3 This is an RF interface board for use with [Arduino](http://arduino.cc)
4 systems. It provides the equivalent of a [TeleDongle](../TeleDongle)
5 plus [Bluetooth](http://www.bluetooth.com), plus a microSD socket for
8 The RF filter components are set for use in the vicinity of 435 Mhz.
10 For the latest TeleShield firmware and related software, please
11 visit the [AltOS](../AltOS) page on this site.
18 [Arduino shield](http://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/arduinoShields)
19 or as a USB peripheral
20 * 70cm ham-band transceiver compatible with [Altus Metrum](../) products,
21 programmed for 38k4 GFSK data rate with forward error correction
23 * 4 pin Tyco MicroMaTch connector for debug and flash programming
24 * 8 pin Tyco MicroMaTch connector supports serial or SPI interface
25 * micro SD socket for Arduino data storage (not connected to CC1111!)
27 ### Developer View ###
29 * [TI CC1111F32](http://focus.ti.com/docs/prod/folders/print/cc1111f32.html) Low Power RF System-on-Chip
30 * Sub-1Ghz transceiver
35 * 6 12-bit analog inputs (11 bits with single-ended sensors)
36 * 2 channels of serial I/O
38 * interfaced to Arduino via async serial plus two handshake pins
39 * Raycom Bluetooth module interfaced to the CC1111 via async serial
40 * micro SD card socket interfaced to the Arduino via SPI
41 * 150mA 3.3V LDO regulator
42 * can take input from either USB or the unregulated Arduino input
43 * input and output appear on 8-pin companion connector
45 * Written mostly in C with some 8051 assembler
46 * Runs from on-chip flash, uses on-chip RAM
47 * USB serial emulation for data interface
49 * [gEDA](http://www.gpleda.org/) for schematic capture and PCB layout
50 * [SDCC](http://sdcc.sourceforge.net/) compiler and source debugger
52 * The hardware is licensed under the [TAPR](http://www.tapr.org) [Open Hardware License](http://www.tapr.org/ohl.html)
53 * The software is licensed [GPL version 2](http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html)
57 There is a single manual for all Altus Metrum products,
58 which is available in [html](../AltOS/doc/altusmetrum.html) and
59 [pdf](../AltOS/doc/altusmetrum.pdf) formats.
61 The hardware design current gEDA files are available from
62 [git.gag.com](http://git.gag.com) in the project
63 [hw/teleshield](http://git.gag.com/?p=hw/teleshield;a=summary).
67 Prototype v0.1 boards will hopefully be working in time to show at the
68 Arduino mini-conference at LCA 2012 in mid-January.