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Tutorials

• Getting started with the Arduino Pro Mini
• Using the Microchip RN2483 via Serial to USB
• Hello Lora with Arduino Pro mini and Microchip RN2483

Important info (prior to getting stuff to smoke)

Arduino Pro mini

• AVCC and AREF seems to be shorted on my pro mini, what effects can this have? According to the datasheet of the MEGA328P this should not be connected. I ordered a similaire some months ago and it had the exact same issue but never got the time to look at it and fix it. The board used seems to be like this bare PCB and a soldered closeup with MEGA328P pinout can be seen here.

Untested but listing stuff to try out first

• The CP2102 Breakout USB2TTL adapter is per default set to 5V, on the back you can cut the connection from 5V to the middle and make a bridge from 3V3 to the middle in order to use it on 3.3V level

Some basic links

• Kick-Off slidedeck

Box contents

• BOX 3 - Bicycle commuter

Sensors

• HC SR501 Passive Infrared Sensor (PIR)
• HRLV MaxSonar EZ MB1013 Ultrasonic Range Finder
• TCRT5000 Infrared Reflective Barrier
• SHT31 Temperature and Humidity sensor from Sensirion (Thanks to Matthias Schibli for handing them out to try)