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Arduino pro mini board is a miniatural board perfect for permanent projects. It runs on atmega328 and atmega168 at 3.3 and 5 Volts and 8 or 16Mhz.
The maximum current on each pin is 40mA but the entire current on the board must not exceed 200mA.Arduino pro mini can’t be programmed through an usb port because it hasn’t one on board. This device can be programmed with two methods, one with an usb-to-ttl adapter or with another arduino(for example uno).
This device is perfect on projects with small vibrations(you can solder pins direct to a pcb-i used it on car project), or with a small space avaible.
An arduino pro mini is presented below:
1: usb-to-ttl adapter
To upload a program to arduino pro mini we have used a CP2102 usb-to-ttl serial converter.
The converter is in the image below:
This converter has 6 pins where:
DTR-is used for board reset(some models of converters do not have this pin and you must do the reset manually from the pro mini button-before to buy check if it has )
RXD-receiver pin
TXD-transmmiter pin
5V-Vcc for 5 Volts boards
3v3-Vcc for 3.3Volts boards
Next to connect the board with the converter i have soldered some pins like in the image:
Now connect all the pins:
DTR-DTR
TX0-TX0(in some cases you must connect TX0 on the converter with the RX0 on the board and RX0 to TX0 )
RX0-RX0
Vcc-to 5V or 3V3(depend on the board)
GND-GND
After these connection connect the converter to the usb.
In arduino software we must choose the port from Tools/Port, Tools/Board-Arduino Pro or Pro Mini and Tools/Proccessor(here you choose your model) then upload and should work.
A short video with blink program at different speed is below:
2. Using an arduino uno(only for pro mini 5V 16Mhz)
Again you must solder pins like in the previous example and connect them to arduino uno
DTR-to RESET pin on arduino
TX0-TX0 on arduino(pin 1)
RX0-Rx0 on arduino(pin 0)
VCC-5 V to arduino
GND-GND to arduino
In the software keep the same settings like for the converter example.
A short video:
