Arduino Hardware Choices
Leigh L. Klotz, Jr., WA5ZNU
Boards
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Wikipedia List of Arduino Compatibles
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Arduino_compatibles -
Arduino Uno
http://arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoBoardUno -
Menta
http://blog.makezine.com/2012/05/01/whats-different-about-the-mintronics-menta/ -
Arduino Pro
http://arduino.cc/it/Main/ArduinoBoardPro -
Arduino Nano
http://arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoBoardNano -
Solarbotics Ardweeny
http://www.solarbotics.com/product/kardw/ -
Boarduino
http://www.ladyada.net/make/boarduino/ -
Teensy
http://www.pjrc.com/teensy/ -
Sparkfun Pro Micro AT32U4
http://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/338
http://www.sparkfun.com/products/11098 -
Adafruit AT32U4
http://www.ladyada.net/products/atmega32u4breakout/
http://www.adafruit.com/products/296 -
Maple Leaf
http://leaflabs.com/devices/maple/ -
Arduino Due and Leonardo
http://arduino.cc/blog/2011/09/17/arduino-launches-new-products-in-maker-faire/ -
Raspberry PI
http://www.raspberrypi.org/ -
Beaglebone
http://beagleboard.org/bone
Power and Accessories
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Itead Studio Breadboard Power
http://iteadstudio.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=18&products_id=438 -
Arduino Stacking Headers and Jumpers
http://www.adafruit.com/products/85
https://www.adafruit.com/products/266
http://www.sparkfun.com/products/10007
http://evilmadscience.com/productsmenu/partsmenu/251
Or your favorite auction site for bulk orders.
USB TTL
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Sparkfun FTDI Basic Breakout - 3.3V logic
http://www.sparkfun.com/products/10009 -
Sparkfun FTDI Cable - 3.3V logic
http://www.sparkfun.com/products/9717 -
Solarbotics TTLy FTDI
http://www.solarbotics.com/product/39240/
Proto Shields
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Sparkfun Proto Shield
http://www.sparkfun.com/products/7914 -
Freetronics Prototyping Shield
http://www.freetronics.com/products/protoshield-basic -
Evil Mad Science Googly-Eye Shield
http://www.evilmadscientist.com/article.php/googlyshield -
Wicked Devices Ardweeny Prototyping Shield
http://shield.wickeddevice.com/