Wayne on AVC 2013 recap
The Student 3rd: should be “Short Circuit – QED”, which was my daughter’s bot.
View ArticleCustomer #449367 on SEN-09673 - Force Sensitive Resistor - Small
can i use this sensor for mass measurement ?
View ArticleJulian on PRT-10965 - Ribbon Crimp Connector - Breadboad Friendly (2x5, Female)
What, you don’t have a “breadboad”? pfff
View ArticleToni_K on SEN-09673 - Force Sensitive Resistor - Small
You can use them for a rough scale measurement, but as it states in the description, they aren’t exceptionally accurate. If you are looking for something more suited for a scale, take a look at our...
View ArticleToni_K on AVC 2013 recap
Thank you for sharing! The blog posts look awesome. Hopefully they are beneficial for others interested in AVC.
View ArticleToni_K on PRT-08944 - USB Female Type B Vertical Connector
You’d probably end up breaking them off bending and rebending them. I’d recommend either just cutting them off, or using the breakout board (listed below in the related products), which allows you to...
View ArticleBeelzebot on SEN-09652 - Triple Axis Accelerometer Breakout - MMA7361
Browsing the Sparkfun website is like reading a good book, can’t help but come back to it! :D
View ArticleCustomer #443462 on COM-10727 - Rocker Switch - Medium
You cannot solder these switches. The plastic in the switch melts so rapidly that you’ll never get the metal tabs heated up enough to get the solder to bond properly. I tried it twice and roasted both...
View ArticleJosh_Hawley on COM-11310 - Toggle Switch and Cover - Illuminated (Red)
Thanks for writing this! I was having quite a bit of trouble with this switch until I read this. I wrote a little sample code to go with your comment. It will blink the switch LED, and also turn on/off...
View ArticleWylly on AVC 2013 recap
Awesome competition!! astonishing teams, I just can’t believe how well those planes landed on their own.
View ArticleBigJon on AVC 2013 recap
I’ve posted the first of about 3 or 4 articles on my bot. I didn’t win :–), but I did complete the course. I’ll be posting circuit diagrams, code, etc, over the next few weeks as I get time....
View ArticleJohn Price on AVC 2013 recap
Some do though, NetBurner, 0x27, etc. A photo and link to their website/blog would be great.
View ArticleTeam WildCircuits on AVC 2013 recap
You can read a little about my bot, Frogbert on my blog: www.wildcircuits.com. I took 3rd in the Micro/PBR class. In the next few days I’ll have my full AVC write-up posted with more pics, thoughts and...
View ArticleBigMan73 on SEN-10530 - Triple Axis Magnetometer Breakout - HMC5883L
I have an Arduino Nano V3 that is already connected to other I2C ICs that expect 5V, and the I2C lines are pulled up by external resistors. Everything is working fine. I understand that the 3.3V needs...
View ArticleCustomer #449445 on SEN-08739 - CMOS Camera Module - 640x480
Hola. alguien ha conectado esta camara con arduino ethernet? encontre esta informacion de una cama shield http://www.radioshack.com/graphics/uc/rsk/Support/ProductManuals/2760248_PM_ES.pdf, me gustaria...
View Articlebt7csr on DEV-09281 - WiiChuck Adapter
This part makes the nunchuck easy to use. In a matter of minutes I was receiving the nunchuck data, and in a few more minutes, controlling a servo with the joystick. I wish it came with the headers...
View ArticleCustomer #443087 on SEN-11345 - Geiger Counter
Any suggestions as to the best windows based software solution for the SEN-11345?
View ArticleCustomer #408810 on SEN-11028 - Triple Axis Accelerometer & Gyro Breakout -...
I hope someone can help me out. I’m using the MPU6050 along with an Arduino UNO and Jeff Rowberg’s library and codes. The connections are made properly and the IMU works fine for some time. However,...
View ArticleARQuattr on DEV-10329 - PICASO QVGA/VGA/WVGA Graphics Controller
Hi, does anyone have one of these and is willing to sell it? I started a project a while ago based on this board and I need another one. Thanks
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