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Ch55xduino

You can simply write code in Arduino IDE and hit one button to flash the ch55x chip to get code running.

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Ch55xduino is an Arduino-like programming API for the CH55X, a family of low-cost MCS51 USB MCU. The project tries to remove the difficulty of setting up a compiling environment. Users can simply write code in Arduino IDE and hit one button to flash the chip to get code running. No configuration or guesswork needed.

CH551/2/4 may be the lowest part count system that works with Arduino. The minimal system only requires one chip, 2 decoupling capacitors, and one optional pull-up resistor. These features made it ideal for DIY projects.

At this moment the project is still working-in-progress. USB-CDC communication, delay, millis, and the digital and analog pin functions are supported. Refer to examples in this repo for more info.

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  • 0.0.6 release!

    deqing • 10/06/2020 at 17:51 • 0 comments

    Add 16M clock option for 3.3V board.
    Add support for 2.4.0 version bootloader.
    Add EEPROM (DataFlash) support.

  • 0.0.5 release!

    deqing • 07/23/2020 at 21:27 • 0 comments

    More optimization. And a CMSIS-DAP example included.

    A ch552 acts as debugger for an Arduino-Zero compatible board.

  • 0.0.3 & 0.0.4 release!

    deqing • 07/08/2020 at 23:46 • 0 comments

    Now you can make any USB device. There are examples of CDC and HID keyboard device.

    Also it is possible to upload code with UART1.

  • 0.0.2 release!

    deqing • 06/16/2020 at 22:08 • 0 comments

    Support most Arduino functions. (Except pulse, shift, tone)
    Add SPI library
    Add touchkey library

    Photo of a breakout board. Fully tested.

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    Installation

    Automatic IDE integration is supported via the Arduino Boards Manager. This is the recommanded way of installation now.

    Start the Arduino-IDE. In File->Preferences, Settings tab, enter

    https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DeqingSun/ch55xduino/ch55xduino/package_ch55xduino_mcs51_index.json

    as an Additional Boards Manager URL.

    • Open Tools->Board:...->Boards Manager
    • Find Ch55xduino by typing 'ch' into the search line
    • Click on the list entry
    • Click on Install.

    Now you should find a new entry CH55x Boards in the list at Tools->Board:...

    • Choose CH552 Board from the list
    • open the standard Blink example from File->Examples->01. Basics->Blink
    • Change pin number in Blink example. For example, if you have LED on P3_0, you will write pin 30.
    • compile it by hitting Verify
    • If your board is never used with ch55xduino before, you need to make the ch55x chip enter bootloader mode. You need to disconnect USB and unpower ch55x, connect the pull-up resistor on D+ line (generally a 10K resistor between D+ and 5V, controlled by a push-button or adjacent pads). Then you connect USB. and hit Upload. Also, a blank new chip will enter the bootloader automatically.
    • If you have used ch55xduino once and your code doesn't crash the USB subsystem, you can simply press Upload. Arduino and the firmware will kick the chip into the bootloader automatically.

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Ken Yap wrote 06/02/2020 at 05:35 • point

Is that the Electrodragon dev board you are using? It's a pity they don't use a micro USB connector so that you can put the board on a breadboard for experiments, and use a micro USB cable, instead of a USB A male-female cable.

  Are you sure? yes | no

deqing wrote 06/02/2020 at 05:39 • point

No, it is a board I bought from a small seller. The board is not well designed and I'm designing another one.

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Ken Yap wrote 06/02/2020 at 05:41 • point

Great, I hope you will share the design so that boards for this MCU series become more available.

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