Arduino Esplora Microcontroller Game Board Module A100095 New, US $24.00 – Picture 0

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Arduino Esplora Microcontroller Game Board Module A100095 New

US $24.00

West Hollywood, California, United States
Feb 27th

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Overview The Arduino Esplora is a microcontroller board derived from the Arduino Leonardo. The Esplora differs from all preceding Arduino boards in that it provides a number of built-in, ready-to-use set of onboard sensors for interaction. It's designed for people who want to get up and running with Arduino without having to learn about the electronics first. For a step-by-step introduction to the Esplora, check out the Getting Started with Esplora guide. The Esplora has onboard sound and light outputs, and several input sensors, including a joystick, a slider, a temperature sensor, an accelerometer, a microphone, and a light sensor. It also has the potential to expand its capabilities with two Tinkerkit input and output connectors, and a socket for a color TFT LCD screen. Like the Leonardo board, the Esplora uses an Atmega32U4 AVR microcontroller with 16 MHz crystal oscillator and a micro USB connection capable of acting as a USB client device, like a mouse or a keyboard. In the upper left corner of the board there is a reset pushbutton, that you can use to restart the board. There are four status LEDS : ON [green] indicates whether the board is receiving power supply L [yellow] connected directly to the microcontroller, accessible through pin 13 RX and TX [yellow] indicates the data being transmitted or received over the USB communication The board contains everything needed to support the microcontroller; simply connect it to a computer with a USB cable to get started. The Esplora has built-in USB communication; it can appear to a connected computer as a mouse or keyboard, in addition to a virtual (CDC) serial / COM port. This has other implications for the behavior of the board; these are detailed on the getting started page. Summary Microcontroller ATmega32u4 Operating Voltage 5V Flash Memory 32 KB of which 4 KB used by bootloader SRAM 2.5 KB EEPROM 1 KB Clock Speed 16 MHz Input and Output: The design of the Esplora board recalls traditional gamepad design with an analog joystick on the left and four pushbuttons on the right. The Esplora has the following on-board inputs and outputs : Analog joystick with central push-button two axis (X and Y) and a center pushbutton. 4 push-buttons laid out in a diamond pattern. Linear potentiometer slider near the bottom of the board. Microphone for getting the loudness (amplitude) of the surrounding environment. Light sensor for getting the brightness. Temperature sensor reads the ambient temperature Three-axis accelerometer measures the board's relation to gravity on three axes (X, Y, and Z) Buzzer can produce square-waves. RGB led bright LED with Red Green and Blue elements for color mixing. 2 TinkerKit Inputs to connect the TinkerKit sensor modules with the 3-pin connectors. 2 TinkerKit Outputs to connect the TinkerKit actuator modules with the 3-pin connectors. TFT display connector connector for an optional color LCD screen, SD card, or other devices that use the SPI protocol. In order to utilize the total number of available sensors, the board uses an analog multiplexer. This means a single analog input of the microcontroller is shared among all the input channels (except the 3-axis accelerometer). Four additional microcontroller pins choose which channel to read. Physical Characteristics The maximum length and width of the Esplora PCB are 6.5 and 2.4 inches respectively, with the USB and TinkerKit connectors extending beyond the latter dimension. Four screw holes allow the board to be attached to a surface or case. Included in Package: 1. Arduino Esplora Microcontroller Game board module 2. Micro USB Cable

Condition:	New: A brand-new, unused, unopened, undamaged item in its original packaging (where packaging is applicable). Packaging should be the same as what is found in a retail store, unless the item is handmade or was packaged by the manufacturer in non-retail packaging, such as an unprinted box or plastic bag. See the seller's listing for full details. ...	Brand	Arduino
MPN	A100095
Model	Esplora
Country/Region of Manufacture	Italy