I figured I would warn others building the Menta to make sure to bend the c5 capacitor over instead of installing it like the tutorial suggests so that shields can be seated all the way down. The 47uF capacitor sits up in the default position far enough to prevent shields from going all the way down.
I didn't think about it being an issue until after I had finished and noticed that it stood up so far.
It would be a good idea to put a note in the tutorial about the issue.
The Menta is a really awesome board otherwise!
Menta with shields
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Re: Menta with shields
Thanks for the feedback. I'll see if we can add a note to the tutorial.It would be a good idea to put a note in the tutorial about the issue.
One of my favorites for projects too. It's like an Arduino & proto-shield all in one.The Menta is a really awesome board otherwise!
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Re: Menta with shields
Thanks for the note! We just updated the tutorial and also it is now on the Adafruit Learning system
http://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-ment ... compatible
http://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-ment ... compatible
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Re: Menta with shields
Hello!twolf wrote:I figured I would warn others building the Menta to make sure to bend the c5 capacitor over instead of installing it like the tutorial suggests so that shields can be seated all the way down. The 47uF capacitor sits up in the default position far enough to prevent shields from going all the way down.
I didn't think about it being an issue until after I had finished and noticed that it stood up so far.
It would be a good idea to put a note in the tutorial about the issue.
The Menta is a really awesome board otherwise!
A good point. I was able to complete the entire design, using a PDF from the original as my build guides. I didn't install C5 one as you suggest, but as the PDF wanted. I've gotten an Adafruit Protoboard Shield to sit on it properly.
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