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Customer #436438 on KIT-11087 - "Uh-oh" Battery Level Indicator Kit

I want to use something like this as a voltage monitor, where if the voltage is above 5.7V, I get a green light, and if it drops to 5.7V or below, the light goes out, do you have something like this? I...

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HelicopterGuy on Autonomous Vehicle Competition Update

This is the single most important event of the year! There is no good reason not to be there, as either a competitor or a spectator!

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LightManCA on DEV-11814 - USB-to-Serial Bridge - µUSB-PA5

How does this differ from the FTDI boards?

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Zuk on CEL-00675 - Quad-band Cellular Duck Antenna SMA

Any chance of getting this working for GSM 900\1800MHz?

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Customer #378779 on ADXL345 Quickstart Guide

I’ve implemented the simple sample code, and I’m getting some strange readings. As I approach +1g on any axis, things work normally until I’m really close, with readings approaching +1g. Then it will...

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pmarchesi on ROB-10006 - Universal Mounting Hub - 5mm Aluminum

Hi, I lose allen key. Which is the size of allen key?

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Kamiquasi on ROB-10006 - Universal Mounting Hub - 5mm Aluminum

Try an 0.05" one. Though if you’re thinking of running out and picking one up, just get a set and add to your toolbox :)

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Customer #437823 on ROB-10456 - 12V Solenoid Valve - 3/4"

what is response time of this valve?

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ubuntourist on WIG-10311 - PicoBoard

The four rubber bits that came with the board are feet, presumably?

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Customer #355393 on COM-11750 - LED String Lights - Blue (10M)

Had similar incident to Member #278726, plugged into 12v, resistor got incredibly hot and melted the shrink wrap around it. Tried 5v and it works beautifully so far.

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Kamiquasi on WIG-10311 - PicoBoard

If there’s a sticky side (under some peel-off), yep – feet.. just to keep the board off of any conductive bits while working with it :)

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MikeGrusin on GPS-11058 - Venus GPS with SMA Connector

A bunch of us here have successfully used Mikal Hart’s excellent TinyGPS library in numerous projects; I’d start with the examples included with that library.

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DC177E on SEN-11574 - Pulse Sensor

Quite true, sorry, I suppose was thinking of a more complex device, something to actually average the output, a small micro or something, or perhaps even a well-tuned low-pass filter for noise...

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Customer #437862 on SEN-10736 - 9 Degrees of Freedom - Razor IMU

can i use Razor IMU SEN-10736 RoHS in OS windows 7?

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Toni_K on COM-11752 - LED String Lights - Warm White (10M)

It’s not string, it’s a thin metal wire. It coils up pretty nicely and is rather flexible in my opinion.

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Toni_K on COM-11756 - LED String Lights - RGB (10M)

Possibly in the future. That would likely be a very different product however, as that would change the power requirements drastically for a strand this long.

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Toni_K on COM-11750 - LED String Lights - Blue (10M)

Sorry to hear that! If you do run into any other problems with it, please contact techsupport@sparkfun.com.

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Customer #308911 on DEV-11055 - DIYDrones ArduIMU+ V3

If I were to hook this up to a Raspberry Pi that was 3.3v, would I need a Logic Level Converter like this https://www.sparkfun.com/products/8745 ? I see that it has a I2C port with 3.3V translation,...

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M-Short on SEN-10736 - 9 Degrees of Freedom - Razor IMU

The Razor IMU doesn’t actually connect directly to the computer, but if you get a USB to UART device that works with Windows 7 then you should be able to connect to it just fine. We recommend our FTDI...

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DC177E on PRT-00127 - microSD Socket for Transflash

While this is perhaps the correct footprint replacement, it should be noted that the second Card Detect pin is grounded permanently on the Digikey item. If the device actually samples this pin, it may...

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