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ArduPhone
ArduPhone is an Arduino-compatible mobile phone (cellphone). [Product page]

CNCPlotter
Arduino Leonardo-compatible board with built-in stepper drivers and LCD. [Product page]

Eleven
The "Eleven" is our Uno-equivalent Arduino-compatible board, but with a number of improvements including prototyping area, a mini-USB connector, LEDs mounted near the edge, and the D13 LED isolated using a FET. [Product page]

EtherDue
The EtherDue combines a super powerful 84MHz Cortex M3 with onboard ethernet connectivity. Dual Micro USB, a MicroSD card slot, switchmode power supply. 100% Arduino Due compatible. [Product Page]

EtherMega
Combining the power of the ATmega2560 MCU with onboard Ethernet, a microSD card slot, an efficient switchmode power supply, and a small prototyping area. [Product page]

EtherTen
The EtherTen combines an Uno-equivalent Arduino-compatible board and Wiznet-based Ethernet support, along with a microSD card slot and Power-over-Ethernet support. [Product page]

Goldilocks
An advanced Arduino-compatible board with ATmega1284P and ATmega32u2 MCUs for experienced users. More RAM than a Mega, but in a convenient Uno-style form factor. [Product page]

KitTen
The "KitTen" is a fully featured Arduino-compatible board in kit form, using all through-hole parts for easy assembly. [Product page]

Pebble v2
The Pebble is an Arduino-compatible board with a bunch of built in sensors and other devices, including support for ZigBee wireless mesh networking. Great for datalogging or general experiments.

StepDuino
The StepDuino is an Arduino Uno compatible board with 2 onboard stepper controllers, a 20x4 LCD, servo outputs, and inputs for travel limit switches or a touchscreen overlay. [Product page]

USBDroid
The USBDroid provides USB Host functionality for use as an Android peripheral as an Open Android Development Kit board. [Product page]

BTSH: Bluetooth Shield
Simple Bluetooth serial communications for your Arduino. Pair with your Mac, Linux, or Windows computer to send and receive messages using regular Serial.print() commands. [Product page]

DLOCK: RFID Door Lock Shield
Control electric door locks and strike plates using your Arduino and an RFID module. Serial interface for an external RFID reader, and a switched output for door strike control. [Product page]

ES: Ethernet Shield
Our Ethernet Shield combines LAN connectivity, a microSD slot, Power-over-Ethernet support, and even a prototyping area for you to add your own parts.

HBRIDGE: H-Bridge Motor Driver Shield
Drive a 4-wire bipolar stepper motor or a pair of DC motors from your Arduino. [Product page]

LCDK: LCD & Keypad Shield
The LCD and Keypad Shield gives you a handy 16-character by 2-line display, 5 buttons and a controllable backlight.

RX315/RX433: 315MHz and 433MHz Receiver Shields
315MHz and 433MHz wireless connections are very commonly used by consumer electronics including weather stations, home automation remote controls, power consumption meters, car alarms, and also many DIY projects.

SECSENSE: Security Sensor Shield
Connect security sensors such as PIR motion detectors, microwave motion detectors, and glass breakage detectors to your Arduino. Provides full end-of-line monitoring for tamper detection, and power passthrough to sensors. [Product page]

SH-RFIDLOCK: RFID Lock Shield
The RFID Lock Shield makes it easy to control an electric door strike using an Arduino and an RFID reader. (Note: obsolete, replaced by the RFID Door Lock Shield). [Product page]

SBS: SimpleBot Shield
Build your own tiny NodeBots robot using the SimpleBot Shield. [Product page]

THINK: Thinker Shield
Teach Arduino basics in the classroom. Inputs, outputs, sound, and lights. [Product page]

TS: Terminal Shield
The Terminal Shield breaks out all the Arduino headers to handy screw terminals, making it really easy to connect external wires without using a soldering iron. Ideal for quick experiments or for robust connections. [Product page]

Module Support
Our range of tiny modules are designed to make it easy for you to quickly add functionality to your projects. [Module List]

Dot Matrix Display
The Dot Matrix Display (DMD) is a 32x16 array of high-brightness LEDs for visually striking effects. [Product Page]

Experimenters Kit
The Experimenters Kit includes an "Eleven" Arduino-compatible board, plus a range of parts and a guide to make it easy to get started with Arduino projects. [Product Page]

4x4x4 RGB Cube
The "Cube4" is a 4x4x4 RGB LED cube with an Arduino Leonardo compatible onboard controller. [Product page]

OLED128 Display
128x128 pixel 1.5" full colour OLED display with MicroSD card slot. [Product page]

Raspberry Pi Expansion Boards
Expand the capabilities of your Raspberry Pi quickly and easily using expansion boards. [Product list]

General ArduSat Discussion
ArduSat hardware can be used for space-based missions such as CubeSats, and also for ground-based experiments, high altitude balloon flights, industrial control systems, and many other applications.
[ArduSat hardware]

ArduSat Payload Processor Module
17 MCUs packed into a single tiny circuit board, ready to use in a satellite or your extreme multi-processor Arduino project. This board is the core of the ArduSat-1 satellite that is now on board the HTV-4 mission to the International Space Station for deployment.
[Product page]

Random Chit-Chat
Just want to hang out with other Makers and chat about stuff? This is the place to do it.

Project Showcase
Showcase your projects! We love to see what people come up with, so please share your creations here.

Product / Device Ideas
Do you have an idea for a device that you think Freetronics should create? Discuss your ideas here! Sometimes we may even give you a sneak peek at secret projects we have in the pipeline, or ask for feedback on designs before they go into production.

Practical Arduino
The book "Practical Arduino" by Jonathan Oxer and Hugh Blemings covers a range of projects and techniques from basic to advanced. [Book site] [Buy online]

Arduino Workshop
The book "Arduino Workshop" by Freetronics engineer John Boxall is a great way to get started with Arduino, showing you handy techniques in 65 fun projects. [Product page]

3D Printing
Got a Makerbot, a RepRap, or some other 3D printer?

SuperHouseTV Home Automation
Discussion of the online video show SuperHouseTV, where Freetronics co-founder Jonathan Oxer hacks on his house using various Open Source hardware and software. [SuperHouseTV site]

Shield Discussion
Got comments, questions, or tips about any of the shields listed on ShieldList.org? Post them here!

Shield List Site Discussion
If you have ideas or suggestions for improvements to ShieldList.org please post them here.