For a final project. I need a board that is short so that i can put a GLCD on top of it without it being too tall/bulky. I'm debating on whether to make a self made PCB board with a Atmega chip and all the other components on one board (which would be a lot of work and money) or buy a red board (https://www.sparkfun.com/products/11575) and taking out the DC jack, female headers and USB port and putting the GLCD right on top of it and insulating the bottom so no shorts happen. Would this be a good idea? Would it be too inefficient? Any thoughts or ideas would be appreciated. Thank you.
What size lcd do you want? The links below are TFT LCDs only, Arduino board not included.
How about a board that you can populate as you need:
http://www.nkcelectronics.com/arduino-runtime-board-rev-b.html
HazardsMind:
What size lcd do you want? The links below are TFT LCDs only, Arduino board not included.
I'm currently using this GLCD Graphic LCD 128x64 STN LED Backlight - LCD-00710 - SparkFun Electronics which is roughly 3 inch by 2 inchs
I hope later to use this which is the same size
CrossRoads:
How about a board that you can populate as you need:
http://www.nkcelectronics.com/arduino-runtime-board-rev-b.html
I just started out with Arduino and building, so correct if i'm wrong, but this looks to have the same number of pins as a Uno R3 just without the parts soldered in. If so wouldn't it be easier to get a finished board and take out the pieces i want to change?
Nope. Unsoldering parts is always a pain in the butt and you risk damaging the board.
I see what you mean by damaging the board.
If hypothetically I could de-solder the parts i want aka the DC jack,USB port, and the female headers and resolder a mini-USB port, wires to a batteries and wires to where the female ports were, couldn't i use the Uno R3 like that.
Also with the board you mentioned, I would just buy all the pieces that are on the Uno R3 board and solder them and it would work the same way the Uno R3 would? Or would i need to program the chip then solder it in, in a shot kind of deal? How do i which parts to get?
Renewing the topic. I've been looking at these
Arduino Pro Mini 328 - 3.3V/8MHz (https://www.sparkfun.com/products/11114)
Arduino Pro Mini 328 - 5V/16MHz (https://www.sparkfun.com/products/11113)
Are these good permanent boards for a project? They have all the ports and parts of an UNO / Redboard. Is there any limitation in using these when I try to finalize a Arduino Uno/Redboard project into one of these? Other than that the 3.3V is half the speed, so i wouldn't be able to run intense things like GLCD right?