Chris, on this note, is the netduino able to drive a smaller set of LEDs, without using external drivers? Maybe 11-12 LEDs?

Not sure. I think you'd need to wire in external power and a large set of resistors. I'll know more as we play with it--but right now I just don't have any good info on the LoL shield.

I do have a pretty blue and white one here though. After World MakerFaire NY, perhaps I can break it out

Chris

I back it!

I met Jimmie at MakerFaire Rhode Island and we're trying to find a way to make it work. Some of those shields require a lot of power from the digital pins directly--which the low-power ARM processor on the Netduino doesn't have.

In the near future, both Jimmie and us will be playing with a Netduino/LoL shield combo to see what we can make work... It would certainly be cool!

Chris

Chris, so its possible to drive the LoL shield using an external driver? Hmm.. if thats the case, and since I'm a sw engineer trying on a hw eng's hat, can you recommend a driver I can use?

Hey fellas, I'm interested in getting an LoL shield (along with a Memsic accelerometer) working with a netduino. I know, physically, the two are compatible, but are they electrically? Can the netduino drive that many LEDs *and* a Memsic accelerometer? EDIT: sorry forget to include a link to the LoL shield, http://jimmieprodger...kits/lolshield/