Using Proto Shield for Breakout Boards

Using Arduino General Electronics
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This is my first post and my first venture into Arduino.

I've bought a Proto Shield, Uno 3 and various sensors on Breakout Boards. I need to place sensors in various rooms around the house and have them (wired) connected back to the Uno 3 where the software will run.

I bought the leads for the breakout board which I will cut and solder an extension cable to which will run round the house to the main board where I (thought - and was told) could solder to the Proto Shield??

I cannot find any diagrams to show me the connections needed and even if this is possible - is it?

I was hoping to use the Proto Shield as a "main board" to connect all the sensors to. Am I barking up the wrong tree here?

Thank you - in advance - for your help here! :slight_smile:

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Hi, welcome to the forum.
What you are discussing sounds valid to me.
What are the sensors you are using?

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Hi there and thank you!

I'm using a temperature sensor (http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/linker-temperature-sensor-n11dh) with Linker Cables (http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/linker-cable-50cm-5-pack-a69ng) which I want to cut into and extend. So the Linker Module will have the correct plug and the Mainboard will have 4 cables to which I want to solder onto the Proto Shield as a "permanent" connection.

If I know how to add one safely, I can figure out how to add more.

I'm also testing a MQ2 Gas Sensor Shield (http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/mq2-smoke-detector-shield-for-arduino-n98dg) which I want to break away and treat this a a separate sensor, wired up in a different room but again, connected to the main board.

Apologies, I hope this is making sense??

Thanks again!!

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For the first sensor, need to connect to +5, Gnd, and A0 (or one of the other analog inputs).

The 2nd one needs +5, Gnd, an Analog input, a PWM output, and a digital output for its LED.

So you will need to wire up a little bus circuit to get all the +5s and Gnds connected, and then connect to the other pins as needed, making sure to not use the same analog pin, or PWM pin, or digital pin, for 2 different sensors.

You have a protoshield like this, or something similar?
Where the female headers are brought over to a hole in the prototype area where you can solder to, or out to a screw terminal where you just screw a wire in place.

http://wwww.crossroadsfencing.com/BobuinoRev17

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The shield I bought is this one:
http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/arduino-proto-shield-r3-n35ku

It's the original Arduino Shield and being new (last experience was 20 years ago!) to electronics I am trying to learn fast. I cannot see any obvious "tracks" on the board so I'm assuming I use patch cables to connect the outputs?

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Yes, looks like you need to wire from the hole next to the header to wherever you are connecting to.

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Fantastic!

Thank you very must for your help - very much appreciated.

I'll have a look at this tonight. :smiley: