28920 - SB-Freeduino « Products « Solarbotics. There is no better open-source way for a BEAM enthusiast to get into microcontrollers. Based on the open-source project from Italy, this Atmel ATMega328 microcontroller is nested into an easy-to-talk-to cocoon o' technology! The development language is very "C"-like, but simpler and runs in a Java-based all-in-one environment supported on Linux, Mac, and Windows.
Since it's open-source it has a huge support community, with many, many tutorials and reference code you can draw from. If you've want to see how to do...something, it's most likely that somebody has already started writing some similar code that will put you on the right path! The SB-Freeduino is our own special port of the Arduino project's Diecimila reference design. We didn't like the color, so being an open source design we decided we'd take the excellent idea of Arduino, and make a pink version. Then we discovered it was too hard to make pink. This is a cost-saving mini-kit. Surely you may have questions, right?
Buy Freeduino Open Source Hardware. Freeduino.org releases files and provides a name... other people do the rest. Some people have made new products with the Freeduino PCB files, while others have adopted the Freeduino name in true open-source spirit! We list each of them here with a link to its appropriate maker/vendor, in no particular order. Didd you make a Freeduino board with the name "Freeduino" printed on it?
Send us the detials and we'll post it here for free! Freeduino USB: the original! NKC Electronics has a Diecimila-compatible USB Freeduino that is available as a kit, with the USB chip pre-soldered. Freeduino SB 2.2 Wow! Choose between a type "A" or type "B" USB socket preinstalled 16MHz crystal FTDI "Bit-Bang" interface pins battery-friendly power routing space to add an optional potentiometer for ARef (analog reference) has a power swtich the RX/TX leds are near the USB jack, meaning you can see them with a shield mounted four mounting holes attractively priced at $26!
Freeduino Epic Wow! Open Source Hardware Files. Freeduino is a collaborative open-source project to replicate and publish Arduino-compatible hardware files. The Freeduino Eagle SCH, BRD and Gerber production files allow users to create boards that are 100% functionally, electrically and physically compatible with Arduino hardware. While Arduino is a protected trademark, Freeduino comes with a free and unrestricted license to use the Freeduino name, available for any use. This means you can do whatever you want with these files. The idea here is to make available the Eagle files you would need to make your own Freeduino variant board. Freeduino currently consists of a Diecimilia-equivalent schematic and 0603, 0805, 1206 and through-hole routed board files. Original Freeduino Files: Freeduino 0603 SMT prototype. Freeduino Serial (by NKC Electronics) Files: Freeduino MaxSerial Files: Freeduino SB (by HVW Tech/Solarbotics) Files: Note: Freeduino is not asociated with the official Arduino project.
Freeduino USB complete KIT (Arduino Duemilanove Compatible) Now the Freeduino USB Kit comes with a mini USB-B connector pre-soldered to the PCB. The Computer Science Division at Allegheny College created some very cool Freeduino USB Kit assembling videos!!! The KIT now includes the ATmega328P microcontroller and requires Arduino IDE version 0013 or higher.
Select "Arduino Duemilanove w/ATmega328" in the boards menu. Arduino is an open-source physical computing platform based on a simple I/O board and a development environment that implements the Processing/Wiring language. Arduino received an Honory Mention in the Digital Communities section of the 2006 Ars Electronica Prix. Freeduino (Arduino diecimila compatible) Assembly Instructions. What is included tr>< Requirements You only need a soldering iron, some solder, a multimeter and soldering skills. The World Famous Index of Arduino & Freeduino Knowledge.