Adafruit BoArduino (USB)

The BoArduino is a clever layout that clones the open-source Arduino,so it straddles the center row of a standard breadboard. This lets you easily prototype your own Arduino-type circuits in a convenient way, unlike with the standard Arduino, which doesn't fit on a breadboard.

Unlike it's close relative (the standard "DC Boarduino") this one has the FTDI chip and USB-B jack built right on - no funky USB converter cable required! On the flip-side, it does not have a DC power jack, meaning it's going to pull power from the USB port.

Here's what it offers:

• Designed to plug into a breadboard for easy prototyping
• Petite size, only 2.75" x 0.8" (75mm x 20mm)
• All 'standard' pins are brought out - Digital 0 thru 13, Analog 0 thru 5, ARef, 5V, Ground, Vin and Reset
• Chip comes preprogrammed with a "no-wait" Arduino bootloader
• 2 LEDs, green power and red "pin 13" just like the Arduino Diecimila
• Available as a low cost kit with standard parts
• All through-hole parts are easy to solder (SMT parts are presoldered and tested)
• Reset button
• ATmega168, running at 16.00 MHz
• 6-pin standard ICSP header
• Standard USB jack (just like the original Arduino)
• 500mA fuse protects your computer's USB port from overcurrent
• Auto-reset capability (can be easily disabled by removing or not installing a capacitor)