Peanut Arduboy kit

================================================================================

I finally got around to assembling this little Peanut kit
(https://www.tindie.com/products/ampersand/peanut-kit/) that I bought from
Tindie a couple of months ago.

[IMAGE: https://blog.omgmog.net/images/peanut/DvvCmsn.jpeg]

The kit comes with everything you need (except a battery) to build a tiny (50 x
35mm) Arduboy-compatible (https://arduboy.com/) handheld game.

[IMAGE: https://blog.omgmog.net/images/peanut/s4SB3CS.jpeg]

The specs are as follows:

* Arduino Pro Micro
* 0.96” OLED screen
* Piezo speaker

The build instructions
(https://onedrive.live.com/?authkey=%21AM3170F8ksXOKps&cid=66CB300826C22FA3&id=66CB300826C22FA3%2112661&parId=66CB300826C22FA3%2110695&o=OneUp)
were very simple to follow, requiring only basic soldering skills
(and a tiny SMD resistor to change out).

[IMAGE: https://blog.omgmog.net/images/peanut/Eb4Pp8q.jpeg]

Uploading games to the Peanut is pretty straight-forward. On Windows there are a
couple of applications available (https://arduboy.com/upload-games/). On Linux
the process is a little more involved
(https://community.arduboy.com/t/arduboy-uploader-for-linux/6616) but it works
great once you’ve got it set up. The only thing to note – in my experience – the
ATTRS{idProduct} for the udev rules is slightly different with the Arduino Pro
Micro provided in the Peanut kit, but you can easily find the correct value by
checking the output of lsusb.

There’s a bunch of games available on the Arduboy forum
(https://community.arduboy.com/c/games/35?order=op_likes) and also a nice
curated list of games (https://arduboy.ried.cl/) that can be automatically
uploaded with the desktop app.

================================================================================
Published June 22, 2020

Generated from the original post:
https://blog.omgmog.net/post/peanut-arduboy-kit/


Max Glenister is an interface designer and senior full-stack developer from
Oxfordshire. He writes mostly about front-end development and technology.

- Mastodon: https://indieweb.social/@omgmog
- Github: https://github.com/omgmog
- Reddit: https://reddit.com/u/omgmog
- Discord: https://discordapp.com/users/omgmog#6206