Nurduino

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Nurduino is our very own arduino clone. It is the evolution of the Arduino Radio Spectrum Analyzer prototype on a breadboard project. In that project I built a prototype of the Nurduino, and tried to share the how's and why's. In this page I will make a shorted description of how to build the Nurduino kit, and use it as a 2.4GHz Radio Analyzer.

What do I need

  • A soldering iron (including sponge and stand). Use one that is accurate with a good tip. Although the pcb is setup with a lot of space there are a few spots where accuracy is required. Under €50 there are good options available.
  • Solder. I use 0.7mm (more accurate then 1mm) with a resin core, containing lead (was your hands and try not to breathe the fumes).
  • FTDI cable or FTDI friend (and micro usb cable) to connect the board to the usb port.

Kit components

1x Atmega328PU IC Atmega328.jpg
1x CYWM6935 breakout board Cywm6935.jpg
1x LD1117V33 Voltage regulater from 5 (and more) to 3.3V LD1117v33.jpg
1x push button (always off)
2x 5 pin female header 5pin header.jpg
1x 6 pin female header 6pin header.jpg
1x 12 pin female header 12pin header.jpg
1x A six pin header (or actually, two 3pin jumpers)
2x 18pF ceramic disc capacitor 18pF.jpg
2x 100nF ceramic capacitor 100nF.jpg
2x 10uF electrolytic capacitor (elco) 10uF.jpg
2x 10KOhm resistor 10k.jpg
1x 1KOhm resistor 1k.jpg
3x 2.2KOhm resistor 2k2.jpg
1x 5mm red LED with integrated 1KOhm resistor Led.jpg
1x 16MHz crystal oscillator Crystal.jpg

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Putting it together

If this is your first time soldering: don't worry, it is actually not hard. I learnt it from Mitch Altman, who is a great teacher and the co-author of Soldering is easy.