What modules do you like to see available for gadgeteer?

Dear GHI,

the wait for in September almost a year is over, thanks for all the good work in getting it out. :slight_smile:

For the modules I’d be interrested in are an xbee module, a relay module, a sensorboard module (temp, pressure, humidity, etc) would be nice. A board with a bigger touch LCD would be nice as well.

BTW since it’s kind of the same HW can’t we hook up the Cobra 7" LCD ? But a bigger one would be nicer …

Were can I get some more details on the WIFI module tech specs ?

Thank you in advance and keep the good thing going !!!

Peter.

The part number us RS9110-N-11-21-01

http://www.redpinesignals.com/pdfs/RS9110-N-11-21%20Wlan%20Module.pdf

Thanks for the info Joe. :slight_smile: :slight_smile:

Cheers,

Peter.

I would like to see:

  • GPS
  • 3G

I would like to see a module with a connector and an area to prototype. Would use it to build custom modules.

Gus made a suggestion to use extender:

http://www.tinyclr.com/forum/21/3756/#/1/msg35409

the extender is fine for simple things and attaching to prototype board. But not for anything more complex.

Some general purpose digital I/O. At least 8inputs / 8 outputs. I saw some input buttons, but most any useful project is going to need to read some digital inputs (sensors anyone?) and set some outputs.

Gadgeteer has tons of I/O!

Google for “.NET Gadgeteer Module Builders Guide”. Will give you a good idea what is/will be available.

The most signals that can be carried on a Gadgeteer 10 wire cable is seven. The other three a 3.3V, 5.0V and ground.

If you use an extender module and plug it into to a Y connector you will have access to seven GPIOs.

[url]http://www.ghielectronics.com/catalog/product/273[/url]

Do not forget about “Daisy Link”

The daisy chain is an interesting feature. I am looking forward to see how it will be use.

Thanks for the information. This looks very nice… can’t wait to get my hand on one of these!

Working on designs for:

Button Module (4 buttons + PWM RGB LED) Socket 8 or 11 on Spider
Power Module (LiPo Power Supply w/ Charger & Power Level Indicator) Most Sockets
Proto Module (N/A) ALL Sockets

With any luck I’ll have them available before the Spider starts shipping. :smiley:

hdmi out - you can cheat with dvi-d w/hdmi connector like these guys are doing

and battery pack like this
http://www.liquidware.com/shop/show/BB-BJC/BeagleJuice

also do you have any tutorial on IR transceiver for this board. i want to do the tv remote with learn, blaster, and emitter ports.

also is it possible to do PoE to power the board and peripherals?

Check our free ebooks, you will find a lot of info on many topics, including IR topics. It is in the internet fo things ebook.

KNX/EIB Connector ( [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KNX_(standard)[/url] ) would be nice. I also opt for PoE.

I’m totally new to this and have only worked with Arduino in the past. But this is finally a big improvement and I’m looking forward playing around with Gadgeteer!

The things I’d like to see added though, and its a pitty its not in there from the beginning, are:

  • Motors
  • Accelerometers
  • Sensors (light, proximity, etc.)

That would open up endless possibilities.

Btw, with the 3pin eblock Expansion Module…

Can you connect the sensors, and motors that have 3 pin connectors? That immediately would open up a lot more modules to use with the gadgeteer mainboard.

Speaker
Proximity
Temperature
Small Output Display (LED?)

And most of all
Flow Sensor… for measuring how much liquid passes through… so I can finally make that keg bot…

How about smart meter?
Like this STPMC1 - Programmable poly-phase energy calculator IC - STMicroelectronics