Resources:
Ruby Arduino Development RAD
RAD at Github
The Videos
Ruby on Bells -- RAD Madrona Fork from jd barnhart on Vimeo.
Arduino Starter Items
Arduino Nano
The most expensive Arduino out there, but small and fits perfectly into breadboards.
- Gravitech:
- Nano
Large Breadboard
There are differences between bread boards. While these may seem large, with a nano plugged into the middle, experimenting is a joy. The small boards are nice, once you have everything the way you like it and would like to shrink your device down.
- Gravitech:
- 2860 Breadboard
Mini Push Button Switches
Fits perfectly into a breadboard, great for testing.
- Sparkfun:
- Push Button
Slider Switch
One or two are useful for switching between inputs/outputs or preventing midi spam during the flash.
- Sparkfun:
- Slide Switch
Wire Strippers
Inexpensive and will strip standard 22AWG hook-up wire. Can't live without them.
- Sparkfun:
- Wire Strippers
Spectra SoftPot Membrane Potentiometer - 200mm
Very thin variable potentiometer used to control servos, midi output, etc.
- Sparkfun:
- SoftPot
Servos
Everyone wants to make things move.
- Two Sources:
- Tower Hobbies - Servo
- Active Robots - Servo
4 x 20 LCD
This Blue Display is beautiful and when coupled with the controller, makes output to an lcd easy. Ask Brian for the Blue 4x20 Backlit Display bundled with an assembled controller. Brian also has very handy Servo/LCD Cables which I never have enough of.
- Wulfden:
- Blue LCD
Break Away Headers
Useful for plugging devices such as servos, potentiometers, LCDs into.
- Sparkfun:
- Headers
10k resisitors
You will need these for pushbutton pull downs.
- Sparkfun:
- 10k resistor
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