ethernet.h file.
Solution: Tell the PlatformIO all dependencies to the external libraries used by your project.
Try following steps:
- Make sure that you have the latest version of the PlatformIO - run
$ pio update - Create a new project for one of the CONTROLLINO boards
- Edit file
platformio.ini - extend the line lib_deps in this way
lib_deps = Ethernet@^2.0.0, SPI
Then Ethernet examples should work!
See docs https://docs.platformio.org/en/latest/librarymanager/quickstart.html#project-dependencies for more details!
12. Internal pull-up for input pins does not work
Issue: The following line of code fails to raise the voltage level of the pin to high:
pinMode(pin, INPUT_PULLUP);Solution: Attach sufficiently small external pull-up resistors to all inputs requiring pull-up mode.
Suggested pull-up resistors:
- screw terminals: 8kΩ
- pin header: 1.5kΩ
Explanation: CONTROLLINO boards contain additional pull-down resistors:
- screw terminals: 80kΩ
- pin header: 15kΩ
See issue #26 for details.