more little development boards

These use the Atmel Atmega32u4, an 8-bit micro with 32k flash, 2k ram,
1k EEPROM, 2 cycle 8x8->16 multiplier, a/d-d/a, gpio's, etc. An
interesting feature is a USB client port built directly into the chip.
It runs at 16 mhz and as such is probably a bit slower than an MSP430
and it costs more too, but there are some nice small relatively cheap
boards:

Teensy/Teensy++ - very tiny boards, in 24 and 40 pin DIP form factors
(the 40 pin one has more exposed i/o lines):

http://pjrc.com/teensy/index.html

Adafruit breakout board: similar to above, but a little bit bigger,
with mounting holes etc.:

http://www.adafruit.com/products/296

Finally, this is interesting, a dev board in a USB pen drive form
factor, including a microsd slot, so you can make your own flash stick
with special purpose code (I'm thinking cryptographic authentication
token):

http://www.easymg.com/avr-micro-sd-development-board-atmega32u4.html
http://www.diygadget.com/avr-micro-sd-development-board-atmega32u4.html

Schematics and further info are here:

http://www.tiaowiki.com/w/TIAO_AVR_/_Micro_SD_Development_Board_%28ATMEGA32U4%29
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  • Re: more little development boards
    ... interesting feature is a USB client port built directly into the chip. ... It runs at 16 mhz and as such is probably a bit slower than an MSP430 ...    http://www.adafruit.com/products/296 ...
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  • Re: more little development boards
    ... interesting feature is a USB client port built directly into the chip. ... It runs at 16 mhz and as such is probably a bit slower than an MSP430 ... factor, including a microsd slot, so you can make your own flash stick ... Altera Cylone IV FPGA w/22K LE ...
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