I might be missing something very obvious, but it doesn't look like the pin headers on either side of the board line up properly to allow shields to be mounted.
oscarBravo:
I might be missing something very obvious, but it doesn't look like the pin headers on either side of the board line up properly to allow shields to be mounted.
Just to clarify, are you referring to the board photos recently posted, or CrossRoads' diagrams? I wondered the same thing looking at the photos...
Shield footprints - They should line up - I started with the duemilanove footprint and never touched the shield headers - only enlarged the board around them. The perspective might look off due to the board being longer & wider.
Website - Yeah, Skyjumper might be a little ahead of the game - or I am in posting that. But it does look sharp!
Selling - I think I'd be up for selling bare boards and/or kits from a pick list - you get all this with every kit (a,b,c), pick from the following: 1 of w or x, 1 of y or z. I don't know about completed boards, I don't have time to line up an assembly house, nor time to assemble them myself. Maybe just have the FTDI chip soldered, folks can hand solder the rest depending on what they want to implement. I think build at least a couple and make sure every thing works as expected.
Got the labeling cleaned up last night, will create gerbers tonight & review, then I think its time to place an order and buy some parts!
CrossRoads:
Shield footprints - They should line up - I started with the duemilanove footprint and never touched the shield headers - only enlarged the board around them. The perspective might look off due to the board being longer & wider.
Here's what I'm talking about:
On the Arduino on the desk in front of me, those pin headers line up. Again, maybe I'm missing something obvious.
I think that is still correct, he just added two more analog input pins onto the normal 6 pin analog shield connector, making it a a 8 pin connector. Normal shields will still mate up. I think that is how the mega board does it also.
Those machined headers will probably do fine for the chip although I have never seen them used that way before
EDIT: Just tested on one, seems to work quite well actually.
Crap. Just discovered that the 20mm battery holder (CR2032) I used from the Sparkfun library is not actually carried by Sparkfun.