Since the Arduino UNO click shield proved to be the most popular click shield for
third party platforms, we decided to bring you an Arduino Mega click shield, with
three mikroBUS™ sockets.
Here’s how Arduino Mega stacks up against the Uno: 256KB of Flash compared to Uno’s 32KB;
8KB of SRAM vs 2KB; 54 digital I/Os vs 14. Everything is a little better, and a little
bigger.
The size allowed us to fit three mikroBUS™ sockets on the shield. Pick and choose from
over 150 click boards currently at your disposal.
For our example project we opted for HDC1000 click, Relay click and a 8x8
click. HDC1000 is a temperature and humidity sensor so, you guessed it, it’s a little,
or rather, mega weather station that displays temperature and humidity, while the
relays are triggered when a threshold temperature or humidity is reached.
For inspiration on how to combine click boards with Arduino, the
microcontroller-projects.com blog features a few projects that use clicks, but with
Arduino Uno. Still, you might find them useful, check here and here.
Also, don’t forget this pro tip which we already shared with you:
“When beginning a project with an Arduino click shield, first thing thing to do is search
google for the Arduino code for the chips and modules that are on the clicks of your
choice. That way, you'll benefit both from the huge Arduino community, and the hardware
simplicity of clicks.”
Yours sincerely,
MikroElektronika
