Arduino Esplora the Open Source Controller

28 Jun 2013

Reminiscent of the SNES & PS Gamepad without the casing the Esplora board features an analog joystick on the left and four pushbuttons on the right.

The Arduino EsploraArduino Esplora is a microcontroller board based on the Arduino Leonardo. The EsploraEsplora in unique to previous board from Arduino as it has built in onboard sensors for you to utilise without make additional purchases. The best thing out the Esplora Esplora is that it is designed for everyone from complete novices to seasoned veterans. Getting you first Esplora Esplora project off the ground should take minutes rather than days.....hopefully

The Esplora Esplora uses an Atmega32U4 AVR microcontroller with 16 MHz crystal oscillator, which is the same as the Leonardo board, plus a micro USB connection capable of acting as a USB client device, like a mouse or a keyboard in included.

The Arduino EsploraArduino Esplora Features?

Analog joystick with central push-button
4 push-buttons laid out game console style.
Linear potentiometer slider
Microphone
Light sensor
Temperature sensor
Three-axis accelerometer
Buzzer can produce square-waves.
RGB led bright LED with Red Green and Blue elements for colour mixing.
2 TinkerKit Inputs to connect the TinkerKit sensor modules with the 3-pin connectors.
2 TinkerKit Outputs to connect the TinkerKit actuator modules with the 3-pin connectors.
TFT display connector connector for an optional colour LCD screen, SD card, or other devices that use the SPI protocol.

Technical Info