Hi, I wanted to learn the Arduino platform so I bought a starter kit from makershed that came with the Duemilanove and a few extra things. However, no instructions/tips/pointers/words were included with the kit so I'm a little lost on how to assemble the included harness. (http://www.seeedstudio.com/depot/harness-for-arduinoseeeduino-kit-p-153.html)
Can someone please tell me where to get information on assembling this shield? It doesn't look too hard but I'd like some pointers. Also, what are some good places to start learning arduino; I've been going through the examples on arduino.cc but are there other good resources? Thank you!
The seeed harness is no rocket science, but does require a second look
In the package you should find:
1 piece of acrylic with two layers of paper
1 9v battery compartment
3 metalic bolds and nuts (+ rings)
4 rubber feet + 4 plastic pegs
3 plastic pegs consisting of 2 parts
Here is how I did it:
remove the paper from the acrylic (try not to scratch the acrylic surface) by using a knife at the edge and gently pulling it off.
put the 4 rubber feet in the four large holes at the corner (from the bottom), insert the 4 plastic pegs in the feet from the top.
(don't push to hard or you will squeeze the feet, its technique, not force !)
use the 3 metalic bolds and nuts (+ rings) to secure the 9V battery compartment to the acrylic (there's 3 small holes in there which fit exactly)
put the seeduino on top of the acrylic and insert the remaining 3 pegs from the bottom, once the outer plastic is in place, push the inner peg further in to secure the whole peg
insert the powerconnector in the power plug and adjust the switches (autoreset, 3.3V and ext power) if needed.
I built my own harness yesterday, I had a large dual solderless breadboard, in its own 'tray' but it's not easy to attach anything to so it got donated
I got a sheet of acrylic about A4 sized, I unscrewed one of the bb's and used the holes in the tray as a template for where to make holes in the acrylic, used the same technique to mark holes for the arduino mega and diecimila.
Using a hot screwdriver I made appropriate sized holes in the acrylic, I then used the screws from the tray to attach the breadboard, same technique for the arduino holes. I now have a nice stable board to work on with space for batteries, other breadboards, extra shields, test circuits etc.
