1x Arduino Mega2560
1x Arduino Mega Protoboard

1x Neutrik NC5FP-1 5-pin female XLR panel-mount jack - Standard connector for DMX
1x Neutrik NC3FP-1 3-pin female XLR panel-mount jack - Some cheaper DMX gear uses 3-pin XLR connectors. I'll include both on my board so I don't have to fuss adapters.
1x MAX485EPA+ Driver Chip - Industry standard, supposedly more reliable than the TI SN75176AP chip I've used for previous DMX projects. Also almost 5x the price...

3x Neutrik NYS325 5-pin panel-mount DIN connectors - Standard MIDI connector. Although I only plan on using MIDI OUT to begin with, I'm building in full MIDI functionality including IN and THRU.
Optoisolators (Any of these should work, but different specs called for different models and they're cheap, so I figured I'd mess with a few):
Resistors:
NPN Transistors (Again, I only need 1 and I think either should work):
Diodes:
TI SN7404N Hex Inverter - do I need it? Maybe not with Arduino...

13x Bourns PTA6043-2015CPB103 10K Slide Potentiometer
13x Eagle 450-SL4514 Plastic Sliders - these should fit on the slide pots.
14x Mountain Switch 103-1211-EV Momentary Pushbutton Black,
2x Mountain Switch 103-1210-EV Momentary Pushbutton Red
2x Mountain Switch 103-1209-EV Momentary Pushbutton Green
1x Comfile Technology P02006 5x4 Customizable Keypad - Expensive, but it has removable bezels so I can put whatever labels I want on the buttons.
13x Dialight 558-0302-007F Yellow 3mm PMI LED
2x Dialight 558-0102-007F Red 3mm PMI LED
1x Sparkfun 2x16 Serial-enabled LCD

DIP-6 IC socket
DIP-8 IC socket
DIP-14 IC socket
10-wire ribbon cable
Ribbon Cable Crimp Connectors
2x5 Shrouded Header (mates w/ crimp connectors)
Arduino Stackable 8-pin Header
And of course I already have assorted break-away header, jumper wires, etc. I expect I'll end up using a few of the cheap Radioshack protoboards to streamline sensor/LED connections before they get to the Arduino.

http://cs.marlboro.edu/ courses/ fall2011/jims_tutorials/ ben/ parts
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