Data Sheet

August 2017
Robotic Hand Development Board
Chestnut Board Datasheet
Features
Ÿ Arduino IDE compatible
Ÿ USB programming
Ÿ 4 Motor control (Actuonix PQ12 -P)
Ÿ EMG ready (ADC & I2C)
Ÿ Motor force sensing
Ÿ 9-axis IMU (LSM9DS1)
Ÿ NeoPixel (RGB LED)
Ÿ Atmel Arm M0+ SAMD21G18A
Ÿ 1KB EEPROM (24AA08)
Ÿ Extra pins
Applications
Ÿ Robotics
Ÿ Research
Ÿ Education
Ÿ Prosthetics research
Ÿ Hobbyist electronics
Ÿ Robot-human interaction
Software
Please ensure that you have downloaded and
installed the ‘Open Bionics Chestnut Board’
though the Arduino ‘Boards Manager’. Please
see tutorial at www.openbionics.com/tutorials
for details.
Compliance/CE Marking
Ÿ RoHSII Directive 2011/65/EU
Ÿ Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC
Ÿ EMC Directive 2014/30/EU
Ÿ This is not a medical device
Description
The Chestnut board is Open Bionics
second generation robotic hand controller
featuring the ARM Cortex M0+ Processor. The
Chestnut board is designed to be embedded
within robotics projects, from balancing robots
to robotic hands. It can control up to 4 motors
simultaneously, and can be controlled via USB,
UART, I2C and analogue input.
The Chestnut board is designed to used with
the Open Bionics Brunel hand.
August 2017
openbionics.com
Chestnut - Datasheet
This PCB contains devices thats are sensitive
to electrostatic discharge. Therefore, proper
ESD precautions should be taken to avoid
performance degradation or loss of functionality.
ESD Caution
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