From another group:
"Some guy on the internet has but together cheap Arduinos for just $9 + shi=
p
- he had a kickstart target of $12,000 but that has been exceeded (and how)
so he has thrown in a lot of extras - this is now incredible value for $9
(the Arduino alone is a $25 item here in the UK)
http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/9-arduino-compatible-starter-kit-anyone-c=
an-learn-electronics=20
<http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/9-arduino-compatible-starter-kit-anyone-=
can-learn-electronics>"

This one is a little shakey. It seems to me it could be vaporware and my=20
PayPal was executed immediately.
I have found the Arduino to be a "Swiss Army Knife" kind of device in my=20
shop and more than one is useful.
My rule of thumb has been not to make a PC board or use a Proto Board if=20
I can get a commercial board for $10.

I placed an order for 5 ($50) and if I get taken, it won't be the first=20
time...

On 8/8/2013 7:41 AM, RussellMc wrote:
> Home
>
>      http://mchck.org/about/
>
> Schematics.
>
>     https://github.com/mchck/mchck/wiki/Schematic-and-layout
>
>
> I changed their title.
> Plug this $5 card into a PC (or Linux or ...) USB port and you can
> program it. No development system or programmer per se needed.
>
> Various functions are left as bare copper to minimise cost nut can be
> 'soldered in'.
>
> LDO or boost or buchk PSU on same footprint (clever).
> SD interface
> LiPO charger cct
> ...
>
> $5 !!!!
>
> http://mchck.org/about/
> _________________________________________
>
> From: Hack a Day
>
> Mathieu Stephan posted: " Most of you know that there are plenty of
> ARM powered development boards out there, so you may not be really
> sure what a new one can still bring to the table. With a $5 price tag,
> the open hardware McHck (pronounced McHack) is meant for quickly bui"
>
>
> New post on Hack a Day
>
> A $5 ARM development board
>
> by Mathieu Stephan
>
> Most of you know that there are plenty of ARM powered development
> boards out there, so you may not be really sure what a new one can
> still bring to the table.
>
> With a $5 price tag, the open hardware McHck (pronounced McHack) is
> meant for quickly building projects on a small budget. The board
> created by [Simon] is based on a Freescale Cortex M4 microcontroller,
> and can be plugged directly into one's computer. As a Direct Firmware
> Update (DFU) bootloader is present on the microcontroller, there is no
> need for external programming equipment.
>
> The board has unpopulated footprints that allow users to add other
> functionalities that may be required for their future projects: a Real
> Time Clock (RTC), a Boost regulator for single cell battery operation,
> Buck and linear regulators, a Lithium Polymer (LiPo) battery charger
> and even an External Flash storage.
>
> The Bill of Materials can be found on the project wiki and the McHck
> community will soon launch a crowdfunding campaign to send the 5th
> version of the board to all the hobbyists that may be interested.
>
> And if you're curious, you can also have a look at all the other
> boards that Hackaday featured these last months: the browser based IDE
> arm board, quad-core ARM dev board and the Matchbox ARM.
>
>
>
>                   URL: http://wp.me/pk3lN-qdt
>
>                   http://hackaday.com/2013/08/07/a-5-arm-development-boar=
d/

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     To steal from many is research.

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