electronics

The Arduino Dev Board [Sticky]

Shadyman — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 17:10:48 -0700

Arduino is an open-source physical computing platform based on a simple i/o board, and a development environment for writing Arduino software.

Arduino can be used to develop interactive objects, taking inputs from a variety of switches or sensors, and controlling a variety of lights, motors, and other outputs. Arduino projects can be stand-alone, or they can be communicate with software running on your computer (e.g. Flash, Processing, MaxMSP.)

For more information, visit Arduino.cc

Breadboards and Un-Etched PCBs

Shadyman — Mon, 14 May 2007 21:51:33 -0700

While at the Smiths Falls Amateur Radio Club Flea Market, I picked up a bunch of breadboards and unetched PCBs from a goodie-bag dealer (one with little bags of misc parts for a set price).

Microchip 16-bit Embedded Design Contest Kit

Shadyman — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 15:27:31 -0700

Woo! I got my contest kit for the Microchip 16-bit Embedded Design Contest.

Nokia 3310/3330/3390 LCDs (with PCD8544 Controller)

Shadyman — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 16:13:01 -0700

I recently bought two Nokia LCDs from eBay seller talktalkmobiles, and each came with a free Torx-8 screwdriver.
The screens come from Nokia 3310, 3330 and 3390, and have built-in Philips PCD8544 controllers.

Freescale Samples

Shadyman — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 18:28:44 -0700

Here are some samples I got from Freescale Semiconductor.

Solar Panel

Shadyman — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 18:13:57 -0700

Ok, so.. Long story short, our Canadian Tire had a $30 Eliminator 1.8W solar panel on sale for $10 this week.

uC Hobby

Shadyman — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 18:44:26 -0700

Another great microcontroller DIY site! Check it out!

SemiFluid Electronics

Shadyman — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 16:34:35 -0700

PIC Projects, electronics projects, and photos from Steve

InventGeek.com

Shadyman — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 00:35:53 -0700

Your source for inventing and reinventing projects

Parts from Digi-Key!

Shadyman — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 20:26:05 -0700

Ok, here's the batch of parts I received from Digi-Key for my C64 DTV.

I ordered case-mount parts so I wouldn't have to worry about making boards to mount the connectors.

See attached images for close-ups. I removed the Sales Order Numbers from the large composite photo.