Does anyone know of a supplier that produces a 'pro' version of the Arduino Mega 2560.
What I mean by 'pro' is a board with similar layout and functionality to the Mega, but without the headers, the power connector or the USB connector.
I'm getting to the end of a project based on the Mega, and I want to make several copies for permanent installation. I guess I'm looking for a Mega version of the Arduino Mini or Arduino Pro Mini.
Does anyone know of a supplier that produces a 'pro' version of the Arduino Mega 2560.
What I mean by 'pro' is a board with similar layout and functionality to the Mega, but without the headers, the power connector or the USB connector.
I'm getting to the end of a project based on the Mega, and I want to make several copies for permanent installation. I guess I'm looking for a Mega version of the Arduino Mini or Arduino Pro Mini.
You provide regulated power, a crystal and two capacitors on the crystal pins, and a 6 pin header and you can program this with an AVRISP II or many other programmers. This guy guves you a $12 chip, a $1 board, and his soldering expertise for $25 which seeems like a fair enough markup if you can't solder these yourself. You can get this board and do it yourself if you want.
To do the soldering yourself:
SMD Adapters (100 pin TQFP) Use the .5mm pitch side. Note that these guys are very slow shippers, I would look for the same thing from an eBay seller with good feedback instead.
I have never found one. Just clip off the headers and desolder the pins. Or you could fab your own board for a lot less than you paid for the MEGA. Plus you could use the MEGA for something else.
How many of these somewhat stripped down Mega's do you want?
It would take a little bit to put a PL together, buy the boards & parts, and send to an assembly house, and have a stencil made.
I did not even know they sold that. Looks good, though I do object to the price a little bit since this is a $10 chip (in 100s qty) attached to a $1 board and the rest of the parts that I see are about a buck. But I guess they can get whatever they get for it.