The name MOVI stands for My Own Voice Interface. The MOVI Arduino shield by Audeme is an extremely easy to use speech recognition and voice synthesizing shield. This shield will work directly with the Uno R3, Duemilanove, Mega 2560, or Leonardo Arduinos. However, you should not power the board through the USB connector while the MOVI shield is connected. The MOVI shield requires a minimum of 7V. Therefore, you may damage the MOVI and/or the Arduino if you attempt to power it from a USB connection.
When powering and programming the Arduino with the MOVI attached, you will want to power the Arduino through the DC supply input connector using an input of 9V. Once the boards are powered up, you can then connect the USB cable between the Arduino and...