This is a basic solar shield for most arduinos, including the new Leonardo. It outputs around 5.0-5.5VDC into the arduino at between 50mA – 80mA in varying degrees of sunlight. This particular shield can be made with any scraps of rigid material laying around your house or workshop — no waiting for a circuit board to get produced. Just drill a few holes, use some copper tape for the electrical connections, superglue-connect 11 solettes, and you have an autonomous solar-powered arduino!

Note: An advanced version of this solar shield with LiPo charging is coming shortly….stayed tuned to the Solar Pocket Factory Kickstarter (link at the end of the video) for more info.

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