23 Dec '11, 12am

DesignSpark chipKIT(TM) Challenge: have you registered yet? #elektor

There are still a few kits to give away! Hurry over to www.chipkitchallenge.com and submit your proposal for an energy-efficient design solution and you could be approved to receive a free Microchip Technology chipKITTM development board! Use the free DesignSpark PCB software tools and chipKITTM Max32TM development board to develop an energy-efficient, eco-friendly and overall cool design, and you could win a share of $10,000! Plus, keep the DesignSpark community regularly informed through posts on the DesignSpark project pages and your updates will make you eligible for Community Choice Awards and random prize drawings. Register for your free kit before time runs out at www.chipkitchallenge.com ! Watch Ian Bromley doing his Chipkit presentation at Elektor Live! 2011.

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