MEGABitty Atmel Microcontroller Kit (SKU: 40258)

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MEGABitty Atmel Microcontroller Kit

(SKU# 40258)
$39.95 USD

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Here's something really cool: A fully-functional, ATMega8L microcontroller board with motor drivers! Well, that in itself isn't new, but here's the kicker - it's only 0.9" x 0.9". It's smaller than it's thumbnail picture here on this webpage!

The original purpose of the MEGABitty was to drive 1 cubic inch-sized robots (tiny robots!), and it does so quite well! But people have been finding that tiny, full-featured microcontrollers are useful in many places. Like as controllers for aerial cameras. Or as compact LED sequencers. Or miniature submersibles. And of course, swarm-bots that communicate to each other. On the flip-side, we've seen them in use as controllers for much larger robots ("HEY! Are all these wires going to that tiny thing in the corner?").

The MEGABitty is a very well proven and solid microcontroller, and besides being the smallest, it's also still quite affordable!

Here is the MEGABitty's feature list:

It's a complete robot controller board and motor driver
Only 0.9" x 0.9" (23mm x 23mm)
Weights well under 0.1oz (2 grams)
6-12V operation (great for two LiPoly cells!)
Drives two DC motors (up to 500mA each)
500mA regulated 5V power available for sensors and peripherals
Atmel Mega8 AVR Microcontroller

16MIPS (8-bit instructions)
8K Flash; 1K SRAM; 512bytes EEPROM
SPI, TWI, UART
Eight 10bit Analog-to-digital convertors
Analog comparator
16bit timer/counter w/ two PWM channels
Two 8bit timer/counters
Hardware multiplier

Warning: This kit requires the assembly of extremely small "surface mount" components! Good soldering skills, fine-tip soldering equipment, and sharp eyes are definitely recommended!