Is there a Flip breakout board?
Jeff Haas
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Is there a Flip breakout board, similar to this one?
https://www.amazon.com/HiLetgo-Expansion-Sensor-Arduino-Duemilanove/dp/B00OLBDXC6/
Ideally with large capacitors for servos.
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We used to have the FLiP-Pi shield (pronounced FLiPPY!). That seems similar.
Part number was 32343. I wonder if anyone got one... it didn't seem to last long.
I could dig up the gerbers if anyone wanted to order boards like this; though maybe it's a bit specific.
Oh wait... even better is something that's currently available
Part #32120 is a kit with the PCB and headers:
https://www.parallax.com/product/flip-protoboard-kit/
As I'm a fan of the P2 Accessory Boards, I made this for myself.
These are all interesting choices, but what comes closest is the now-discontinued Sumobot board:
https://www.parallax.com/product/sumobot-wx-board/
Big capacitors for servos, pins broken out to servo headers, boost regulator, power switch, power LEDs. However because the board was purpose-designed for the Sumobot, many of the pins are set up for sensors, wifi module, etc, so not available for general use.
I may have to design this one myself, but that's definitely on the back burner.
That SumoBot board was awesome. (Even if I do say so myself!!).
I'd like to bring it back one day in some form or another. The big caps kept the FLiP alive with a smart brownout circuit to route in "extra" power when needed - the runtime of the SumoBots with that
board was extended by a very large margin.
The WiFi programming and control option worked out really nicely too. I was pretty gutted to see the market move toward the el-cheapo micro:bots, but I suppose that's the world we live in. Cheap rules over quality and being fit-for-purpose has assumed a very broad definition!