The ftDuino is an arduino compatible controller for the fischertechnik construction toy.

The ftDuino is similar to the fischertechnik TXT in size and shape as well as electrically and can usually be used as a drop-in-replacement to this controller.

The ftDuino combines the sophisticated mechanics of the fischertechnik toy with the versatility of the arduino world allowing anyone to create and program awsome machines.

• 8 universal analog inputs I1 to I8
• 4 fast counter inputs C1 to C4
• 8 analog outputs O1 to O8 which can be combined as motor outputs M1 to M4
• I²C connector like the fischertechnik TX controller
• compatible to standard fischertechnik 9V power supply
• compatible with Arduino Leonardo

See the ftDuino in action on youtube.

This repository contains support files to enable ftDuino support in the Arduino IDE.

You can easily add custom board support packages to the Arduino IDE as described here.

Follow this instruction but use the https://raw.githubusercontent.com/harbaum/ftduino/master/package_ftduino_index.json file instead. Afterwards the ftDuino board will show up in board manager from which it can easily be installed.

Once you've done that the ftDuino board shows up in the IDE and can be selected as the board to use.