Thanks Eric for your answer. Now the things are clear to me.

Kind Regards

On 29 February 2012 11:52, Eric Decker <[email protected]> wrote:

>
>
> 2012/2/29 Mubashir Rehmani <[email protected]>
>
>> Hi Angré,
>>
>> Yes, all i want is to have output 0 or 1 on pin 10. If i clearly
>> understood, port 6.3 is pin 10 (ADC3) of expansion connector U2?
>>
>
> Should be.  You will have to program Port 6.3 to be digital I/O rather
> than connect it to the ADC subsystem.  P6SEL.  You should study the pin
> schematic but it looks like to me that if you want digital i/o you want
> P6.3SEL set to a 1.
>
> The schematic and description you were quoting before was from a tote sky
> which while very close to a telosb does have some differences.   Also from
> what I have seen there is a 2004 and a 2005 version of the TelosB.  The
> 2005 version doesn't have the resistor placement nor the connections to
> GIOn.
>
> Which adds to the confusion.
>
>
>
>>
>> Kind Regards
>>
>>
>> 2012/2/29 André Rodrigues <[email protected]>
>>
>>> **
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> If all you want is to output 0 or 1 on pin 10, I would say that you just
>>> have to use port 6.3. In that case you do not neet to use any resistors.
>>>
>>> But Eric could confirm (or not) my opinion.
>>>
>>> Next, study one of the available device drivers to learn how to select
>>> the port for IO and how to set/clr the bit.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> André
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> *From:* Mubashir Rehmani <[email protected]>
>>> *To:* Eric Decker <[email protected]>
>>> *Cc:* [email protected]
>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, February 29, 2012 9:23 AM
>>> *Subject:* Re: [Tinyos-help] ADC port
>>>
>>> Thanks Eric for your answer.
>>>
>>> In fact, in the telosb motive data sheet,
>>>
>>> http://moss.csc.ncsu.edu/~mueller/rt/rt11/readings/projects/g4/datasheet.pdf
>>> It is written on page 24 that *"If expansion pin 10 (ADC3) is used for
>>> digital I/O instead of analog inputs, R14 must be populated with a 0 ohm
>>> resistor to enable the pin for digital I/O (GIO0) on the microcontroller.
>>> R16 must be populated with a 0 ohm resistor to enable GIO1. R14 and R16
>>> are located on the top side of Telos between the USB controller and the
>>> radio."*
>>>
>>> So, what i want to do is that i want to use the expansion pin 10 (ADC3)
>>> and control the I/O signals through tinyos. More precisely, i want to
>>> attach an electronic switch, which enables or disable an external device
>>> (antenna) with the signal i provide it to this expansion pin 10 (ADC3). Do
>>> you have any idea how to achieve this?
>>>
>>> Kind Regards
>>>
>>> On 29 February 2012 10:16, Eric Decker <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>  On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 11:58 PM, Mubashir Rehmani <
>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Dear All,
>>>>>
>>>>> I want to control the I/O of the 10-pin extension connector of (U2) of
>>>>> the Telosb mote. In fact, i want to use ADC3 and control its power level 
>>>>> in
>>>>> order to connect the digital switch with it. Can anyone tell me how i can
>>>>> control the voltage level of this ADC3 from the tinyos code?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> you aren't understanding how this ADC stuff really works......
>>>>
>>>> ADC3 is an input to the ADC subsystem so it is nonsensical to talk
>>>> about controlling the voltage level from the tinyos code.
>>>>
>>>> I suggest that you read the TI msp430f1611 manual in conjunction with
>>>> the moteiv telosb schematic to understand what hardware is provided and how
>>>> it works.
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Please refer the pin diagram of the datasheet (page 23)
>>>>>
>>>>> http://moss.csc.ncsu.edu/~mueller/rt/rt11/readings/projects/g4/datasheet.pdf
>>>>>
>>>>> Kind Regards
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Mubashir Husain Rehmani
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>>>
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>>>> Senior (over 50 :-) Researcher
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>> Mubashir Husain Rehmani
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>>
>>
>>
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