Aussie Shield BB for MEGA, Ruggeduino, Uno, Grand Central
Aussie Shield BB for MEGA, Ruggeduino, Uno, Grand Central
Need a reliable industrial solution for pin expansion? Look no more. The Aussie Shield BB (breakout board) provides expanded versatility for several of our microcontroller boards. The Aussie Shield BB uses high quality spring loaded terminals for secure and quick connectivity.
This is the quickest way to get your Arduino (or compatible) board hooked up to wires or mounted to DIN rail (using our Aussie Shield DIN Rail Mount Kit).
Compatible with Ruggeduino (Uno) boards and Rugged MEGA (Mega) boards. Not compatible with our ST (screw terminal) microcontroller boards.
The Aussie Shield Pro is the shield that sits “down under”. It is compatible with the Ruggeduino, Arduino Uno, Duemilanove, Rugged MEGA, and Arduino Mega boards (and other compatible boards). The microcontroller board plugs in upside down, and the shield extends the connection pins out to 28 quick-connect terminals that accept 20AWG to 24AWG wire. Unlike screw terminals, these quick-connect terminals require no tools -- just push, insert wire, and release. Use the Aussie Shield Pro for easy breadboarding, swapping Arduinos in fixed lab or art installations, using stacking shields standalone without an Arduino, or cross-wiring shield pins. It can also be mounted to DIN rail for industrial installations.
The Aussie Shield Pro is fully assembled and ready to go right out of the box. The pins broken out to quick-connect terminals are:
D0-D13
A0-A5 (D14-D19)
Vin
GND
AREF
+5V
+3.3V
RESET
A 2-pin screw terminal connector allows you to power the Arduino by connecting to the Vin and GND pins. This power path is protected by a 500mA PTC fuse and blocking diode to protect against reverse polarity. A tactile switch allows you to reset the Arduino by pulling the RESET line low. Finally, an LED is connected to the D13 pin, isolated by a transistor so the D13 pin is minimally loaded and available for other I/O functions.
The Aussie Shield DIN Rail Mount Kit (purchase separately) allows you to mount your Aussie Shield Pro assembly to standard DIN rail.
Here is a schematic of the Aussie Shield Pro. The Aussie Shield Pro was designed in the USA and is assembled in the USA using lead-free components and lead-free manufacturing and assembly processes.