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Comrad_Durandal on DEV-11712 - pcDuino - Dev Board

1> 2A is needed whenever you operate this board – if you don’t use it, the OS on the NAND chips will get corrupted and the device won’t boot anymore without an MicroSD with an OS on it. 2> Flash...

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Kjata1013 on Chernobyl and Back

This is extremely cool. I love the pictures, especially the gas mask one. I love the fact that you documented the counter’s problems, some may have glossed over it but you went step by step over...

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Customer #433753 on COM-09906 - Laser Module - Green

FYI, I just measured this module with a power meter and the laser outputs a 40mW beam when I hooked it up directly to a 3.3V source (running at 270mA). This is well outside FDA class IIIa, so be careful!

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Customer #428979 on WRL-11678 - RN-52 - Bluetooth Audio Module

So if I wanted to pair this with my phone and make a wireless headphone jack (for plugging into a home stereo), would I need to use a pre-amp between the module and the 3.5mm headphone jack?If not,...

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Customer #346380 on LCD-10168 - Graphic LCD 84x48 - Nokia 5110

I been trying to display 8-10 images as an animation. The individual images all work, but when I trey more than 8 images, nothing happens on the screen, and above 2 images, I get errors in the drawing...

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GrahamL on Chernobyl and Back

Very good – but it should be “mummy”.

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Customer #91534 on Chernobyl and Back

Hi Robert, I like your overall design, etc. I have been working on a Geiger Shield for the Arduino which makes designing a custom Geiger counter very easy to implement. The shield takes care of...

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Earlz on Chernobyl and Back

These look like real life pictures of the game Fallout 3. Have you considered making the Leiger into a Pip-boy form?

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Customer #214359 on ROB-08449 - Vibration Motor

If anyone wants to see a good project done with this circuit, see How to Build a Vibration Motor Circuit. This shows you how to connect it directly to a voltage source to power it directly and how to...

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Customer #214359 on SEN-09198 - Piezo Vibration Sensor - Small Horizontal

For all of you who want to know how to connect this vibration sensor to an arduino, here’s a good link. The arduino can be interfaced with this vibration sensor to do an action such as turn on an LED...

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cdv123cdv on PRT-00587 - USB Mini-B SMD Connector

Male counter parts can be found for cheap here

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Toni_K on The New UAV Development Board v4 (UDB4) and Dizzy Gyros

I would recommend checking out the IMU section on the website. This will have the closest replacement boards for the UDB4. We are also working on a UDB5 board, but it’s currently still in the...

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Customer #119691 on Chernobyl and Back

You see a lot of wolves? They’re taking that place over.

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dbvanhorn on TOL-10706 - Hot-air Rework Station - 303D

A very nice unit.I decided to get this one after using the stations we have here at work. (different brand) This one is every bit as good. A little large, but for what it does, it would be hard for it...

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Toni_K on BOB-10616 - TLC5940 Breakout

Unless you are using extremely small steppers, this wouldn’t be a good option for driving multiple steppers. This board can only supply a max of 120 mA, which is going to be well below what most...

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Toni_K on DEV-10524 - ATmega328 with Arduino Optiboot (Uno)

Caps are generally hooked up with the crystals. Take a look at the Redboard kit if you need more ideas for an example hook up circuit for the ATMega328 chip and to see how we recommend hooking up the...

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Toni_K on DEV-10745 - Electric Sheep

Just as a general note, we really don’t like comment wars and will remove them from the site. Please keep it friendly folks. We do encourage disagreement as to the best approach for hacking and solving...

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stilldavid on High Altitude Balloon Launch

Mind if I ask the details about your 10m beacon? I’m looking to do a zero pressure launch at some point maybe this fall/early winter and am looking for a backup for my APRS beacon.Great videos!

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Customer #441991 on DEV-11712 - pcDuino - Dev Board

I was thinking of making a compact little workstation with this. However, I would prefer to not have to power it by a wall plug, if I am using it in an area where there is no plug. Is there anyway this...

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thefug on POR-09804 - Bluetooth Portable Rotary Phone - Red

Please don’t place PDF’s with japanese fonts in it …….

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