The lobstar - An OSH, low-cost, breadboard-friendly Arduino-compatible clone
There's a revolution underway in Computer Science education. The Raspberry Pi has generated a huge amount of energy and enthusiasm, but there's also a lot of interesting activity around the Arduino. One great Arduino resource is the Shrimp, a low-cost compatible design aimed at educators and hobbyists with limited budgets. Landing the Shrimp You can find out more on the Shrimping It blog. It describes ' the Shrimp – a substitute for the Arduino Uno, which can be constructed for about a tenth of the price of the official board, shown here in stripboard and breadboard versions.' Note the absence of a PCB version! That's deliberate: the idea is that you will lean more, and feel more of a sense of ownership, if you have constructed the shrimp from scratch. That makes sense but I can see two situations where shrimp-catchers might prefer a PCB to work with. Some beginners starting out on their own might feel more confident building a PC...