Expansion Shield IO for Arduino V7.1:Gravity

IO Expansion shield is one of the market favourites. Fast robotics prototyping made affordable and simple thanks to this design. Soldering and wiring often becomes a problem when a bridged connection happens and components break. Increasing time a costs for projects. Often, without this solution and a soldering station, wire criping tools or soldering station, robot prototyping or electronics DIY becomes a very long term project.

The DFRobot Expansion shield introduced to the market the famous color code for sensors and actuators input and output. The 3 pin format for Signal, Voltage and Ground is extremely useful, specially if used altogether with our increasingly large range of modules, sensors and devices that just fit . 

Alternatively, the board includes power input for salvaged power supplies or laboratory power supplies. Very common Xbee socket for multipurpose wireless connectivity such as RF, wireless, bluetooth. 

The new version includes a voltage hardware setting through a jumper to allow compatibility with a bigger range of components at 3.3v like Raspberry pi, Due and others.

It also includes a Servo external power, with a protective diode. This way you can enable a large range of servos from your Arduino.

Latest version features a convenient switch that lets you program your ATmega328 boards like UNO, while you have another Serial device connected like a Xbee. Switch it, program it and get it back up and running with another switch. You don't need to disassemble your hardware or wiring.

A LED on top board and a reset button is in order to make it just a natural extension to Arduino boards. The LED is connected to pin 13.

• Compatible with the new Arduino Due
  
• 3.3V/5V operating voltage select
  
• Switch for wireless communtcation & programme
  
• More Easily recognitive interfaces
  
• Colorful header for illustrating digital or analog pins
  
• Immersion gold surface
  

SPECIFICATION

• Input Voltage
  
• 7-12V, PWR_IN
  
• 4.8-6V, SERVO_PWR, depending on your servo
  
• Compatible module voltage: 5V/3.3V
  
• Support interface: I2C, SPI, Xbee (Xbee pro), Bluetooth, APC220
  

DOCUMENTS

• Wiki Doc        
  
• Schematic