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Comparing Low Cost AVR Dev Boards

Over the years I have seen people just open up the mouth without thinking. This is more common in the young age group like those of students. Often this also miss leads others. Recently we posted and ad on Facebook for our low cost development board which was priced at Rs. 299. Some guy without thinking a minute, compared it with a even lower cost product from some other vendor. What my point is that those two products are NOT similar ! Their are HUGE differences ! So I thought I should make out those differences stand out. Power Supply Our Board Probots’ Board Has built in 12V to 5V regulator circuit built using 7805 IC. No regulator. Advantage   You can power up the board using an adapter of any voltage output between 9v to 18v Using higher voltage adapter has the advantage that power from it can be used to driver higher voltage devices like relays or motors. You can power up using a 5v adapter only! If you need 12v supply to power relays or motors you need a separate adapter or battery.   Power Switch Our Board Probots’ Board Has an on/off switch No on/off switch Advantage   Easy power control. Frustration on long run.   Prototyping Area Our Board Probots’ Board Has large prototyping area […]