[ARDF] Digispark USB Development Board on sale at Microcenter: $5.99

[Jennifer Harker]

I've spent a few days playing with a couple of the digisparks, and they definitely drift without a crystal. I think maybe a slightly more expensive Arduino (mini pro?) with a crystal and a couple more I/O is the way to go.

$6 for a digispark was a steal, though, and they will come in handy for other projects. 

On May 8, 2013, at 4:42 PM, Matthew Robbins <cedarcreek at gmail.com> wrote:

>    This is kinda neat. It's a tiny little arduino-compatible board with 6
> I/O pins. The normal price is $9 or $10, but they're on sale for a few more
> days for $5.99. It has a built-in USB for programming (and maybe use by the
> arduino program during operation---not sure).
> 
>    Might be a cheap solution ($6 each) for a PicCon replacement or a
> foxhunt controller. I'm not positive, but I think since the USB connector
> is part of the PCB, it only needs a USB extension cable for programming (or
> no cable at all if you can plug it in without the extension cable). I'm
> thinking it might need a 32K Hz watch crystal to keep good time.
> 
>    I have four already, but I have six more on order.
> 
> Matthew
> AA9YH
> Cincinnati
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Matthew Robbins <cedarcreek at gmail.com>
> Date: Wed, May 8, 2013 at 5:27 PM
> Subject: Digispark USB Development Board on sale at Microcenter: $5.99
> 
> 
> I bought the last four they had yesterday, but today I ordered a few more
> from their website with in-store pickup (free shipping, but tax is charged).
> 
> They have a small variety of prototype shields and i2c lcd display kits as
> well. They are located in the walled-off gaming section about 8 or ten feet
> right of the SparkFun section (in the Cincinnati store).
> 
> They had a starter kit for $14.95 with the dev board plus a prototype
> shield (I think). I didn't want to buy that because I think it's cheaper
> separately with this deal.
> 
> Matthew
> 
> On Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 9:12 AM, Ed Estes wrote:
> 
>> Microcenter is running a sale on the *Digispark USB Development Board*<http://www.microcenter.com/product/409634/USB_Development_Board>.
>> They are usually $9.95 but are on sale for $5.99 for the next two weeks. I
>> backed them on *Kickstarter<http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/digistump/digispark-the-tiny-arduino-enabled-usb-dev-board>
>> * and this is even a cheaper price than I was able to get them for...
>> 
>> You can't beat this board if you are looking for a small, low powered
>> Arduino for those disposable projects.
>> 
>> --Ed
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