Educato: The Classroom Oriented Arduino Kit

The Educato was a collaboration between Modern Device and the former TechShop. We wanted to develop a build-your-own Arduino® (compatible) board that could be used in classes, while students would learn how to solder assembling the board. The Educato was born with the twin mission of being extremely breadboard friendly, while still accommodating shields when necessary. Features: Fully compatible with the Arduino Shield form factor We wanted every useful pin on the front edge of the board, where it could be accessed from a breadboard. The board also has power rail pin that work well with the breadboards we sell, which seem to be the most common. Two handy pins on the breadboard connector can also be used to power any breadboard. The analog block has power and ground, with three of the pins being special. They have a shunt so that the power can be drawn either from the board’s 5 volt rail, or from the Vin voltage, which we suggest should be 6 volts. This makes the board ideal for power