Introducing Wiseduino

Update Feb 15, 2016
A new revision of this board, now renamed wsduino, is available here.

Updated Dec 5, 2010
Wiseduino has reached revision 1.7.


Updated Oct 30, 2010
Check out Wiseduino+ here.


Updated Oct 4, 2010
A newer and improved version of Wiseduino was introduced here. The main difference is a prototyping area, which can be cut off if desired (and used as a breakout board for a 8-pin SOIC surface mounted IC).


Wiseduino is an Arduino-compatible microcontroller board, which includes a DS1307 real time clock (RTC) with backup battery, a 24LC256 EEPROM chip and a connector for XBee adapter for wireless communication.

Wiseduino is completely compatible with the Arduino project software and IDE, and also pin compatible with the existing shields.

Some of the features are:

• PDIP ATmega328P on socket, running at 16MHz;
• fully compatible with Arduino shields;
• by design, the board accomodates either SMD or through-hole version of DS1307 and 24LC256, respectively;
• small form factor, the size of the protoshield;
• 6-pin FTDI connector with automatic reset capability;
• standard 2-pin power connector (either MLX-WF02R from molex or JST jack from seeedstudio) for externaly regulated 5V;
• power on/off micro switch, easily accessible on the side;
• extra row of headers for digital pins, with 0.1" gap, for the use of prototype boards;
• available interrupt output pin from RTC;
• the onboard backup battery (CR1220) allows RTC to keep time even when Wiseduino is not powered;
• minimal power consumption when processor is in sleep mode;
• XBee adapter can be connected independently of shields, through its own separate connector (normally, the XBee device is required to be on top of the shield stack, to avoid RF "shielding");
• remote sketch upload through XBee (see "how to" article).

Schematic

Circuit Board

Download Eagle files:

• schematic
• board

Shown in this photo is the Wiseduino test PCB (green). The release version will be black.

This is an assembled (test) Wiseduino.

Wiseduino is the base for Wise Clock, whose main function is to display scrolling time and quotations on a LED matrix display.

You can order an Wiseduino kit here or visit The shoppe for more products.

Wiseduino by FlorinC is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 Generic License. Based on the work at www.arduino.cc.