In the future, instead of using an Arduino in a project, you may want to consider something like an MSP430 launchpad. If possible. It uses 3v3 serial as standard.
On Fri, May 30, 2014 at 6:53 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Haha, I wish it was that simple as having everything the same voltage ;) > Unfortunately, most of my sensors run at 5v, so it's either doing level > shifting on 30+ sensors, or on one connection between the Arduino and BBB. > > To be honest, if I'd been able to run everything at 3v3, I'd have gotten a > Due and a BBB, then there wouldn't have been problems at all :) > > On Thursday, May 29, 2014 4:56:38 PM UTC-5, PLyttle wrote: >> >> the 7-12 volt is the 'raw' power spec. This is converted to 5volt on the >> board. This is normally the main system power. >> When you connect 3v3 to the VCC pin the board runs at 3v3. Technically >> the AVR chip is overclocked at this voltage, but I never have seen an >> arduino fail doing this. >> >> Try it, what can you lose? You make your system a whole lot simpler, >> using only 3 volt logic. >> >> LP >> >> On Thursday, May 29, 2014 9:51:36 PM UTC+2, [email protected] wrote: >>> >>> Cool. Would something like this work? I was looking for a thru-hole >>> equivalent since I'm not good enough at soldering to try surface-mount yet >>> :) >>> >>> http://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/SN74LV125AN/ >>> 296-34037-5-ND/1594902 >>> >>> >>> >>> LP - I don't think that my Arduino can run at 3v3; the specs say that it >>> can run between 7-12v and has a 5v operating voltage. Thanks though :) >>> >> -- > For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "BeagleBoard" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
