Funded! This project successfully raised its funding goal on September 9, 2011.
Thanks to you Kickstarters ExtraCore V1 was a success. Now it's sold out and I need to make more. I've upgraded the design with a built in power regulator.
ExtraCore V2 is ready for production. Now all I need is enough pre-orders to get the ball rolling. I am taking pre-orders for 2 weeks on tindie.com. Please check out the page and help get the word out.
Thanks so much for all your help. I hope you are enjoying your V1 boards.
-Dustin Andrews
I got a limited number of extra Robotic Minions made and they are now for sale at https://tindie.com/shops/dustinandrews/robotic-minion-starter-kit/ for $60+shipping.
Robotic Minion is sort of on the opposite end of the spectrum from ExtraCore. Where the ExtraCore is a cut down Arduino compatible with just the basics, the Robotic Minion has lots of stuff built in. Starting with a 16x2 LCD screen, built in USB and an enclosure. Check out the video in the link to see what else it can do.
Please also consider checking out the other merchants on tindie.com. It's a marketplace for maker made electronics and other techno goodies. There are lots of open source goodies there.
Happy Holidays!
-Dustin Andrews
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Some poeple have asked how the platforms compare.I've writting a detailed blog post about the differences.
Bottom line: Both are great platforms. Digispark is perfect for simple projects. ExtraCore is better when you need more sketch space, more pins, or things like on board i2c.
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Funding period
Aug 10, 2011 -
Sep 9, 2011
(30 days)
7 backers
Everyone who donates with get a big thank you. That means your name will be checked into the schematic file on GitHub in the list of backers for all time.
23 backers
1 kit with the board and all the surface mount components shipped anyplace in the US. Add $10 for each additional kit. See FAQ for International.
59 backers
1 completed and tested board. Shipped anywhere in the US. Add $15 for each additional board. See FAQ for International.
8 backers
A t-shirt with the circuit diagram printed on it and a tag printed inside the Atmega chip area that points to the project URL. See FAQ for International.
21 backers
5 kits with circuit boards and surface mount electronics. Shipped anywhere in the US. See FAQ for International.
26 backers
5 complete and tested boards. Shipped anywhere in the US. See FAQ for International.
4 backers
10 kits with boards and surface mount electronics. Shipped anyplace in the US. See FAQ for International.
9 backers
10 completed and tested boards. Shipped anywhere in the US. See FAQ for International.
1 backer Limited (1 of 2 left)
Custom Designed Board: I will custom design a circuit board for you based around the atmega328. You provide me with a circuit diagram, or well documented photos of your bread-boarded Arduino project. I design and manufacture a custom 2 layer PCB for you and send it to you. You will get the eagle files, cam files, and rights to the design. You also get one complete and tested ExtraCore.
0 backers Limited (1 of 1 left)
The board will have "Special thanks to: [your name or company]" up to 20 characters printed on every board in this batch.
