Today is Arduino day.
Yesterday I zoomed around Osaka's electronics district looking for parts, a veritable scavenger hunt given that most stores advertising Gundam or airplane model kits sold only plastic figurines. What's up with a model airplane that doesn't move? Anyway.
Eventually I came across a triad of electronics stores that sold cables, boards and motors galore. How ironic that even in the robot capital of Japan I ended up with an Italian board. What do you expect, I guess, if that's the only package you can read.
Purchases:
- Duemilanove main board
- Ardumoto Shield
- A-to-B type usb cable
- 9V power adapter
- incredibly cheap 5V motors of random varieties
I also found some LilyPad button boards for approximately $1 each. Not sure if it will work with the board I got, but I guess we'll see! Time to start the tutorials!