Amarino lamp is fully programmable. The kit package consists of FTDI basic breakout board, you can use it to program the lamp. The lamp is based on Arduino.
Connect the FTDI basic breakout board to the lamp, open the Arduino programming interface and upload your sketch.
REMEMBER: Turn off the red colored 1P DIP switch while uploading sketch(if the Bluetooth module has been stacked over the 4 pin female header)
We are now selling the BLUE COLORED DIY Arduino kit
This post shows you how to assemble the DIY Arduino board.
The assembly process is straight forward. It can be easily assembled if you follow the silkscreen indicators(labels) and have beginning experience with a soldering iron. You will need to read the resistor bands or use a multimeter to determine the resistor sizes.
Note: You will need either an FTDI Basic or FTDI cable to load code using the Arduino IDE.
Kit Includes:
1 x Arduino-Compatible plated through holes (PTH) Kit PCB
1 x ATMega328 with Optiboot bootloader
1 x L78L33 3.3V Voltage Regulator
1 x 5mm Green LED
1 x 5mm Red LED
2 x 330Ohm Resistor
1 x 10kOhm Resistor
1 x 16MHz Crystal
2 x 22pF Ceramic Capacitors
5 x 0.1uF Ceramic Capacitors
2 x 10uF Electrolytic Capacitors
1 x LM7805 5V Regulator
1 x Diode 1N4001
1 x Resettable Fuse PTC (300mA)
1 x 28-Pin DIP Socket (To seat your ATMega)
1 x Push Button Reset Switch
2 x 6-Pin Female Headers
2 x 8-Pin Female Headers
1 x 6-Pin Right Angle Header (To connect your FTDI Basic)
1 x 0.1uF Capacitor
1 x DC Barrel Jack
1 x 2-pin screw terminal
1 x 6 pin ICSP header
Description of this DIY Arduino board is available on this page.
This post gives you the idea for assembling the Amarino shield. To get full details about this shield, CLICK HERE. When you buy the kit package, you will get the following PCB. The PCB clearly shows the pin and component names, so, it should help you to get idea of connections of components to Arduino. For example, LDR is connected to A1 and RGB LED is connected is to D3, D5 and D6 and you can see those pins labeled on the PCB. (more…)
This is one of the simplest and easiest experiments using Bluetooth Module , Android and Arduino.
You just need an Android serial emulator, any type of emulator should work for this experiment. I recommend Blue term , you can find this application on your Android Market (Google Play). (more…)
Sparkfun.com has recently released a simple, easy and useful robot platform for robotics amateurs. It is called “Magician Chassis”. You can use the chassis for different kinds of robots, for example, line sensing, obstacle detecting and smart phone controlled robots. I have recently published an easy project about smart phone controlled robot. I have also used Magician Chassis on my project. I recommend this chassis for robotics amateurs and novices because it is cheaper than other products I have known. You can use it for learning and experimenting the basics of robotics.
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