FTDI Chip recently announced the widespread availability of its originally crowdfunded CleO product (and accompanying accessories). FTDI Chip also offers access to software tools, step-by-step tutorials, and projects.
When CleO is combined with FTDI Chip’s NerO—which is an energy-efficient Arduino design capable of operating up to 1 W—it offers a far more powerful solution than a normal Arduino UNO/display shield package.
CleO has an array of useful accessories:
- AT 57.15 mm × 54.35 mm, the CleO-RIO module provides a mechanism for stacking the CleO shield and an Arduino board together.
- The CleO-Speaker module (63 mm × 63 mm × 23.8 mm) facilitates the playback music/tones for HMIs where audio functionality has been incorporated. There is also an audio line for input of audio from external sources.
- The CleO-Camera module has an OV5640 0.25″ 5-megapixel CMOS image sensor plus flash LEDs and a 24-pin 0.5-mm pitch FFC cable.
- A 9-V power adaptor provides the NerO/CleO solution with up to 1 A of current.
The CleO costs $69. Refer to FTDI’s new forum, www.CleOstuff.com, for design tips, application ideas, and more.
Source: FTDI Chip
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