Add-on module for your Arduino mainboard mainboard not supplied Operating voltage 5V supplied from an Arduino board Ethernet controller W5100 with internal 16K buffer Connection speed 10100 Mb Once youve bought your first main Arduino board its time to start adding additional functionality with the use of extra modules referred to as shields. The Arduino Ethernet Shield connects your Arduino project to the Internet in just a few minutes. Simply plug this module onto your Arduino board connect it to your network with an RJ45 cable not included & follow a few simple instructions to start controlling your world through the Internet. As always with Arduino every element of the platform
- hardware software & documentation
- is freely available & open-source. This means you can learn exactly how its made & use its design as the starting point for your own circuits.brbr The on-board Wiznet W5100 Ethernet chip provides a network IP stack capable of both TCP & UDP. It supports up to four simultaneous socket connections. Use the Ethernet library from the Arduino website to write sketches which connect to the internet using the shield. The Ethernet shield connects to an Arduino board using long wire-wrap headers which extend through the shield. This keeps the pin layout intact & allows another shield to be stacked on top.brbr This most recent revision of the board exposes the 1.0 pinout on rev 3 of the Arduino UNO board. The Ethernet Shield has a standard RJ-45 connection with an integrated line transformer & Power over Ethernet enabled. There is also an onboard micro-SD card slot which can be used to store files for serving over the network. It is compatible with the Arduino Uno & Mega using the Ethernet library. The onboard micro-SD card reader is accessible through the SD Library. The shield also
Includes:: a reset controller to ensure that the W5100 Ethernet module is properly reset on power-up. Previous revisions of the shield were not compatible with the Mega & need to be manually reset after power-up.br The 6-pin serial programming header is compatible with FTDI USB (Universal Serial Bus) cables. It features support for automatic reset allowing sketches to be uploaded without pressing the reset button on the board. When plugged into a FTDI-style USB (Universal Serial Bus) adaptor the Arduino & Ethernet shield are powered from the adaptor.