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Customer #443739 on WIG-11029 - MP3 Trigger

Is there a way to change how much the volume increases or decreases when using the trigger with an initialization file? It seems I’ve only got two levels of volume to go between and it would be awesome...

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Customer #387060 on According to Pete - Spectra Symbol Contest and Workspace...

Air temp, humidity, pressure, or speed, solar cells for powering the plane, cameras, light sensors, all kinds of stuff where being thin is necessary.

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Keith Neufeld on According to Pete - Spectra Symbol Contest and Workspace Tour!

As others have noted, something that can be done with a rigid board is not a cool flexible circuit design. And I understand the reluctance to use this for an application that must bend in use when you...

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Customer #442362 on IOIO-OTG Beginners Guide

I’m not exactly a beginner but this has certainly kicked my butt. I think I can build my own IOIO easier than I can figure out what’s wrong with this software. Takes more than just version 1.6 of the...

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Callum on WRL-10822 - RN-XV WiFly Module - Wire Antenna

Would it be possible to communicate to one of these modules from an Android phone with Wi-Fi Direct? In the Wi-Fi Direct FAQs, it states that Wi-Fi Direct is backwards compatible with existing Wi-Fi...

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Chris on According to Pete - Spectra Symbol Contest and Workspace Tour!

Agreed, once it is put together it would be more like a finished product, but as long as you make the Arduino-compatible MPU re-programmable (break out a USB mini connector w/ an ftdi IC) you would be...

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gperco on According to Pete - Spectra Symbol Contest and Workspace Tour!

Well, I suppose it could be done two ways. The first is to make small flexible breakout boards for the various bio sensors and allow people to wire them together. This might allow for more optimal...

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Rory_C on LCD-11691 - Serial Miniature OLED Module - 1.7" (uOLED-160-G2)

The datasheet shows the uOLED-160-G2 as having a plastic mounting bracket. Are the photos here of the uOLED-160-G1, the previous model?

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Customer #440466 on Port-O-Rotary

Uhmm.. about Port-O-Rotary, do you have a kit to connect the old Port-O-Rotary to modern land lines… they provide less voltage for ringer, and calls usually drop if you connect one of those phones to...

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Paul Smith on PRT-11351 - Enclosure - Aluminum (120x95x35mm)

I grabbed one at random –> 233g without screws

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axla on COM-09807 - Momentary Button - Small Red Panel Mount

I’m terribly sorry. I seem to have misread dustinandrews' comment. For some reason, I thought he described his switches as being normally open.

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KirstenK on MIT's David Sengeh visits SparkFun

What a great story and a heart-warming video – thank you.

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Toni_K on COM-09277 - Button Pad 2x2 - Breakout PCB

Take a look at this Wiring example. This board simply allows you to drive multiple RGB LEDs simultaneously.

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Toni_K on Serial LCD Kit Quickstart Guide

Generally this means you have the wrong board type selected, or your board isn’t connecting to the computer properly. Double check your wiring and soldering points and if you are still having trouble,...

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Toni_K on Port-O-Rotary

We sadly don’t have a kit for that, as our Port-o-Rotary phones were designed to be wireless. However, you may want to check out Instructables. I seem to remember seeing a hack on there for modifying a...

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Toni_K on According to Pete - Spectra Symbol Contest and Workspace Tour!

I can think of so many hands-on projects that having in-glass LEDs to illuminate would be helpful. Great idea!

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

The UDB5 is on its way.

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Customer #357213 on DEV-10628 - MP3 Player Shield

Thanks Toni I’m using Bill’s library so I thought it took care of that 9 vs.10 issue. I’ll go to his site and ask him what’s up.

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MikeGrusin on DEV-10628 - MP3 Player Shield

It’s my understanding (subject to being wrong), that in order for the hardware SPI port to work correctly, the hardware SS pin (pin 10) must be set to be an output, even if you’re using a different pin...

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mite51 on According to Pete - Spectra Symbol Contest and Workspace Tour!

A light up shoe kit. Basically a small ribbon of SMT leds that can wrap around a shoe with a small pack that can fit somewhere with a microprocessor and coin cell.

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