Rocky on TOL-11790 - Solder Paste - 40g (Lead Free)
Hello, I have recently bought this solder paste and I haven’t been having much sucess with it. I use hot air for heating, the paste starts melting while forming micro sized spheres around the pad...
View ArticleCustomer #146957 on SEN-10736 - 9 Degrees of Freedom - Razor IMU
So, why should I buy a razor and not an arduIMU (Sparkfun sells both)? They both have an atmega328 and 9dof sensors, the arduIMU seems to have slightly better sensors, and more headers for pinouts, and...
View ArticleCustomer #39159 on PRT-08754 - Eagle Text Reference Board
Mine is so heavily covered with red solder mask that the copper side is unreadable. Very disappointing.
View Articlersp on SEN-11836 - Fingerprint Scanner - 5V TTL (GT-511C1)
It’s likely to be PRT-10359.
View ArticleCustomer #233078 on DEV-11814 - USB-to-Serial Bridge - µUSB-PA5
I bought this to program some 4D Systems displays but I found that it is immensely useful as a general FTDI adapter. I use it more often for programming Arduino variants such as the 7-segment LED...
View ArticleMartin Lilliendal Hansen on DEV-10936 - Bar Graph Breakout Kit
this is a very nice soldering startup – i ordered a kit more already. i would like to know if it would be posible to drive something else with the board other than the barograph led`s ? if for instance...
View ArticleCustomer #436411 on PRT-00119 - DC Barrel Power Jack/Connector
The SparkFun EAGLE library has this part; however, I’m a bit confused how to interpret the schematic diagram. The diagram has a filled rectangle in the upper left with a thin line extending out from...
View ArticleKamiquasi on PRT-00119 - DC Barrel Power Jack/Connector
The rectangle is the center (pin), the middle line is the switch, the bottom line is the barrel. The ‘+ symbol’ is just the registration mark for the schematic symbol, not a label :)See AndrewParnell’s...
View ArticleCustomer #451518 on MP3 Player Shield Quickstart Guide
I have just bought a Sparkfun MP3 Shield. I am a little confused, which Library is to be used, there are a Number of them. What is the modification required to be carried out in the files? What is the...
View ArticlePete-O on According to Pete - Current Sensing
The three top comments/ideas got swag, and we’re discussing the various ideas with SpectraSymbol. The easiest and most likely idea to go to production is the LED matrix, but we’re also looking at the...
View ArticleCustomer #393123 on RTL-11505 - RFID Starter Kit - Retail
I just purchased two of these kits to play with but want to get a head start. I have an application where I want to leave a Card next to the sensor and actually poll the reader say every 2 seconds to...
View Articleechoskope on PRT-10030 - 2mm 10pin XBee Socket - SMD
For anyone making a footprint, it appears this is a “D” style layout. Could someone from Sparkfun confirm this (and maybe add it into the part description?). Thanks!
View ArticleCustomer #451550 on IR Control Kit Quickstart Guide
Hi Guys We have just launched a Crowdfunding campaign on IndieGoGo for AnalysIR – IR Decoder & Analyzer. Currently we support 17 IR protocols and are looking for more to add as part of the...
View Articlebboyho on PRT-09922 - Molex Jumper 6 Wire Assembly
The Eagle package is listed under MOLEX-1X6 under the SparkFun-Connectors Library [https://github.com/sparkfun/SparkFun-Eagle-Libraries].
View ArticleAdamTolley on New Product Friday: Pogo Springs
The spring form factor makes little to no sense ( save nostalgia ) without peripherals on a well designed experimentation board. It’s more compact, stable, and easy to just use breadboards, pin-ended...
View ArticleJoelEB on SEN-11295 - HIH6130 Humidity and Temperature Sensor Breakout
It is now on GitHub. Look under the AnalogIC library.
View ArticleLightManCA on Want More Info on SparkFun Classes/Workshops?
Ohhhh the Eagle class would be awesome!! But… I’m in WA. I wonder if I can find a job in Boulder.
View ArticleTECH-GEEK on PRT-11856 - Polymer Lithium Ion Battery - 2200mAh 7.4v
Except Hobbyking is a crap company that steals designs from SFE without any recognition. As shown here…Now where have I seen a pcb like that before???
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