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TZXDuino in the wild

One of the things we've wanted from this project is for people to go out and build their own versions and show us pictures.

Well Piotr Bugaj not only has built his own but 3D printed his own case and designed a Shield for the Nano.
 

 SMD version.

 









 Non SMD version














 

Piotr has also released the schematic, pcb, and gerber files. They can be downloaded from here.

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  1. Thank you for sharing all your knowledge and thanks for this project.
    I would like to share with you a very useful little modification, I have just added a switch and a battery to the assembly to avoid using a power adapter, thus releasing the assembly and giving it greater mobility.

    https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-utUUbuXSn5Q/WGYoiZSA9lI/AAAAAAAABKs/cCiGckZNNXME2gyrYBVPGpWOHND3O6vcwCLcB/s1600/IMG_20161121_222459.jpg

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    1. Thank you Primy.
      It's great to see other peoples ideas and builds.

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  2. Very helpful suggestions that help in the optimizing topic,Thanks for your sharing.

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