Using the Proto Shield Plus with Arduino UNO, LEONARDO, YÚN, NANO and MICRO

Using the Proto Shield Plus with Arduino UNO, LEONARDO or YÚN

Using the Proto Shield Plus is just like any other shield: plug your Arduino board into the UNO / LEONARDO SOCKET.
Connect the UNO, LEONARDO or YÚN by means of a USB cable to your PC and start using it.
If you are using YÚN, you can connect over wifi.

The UNO socket

Prototyping with the Arduino UNO board

Prototyping with the Arduino LEONARDO board

Prototyping with the Arduino YÚN board

Using the Proto Shield Plus with Arduino NANO

Plug the NANO board in the MICRO / NANO SOCKET (pay attention to pin alignment and orientation).
Connect the NANO board by means of a USB cable to your PC and start using it.

Prototyping with the Arduino NANO board 

Using the Proto Shield Plus with Arduino MICRO

Plug the MICRO board in the MICRO / NANO SOCKET (pay attention to pin alignment and orientation).
MOSI, SS, SCK and MISO pins remain unconnected.
Connect the MICRO board by means of a USB cable to your PC and start using it.

Prototyping with the Arduino MICRO board

SCL and SDA pin-out

The SCL and SDA (the pins that perform the I2C communication) pin-out differ depending on the Arduino board.
Thus, you have to select the proper configuration depending on the board you are using.
We will discuss how to configure the Proto Shield Plus board SCL and SDA to route the signals with different Arduino boards in a next article.

Prototyping with the Arduino ZERO board

Arduino ZERO board works with 3,3V signals instead of 5V.
We will discuss how to configure the Proto Shield Plus board to work with 3,3V signals in a next article.

 

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