Modern Device
  • Home
  • Blog
  • Forums
  • Wiki
  • Shipping
  • Contact Us

    • Featured Products
    •  
    • Arduino/Freeduino
    • JeeLabs
    • Sensors
    • Music/Sound/Noise
    • Light Emitting Diodes
    • Displays
    • Components
    • Power Supplies
    • Breadboards & Wires
    • Merchandise
    • Closeouts
    • Promotions
    •  

    Your Cart

    Review Cart or
    Checkout Now

    Popular Products

    Bare Bones Board (BBB) Kit
    Starts at $4.50
    JeeNode v6 Kit
    Starts at $7.50
    RBBB Kit
    Starts at $13.00
    Wind Sensor
    Starts at $17.00
    3-Axis Accelerometer Module
    Starts at $10.95
    TMP421 Temp Sensor
    Starts at $7.63
    Fluxamasynth Shield
    Starts at $39.95
    AMBI Light Sensor
    Starts at $4.47
    Arduino Uno Rev3
    Starts at $25.00
    Dual Axis Gyro Module
    Starts at $21.95
    SHT21 Humidity and Temp Sensor
    Starts at $4.00
    Pressure Sensor (MPXV)
    Starts at $4.95
    Theremin Merit Badge
    Starts at $4.50
    Relay Plug
    Starts at $4.00
    LEDs (Super-Bright)
    Starts at $2.50
    LCD Character Displays
    Starts at $7.00
    RGB LED
    Starts at $0.50
    Arduino Leonardo
    Starts at $25.00
    Arduino WiFi Shield
    Starts at $90.00
    Arduino Wireless SD Shield
    Starts at $30.00
    Arduino Mega 2560
    Starts at $55.00

    Recently Viewed

    Recent News & Updates

    • Maker Faire San Mateo 2012
    • New Fluxamasynth Library
    • PIR sensors and LEDs galore
    • HMC5883 3-Axis Compass launched.
    • 2 Second Arduino Bootloader
    Home / Modern Device / Arduino / Freeduino / Assembled Modules / Freeduino USB Host Board
    Freeduino USB Host Board

    Qty

    Our Freeduino USB Host boards are in production.  The board is 100% Arduino (TM) compatible including all the quirks of the Arduino (TM) form factor. In the service of total disclosure, we had to zap one mounting hole that is normally above the ICSP header, to accomodate some parts. They look sharp.

    Our board was inspired by the boards that Google spun and presented at the Google-IO conference a few weeks ago. Our board is somewhat smaller, and we felt more in tune with what the experimenter and hacker market would want.  The board has a linear regulator rated for 1.5 amps to provide enough power to be able to charge your cell phone, and still have some fun with your Arduino (TM). It will connect with any Android phone with the new "accessory mode" firmware. In addition it will connect with almost any other USB accessory such as thumb drives, keyboards, mice. This will be a step forward for Arduino (TM) - compatible connectivity to more juicy devices. Arduino mouse and keyboard library anyone?

    Freeduino USB Host Boards are in stock in shipping, orders over a dozen pieces may require up to two day to ship. To connect the board to your Android phone you will need a Micro-USB connector cable.


    Here's a video teaser of a project Modern Device customer Joshua Oster-Morris put together in six hours. Too bad the board is mostly hidden by a Sparkfun shield. 


    Here's another minimal proveout of the Freeduino board on a Galaxy Tab 10.

    Specifications:

    • 1.5A linear regulator for external power jack
    • 6-9 volts external power, with 6 volts being ideal.
    • Power negotiation with USB
    • USB hosting via MAX3421 chip
    • Arduino (TM) UNO form factor minus one mounting hole
    • Uno Bootloader (Optiboot) and Arduino Boards Menu setting
    • board size 3.4" x 2.1"
    • white boards, black silkscreen
    • CC share alike / open hardware license 

    Resources:  

    • Freeduino Host Board Current Schematic (pdf)
    • Freeduino Host Board Current Eagle Files 
    • Instructions and libraries on the Modern Device Wiki

        

     

    Shipping Info Distributors Thanks for visiting Modern Device! Your questions and feedback are welcome: support@moderndevice.com

    © 2013 Modern Device.