tabarr on New Product Friday: Making a Splash
Say, is there some reason why all my access to the Sparkfun website is through https? I am getting tired of having to click on the security dialog box even time I read a news item because stuff is...
View ArticlePhil on BOB-11736 - FT231X Breakout
I agree with Member #156731 about not wanting to purchase Sparkfun boards with Micro USB connectors. Of the many Micro USB connected boards I’ve bought from Sparkfun, only one still has the Micro USB...
View ArticleJimb0 on BOB-11736 - FT231X Breakout
I certainly understand the concern about the micro connectors ripping off. It’s the way the connectors are trending, though; and it keeps the board smaller.We are continuing to revise both our PCB...
View ArticleCustomer #145624 on PRT-11797 - Enclosure for pcDuino/Arduino - Clear
Once the pcDuino is in the case, you will not have access to the microSD card.
View ArticleMikeGrusin on COM-10878 - EL Escudo Dos
The quick answer is I don’t know, you’ll need to do the analysis yourself to find out. Let us know how it works!
View ArticleZachD on COM-11755 - LED String Lights - Purple (10M)
I have found blue and purple LEDs both make fluorescent pigments fluoresce, but there is a lot of variability between manufacturers and background lighting conditions are important to the overall effect.
View ArticleMikeGrusin on GPS-11058 - Venus GPS with SMA Connector
That is very odd, as we’ve personally used it on a HAB flight to 130,000' (39,600m) last year and it worked fine throughout the flight. The only way I know to verify that it works at altitude is to run...
View ArticleZachD on New Product Friday: Making a Splash
Can the 10m LED wire be cut into shorter lengths to run at lower voltage?
View ArticleMikeGrusin on SEN-09491 - Ultrasonic Range Finder - XL-Maxsonar EZ0
You’re on the right track (ha!). This sensor outputs a voltage that effectively holds the most recent reading until the next one arrives. As you’ve seen, this type of sensor is limited by the...
View ArticleToni_K on SEN-10619 - Triple Axis Magnetometer Breakout - MAG3110
It’s code written for the Arduino IDE. You can download a version of it here.
View Articlestilldavid on New Product Friday: Making a Splash
We update the whole site to be https-only a while back – we don’t have anything to hide, but we don’t like the idea of folks being able to snoop on your trafic. We’re working on updating all the...
View ArticleToni_K on BOB-00765 - Ethernet Interface Board - ENC28J60
It works over an SPI connection, so you could use this with an Arduino. Unfortunately, I’m not currently aware of any libraries for this particular part, but you may want to try checking on the forums....
View ArticleToni_K on SEN-09376 - Force Sensitive Resistor - Square
If you have any questions in regards to a purchase, please contact customerservice@sparkfun.com. They’ll be able to assist you there.
View ArticleCustomer #434758 on GPS-00465 - 20 Channel EM-406A SiRF III Receiver with...
I want to interface this GPS with a MCB1700 board (LPC 1768 Microcontroller onboard) through UART. Do i need to use a logic level shifter to interface. The pin on the board says this“5v Tolerant pad...
View Articledvdvck on GPS-09566 - 50 Channel D2523T Helical GPS Receiver
Can someone point their differences? It seems they are the same!
View ArticleJKBuster on COM-11756 - LED String Lights - RGB (10M)
Are these just a mix of RGB LEDs (like color Christmas lights), or are the colors each on their own circuit to be controllable?
View Articlextopher on New Product Friday: Making a Splash
Yes they can, but you will expose the copper wire. Cut safe :D
View ArticleKamiquasi on New Product Friday: Making a Splash
I think the question is… where and how. According to the datasheet ‘schematic’, all the LEDs are in parallel. Or maybe they are in groups of 25 and each group is in series. It doesn’t show resistors at...
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