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Using the new Ethernet Shield

Well it looks like the folks over at arduino.cc decided to redesign the Ethernet shield. We have found that this some compatibility issues with the sprout board. This article shows you how to create a simple ICSP jumper wire and make a slight mod on the Ethernet shield to make it work with the sprout board. Future versions of the sprout board will have this built onboard, but for now this simple hack works quite well.

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Posted on November 20, 2010 by admin


Tinkering authors wanted!

Are you a creative gizmo tinkerer with the ability to do a project from concept to final write up all by yourself? Then we want you! We are looking for motivated people to help create project guides for our new sprout board to share with the world….

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Posted on July 25, 2010 by admin


Win a sprout board!

Have a cool project idea? Want a free sprout board? We are accepting project ideas for how you would use a sprout board. The winner will be decided by the sprout board team and we will feature the winning project here on the sprout board site! So start brain storming what you would use a sprout board for! Entries must be received by Midnight July 15th 2010 at the address below
Projects(at)sproutboard.com.

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Posted on July 25, 2010 by admin


Mic From Sparfun.com No Longer Available :(

Well we got a heads up that sadly sparkfun has killed the mic we recommended for the audio board in our server room build. But….

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Posted on July 15, 2010 by admin


How to drive an AC load

The video above is a great example. in about 10 minutes we will take you  through a simple process to control an AC load using the sprout board. Make sure  to use caution when working with live AC current.

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Posted on June 24, 2010 by admin