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Have you heard of our small form-factor Arduino compatible prototyping board, Xadow? If not, now is the time to take a look. It has a lot of distinctive features that separate it from the traditional boards, such as its compact size, which makes it extremely suitable for space sensitive and portable projects such as wearable devices and art projects.
Xadow – Main Board is no larger than a quarter. It is a light-weight board based on the Atmega32U4 chip. It consumes minimal power and runs off of a USB connection or lithium battery. In addition, it can be connected in a series, so you can join multiple modules together and add versatile features to your projects. It uses standard flat flexible cable (FFC) connections which are supple and bendable. FFC connections are perfect for small spaces, such as the inside of your laptop, or wearable applications that rely on resilience and movement.
Currently there are 15 complementary modules which when added to the Xadow – Main Board provide additional functionality, such as display, GPS, etc. Apart from the previous Xadow modules, some new members like the Xadow – Buzzer and the Xadow – GPS join the Xadow family.
The Xadow-GPS has two main components: the receiver module and the antenna. The low power receiver has a Fastrax IT530M chip which allows you to determine position, satellite information, and time. It has a very high tracking sensitivity and can track weak signals, making it a perfect fit for navigation projects. Connect it to the Xadow – Main Board to display and record your data.
Sometimes you need a little more space to store your variables, configuration settings, etc. With the Xadow – Storage module you can now increase your EEPROM storage by 32K bytes in addition to the 1K bytes provided by the Xadow – Main Board.
Combine storage module and GPS module, binggo! You got a GPS logger.
Xadow + Grove = Awesome!
The Xadow – Grove Adaptor expands your project possibilities and connects Grove modules to your Xadow system. The adaptor takes either analog or I2C signals and sends them over your Xadow I2C bus. Now take a look at all of the possible Grove modules that you can use to enhance your project.
Until next time, keep on making.
Written by Erin Linke
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LOL, good question!, Sonic, next time, please ask the model to wear super high heels. this is fashion!!
She’s not riding~ just kidding
Why is that person wearing heels and riding a bicycle?