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"Skinny" Arduino compatible

Skinny Arduino

Sparkfun's intros their own iteration of the Arduino board -

Skinny is the first SparkFun hack into the Arduino realm. It's not perfect, but we think you'll like this new derivative. It's 3.3V, runs on LiPo batteries, low-cost, low-profile, and sexy red. Which is actually one of the reasons why it cannot be a certified Arduino board (Arduino boards have to be blue).
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ATmega168V running at 8MHz internal oscillator

Low-voltage board needs no interfacing circuitry to popular 3.3V devices and modules (GPS, Accelerometers, sensors, etc)

USB connection off board

3.3V regulator

DC input 3.3V up to 12V

Resettable fuse prevents damage to board in case of short

Power select switch acts as on/off switch

Could come in handy for projects lacking enclosure depth. They recommend using a Lilypad USB link for programming - Skinny

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Posted by: Yorgle on May 30, 2008 at 1:42 PM

battery holder

Seems like they should have used all of that dead space in the middle there for a lithium battery holder - or at least the solder pads for such a thing. (ie CR2032 or CR2025)

Posted by: Collin Cunningham on May 31, 2008 at 3:17 PM

I see what you mean - guess they stretched the size out for standard shield compatibility

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