Dasduino CORE compatibility with Arduino, Croduino replacement, CR2032 battery insufficient for DC motor

Customer:

I have a few questions about your products.

  1. Is your Dasduino microcontroller board fully compatible with the classic Arduino microcontroller - its standard version? Is the programming concept and the ability to connect actuators, shields, sensors and other components exactly the same as on classic Arduino? How does your Dasduino differ from classic Arduino, if at all?

  2. A few years ago you had Croduino boards in your range - why are they no longer available? As I recall, that microcontroller was completely identical to classic Arduino?

  3. A few days ago we tried to use batteries and DC motors that we bought from you for a project. The products were:

https://soldered.com/hr/proizvod/baterija-cr2032/

Simply put: we tried to run the motor by connecting it to a battery placed in a suitable holder, also purchased from you. However, the motor would not start. I’m wondering: what’s the reason - is the current in the battery too small to run the motor? As I recall, we put two batteries in series, with a working voltage of 6 V, but the motor still wouldn’t start, while with an adjustable power supply I also bought from you, we were able to achieve it, but only at around 12 V, when we adjusted the potentiometer on the power supply itself.

I’m curious: what’s the reason for this?

Original message (Croatian)

Ispričavam vam se ukoliko sam vam već dosadio s pitanjima – baš sam često u kontaktu s vama u zadnje vrijeme. :slight_smile: Naime, zanimaju me određene pojedinosti glede proizvoda koje prodajete. 1. Je li vaša Dasduino mikrokontrolerska pločica u potpunosti odgovara klasičnoj izvedbi Arduino mikrokontrolera – njegovoj standardnoj verziji? Dakle, je li koncept programiranja i mogućnosti spajanja aktuatora, „shieldova“, senzora i ostalih popratnih elemenata potpuno jednak kao onome na klasičnom Arduinu? Dakle, po čemu se (ako uopće jest) se razlikuje vaš Dasduino od onog klasičnog Arduina? 2. Ta – koliko se sjećam, taj mikrokontroler je bio u potpunosti jednak klasičnom Arduinu? 3. Prije nekoliko dana smo bili pokušali iskoristiti baterije i DC motore koje smo sve bili kupili u vas za izradu nekog projekta. Riječ je o proizvodima: Motori i upravljači | Hardver u pokretu – Soldered Electronics https://soldered.com/hr/proizvod/baterija-cr2032/. Dakle, najjednostavnije rečeno: pokušali smo pokrenuti motor tako što smo ga spojili na bateriju koja je se nalazila u prikladnom kućištu, također nabavljeno od vas. Međutim, motor se nije htio pokrenuti. Zanima me: što je razlog tome: je li struja u bateriji premala za pokretanje motora? Koliko se sjećam, bili smo stavili u seriju dvije baterije, čiji je radni napon 6 V ali i dalje se motor nije htio pokrenuti, dok je to se podesivim izvorom napajanja kojeg sam također kupio u vas to bilo ostvarivo, ali opet: tek na nekakvih 12 V, kada smo podesili taj potenciometar na samom izvoru napajanja. Zanima me: što je razlog tome? Lijep vam pozdrav, [name removed]

Originally submitted via email support on 10 December 2024. Migrated to the forum for community visibility.

Soldered Support:

Dasduino CORE is the same as the previous Croduino Basic3, only the dimensions are different - it has a new form factor and new pinout. The Dasduino board has USER buttons, a smart LED, and USB-C. The board has an LI-Ion battery charger and JST connector so the board can be powered by battery or USB. The board is programmed the same way as Arduino UNO/NANO. I recommend downloading our board definition for pin configuration for the WS2812B LED and USER button: GitHub - SolderedElectronics/Dasduino-Board-Definitions-for-Arduino-IDE · GitHub

Croduino boards were part of the range of the e-radionica brand, which no longer exists and has been replaced by Soldered with Dasduino boards.

The mentioned motor has a voltage of 3-6V (according to specification) and current of 80mA to 1200mA. The CR2032 battery has a voltage of 3V, but it cannot provide enough current to run the motor. These batteries are used for RTCs (which have current in micro-amps) and similar applications, not for running motors. The motor runs at 3V, but requires at least 500mA of current to start (tested).

Original message (Croatian)

Dasduino CORE je isti kao i prethodni Croduino Basic3, samo što su dimenzije drugačije, ima novi form factor, novi je pinout. Na Dasduino pločici imamo USER buttoni, pametnu LED diodu, USB-C.Na pločici se nalazi punjač za LI-Ion bateriju te JST konektor tako da se pločica može napajati s baterije ili USB-a. Pločica se programira isto kao i Arduino UNO/NANO. Preporučujem skinuti naš board definition zbog konfiguracije pinova za WS2812B diodu i USER button. link: GitHub - SolderedElectronics/Dasduino-Board-Definitions-for-Arduino-IDE · GitHub Croduino pločice su bile dio asortimana brenda e-radionica koji više ne postoji, a kojega je zamijenio Soldered s Dasduino pločicama. Navedeni motor ima napon od 3-6V (prema specifikaciji) te struju od 80mA do 1200mA. CR2032 baterija ima napon od 3V, ali ne može dati toliku struju da bi pokrenula motor. Ove baterije se koriste za RTC (koji ima struju u mikro-amperima) te slične namjene, a nisu za pokretanje motora. Motor radi na 3V, ali mu treba barem 500mA struje za pokretanje (testirano).
Nadam se da su ove informacije od pomoći, ukoliko ne, slobodno se obratite sa dodatnim uptiom.