Hardware

From Reef Projects

Contents 1 Main Board 2 LCD 2.1 Keypad 3 Real Time Clock 4 External Power Center 4.1 Solid State Relays 5 Chip Upgrades 6 Misc Add-ons

Main Board

• Aduino Starter Kit

LCD

• Various LCDs - I went with the 20 X 4 display
• I2C board - Allows connection to Arduino using only two pins.

Keypad

• I got a cheap 16 key membrane keypad that plugs right into the LCD I2C controller from ebay.

Real Time Clock

• Real Time Clock - Keeps track of the time.

External Power Center

• I went with an American DJ PC-100/A 8 Port Power Center from Amazon. Free shipping was a plus!

Solid State Relays

• Solid State Relays
  • I went with some relays I bought on ebay. I got 8 Crouzet/Gordos G240D25. This is obsolete and is now sold under part #84 134011. These SSR's are very easy to use, but expensive new.

Chip Upgrades

• 2X Flash Upgrade Chip

Misc Add-ons

• Danger Shield Kit

• Proto-shield Kit
  • Another Proto-shield Kit

• Touch Shield Kit

• Ethernet Shield

• Xbee Shield 2.4Ghz RF

• Extender Shield

• 7 Segment Shield

• Lithium Backpack