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Arduino Mega Proto Shield Rev3 (PCB)
The Arduino Mega Proto Shield Rev3 is a prototyping board designed for the Arduino Mega 2560 standard pinout. It provides a dedicated area for soldering thro...
The Arduino Mega Proto Shield Rev3 is a prototyping board designed for the Arduino Mega 2560 standard pinout. It provides a dedicated area for soldering through-hole and surface-mount components, making it easy to build custom circuits as a single stackable module.
The shield features extra connections for all Arduino Mega I/O pins, a reset button, an ICSP connector, and power bus rows for convenient wiring. Use it with a small solderless breadboard (not included) for rapid prototyping, or solder your components directly for a permanent build.
Key Features
- Mega-Compatible Pinout – 1.0 Arduino pinout with full access to all Mega I/O pins
- Prototyping Area – Multiple through-hole pads at 100 mil pitch for custom circuits
- SMD Footprint – 14-pin SMD footprint at 50 mil pitch for surface-mount ICs
- 32 Double-Row Pads – Standard Arduino breakout layout
- Power Bus Rows – 5V and GND rails between through-hole footprints
- Reset Button – Convenient access to board reset
- ICSP Connector – 5V, GND, and RST wired; MOSI and MISO on connector pads
- Open-Source Hardware – Schematics and Eagle files freely available
Specifications
- Compatible Board – Arduino Mega 2560
- PCB Size – 101.5 × 53.3 mm (2.7 × 2.1 in)
- Weight – 13g
Ideal For
- Building custom permanent circuits for the Arduino Mega
- Rapid prototyping with a breadboard overlay
- Consolidating project wiring into a single stackable shield
Package Contents
- 1× Arduino Mega Proto Shield Rev3 (PCB only)
Resources
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Plain-language definitions for the technical terms used above.
- breakout
- A breakout is a small circuit board that makes a tiny or hard-to-solder component easier to connect to with standard pins. It matters because this OLED module can be wired into a microcontroller project without needing to solder directly to the display’s fine contacts.
- PCB
- A printed circuit board is a rigid board with copper tracks that connect electronic parts without loose wires. For this kit, the PCBs also form the airplane shape, so they are both the circuit base and part of the finished model.
- RST
- Short for reset, a control pin used to restart or initialise a device from a microcontroller. It matters because this sensor requires the RST pin to be connected for some communication setups.
- Shield
- An add-on board that plugs into a main controller board to give it extra features such as sensing, motor control or communication. Knowing a product supports shields helps you judge whether it can connect neatly into an existing maker-board setup.
- solderless breadboard
- A reusable board with connected holes for building temporary circuits without soldering. It matters in beginner kits because students can change wiring quickly and safely while learning how components connect.
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