Arduino Housing From IPod Nano Box

by ajitam in Circuits > Apple

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Arduino Housing From IPod Nano Box

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A week ago I bought my first Arduino (Duemilanove aka. 2009). I'm a student on university 100 km from home. Every weekend I go home and naturally I want to bring my Arduino with me. So I decided to make a housing for my Arduino. First I wanted to make it from plastic, but then I saw iPod nano box... and it was perfect.

What you need:
- Arduino
- iPod nano box
- some sandpaper
- saw
- 2 screws
- drill

p.s.: sorry for bad resolution pictures, I only had my iPhone :)

The Box

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iPod box is made from 3 parts - bottom (inside there are instructions), divider (witch holds iPod) and top. I took instructions out and turn box up side down.

I sand the edges of the divider to make it smaller and to fit inside the upper part. When I put divider inside the upper part I turn it around so that it stands on iPod holders. (I could glue divider and upper part together, but there was no need)

Mounting Arduino and Making the Hole for USB (and Power Supply)

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I mounted Arduino with 2 screws (because the third hole was directly above iPod holder). I make them a little bit shorter.

That's It !

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Well that' s just put Arduino (mounted on a divider) inside the box.

Some pictures of the final thing.