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.:NEW PRODUCT – Budget ProtoShield (x3):.

Monday, July 25th, 2011

Budget Proto Shield (x3)

A great no frills prototyping shield. Doing away with little extras like tin plating, and solder-mask has let us produce a package of three shields for a really nice price. With loads of prototyping space (26 x 10+) and compatible with stacking we think it’s the loveliest prototyping shield out there.

Features:

  • Large prototyping area. (26×10 0.1″ spaced main area)
  • OSP (Organic Solder-ability Preservative) coated to prevent tarnishing of the copper, and make soldering easy.
  • Compatible with stacking on top of or beneath other shields.
  • Well priced
  • Breaks out all Arduino USB board pins.

More Details (HERE)

.:NEW PRODUCT – Arduino Ethernet Board:.

Thursday, July 21st, 2011

Arduino Ethernet Board

Looking to build an Internet connected device? The Arduino Ethernet is the ticket, with an Arduino UNO paired with an ethernet port it’s the perfect piece of hardware to experiment with the Internet of Things. Or if you’ve developed something using an Arduino and an Ethernet shield it can be ported to this board with no code changes (uses the same WizNet W5100 controller).

Features:

  • A simple plug and play solution (using the Arduino Ethernet Library)
  • The Wiznet W5100 takes care of the messy IP Stack (TCP or UDP)
  • Micro SD card socket for storing files
  • Same footprint as an Arduino USB board (compatible with shields that do not use pins 10,11,12, & 13)

More Details (HERE)

.:NEW PRODUCT – Arduino Pro Mini :.

Wednesday, July 20th, 2011

Arduino Pro Mini

Finding the traditional USB Arduino a bit too big? This board includes everything the larger board does (except the USB to Serial portion) and does so in 1/6th the space (18 x 33mm).

Features:

  • Atmega328 running at 16Mhz (5v)
  • Off board USB connection (saves space)
  • On board power and Status LEDs

    More Details (HERE)

.:NEW PRODUCT – Gameduino Shield for Arduino:.

Tuesday, July 19th, 2011

Gameduino Shield for Arduino
.:NEW PRODUCT – Gameduino Shield for Arduino:.
Always wanted to write your own 8-bit video games? With a Gameduino and an Arduino you can do just that. The Gameduino is a game adapter for Arduino – built as a single shield that stacks on top of the Arduino and has plugs for a VGA monitor and stereo speakers.

Features:

  • Video Output 400 x 300 pixels in 512 colours
  • Compatible with standard VGA monitors (800×600 @ 72Hz)
  • Audio output by a 12-bit frequency synthesizer

More Details (HERE)