# Beasties

## Introduction

“Beasties” are small battery powered microcontroller devices with a wireless data link. They have a standard bus connector so that one or more peripherals can be easily added. The bus connector has a low (0.1 inch) density so that peripherals can be constructed on veroboard for rapid prototyping. Whereever possible the components that make up the Beasties are through-hole devices so that test probes can be easily attached and modifications made easily. Ease of modification and ease of programming (development kit available here) are key to the Beastie nature.

- Beastie One/OnePlus
  The first “production” Beasties.
- The Beastie Bus
  The Beastie’s expansion connector.
- Daughterboard Descriptions
  Various expansion boards that have been built for the Beasties.
- Older and Prototype Beasties
  Beasties that are no longer in use.

### Paper

“Beasties: Simple Wireless Sensor Nodes” by Asher Hoskins and Julie McCann. Presented at SenseApp 2008.

### A Non-Technical Introduction

“What Beasties Cannot Do” is a non-technical introduction to what Beasties can and cannot do.