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The creator of the Arduino RF Pro Mini open source development board Etienne, explains a little more about the inspiration behind the project. “ I’ve loved Arduino for years.

This innovative project features a custom PCB that contains all the relevant connections required to program an ATMega328 (including external oscillator), ATTiny, ESP8266, Arduino mini pro, or any ...

The brains of the operation is an Arduino Pro Mini. It controls two MAX7219s that drive the 42 LEDs plus the 7-segment display.