A Building Block for Internet of Toys (IoT)
A typical setup of PineappleCake.
PineappleCake
PineappleCake is a set of add-on board and software for Arduino MKR1000 series for attaching analog sensors. Coupled with MKR1000, PineappleCake can read up-to seven physical sensors and send the values via HTTP on WiFi.
You can also attach triple-axis accelerometer on PineappleCake. The acceleration data can be accessible via wireless HTTP connection.
And one more thing, you can control a couple of LEDs also via wireless HTTP connection.
You can change the IP address of multiple PineappleCakes by using attached rotary switch so that you’ll never need to modify the source code for just changing the addresses.
PineappleCake also offers missing I2C connector (+5V, D7, SCL, SDA, GND) found in other MKR series (e.g. MKR ZERO).
PineappleCake 1.2.1.
Shopping List
| Item | Name | Spec. | # | Online shops in Japan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Micro Controller | Arduino MKR1000 | 1 | Amazon | |
| Triple Axis Accelerometer | MMA8452Q | MMA8452Q Breakout | 1 | Switch Science |
| Resistor | R1-2 | 680 | 2 | Eleshop |
| Resistor | R3-4 | 6.8k | 2 | Eleshop |
| Resistor Net | RN1-2 | 10k | 2 | Eleshop |
| Capacitor | C1 | 0.1u | 1 | Eleshop |
| Encoder SW. | IPADDRESS | HEX. Comprementary | 1 | Eleshop, Marutsu |
| Con. | Analog | ML14L | 1 | Eleshop, Marutsu |
| Con. | J4-5 | Pinheader 14p | 2 | Eleshop, Switch Science |
| Con. | L1-2 | JST PH 2p | 2 | Eleshop |
| LiPo Battery | >700mAh | 1 | Switch Science |
The latest hardware (schematic and artwork) and software are available on GitHub.
Current: Rev. 1.2.2 Release branch (preparing for official release)
Stable: 1.0.0-RELEASE (This is a proof of concept model. Many functions mentioned above are not implemented.)
This work was supported by JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number 18K11396.