Relay 6 Click

How does it work?

Relay 6 Click is based on the 9913-05-20TR, a reed relay from Coto Technology, a component known for its ultra-miniature SMD design, standing for the smallest footprint in the market. This Click board™ features four relays, each equipped with four terminals for load connections that are controlled via these relays. Beneath each relay is a blue LED indicator that illuminates to signal when the relay is active, serving as an operational status indicator. This setup provides clear and immediate feedback on the status of each relay, enhancing user control and system monitoring. This Click board™ is ideal for automated test equipment, instrumentation, and telecommunications applications, highlighting high reliability and long life due to relays hermetically sealed contacts.

The 9913-05-20TRs also feature a high insulation resistance of a minimum of 1011Ω and an external magnetic shield. Its electrical specifications include a coil voltage of 5VDC, a coil resistance of 200Ω, a single-pole single-throw normally open (SPST-NO, 1 Form A) contact form, with the contact current rating capped at 250mA and the switching voltage limited to 100VAC and 100VDC.

Control and communication between the relays and the host MCU are managed via the PCA9538A port expander, which uses an I2C communication interface. This device supports both Standard and Fast modes, with frequencies up to 400kHz. The PCA9538A’s I2C address can be configured through the ADDR SEL jumpers, allowing flexible integration with various MCU systems.

The PCA9538A also uses an RST pin that ensures the registers and I2C-bus state machine remain in their default settings until this pin is set to a HIGH logic state, where the device returns to normal operational status.

This Click board™ can operate with either 3.3V or 5V logic voltage levels selected via the VCC SEL jumper. This way, both 3.3V and 5V capable MCUs can use the communication lines properly. Also, this Click board™ comes equipped with a library containing easy-to-use functions and an example code that can be used as a reference for further development.

Specifications

Pinout diagram

This table shows how the pinout on Relay 6 Click corresponds to the pinout on the mikroBUS™ socket (the latter shown in the two middle columns).

Notes	Pin					Pin	Notes
	NC	1	AN	PWM	16	NC
Reset	RST	2	RST	INT	15	NC
ID COMM	CS	3	CS	RX	14	NC
	NC	4	SCK	TX	13	NC
	NC	5	MISO	SCL	12	SCL	I2C Clock
	NC	6	MOSI	SDA	11	SDA	I2C Data
Power Supply	3.3V	7	3.3V	5V	10	5V	Power Supply
Ground	GND	8	GND	GND	9	GND	Ground

Onboard settings and indicators

Relay 6 Click electrical specifications

Software Support

We provide a library for the Relay 6 Click as well as a demo application (example), developed using MIKROE compilers. The demo can run on all the main MIKROE development boards.

Package can be downloaded/installed directly from NECTO Studio Package Manager(recommended), downloaded from our LibStock™ or found on Mikroe github account.

Library Description

This library contains API for Relay 6 Click driver.

Key functions

• relay6_reset_port_expander Relay 6 reset port expander function.

• relay6_port_expander_write Relay 6 port expander write register function.

• relay6_set_relay Relay 6 set relay state function.

Example Description

This example demonstrates the use of Relay 6 click board by toggling the relays state.

void application_task ( void )  
 { 
     uint8_t relay_data; 
     relay_data = RELAY6_RELAY1_PIN; 

     log_printf( &logger, " Turning on only Relay 1 rn" ); 
     log_printf( &logger, " = = = = = = = = = = = = = rn" ); 
     relay6_set_relay( &relay6, relay_data, ~relay_data ); 
     relay_data <<= 1; 
     Delay_ms( 1000 ); 

     log_printf( &logger, " Turning on only Relay 2 rn" ); 
     log_printf( &logger, " = = = = = = = = = = = = = rn" ); 
     relay6_set_relay( &relay6, relay_data, ~relay_data ); 
     relay_data <<= 1; 
     Delay_ms( 1000 ); 

     log_printf( &logger, " Turning on only Relay 3 rn" ); 
     log_printf( &logger, " = = = = = = = = = = = = = rn" ); 
     relay6_set_relay( &relay6, relay_data, ~relay_data ); 
     relay_data <<= 1; 
     Delay_ms( 1000 ); 

     log_printf( &logger, " Turning on only Relay 4 rn" ); 
     log_printf( &logger, " = = = = = = = = = = = = = rn" ); 
     relay6_set_relay( &relay6, relay_data, ~relay_data ); 
     relay_data <<= 1; 
     Delay_ms( 1000 ); 

 }

The full application code, and ready to use projects can be installed directly from NECTO Studio Package Manager(recommended), downloaded from our LibStock™ or found on Mikroe github account.

Other Mikroe Libraries used in the example:

• MikroSDK.Board
• MikroSDK.Log
• Click.Relay6

Additional notes and informations

Depending on the development board you are using, you may need USB UART click, USB UART 2 Click or RS232 Click to connect to your PC, for development systems with no UART to USB interface available on the board. UART terminal is available in all MIKROE compilers.

mikroSDK

This Click board™ is supported with mikroSDK – MIKROE Software Development Kit. To ensure proper operation of mikroSDK compliant Click board™ demo applications, mikroSDK should be downloaded from the LibStock and installed for the compiler you are using.

For more information about mikroSDK, visit the official page.