So, you have an Arduino and you want to do more than blink the on-board LED, right? You’re going to need a way to hook up circuits and sensors, so you need a MakerShield! The MakerShield kit is available exclusively in the Maker Shed and works with Netduino, Arduino, and shield compatible clones. The MakerShield comes un-assembled and can be soldered together in around 30 minutes. It has a number of great features such as two on-board LEDs, a button, and a 10K potentiometer. The prototyping area even fits one of our mini breadboards (not included) for handy prototyping.
Want to find out more? Check out Make: Projects for directions on how to build it and how to use the button!
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From the Shed: New Arrivals
$16.95 Product code MSMS01
makershed.com/makershield
User-definable components
Includes a potentiometer, button, and LEDs (2)
3.3V and 5V compliant
ICSP header in the same location as the Arduino boards
Power-filtering capacitors on 5V and 3.3V lines
If you aspire to do more than blink an LED with your new Arduino or Netduino, you need a prototyping shield that allows you to build a circuit. After listening to our readers and customers, we created a new kind of prototyping shield that supports the needs of noobs as well as advanced users. Introducing the MakerShield!
Unlike conventional prototyping shields, the MakerShield lets you create circuits the way you want, and easily change them without having to solder. All of the MakerShield’s major components and pins are user-assignable, allowing you to jump from any component header pin to any pin on the microcontroller. Make all the changes you want. Just jump and go!
The MakerShield’s potentiometer lets you switch between 5V or 3.3V signals, so the growing numbers of Netduino users can use MakerShield, too.
Being able to change the pins connected to the onboard LEDs, button, and potentiometer allows beginners to learn Arduino software with ease, while more advanced users will appreciate the convenience of the onboard components, the incredible flexibility, and the ability to stack another shield on top — the MakerShield uses stackable header pins and retains the original ICSP pin locations of the Arduino.
We invite you to check out the new MakerShield Kit in the Maker Shed store today!
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