How it was made – The enclosure for Arduino!

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Here are some photos from “behind the scenes” at Adafruit and working with Mike (the designer & maker) of the enclosure for Arduino. Enjoy!

Arduinocase Lrg

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Arduinocasegps Lrg

  • Dimensions: 3.6″ x 5″ x 1.35″
  • Injection molded ABS plastic
  • Enclosure is easy to machine, drill, cut and shape to what you need
  • Brass screw inserts (can be used and reused many times, very durable!)
  • Fits standard Arduinos and 16 x 2 LCDs
  • Fits Arduino with Adafruit Protoshield for Arduino with .45″ clearance
  • Pop out plates for GPS, buttons, sensors, switches, knobs, etc!
  • Holds up to 4 AAA batteries internally
  • Comes with screws
  • Made in Canada!

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Filed under: arduino — by adafruit, posted July 29, 2010 at 8:36 am


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4 Comments

  1. That is very cool! I can’t wait to order a few of these for other projects.

    Comment by Wes G — July 29, 2010 @ 10:15 am

  2. Excellent work, but may I suggest a contrasting background for images with the white shell?

    Comment by Rolf Blijleven — July 29, 2010 @ 11:52 am

  3. @rolf – the additional photos are on different backgrounds, that said – we’ll likely take more photos, this case likes to be photo’d!

    Comment by adafruit — July 29, 2010 @ 12:08 pm

  4. What buttons do you recommend using with the button pads and a proto-shield?

    Comment by Tarek — July 29, 2010 @ 2:29 pm

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