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Do you have to change something in the code?
Because the datasheet says:
0 – 10 [email protected] – 5.5.V
0 – 20 [email protected] – 5.5V
and 16Mhz is somewhere in between… Will it be stable?
ladyada: presumably that’s not necessarily true for Arduino clones, or Arduinos that have been upgraded from the Atmega168 to Atmega328 post-purchase. Admittedly, it should be if the bootloader was burned correctly, but still…
It would have been nice if we could switch between 5 and 3.3V. Anyone has a good tutorial for that?
Do you have to change something in the code?
Because the datasheet says:
0 – 10 [email protected] – 5.5.V
0 – 20 [email protected] – 5.5V
and 16Mhz is somewhere in between… Will it be stable?
Neat! It would be nice if the standard arduino had this feature
uhe, read the end of the article
scarf, it is 2.7v
It should be accelerometers (not acellerometers )
scharf, for arduinos (which is what this tutorial is for) it is set to 2.7v
ladyada: presumably that’s not necessarily true for Arduino clones, or Arduinos that have been upgraded from the Atmega168 to Atmega328 post-purchase. Admittedly, it should be if the bootloader was burned correctly, but still…