element14 Loot

2 Feb 2021

I just received a box of loot from element14, including an Arduino Nano Every and an Arduino Micro - thanks tariq.ahmad

I'm not quite clear what the occasion is, but this stuff is useful - the cat thinks so.... Look for these to appear in a project at some point....

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gam3t3ch over 4 years ago +6

Maybe just for being awsome! dougw But also maybe Arduino Day 2021 is coming up too eh?
ntewinkel over 4 years ago +5

You totally deserve the care package in the mail, Doug! Also... More ++ bonus points for the cat picture!! I don't recognize this one... you have 2 kitties?
dougw over 4 years ago in reply to ntewinkel +4

Yes, this one is not quite as interested in electronics.

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dubbie over 4 years ago

Douglas,

Lucky you! I was looking at the Arduino Nano Every just yesterday wondering whether to get it or a Raspberry Pi Pico.

Dubbie
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dougw over 4 years ago in reply to dubbie

The Nano Every has some nice features - small form factor, 5 V operation, more memory, an extra serial port, USB supports HID, tessellated connectors.....and it is low cost.
(especially when it is free ) I think it might be my favorite genuine arduino so far - certainly it is for 5V parts.
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dubbie over 4 years ago in reply to dougw

Douglas,

I am interested in that HID capability that the Nano Every should have. I don't know much about HID but it seems interesting and not something I've investigated. I'm looking forward to somebody doing Blogs about it sometime.

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dougw over 4 years ago in reply to dubbie

Any Arduino with an ATMega32U4 can do HID. For example Arduino MicroArduino Micro.
There are lots of easy examples of various Arduinos doing HID.
Or the one I use a lot is Pro Micro.
Cyber Chicklet
I will use the Nano Every at some point - not sure if it will be a HID application, since I use Pro Micro for HID apps.
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beacon_dave over 4 years ago in reply to dubbie

"...I'm looking forward to somebody doing Blogs about it sometime..."

The PIK3A project uses an Arduino Leonardo's HID capability to convert the physical arcade style joystick/buttons into the unique keyboard presses which the computer game software expects:
PIK3A: The Raspberry Pi 3 IKEA Retro Gaming Table

More info over at the Arduino site:
https://www.arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/BuiltInExamples/ButtonMouseControl
https://www.arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/BuiltInExamples/JoystickMouseControl
https://www.arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/BuiltInExamples/KeyboardAndMouseControl
https://www.arduino.cc/reference/en/language/functions/usb/keyboard/
https://www.arduino.cc/reference/en/language/functions/usb/mouse/
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dubbie over 4 years ago in reply to beacon_dave

Dave,

I liked the Pi game table.

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dubbie over 4 years ago in reply to beacon_dave

Dave,

I liked the Pi game table.

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