SPIDER Automation Sensor Shield V5.0 | Advanced I/O Expansion Board | For Arduino Microcontrollers
Description
The SPIDER Automation Sensor Shield V5.0 builds upon the proven design of the V4.0 architecture, utilizing a lamination PCB layout with high-grade zedoary finishing. Designed to eliminate the complexity and frustration of messy breadboard wiring, this shield extends all digital and analog interfaces of your Arduino controller into standardized 3-pin header rows, allowing sensors and actuators to be plugged in instantly using standard 3-pin cables.
Beyond standard pin breakouts, the V5.0 shield integrates specialized communication interfaces and dedicated ports for wireless modules, data storage, and graphical displays. Whether you are building an automated robot, an environmental data logger, or an interactive IoT prototype, this expansion board centralizes your wiring topology and streamlines hardware development.
Key Features
- Organized 3-Pin Header Layout: Breaks out all digital and analog I/O lines into standard 3-pin power, ground, and signal pinouts.
- Wireless Module Integration: Features dedicated onboard sockets for XBee, Bluetooth Bee, and APC220 wireless RF data transmission modules.
- Storage & Display Compatibility: Includes direct-connection interfaces for SD card logging modules and 12864 LCD displays (supporting both serial and parallel modes).
- Ultrasonic Sensor Port: Dedicated header specifically mapped for RB URF v1.1 ultrasonic distance sensors.
- Advanced Power Management: Equipped with an external power supply input terminal, a digital port external power terminal, and automatic power-source switching logic.
- Auxiliary Peripherals: Integrated IIC/I2C communication interface, 6 analog IO ports with power rails, and a convenient physical reset button.
Benefits
- Simplifies Circuit Prototyping: Eliminates complex breadboard rat’s nests by allowing 3-pin sensors to connect directly to dedicated headers.
- Streamlines Wireless Expansion: Plug-in module footprints for Bluetooth and RF radios make remote telemetry setup effortless.
- Protects Microcontroller Power Rails: External power input terminals supply dedicated current to high-draw peripherals without overloading the board.
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Enhances System Reliability: Gold-plated PCB construction ensures stable electrical contact and long-term corrosion resistance.
Applications
- Interactive Robotics & Rovers: Connecting multiple servo motors, ultrasonic obstacle detectors, and line-tracking sensors.
- Wireless Environmental Monitoring: Interfacing remote temperature, humidity, and gas sensors with APC220 or Bluetooth telemetry links.
- Data Logging Weather Stations: Combining SD card storage modules with real-time clocks and environmental sensor arrays.
- Smart Home Automation Rigs: Managing distributed relays, digital switches, and local display panels from a central controller.
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Educational STEM Labs: Teaching students electronics and microcontroller programming without wiring errors.
Package Inclusions
- 1 x SPIDER Automation Sensor Shield V5.0
Technical Specifications
| Item Type | Sensor & I/O Expansion Shield |
| Brand / Series | SPIDER Automation (Sensor Extension Plate V5) |
| Controller Compatibility | Arduino Duemilanove, Uno, Mega, & Pin-Compatible Boards |
| Total I/O Ports | 14 Digital / PWM & 6 Analog IO Ports with Power Rails |
| Communication Interfaces | IIC / I2C / TWI, RS485, Serial UART |
| Wireless Module Sockets | XBee / Bluetooth Bee, APC220 / Bluetooth V3 Data Transmission Headers |
| Peripheral Slots | SD Card Module Interface, RB URF v1.1 Ultrasonic Port, 12864 LCD Serial/Parallel Interface |
| Power Supply Features | External Power Input Terminal, Digital Port External Power Terminal, Auto-Switching Circuitry |
| Auxiliary Output Voltage | 3.3V Regulated Output Support |
| Onboard Hardware | Physical Reset Button & Status LEDs |
| Shipping Weight | 0.02 kg |
| Shipping Dimensions | 5 × 4 × 1 cm |