The Arduino Esplora is a ready-to-use, easy-to-hold controller that lets you explore the infinite possibilities you have in the world of Arduino, without having to deal with breadboards or soldering.

Here’s a no-PCB Arduino that doesn’t obscure the DIP footprint of the AVR chip. It’s built on an ATmega88 chip, and includes a programming header, reset button, a couple of filtering caps, and an LED.

The project utilizes an Atmel8 AVR as the heart of the board to create an Arduino compatible breadboard. The USB to serial communication board used in this project utilizes a FT232 USB breakout board.

As soon as you see a BreadShield in action, you realize how much time you could have saved over the years, and at three for $15, the price isn’t bad either. I receive an extraordinary number of emails ...

For those less experienced folks looking to move their Arduino projects to more permanent installations, this is just for you! [Martyn] Posted a three part series, VeroBoardUino, over at his blog ...

Before opening the Arduino software, wire up the Arduino according to the circuits page using the 8MHz minimalist breadboard circuit but with a 10k pull-up resistor on the reset pin (physical pin 1).