send "Eeny, " out the serial port. Releasing the button will turn the LED back on and

print "Meeny, ". Sending any character to the Arduino, over a serial connection, will

print "Miny, Moe.".

If you want to communicate between your computer and the BlueSMiRF, you will

need a bluetooth dongle of some sort. Many options exist to add bluetooth to your

computer (if it doesn't already have it). For beginners, I'd recommend the Bluetooth

USB module; another, more advanced, option is the USB BlueDongle.

How have others used the shield?

The ProtoShield can be used to prototype just about any Arduino project you could

imagine. As examples of the huge variety of projects the shield has been used for,

check out these links:

• Arduino USB Host

• Ultrasonic Range Finder Tape measure

• Joystick Control of Servo Motors

•4-Bit Maze

• Temperature Monitor/Controller

• Weather Station Receiver

• Basic 555 Timer

Do you have an example you'd like posted here? Drop us an email!

Schematic and PCB Layout

For technical information including the schematic and design files, please see the

product page. You may also want to add/review the comments on that page or do a

Google search for more example projects that use the ProtoShield.

Have a suggestion for how we can improve this quickstart guide? Concepts not

explained clearly? Need more example code? Please let us know. You can leave a

comment below or email us spark@sparkfun.com. Also let us know if this is the most

awesome Quickstart guide you have ever encountered and we will stop trying to

improve it.

2/12/2015

https://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/191