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Totally Open Arduino-Compatible Hardware Development

Wulfden iDuino Kit - This offering would seem to nullify my argument in favor of the BBB/RBBB concerning the wastefulness of the onboard USB circuit. But, Kevin at Fundemental Logic has been able to do it at a price that is hard to ignore. Now, as it goes for any board deriving its power from the USB chipset/connection, there is a relatively limited amount of power available to the breadboard to power the MCU and connected devices. We have found it more than adequate to power a backlit display, some LEDs and a couple servos. To use this board in an independent (not connected to a computer) run-time system will require wiring up a separate power supply.

The above dislcaimers having been made, the iDuino bundle coupled the Wulfden Experimenter's Pack #2, a small set of wire cutter/strippers and some hookup wire and you have a compact little on-the-go development system that can fit in a small corner of your laptop bag.

This comes as a semi-kit, that is the FTDI FT232RL surface mount chip and the USB B-female receptacle are both pre-soldered and checked. The remainder of the kit, the through hole parts have to be assembled and soldered by the user. This is a simple kit and should take 10-20 minutes depending on your level of experience.

• The Wulfden iDuino Manual is available and contains, schematic, parts list and assembly instructions/pictures. The file is about 1 MB and it was last updated on Tue, 03 Feb 09 at 1001 hours
• You are going to need to download the Arduino software, which is a complete Integrated Development Environment (IDE) written in Java and available for Windows, Mac, and Linux.
• I strongly suggest visiting the site and downloading the most recent drivers, for the FTDI USB. As of Sept. 2007 the following links are the most recent.
  • Windows XP/2000/Vista
  • Mac OS X PPC
  • Mac OS X Intel, v 10.4 or higher
  • Linux v2.4 or lower kernel only!
• The datasheet for the FTDI 232R chip is available for download here.
• If you have a Linux computer, and you have a 2.6 kernel, the driver is built-in and you are good to go. You can always run uname -a to get the kernel version.

DVD (currently containing over 1GB) with the latest Arduino, Wiring, Processing and Pure Data software in all three formats, Linux, MacOSX, and Windows. In addition, there is a collection of third party Arduino libraries and a raft of sample software. There's over 100 MB of PDF files containing reference materials, articles, tutorials and general interest material for Arduino. There is a folder of relevant data sheets for the Arduino processors, related devices and peripherals.

This disk is included FREE with any Freeduino order totalling over $50

Arduino Resource DVD

This is a complete kit for Fundemental Logic's iDuino board. It has onboard USB serial program conversion which also proivdes a moderate amount of power. The purchaser must supply a standard Male A to Male B USB cable

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This is a complete kit for Fundemental Logic's iDuino board. It has onboard USB serial conversion for programming and which also provides a moderate amount of power, bundled with an 830 hole single panel breadboard with power rails. The purchaser must supply a standard Male A to Male B USB cable

iDuino Bundle

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