I have a Due which has been sitting dormant on my shelf for a few years. I now have a basic instrument control project that suits the Due perfectly. What I need is some sort of display/input to provide user control and read some basic feedback. Not looking for anything fancy. It really is a self contained controller for a small system that needs user input in terms of start/stop and setting a small number of parameters (which could be yes/no menu). I can't seem to find a shield to do this and I would rather use the Due than upgrade to a Giga R1 + display shield. Does anyone know of something that would do this job with minimal effort or do I have to keep it tethered to the USB/Laptop. Disclaimer: I'm a newbie and not a super good coder. Thanks!
Hi @wolfapptech. I recommend looking at the shields that are available for the Arduino UNO R3 form factor. These are often compatible with the Due as well since it has the same standardized header layout as the UNO.
The one thing you have to watch out for is that the UNO uses 5 V logic levels, while the Due uses 3.3 V. So if the shield is designed in a way that causes the I/O pins on the board to be exposed to 5 V, it will damage the Due. Some shields are designed with this in mind and can be used with both 5 V or 3.3 V boards, but others are 5 V-specific.
Thank you for the suggestion. I will follow up on the UNO shields.
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