Proto-Shield Prototype PCB Microcontroller Shield for Arduino Uno
Proto-Shield Prototype PCB Microcontroller Shield for Arduino Uno
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About this item
- What’s an Uno Shield?: An Uno shield is an add-on board that plugs (stacks) directly into an Uno, expanding its functionality with additional features like motor drivers, sensors, or communication interfaces. It aligns with the Uno's pin layout, making it easy to stack and integrate without extra wiring. With this prototyping shield, you can add any feature required by your project.
- Compatibility: The Proto-Shield is designed not just for the Uno microcontroller development board, but for any board that shares the same footprint. This includes the PTSolns Uno R3+, other branded Uno R3, Uno R4, Leonardo, Mega, and many others. The Proto-Shield is fully stackable and can be used with any other Uno shield.
- Packed with Features: The Proto-Shield is unlike any other. It is packed with features. Some of the features include configurable power rails, an I2C interface, an 8-pin general purpose breakout, and SOIC interface, and the not-so-secrete diamond tunnel. For a full description of these features please see the Datasheet, which can be found on our “PTSolns Documentation Repository”.
- What’s Included: For the BASIC PACKAGE - Each package includes five (5) PTSolns Proto-Shield. For the DELUXE PACKAGE - Each package includes three (3) PTSolns Proto-Shield plus the Deluxe Package. The *Deluxe* package comes with useful hardware to assemble the shield. See product image for details. SOLDERING IS REQUIRED.
- PTSolns Customer Support & Resources: We’re here to help. Contact PTSolns support for assistance or technical questions. Every PTSolns product is backed by our comprehensive resource library, including datasheets, schematics, 3D models, Fritzing files, and tutorials. All supporting material is freely available on our “PTSolns Documentation Repository”.
Product Description
The Proto-Shield is part of the Canadian designed Shield-Series. This prototyping shield allows the user to easily prototype their circuit, thereby making custom shields for their project. Notable features of the prototyping Uno shield include:
- Configurable power rails for more user design flexibility.
- 4-row breakout with strategically placed perpendicular rows.
- Can fit through-hole 2.54mm pitch IC socket of up to 2X14 Pins, both narrow and wide type.
- Fully stackable and compatible with Arduino Uno R3, Mega, Leonardo, Due, and other similar microcontrollers.
- SOIC 1.27mm pitch, 2X7-Pin footprint, with adjacent breakout pins.
- 3-hole connected diamond tunnel to bring any signal to different parts of the board thereby reducing cross-board wiring.
- Screw terminal output footprint for I2C device at 5V (3.3 if using Due).
- Screw terminal output footprint for four general purpose signals, including power output pins.
- Double-sided silkscreen printing.
- Three mounting holes that match Arduino mounting holes.
The Proto-Shield is compatible with the PTSolns Uno R3+, other branded Uno R3, Uno R4, Mega, and any other microcontroller development board with the same form factor.
Like all PTSolns products, the Proto-Shield comes with a datasheet. This, along with other supporting material, can be found on our "PTSolns Documentation Repository".
Shield-Series
This product is part of the Shield-Series. All the members of this series include:
- Proto-Shield (this product page)
- NRF-Shield
- Interface-Shield
- RTC MicroSD Shield
Features of the Proto-Shield
The Proto-Shield for the Uno, or similar, development board is packed with features. To learn about all the features packed into this prototyping board, the user is referred to the Datasheet, which can be found on our "PTSolns Documentation Repository".
Example Application
The Proto-Shield can be used to make endless types of custom shields. Only imagination is the limit. In this example application a custom sensor shield is made to collect data. In order to view the data a custom LCD shield is stacked on top.
Top Shield
This custom sensor shield includes two sensors: A) temperature/humidity sensor, and B) 3-axis accelerometer. Both of these sensors work on 3.3V logic. Therefore, a 5V-to-3.3V logic level shifter (LLS) is added in order to interface with the 5V I2C bus of the microcontroller. The shield is fully stackable and can be used within a larger project.
Bottom Shield
In order to view the data collected by the sensor shield a custom LCD shield is stacked on top. The first row of the display shows the temperature output, while the second row shows the x, y, z accelerometer reading.
Alternative Application
Instead of using the custom LCD shield, one can use the NRF-Shield to transmit the data to another microcontroller. This is useful in applications where the data collected is at a distance and needs to be transmitted to a central node.
NOTE: This example application is for demonstration purposes. Components shown are not included (such as sensors, LLS, display, battery clip, etc).
Be Creative, Make Unique Projects
The Proto-Shield has among the largest number of breakout rows of any Uno prototyping board. This allows the user to make many unique projects. As an example, one of many, is the "Nano that wanted to be an Uno". Using the Proto-Shield, a Nano was given the footprint and similar features of an Uno microcontroller development board.
The Proto-Shield has a Fritzing model, and so making beautiful schematics is easy. Find the Fritzing model, along with other supporting material on our "PTSolns Documentation Repository".
Deluxe Package (if selected)
The Deluxe kit includes:
- 3 pcs 8-Pin Screw Terminals
- 3 pcs 4-Pin Screw Terminals
- 6 pcs 2-Pin Jumper Caps (colour may vary)
- 1 pcs 1x40 Pin Male Header
- 3 pcs 1x10 Pin Stacking Header
- 6 pcs 1x8 Pin Stacking Header
- 3 pcs 1x6 Pin Stacking Header
- 3 pcs 2x3 Pin Stacking Header
Note: The Proto-Shield Deluxe package is a kit. Soldering is required.
Technical Specifications
| Compatibility | Uno R3, Uno R4, Mega, Leonardo, Due, other similar microcontrollers |
| Central power rails | Configurable 3.3V, 5V, GND |
| Dimension | 68.7mm long by 53.5mm wide, 1.6mm thick |
| I2C interfaces | 1x @ 5V (3.3V if using Due) |
| SOIC | 1.27mm, 2X7Pin |
| Other interfaces | 8-Pin output including 4 general purpose signals and 4 power (Vin and GND) |
| Stackable | Yes |
| Double-sided silkscreen | Yes |
Other Names
- Proto-Shield
- Prototyping Shield
- PTS-00138-001
- PTS-00138-101
- PTS-00153-001
- PTS-00153-101
- PTS-00153-211
N
Fantastic layout on a really useful board. Deluxe kit has great extra components.
G
The bag arrived with the side seam split open but fortunately all the pieces were in the shipping envelope.
This is such a well thought out board. The whole time I was working with it I was trying to find some shortcoming or something that can be improved but I couldn't find a single thing. I was able to take a giant tangled mess on a prototyping board and remove most of the wires thanks to the well thought out traces on this. I guess it might be nice if there was an option to have another board without the IC pads and more holes.
The included pins insert and line up perfectly when used as a shield on the arduino. I am so happy I found this.
L
Board are well made and handy.
J
These little boards are great. The power rails down the middle are a huge help. I made 5 temperature data loggers for an educational project and these boards seemed like the best way to go from a solderless breadboard to something cleaner and more durable... yet less daunting than sending a design off to a pcb fabricator. I liked them so much I bought a second order. Fits my Arduino R4 Minima perfectly.
K
These are excellent quality, and very thoughtfully designed. They make building one's own Shield far less frustrating than other types of PC boards. Very cool.