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If you are an aspiring robotics designer or maybe you just love tinkering with gadgets and making electronics do actions as you please, then E-gizmo’s Gizduino is perfect for your thirst for knowledge. With the use of Gizduino, it is possible design and construct any project you can imagine. Check out the various possible projects that uses Arduino on the following websites:
http://hacknmod.com/topics/arduino/
http://hacknmod.com/hack/top-40-arduino-projects-of-the-web/
Gizduino is based on the popular Arduino Diecimilia, it is an open source computing platform based on a simple input/output (I/O) board and the use of standard programming language; in otherwords, it is a tool for implementing a program you have designed. Gizduino is programmed using the IDE (Integrated Development Environment), which can be donwloaded free from http://arduino.cc
Gizduino is ideal for beginner programmers and hobbyists because of its simplicity compared to other platforms. It is a multiplatform environment; it can run on Windows, Macintosh, and Linux. It is programmable via USB cable, which makes it more accessible and allows communication with the computer.
In a series of blogs I am going to help you with the basics of programming Gizduino, so someday you will be able to design and make a project of your own. For now, I will discuss the hardware of Gizduino.
Gizduino Components
Microcontroller ATmega168
Operating Voltage 5V
Recommended Input Voltage 7-12 V
Input Voltage Limits 6-20 V
Digital I/O Pins 14 (6 provides PWM output)
Analog Input Pins 6
Flash Memory 16 KB (2 KB used by bootloader)
MEMORY – Gizduino uses an ATmega168 microcontroller which has 16KB flash memory, 2KB of which is used for the bootloader. It has 1KB SRAM and 512 byytes of EEPROM.
POWER – Gizduino can be powered by the USB connection or an external power supply. The external power supply can be an AC-DC adapter connected to the power jack or a battery with the positive end connected to VIN power pin and negative pin to GND pin.
DIGITAL I/O PINS – There are 14 digital input/output pins in the Gizduino. 6 of which are also analog output pins, pins 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, and 11. Pin 13 has a built in LED (light emmiting diode) in the board marked with “L”.
ANALOG INPUT PINS – Used for reading external components with varying voltage reading such as sensors.
