[ELECTRON] DIY Arduino boards - anyone interested?

[Ross Feilen]

Hi Seb,

Yes - you're on the list then for the kit. Two other replies received  
already too (thanks Kenny and Roy).

I'll send out invoices when kits arrive here (in case Customs shove on  
a bit though being a kit might well get away with it). It'll just be  
the exact cost split however many ways.
on hand at the SOLDER group sessions for building this.

I expect kits to arrive a week or two after I order them on Friday, so  
will let everyone know when they're in.

Ross



On 30 Jun 2009, at 11:21am, Seb Bacon wrote:

> Great idea - I'll have one, please, and I'll start dropping by at the
> SOLDER group to get it built.
>
> Is there room to combine SOLDER with several arduino students on
> Tuesdays, do you think?  And do you guys have a spare soldering iron?!
> (mine is in storage...)
>
> Cheers,
>
> Seb
>
> 2009/6/30 Ross Feilen <gm7wed at ntlworld.com>:
>> Hello EC members,
>>
>> Following up from the recent discussion about possible upcoming  
>> Arduino
>> classes, I've noticed a solder-it-yourself Duemilanove 328 (latest  
>> 2009
>> version) compatible kit, called the Freeduino, which comes with all  
>> the bits
>> and lets you have the fun of making your own development board. I  
>> think it's
>> hilarious that there's an 'open' kit alternative to what already is  
>> sold as
>> an 'open source' system.
>>
>> There's a website called fundamentallogic.com which are doing these  
>> boards
>> for £15 each (roughly) which is about £10 less than the ready-made  
>> 'brand
>> name' Arduino Duemilanove. The kit has everything you need except a  
>> USB
>> cable (standard type) with very clear instructions for assembly on  
>> their
>> website, and I plan to place an order for some of these to build up  
>> at the
>> SOLDER group.
>>
>> If you're interested in the Arduino but don't have a board, or want  
>> to
>> upgrade to the 2009 version this may well be interesting to you.
>>
>> If you want to club up with my purchase and save postage, let me  
>> know in the
>> next day or two (offline from the EC mailing list please!) Will  
>> order on
>> Friday lunchtime.
>>
>> If you want to build your own Arduino board but aren't too sure about
>> soldering, feel free to come along to the SOLDER group (Tuesdays  
>> drop-in
>> 5:30-8:30pm).
>>