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JohnnyD on KIT-11591 - ISP Pogo Adapter

Best product ever. EVER. Buying two right now.

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Customer #445267 on Stepper Motor Quickstart Guide

A wonderful guide to start working with Arduino Uno. As you can see I add a link in my article http://www.intorobotics.com/arduino-uno-setup-and-programming-tutorials/ where is an impressive collection...

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Gaver on AVC 2013 recap

I second the suggestion – you could encourage the competitors to document their entry construction and process by awarding points. Should be easy to verify the documentation onsite with a smartphone –...

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skbeez on ROB-11015 - Solenoid - 5v (small)

What’s the best way to mount these? Does the metal case come off? I’ve got them working but I can’t for the life of me figure out how to mount them

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Customer #447834 on PRT-10365 - Jumper Wire - 0.1", 5-pin, 4"

Do these come with 9-pin female to female?

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heckler95 on DEV-09716 - FTDI Basic Breakout - 5V

The 100nF capacitor in series with DTR worked for me too. No need for pull-ups on TX/RX. Thank You!!

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Customer #428554 on WRL-08687 - XBee Explorer USB

Is anyone else having issues looking at the schematic? When I click the link in the Documents section above, all that shows up on the PDF is a few dots and circles (and a couple of other symbols.

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l0gik G8 on WRL-08687 - XBee Explorer USB

I’m using an older version of Firefox and it works for me. Apparently the newer version of the Firefox built-in PDF viewer has some problems. Try a different browser or download the PDF first and open...

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Customer #242492 on ROB-08897 - Serial Servo Controller

Thank you! Arduino example sketch rocks!

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Nandox7 on TOL-10242 - Solder - 1/4lb Spool (0.020") Special Blend

Got way more expensive than the last time I got it.. :(

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Customer #425925 on COM-11621 - Slide Pot - Medium (10k Linear Taper)

If there was a little more information, especially a pin out chart like #93814 said that would be really helpful and I’d be very grateful… Making these things become guesswork is never really my ideal...

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EvilTwin on Engineer Thursday - Tearing Apart the Leap Motion

I heard something interesting on a related topic, that people were buying the camera/motion sensing unit that goes in the xbox kinect and creating cool devices not related to the xbox.

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Customer #413731 on KIT-11087 - "Uh-oh" Battery Level Indicator Kit

ive made about 4 low-battery indicator circuits, through-hole, and 2 using SMD parts, Green LED lights up and stays on when power is good and a red LED lights up when the power drops below the set...

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Customer #196129 on COM-09689 - Optical Dust Sensor - GP2Y1010AU0F

Is there any wiring example for this device? Please send me if there is at vedran@nardev.org

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Customer #222 on WRL-10822 - RN-XV WiFly Module - Wire Antenna

Yes it is. See http://sailboatinstruments.blogspot.ca/2012/10/talking-to-android-phone-through-wi-fi.html

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shardbearer on TOL-10603 - Tweezers - Straight (ESD Safe)

https://www.sparkfun.com/products/11060

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IllogicGate on TOL-10603 - Tweezers - Straight (ESD Safe)

“2 years ago” :3

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Customer #442918 on SEN-09404 - Methane CNG Gas Sensor - MQ-4

Im using the 5V voltage regulator. The input to the regulator is 7.4V. So do I need to add in a resistor to reduce the current flowing through the heater? If yes, how much?

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Customer #394026 on KIT-11591 - ISP Pogo Adapter

Ok, 10 bucks more is the price to bring back to live my LilyTiny without getting crazy. Anyway, nice longterm solution. Complete set of usage options.

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maxpn on SEN-11345 - Geiger Counter

I connect that board to usb and read from /dev/ttyUSB0. When I read byte by byte I’ve got‘\n’, ‘\space’ 11 times, ‘\n’ and that’s all.Green ‘Counter’ led blinks from time to time but no more bytes read...

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