I couldn't actually see how to order any at the site which Russell linked to. There was no "buy it now" or "add to cart" button. On Thu, Aug 8, 2013 at 11:02 AM, John Ferrell wrot= e: > From another group: > "Some guy on the internet has but together cheap Arduinos for just $9 + > ship > - he had a kickstart target of $12,000 but that has been exceeded (and ho= w) > 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= -can-learn-electronics > < > 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 > PayPal was executed immediately. > I have found the Arduino to be a "Swiss Army Knife" kind of device in my > 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 > 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 > 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-board/ > > -- > John Ferrell W8CCW > To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism. > To steal from many is research. > > -- > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .