8-Pin Programming Shield

Step 14: Get your own

I started with 50 of these 8-Pin Programming Shield Kits to give away.

I have no more kits to give away! Thanks to everyone who participated.

I will be sending them as thank you gifts to the next 9 people that post Instructables that meet the following criteria:

- Was posted on or after October 12th, 2011
- Uses an Arduino or ATtiny
- Has 4 or more steps
- Has full original written and photo documentation

Simply post a link to your project in the comment section of this Instructable and I will compile a list of the first 50 people to properly complete a project and respond. All of these people will receive one one of these kits as a thank you gift.

Comments

[stealthop]

where do you get your pcb's manufactured ? everywhere i have tried seems outlandishly expensive . i have noticed that small kits for sale are pretty cheap
but when i try to get a pcb manufactured (3" x 4") it costs like 300 bucks. any help would be great, thanks.

[lmperkins]

If you've got any kits left here is my instructable posted in December:

http://www.instructables.com/id/A-Charlieplexed-Christmas-Tree/

thanks.

[Bot1398]

If the offer is still valid then here is my project:
Light Sensing LEDs

[generalgeek314]

Here's my Arduino project: http://www.instructables.com/id/How-To-Make-an-Obstacle-Avoiding-Arduino-Robot/
Nice Instructable btw!

[wirenut1980]

Here is my link, hope it makes the list! By the way Awesome shield and already have a project in mind for an ATtiny!

http://www.instructables.com/id/Singing-Pumpkins-Arduino/

[randofo]

Added to the list.

[wirenut1980]

Awesome!! Thanks!

[LexanPanda]

I'm not sure how I missed this Instructable, but this shield would have been a huge time saver when I made this with an ATtiny85V:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Animated-LED-Heart/

I don't suppose this qualifies me for one of these kits? (:

[randofo]

Thanks for posting and added.

[kenyer]

Wow this is really cool. I want one :) Here is my link:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Flashlight-tag/

PS I think that I've made the same shield, but yours looks so much better.

[randofo]

Added to the list.

[gab3iel]

Hi!
That shield looks pretty awsome!

Here's my instructable:

http://www.instructables.com/id/ATtiny-Fish-Feeder/

I hope you like it!

[randofo]

Thanks for posting. Added to the list.

[astroboy907]

Maybe got one last one? ;)
http://www.instructables.com/id/Flickering-LED-star/

[randofo]

Added to the list.

[baharini]

Here's my Instructable. It is very original and has never been tested on the ATTiny45/85.
It shows how to connect a character LCD to the ATTiny via a shift register, and how to generally program an ATTiny45/85 with an Arduino.
Here's the link:
http://www.instructables.com/id/ATTiny4585-LCD-display-control-with-a-shift-regis/.
By the way, I really love this project.
It is WAY easier programming chips your way than using a breadboard.
Keep up the good work :)

[randofo]

Thanks for sharing. Adding you to the list.

[baharini]

Hope I make the list :)

[baharini]

Wow, my Instructable was featured on the homepage!

[wirenut1980]

2 Thumbs up!

[Panici]

Got any of those ATtiny shields left?

If not, no worries, i'll make one as my next project.
But it would be nice if you saved me the work!


Here's my instructable. 16 digit display and an ATtiny85
http://www.instructables.com/id/Self-contained-16-Digit-display-Arduino-Attiny/

[randofo]

Yes I do. Will add you to the list.

[TobaTobias]

Here is my instructable. I made a ATtiny shield with a few components and a pcb. It also explains how to program the ATtiny.

http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-make-and-use-the-arduino-as-an-Isp-for-an-A/

Your project is really nice :)
Tobias

[randofo]

Cool. Thanks for sharing. Will add you to the list.

[TobaTobias]

I hope you still have some.

[TobaTobias]

I can't believe I made it to the homepage :) So happy!

[phorvath92]

Hi this is my first instructable:

http://www.instructables.com/id/Control-your-Arduino-with-a-remote/

I hope it would be good enough to get a kit :)
Patrik

[randofo]

Thanks for sharing! I have added you to the list.

[phorvath92]

When am I going to get the shield? ;)

Happy New Year!

[apburner]

Hey how do I open the tmp file to get a board layout. would love to make this my first attempt at etching my own.

[apburner]

The file name is FOA9K86GTO4P57I.tmp
windows 7 won't let me change it's type. I rename it to 8pinshielf.pcb and it becomes 8pinshielf.pcb.txt. LOL. but if I force expresspcb to open it anyway it does. thanks
Steve

[hightekrednek2396]

thanks mine just came in the mail but fedex crushed my attiny but ill get a new one

[Cello62]

And 'the package arrived from the U.S. yesterday, thanks a lot!

[Michelangelclone]

Hi there :)
Here is my little Arduinoproject:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Doorbell-to-Arduino-Interface/
I really really hope being qualified for getting one of your kits *crossing fingers* :)
MFG Michelangelclone

[randofo]

Thanks for sharing

[Michelangelclone]

I count this as a "yes"!? :)
I have to thank YOU^^

[AntMan232]

Er, just seen this, here's my entry!

http://www.instructables.com/id/Arduino-Computer-Control/

[randofo]

Thanks for sharing.

[blinkyblinky]

How many do you have left?

Anyways, here's mine.

http://www.instructables.com/id/Quick-and-Easy-Arduino-Nightlight/

[randofo]

You need to post a main image of the finished project in the intro step and republish. Once you do, I will be glad to add you.

[blinkyblinky]

Done.

[randofo]

Cool. Added.

[blinkyblinky]

Can I make another project?

[randofo]

Yes, but you won't be getting another board :-P

[javacasm]

Here I am!!
My first instructable
http://www.instructables.com/id/Temperature-and-Humidity-Datalogger-Webserver/
Do I got one?

[randofo]

Thanks for sharing your project.

[javacasm]

Am I in time for getting a free board?

[randofo]

Yes. Still have about a dozen left (give or take)

[mtawanyika]

hellos where i can find it device in my country(Tanzania) be course i need it too in my workshop

[randofo]

I'm not sure where you can find an Arduino, but if you want one of these shields, you just need to post a project using an Arduino or ATtiny chip following the instructions above.

[elevenbytes]

I got a PM telling me about this page. Sounds like a cool program. Here's my link:

http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Make-an-LED-Ambient-Mood-Light-A-Beginner-/

[randofo]

Cool. Thanks for sharing.

[fjordcarver]

Here's mine, hope I qualify and am not to late.
http://www.instructables.com/id/RGB-lamp-with-Custom-Moodlamp-Library/

[randofo]

Thanks for sharing!

[otto56]

Got home from school and whipped this up Enjoy :)
http://www.instructables.com/id/Arduino-Uno-Basics/

[randofo]

Thanks for sharing. I have added you to the list.

[otto56]

How and when are we going to get the programming shields.

[randofo]

You will receive prize claiming instructions early next week.

[ForgerOfPie]

Do you think that you could send me mine early? I'm going on a camping trip with my fellow 8th-graders, and my girlfriend's gonna kill me if I don't show up. I'll be away Monday-Wedsday, so if you could allow me to claim this pure gold of a shield, I'd appreciate it.

[ryan1271]

Here is my entry

http://www.instructables.com/id/Arduino-Chiptune-Song/

[randofo]

It looks like you need to post a main image of the finished project in the intro step before this can be published. Do that and I'll be happy to add you.

[ryan1271]

My project should have a main image now. I'm not sure if it has been approved fully or whatnot but everything should be in order now. Thanks.

[Kaeru no Ojisan]

Thanks.
Here is my project.
http://www.instructables.com/id/Car-No-06-Programmed-Automatic-Driving-Car/

[randofo]

Thanks. I have added you to the list.

[Cello62]

Thanks for sharing
Here's my project:
http://www.instructables.com/id/My-Arduino-Binary-Clock/
http://www.instructables.com/id/My-Arduino-WordClock/

[randofo]

Cool. Thanks for posting your project. I have added you.

[MikeTheMaker]

Here's my project--using an Arduino--thanks for the opportunity on this kit :)

http://www.instructables.com/id/Candy-Tossin-Coffin/?ALLSTEPS

[randofo]

Thanks for sharing your project.

[kochan]

http://www.instructables.com/id/home-made-usb-mp3-player/ ......... add me to the list brother...... :-)

[randofo]

Your project needs to be posted as a Step-By-Step instructable and have instructions to explain how you made it. Also, I don't see where you are using an Arduino or ATtiny chip.

[hightekrednek2396]

Heres my entry

http://www.instructables.com/id/Simple-Arduino-serial-communication/

[randofo]

Thanks for sharing

[hightekrednek2396]

how many more shields you got

[randofo]

about 20 or so

[Kaeru no Ojisan]

Hi, Randy!
Please give me the one.
Your instructables are extremely beautiful!

[randofo]

I think you forgot to add the link to your project:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Car-No-06-Programmed-Automatic-Driving-Car/

Thanks for sharing.

[ForgerOfPie]

Any more shield left? I'm trying to create a dead bug style fading RGB LED with the AtTiny, and I haven't found a good way to program them. They're gonna go inside my pumpkins on Halloween! Also, if you're looking for the project, I decided not to post it. It's very simple, requiring only a few solder points, so I'm pretty sure you could do it yourself. That's what DIY is about, isn't it?

[randofo]

Yes. There are a bunch left. If you would like one, you should share your project as an Instructable.

[ForgerOfPie]

Excellent! Here's my instructable:

http://www.instructables.com/id/Dirt-cheap-Arduino-LED-light-bar/

I'm lucky I had this design lying around, but hadn't published it yet. Thanks for the opportunity for free stuff!

[osbock]

Awesome! Now if I could just find a zif socket.
Here's my entry which uses attiny85!
http://www.instructables.com/id/Turn-a-TV-B-Gone-into-a-super-camera-remote/

[randofo]

Thanks for sharing! I'll add you to the list.

[kochan]

http://www.instructables.com/id/8-Pin-Programming-Shield/step14/Get-your-own/?&sort=ACTIVE&limit=40

[randofo]

I think you are sharing the wrong link

[geniusgob]

http://www.instructables.com/id/Arduino-Analog-reading-box/

[randofo]

Thanks for sharing!

[gwrome]

Bribery was the incentive I needed to post my first instructable!

http://www.instructables.com/id/Arduino-Snail-Mail-Notifier/

I got my arduino last week, and this was my first self-directed project. It was fun, and I'd definitely do another instructable.

[randofo]

Thanks for sharing. You have been added to the list.

[chriscross93]

Kosher?

http://www.instructables.com/id/Treeduino-The-Web-Controlled-Christmas-Tree/

BTW, this is an awesome thing you've got going here.

[randofo]

This unfortunately does not currently meet the specified criteria. You need to post it as a Step-by-Step with at least 4 steps. Let me know if you need help figuring this out.

[chriscross93]

Well, after some spur of the moment motivation - here we are:

http://www.instructables.com/id/Interfacing-a-M74HC238-3-8-Line-Decoder-With-an-Ar/?ALLSTEPS

[randofo]

Nice! Thanks for sharing. I have added you to the gift list.

[chriscross93]

I see what you are looking for - this is just one that I had been meaning to publish for awhile. Figured it would be worth getting your thoughts on.

Tomorrow I think I'll write an intro to Dallas Temperature ICs...

Either way, thanks for the reply.

[Dominion-Network]

http://www.instructables.com/id/8-LED-Chaser-with-74HC595-8-Bit-Shift-Register/

Hope this qualifies.

[randofo]

Nice. Thanks for sharing. Have added you to the list.

[Grissini]

Fingers crossed. Colorduino- You accepting clones from idiots? 
/Dunce-Cap/

[randofo]

This is great. Thanks for sharing.

[prettypinkprincess]

heres mine:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Blink-with-the-Arduino/

[randofo]

Your instructions are incomplete still. You need to show people how to configure the board so that the software speaks to the board. Your instructions currently won't get the Arduino to work.

[Bongmaster]

Heres one i wrote on the back of a napkin can i has board nao? :0

:P

[randofo]

Instructable or it didn't happen!

[Bongmaster]

XD

[Aeronautic]

Indeed.

[sbuhlig]

Do want!

[smnoor88]

Here's my instructable

http://www.instructables.com/id/Pov-Message-Display-1/

http://www.instructables.com/id/POV-MESSAGE-DISPLAY/

[randofo]

These were posted before October 12th, 2011 and are not Step-by-Step projects with 4 or more steps. Perhaps you can repost them with step-by-step instructions for how to do it?

[chrwei]

does it need to be arduino form factor compatible, or would something using teensyduino qualify?

[JuggaloMemnoch]

Here's my submission :D
I hope to qualify.

http://www.instructables.com/id/TV-Out-with-Arduino/

[randofo]

Thanks for sharing!

[JuggaloMemnoch]

Thanks for having this Giveaway!... I know I've been meaning to publish something for a while now but this has gave me the incentive to actually do so... Things like this are really gonna help out getting more great ideas published and shared...

Just curious, was my post enough or do I need to add more to receive one of those shields?

[randofo]

This is fine. You have been added to the list.

[JuggaloMemnoch]

Well thank you very much! :D

[vishalapr]

Here is my instreuctable...I was making this since a long time...and now Im finished! Hope it helps beginners!

http://www.instructables.com/id/Basics-of-the-Arduino-Duemilanove/

Hope it qualifies for the gift!
Thanks!

[randofo]

Thanks for sharing your projects. I will put you on the gift list.

[vishalapr]

Thanks!

[rpaul4]

Will you be giving away assembled or un-assembled shield kits??

[randofo]

Unassembled shield kits.

[bjarni1995]

Here's my instructable


http://www.instructables.com/id/Simple-Arduino-Traffic-Lights/


Am i too late to enter??

[randofo]

Thanks for posting a project.

[bjarni1995]

Did i qualify for a free shield?

[randofo]

Yes. You are 8th on the list.

[sholtob]

http://www.instructables.com/id/A-parachute-release-mechanism-with-an-Arduino-Pro-/
heres my arduino project, i could replace the arduino in it with an ATtiny in the future

[randofo]

Thanks for sharing your project!

[rahulkar]

My first post in instructables.

http://www.instructables.com/id/Arduino-Thermometer7-Segment/

[randofo]

Thanks for sharing.

[rahulkar]

Is it good enough to qualify for the gift list? :)

[randofo]

Yes. You are already added. You should get a message in the next few days about claiming one.

[mosvath]

This is my first try to publish something.

http://www.instructables.com/id/Temperature-with-DS18B20/

[randofo]

Thanks for sharing your project. Nice first Instructable!

[MrkTrussell]

Arduino RFID:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Reading-RFID-Tags-with-an-Arduino/

Just finished!

[randofo]

Thanks for sharing!

[paasselin]

Here's mine.
Looking forward to programming the chip on my TV-B-Gone to do some other crazy stuff.

http://www.instructables.com/id/Arduino-Unlock-Pattern/

[randofo]

It looks like an awesome project, but it is currently unpublished because it is missing a few images. You need to add a main image to the intro step and a picture to at least one of the other steps before it can be published. Add these images and let me know and I will make sure it gets published and I'll make certain you get one of these boards. Thanks!

[paasselin]

ok it should be fixed now.

[randofo]

Thanks!

[vishalapr]

Will you give them to international as well?

[randofo]

Yes

[blinkyblinky]

What is the current amount of entries?

[randofo]

7 people have shared projects.

[wirenut]

I would like one as I am in the process of trying to downsize some projects

[randofo]

Post an Arduino Instructable! :-)

[thematthewknot]

Heres my newest arduino project, ill be replacing the arduino in it with a ATtiny in the future
http://www.instructables.com/id/Simple-Arduino-Stoplight-Controller/

[randofo]

Thanks for posting.

[nadav]

Heres my 'ible. Hope it helps someone. http://www.instructables.com/id/Arduino-Temperature-Sensor/

[randofo]

Thanks for sharing your project.

[juggleboy]

This looks like fun! Here is my Arduino 'ible: Arduino Siren

[randofo]

Nice. Thanks for sharing!

[astroboy907]

cant wait to start- but I wont be able to do much before the 24th :(
I want one.... to schematic editor I go!

[Goalieguy]

Cool! I wasn't going to make an instructable on this, especially since I still have some other projects in progress, but I could use one of those shields. I just started working with arduino a few months ago, but I am already running out of things to do with the materials I have.

Anyway, here's my instructable.
http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-make-a-string-of-LEDs-in-parallel-for-ardu/

[randofo]

Thanks for being the first to share!

I'll add your name to the list and you should be contacted with instructions for claiming a shield within the next week.

[arnefl]

Nice work! Looking forward to testing this out.

I assume the pins Vin and 3v3 on one header and AREF, 8 and 9 on the other, are just for cosmetics and not really in use?

I changed the PCB a bit, just to have it single sided with only 2 bridges on the top.

Thanks for posting!

[randofo]

Yes. Mainly cosmetic. It is wired from the 5V pin.

The other covered/unused pins are mainly just for convenience of design.