Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Arduino Power Box


Purpose: A multi-source power box for my Arduino.

During our initial robot test phase, I noticed we were constantly trying to plug a stripped jumper wire into a breadboard hole in order to test our motors. This proved very annoying since the robot moves very quickly and is soon out of our reach. This power box is just a simple housing that allows us to toggle the arduino on / off. I also attached quick disconnects to the leads and wired up some different connector cables. This way the power box can be connected to a breadboard, the Arduino power port, or using alligator clips.