Shields
I really enjoy laying out circuit boards so creating shields for CHIPINO is a lot of fun to me plus they can be instantly popular with users of Arduino as well. So here are a few of the shields I've created recently.
Demo Shield
This was the first shield I created because I wanted a shield I could use with my books. There are many readers who are new to electronics so having to breadboard the circuit AND learn software can be a bit more difficult. So I designed the Demo Shield to offer the features I would use in an entry level book and I used it in my chipKIT book. I'm working on an updated version that replaces the jumpers (that can disconnect a feature) with solder pads to make it easier to build.
Battery Shield
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This was my first kickstarter project and it was a success. I found these small AAAA batteries and realized they were small enough in diameter to fit below an Arduino shield header. I also didn't like hanging a 9v battery off to the side of a CHIPINO module when I made the project portable. This was my answer.
Gerber Files
Note: These gerber files above are released as non-commercial meaning you can build as many as you want for personal use but you cannot sell them.
Assembly Instructions & Parts List
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Shield Adapter
I actually do a lot of my design projects on a breadboard first so when I want to quickly connect a few LEDs and switch and maybe a speaker then being able to plug a Demo Shield into the breadboard makes it much faster to build the circuit. But the spacing of the pins on the shield prevent it from happening so I created the Shield Adapter. This was my second successful kickstarter project.
There are more details about this shield here.
There are more details about this shield here.
