Getting Started with .NET Gadgeteer

The Fez Starter Kit

When you get your Fez Starter kit, you will find lots of little bags containing all the various components supplied with the kit. Spend some time taking each one out and figuring out what it is.

The contents of the kit may change as new versions are produced, you will need the parts outlined in Table 1-1 to build the projects in this book.

Table 1-1. Fez Starter Kit

Part	Description
FEZ Spider Mainboard
Display T35	3.5” with touchscreen
USB Client DP Module	Supplies power and USB for programming
Camera Module	Low resolution webcam style camera
2x Multicolor LED	RGB (Red Green Blue) LED can be set to any color
2x Button Module	Simple push button and independent indicator LED
Ethernet J11D Module	Network Interface
SD Card Module	For reading and writing to SD cards
USB Host Module	Attach keyboard, mouse, or USB storage device
Extender Module	Allows external components to be attached, such as temperature sensors
Joystick Module	2 axis joystick with press button

Some parts, like the LCD Display, are easy to identify while some, like “the extender,” are less obvious. If you look closely, they all have a label printed on them. Most of the modules have a single connector on them that will be attached to a lead that then plugs into one of the connectors on the Mainboard. Some of the components, like the display, have more than one connector.

We will use all of these components in the projects contained in this book.