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Draco Carathyr on PRT-11797 - Enclosure for pcDuino/Arduino - Clear

Will this hold an Arduino Mega 2560?If not, does anyone know where I might find one that does?Draco (Dr-ah-k-oh)

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Customer #450412 on WRL-10269 - Bluetooth Modem - BlueSMiRF Silver

Is it possible to connect the BlueSMiRF Silver directly to a standard USB port? Or is it necessary to use any adapter / converter?

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SFUptownMaker on KIT-11591 - ISP Pogo Adapter

No, I just found myself making basically this exact thing about once every six months (as you might imagine, being an engineer at SparkFun entails programming a lot of boards), and figured people might...

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beriberikix on DEV-11114 - Arduino Pro Mini 328 - 3.3V/8MHz

If I put 5v in RAW, the TX/RX lines aren’t voltage regulated? I want to avoid buying more boards (ie logic levels) or having a separate 3v battery source.

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M-Short on DEV-11114 - Arduino Pro Mini 328 - 3.3V/8MHz

If you put 5V on the RAW pin the entire board runs on the regulated voltage. The ATMega328 is running at 3.3V, so all its I/Os (including TX/RX) run at 3.3V. The only place you will see 5V is on the...

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Kamiquasi on DEV-10899 - LilyTiny

Just adding to this, SparkFun now have a ISP Pogo Adapter which is practically perfect for the task.

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Ryu on DEV-10628 - MP3 Player Shield

I had head phones plugged in and it was working fine until I unplugged the headphones during playback…now I get various error codes and can’t get it to play consistently even after rebooting and...

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Customer #436831 on New Product Friday: Pogo Springs

I would like to see both. A component springboard will serve to teach basic electronics. A springboard ATMega would be the next logical step to learn on. My kids (I) would love both!

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Customer #450428 on LCD-10168 - Graphic LCD 84x48 - Nokia 5110

Hi! I’m having the same problem that you explained a lot of time ago, maybe you’ve forgotten it but, what where the changes you made to the PCD8544 library?I’m using an Arduino nano 328p, I have the...

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Parker00 on ROB-11666 - HUB-ee Wheel - 120:1 Metric

What is the weight of the wheel?

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Soshimo on New Product Friday: Pogo Springs

I first learned about the concept of magic smoke (and the importance of safety glasses) when I hooked up a 2n2222 backwards across 9vdc on one of those RS 40 in 1 sets. It popped and a piece narrowly...

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Customer #450438 on BOB-09598 - MIDI Breakout

I bought this from ABRA Electronics in Montreal Canada. There were no papers with it at all. RX and TX not marked. Voltage input not clear and your schematic online is just DOTS !!I’m trying to develop...

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Blacklab1 on New Product Friday: Pogo Springs

Talk about dating yourself…What about Heath Kit? or the kits Radio Shack used to make?

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Customer #450047 on DEV-09947 - USB Host Shield

Hey guys,I’m playing around with my new USB Host Shield and have encountered a problem. I am simply connecting different optical mice to an Arduino Uno through the shield. I have got 1 (let’s call it...

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MikeGrusin on BOB-09598 - MIDI Breakout

Regarding the schematic, the PDF viewer built into Firefox seems to be having a lot of problems. Try downloading the file and viewing it using Acrobat Reader or another PDF viewer on your computer....

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Customer #327664 on TOL-10388 - DSO Quad - Pocket-Sized Digital Oscilloscope

Where can I find the probes for purchase? I’d like to order enough so I can use all the probe ports on mine. (:

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capt jim on BOB-10124 - RS-485 Breakout

if the delay seems excessive make sure you have 220 ohm termination at both ends of the twisted pair

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Customer #450292 on COM-09339 - Concave Button - Black

I’m looking for this type of button for my next project. Would it be feasible to chop off the screw part to shrinker the height? I’m looking to put it under a 15mm thick enclosure.

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dizot on KIT-11591 - ISP Pogo Adapter

This is a great way to program boards with no additional cost per PCB. I’ve been doing this on my own boards for a few years, and it works great. My adapter board uses the standard ISP header as input,...

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crlanglois on PRT-11822 - Spring Connectors (pack of 10)

As someone who grew up with 3 or 4 of those radio shack spring terminal 100 in 1 or whatever kits, I was happy to see these. The demo box you built reminded me strongly of those.

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