Brainboxes BB-400 Quick Start Manual

BB-400

Quick Start Guide

for Brainboxes NeuronEdge Controller

This product comes with Brainboxes'

Lifetime Warranty and Support

For full terms and conditions, as well as information on accreditations,

and correct disposal of this product can be found on our website:

:

www.brainboxes.com

This guide will help you set up your BB-400. Out of the box your BB-400

comes with sensible defaults to help you get started fast.

For more detailed information, the product manual, and a

host of resources for programming and software integration

visit our website:

www.brainboxes.com

Risk of injury from energy stored in capacitors.

Wait at least 5 minutes after shutdown of device before opening case.

BB-400

More resources online
www.brainboxes.com

Uplink

LAN

Wi-Fi
Antenna

Reset

Power State

Serial

Power

DIO 0-3

DIO 4-7

C Serial
D Bluetooth

B NFC*

A Admin

DIO Status

*Coming soon via
software update

bb@bb400-XXXX:~ $ sudo bb cong.system.rtc true

Battery not included

1

2

1,2 3,4

To set the clock:

Terminal

Real Time Clock

Optional Accessory Item

PW-400 (UK/EU/US/AUS)

- Suitable for use with BB-400

Power Supply

+5VDC to +30VDC

15W Max Typical

Power

Network Discovery

UPLINK LAN

Wi-Fi Hot Spot

192.168.127.2/24

SSID: BB-400-XXXX

Login

MAC: 00:0A:4F:05:XX:XX

Secure webpages require an SSL certificate.

This can only be applied for once an IP
address or name has been assigned. This is
the case for all IoT devices.

The connection however is encrypted and
secure

NPN

PNP

Jumpers for NPN/PNP

DIO 0-3

DIO 4-7

DIO Lines

Digital Inputs

NPN/PNP

Jumper selectable pull up for NPN, active low, type sensors and pull

down for PNP, active high, type sensors
Logic Level 0: 0V to +1V maximum
Logic Level 1: +2.0V to +30V maximum

Latched Inputs:

Triggered by user programmable positive or negative edges, stays

true until acknowledged

Counter Inputs:

User programmable – counts positive or negative transitions, up to

250Hz count rate. 16-bit (65335 count) or 32-bit (4.2 billion count)

counters. Counter values persist over power-o󰀨 periods

Digital

Outputs

Max output current

Sinks up to 0.85 Amp per pin, 30V max load

Max combined load 4 Amps per BB device
Max output load
Voltage

30V

ESD Protection

Protection to 16kV

DIO Values

ASCII & REST Examples

ASCII

Command Response Description

$AAM1 !AA(Data) Read device location

@AA6 >(Data) Read Digital I/O Status

~AAO(Name) !AA Set Device Name

Terminal

@01
>00FF

REST

Request REST Verb Response

http://bb400-xxxx:9000/io GET {

"inputs": [1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1],
"outputs": [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0]
}

http://bb400-xxxx:9000/io/inputs GET [1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1]

http://bb400-xxxx:9000/io/inputs/0 GET 1

http://bb400-xxxx:9000/io/outputs GET [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0]

http://bb400-xxxx:9000/io/outputs
body: [1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0]

POST header: 200 OK

http://bb400-xxxx:9000/io/outputs GET [1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0]

Other Connections and Updates

Coming soon via software update:

NFC - Tap your smartphone or NFC enabled device to
get device status information and IP address.

Modbus - Coming soon support for Modbus TCP

It is recommended to install all updates when you first
use the device. This will ensure you are running the
latest version of the operating system and software.

Jumpers for RS422/485

ClosedOpen

RS422-485 FD RS485 HDRS232

PARK

Default

Serial Port

Baud Rate Any custom Baud rate between 60 - 920,000Baud
Data Bits 5,6,7 or 8
Parity Odd, Even, None
Stop Bits 1, 1.5 or 2
Flow Control RTS/CTS

Serial settings

Software & APIs

REST http://bb400-xxxx:9000/io

WebSocket ws://bb400-xxx:8989

ASCII TCP bb400-xxxx:9500

www.brainboxes.com/bb-400 provides a range of
resources and example code to get you started with
some common machine monitoring scenarios.

Sample code is available in the following languages;

• .NET C# & VB

• Python

• Node.js

• Node-RED (visual coding interface)

Raspbian Lite

- based on Debian Linux

Docker

Docker is an online repository for
secure/isolated apps that can run on
your BB-400.

To get started search for Brainboxes and nd prebuilt

containers.

80BBQSG_190228

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Liverpool, Merseyside,
L24 8RL,
United Kingdom

Brainboxes LLC

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Suite 101,
Clearwater
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USA

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