Sunday, December 11, 2011

New boards for Evo1 and PicoARM!!!



Daruino Evolution 1

The Evo 1, our flagship product... At 17 x 54 mm, and Pin compatible with the Arduino Uno / ATmega 328P, it will fit into your designs and your budget! Packed with 128K of flash, 16K of ram, 12 bit ADC's and 50MHZ of 32 bit processing power, you can be sure it will be up to the task at hand. The EVO1 can handle up to 35MA on its I/O lines, so you can switch close to 200mw directly at 5.5v. (the Evo1 can operate at 2.5 - 5.5V)   The board is 4 layers, so weight will be around 3 - 4 grams for the pinless version.


Daruino PicoARM

Sporting the tiny new LPC1102 from NXP, the PicoARM board will measure 12mm x 20mm, and weigh in around a gram.
NXP's tiny LPC1102... Photo courtesy NXP

Our pricing goal for the pico is around $5, so this will bring 50+ MIPS to even your smallest projects! Tiny but robust, the PicoArm's I/O lines can handle up to a whopping 50ma, so many applications can be driven directly, simplifying design.  As with all of our microboards, the pinless version does not require an external circuit board, so it can easily form the core of your tiniest quadcopter, robot, or other gadget....


Stay tuned for further developments!!!!!

Daruino PicoARM

We've just completed research on a possible variant - this would be a "micro" version, 32k Flash, 8k Ram, 50 MHZ, in a tiny but friendly 14pin DIP for smaller, lighter applications. Through CMSIS, it should be able to run the same code with only minor modifications....and just like its larger sibling, it will be available in a pinless version for easy integration into tiny projects!

Whats Up with Daruino????

As we mentioned before, Arduino is launching their ARM variant....we are really excited to see that project come along, and we are also strategically biding our time, waiting until more of the libraries are complete! This will allow us to launch a better Daruino right out of the gate, improving the experience for everyone..... 

Meanwhile, development goes on.....new circuit boards, new products, new ideas....check back to see the exciting projects we have in store!