The best Arduino Duemilanove

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vasi Guru Joined: 23/03/2007 Location: Romania Posts: 1697	Posted: 09:47am 27 Feb 2012       The best Arduino Duemilanove is not made by Arduino team, is made by Olimex. So, Arduino should clone this board. Quote from "Arduino has been pwned by Olimex" article: [quote]I'll count down the top 11 complaints(regarding to the original Arduino, my note) again with fixes provided by the engineers at Olimex. #11. Accidental resets - Re-introduce the Atmel recommended noise suppression - check. #10. Analog sucks - Separate regulator for Analog, optional Vref for even more precision - check. #9. Shields cover reset switch - move switch - check. #8. Shields short out on USB connector - use mini usb - check. #7. Pin layout is Random - new set of .1 centered pins - check. #6. Frequency dependencies - provide replaceable crystal - check #5. Linear regulators suck - use proper regulator - check. #4. Pin assignment is Random - group power and signal together in Uext connector for GPS, ZIGBEE, I2C, etc... #3. Power wire in a portable world - add lithium charger and auto switching - check. #2. 5v in a 3v volt world - provide 5v/3.3v switch. #1. Battery life sucks - lose the firestarter and add real ULP Voltage regulators - check. And this is the short list, add real time clock support, 4 mounting holes, and Industrial temperature components and the Olimexino is far and away the highest quality Arduino Board ever produced for $29 on Mouser.[/quote] If someone want to enter in the Arduino world, this is what I recommend. The first link goes to Dave's video blog. Vasi Edited by vasi 2012-02-28 Hobbit name: Togo Toadfoot of Frogmorton Elvish name: Mablung Miriel Beyound Arduino Lang