I have started developing a temperature controller for my fridge (the why is a long story) and when I got to the stage of designing a stripboard shield to hold the various extra bits (leds, resistors, transistors, 5v power supply etc) I suddenly realized that it requires very little extra effort to put a standalone 8Mhz 328 chip (I already have one) on the stripboard and header pins for an FTDI cable (I already have one) so there is no need for the Uno board at all.
I have seen various references in various Topics on this forum to PCBs that are available for building Arduino clones but I can't remember them now and I haven't been able to find a list of them anywhere so that I can compare them. Also I don't actually recall seeing one that has space for additional parts.
I have no interest in designing and making a custom PCB - it makes no sense for a one-off project and I will be quite happy using stripboard unless there is a convenient alternative.
IMHO those boards offer very little advantage (apart from having the Mega328 pinout printed on them).
Ummmm..... Agreed.
My suspicions are that many hobbyist-enthusiast simply gravitate to labeling as the Arduino physical/logical mapping is an uncomfortable topic. Worst, it is often inconsistent!
Capitalism, long live capitalism... Selling stuff to the masses they do not need
Ummmm... a 30-cent sticker for a $2.00 chip seems a bit excessive. Do people really do this? Rhetorical question! OF course they do or the labels would not be advertised.
mrburnette:
Ummmm... a 30-cent sticker for a $2.00 chip seems a bit excessive. Do people really do this? Rhetorical question! OF course they do or the labels would not be advertised.
Here's an approach I took for a circuit that I use occasionally but did not want to dedicate the various modules to, so I soldered female headers to the protoboard.
The microcontroller is an AFI DC Boarduino; a Pro Mini would work nicely as well. With its built-in 5V supply, the Boarduino relieved me from the task of having to wire up a power supply on the protoboard.
I haven't come across the sort of stripboard you have used - it's probably what I'm looking for. It looks easier to use than Veroboard. Is there a brandname or a UK supplier?
Your project looks very neat - but why not use your phone????
Robin2:
I haven't come across the sort of stripboard you have used - it's probably what I'm looking for. It looks easier to use than Veroboard. Is there a brandname or a UK supplier?
PCBs that have the same connections as a breadboard?
I haven't come across the sort of stripboard you have used - it's probably what I'm looking for. It looks easier to use than Veroboard. Is there a brandname or a UK supplier?
I've now done an extensive web search including trawling through EbayUK and Jaycar Australia and I haven't seen anything like the boards that Nick is using.
