SparkFun USB Host Shield Reviews

“Easy USB for Arduino”

Written on: 06/06/2011 by duncanFrance (9 reviews written)

I bought this from Proto-Pic (http://proto-pic.co.uk/products/USB-Host-Shield.html) together with a Bluetooth dongle so I could use it to talk to a Nintendo Wiimote. The price is pretty much the lowest I could find on the web, and delivery was prompt. One word of warning: although it is clear in the photographs, I failed to realise that it comes with no header pins. The standard drivers from Circuits@Home (http://www.circuitsathome.com/arduino_usb_host_shield_projects) work OK, but you... (read more)