Arduino And Raspberry Pi Prototype I/O Card (video)

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Arduino And Raspberry Pi Prototype I/O Card

Serial Kickstarter entrepreneur Doug Gilliland has once again taken to the crowdfunding website to raise the required funds he needs to take his new Arduino and Raspberry Pi prototyping I/O card into production.

As well as supporting the Arduino and Pi platforms the prototyping board will also support the BeagleBone platform and features a 16-bit Digital I/O. Check out the video below to learn more about this great little prototyping board which is now available for $25 with shipping expected to take place during February 2017.

But don’t delay after only 50 cards available, and at the time of writing this article only 33 remain. Features and specifications of the Arduino And Raspberry Pi Prototype I/O Card include :

• 16-bit Digital I/O card
• MCP23017 16-bit I2C I/O Expander
• Strong library support for all major microprocessors for MCP23017
• I2C Interface – Two Wire Interface
• Can run at 400 KHz or faster
• I/O Connector is inexpensive/standard DB-25
• Fuse protected power output on DB-25 with jumper bypass
• Large prototyping area
• Connections at edges to DB-25 and GPIO lines
• EEPROM for board ID and application specific information
• Write Enable jumper protects against accidental writes
• Open Data Acquisition System (ODAS) form factor (width is 95 mm)
• Host connectors
• Daisy-chain I2C connector
• Address select jumper
• Expandable I2C via I2C-RPT – I2C Repeater
• Interrupt out/Card Present
• Power connector (not required for minimal loads) Reversible pinout for safety
• I2C Termination jumpers for end of I2C chain
• Power can be 3.3V or 5V
• 95mm wide Open Data Acquisition System format
• 6-32 Mounting holes
Prototyping Area
• Large prototyping area Ideal for through-hole ICs
• Extra I/O Rows on both sides
• One side connects to DB-25 connector
• Other side connects to MCP23017 pins
• Prototyping area in the center of the card with power/ground bus up the middle two pins
• Easy connection to IC Power/Grounds
• Silkscreen on both sides of the card