Alexander88 on New Product Friday: Moving Right Along
Up that one. I want to see it too =)
View Articleddegn on ROB-11578 - Mecanum wheels - 4 pack
These look like an improvement over the earlier version but they still look like they’re not as nice as the Vex Mecanum wheels.Rob is correct about encoder feedback being important. I’m using some Vex...
View ArticleRi0T on COM-11644 - OpenSegment Serial Display - Tall (Red)
So this will need an outside 5v source to run at full brightness? Will it still function if using a 5v pinout on an arduino uno r3?
View ArticleCustomer #394736 on WRL-00705 - Transceiver nRF24L01+ Module with RP-SMA
how do u manage to get that high of a bitrate? :O i m using 2 pipes sending 8bit data on both of them and amm, it laggs pretty much :O will try rewriting the code over the kiel RTX...
View ArticleNate on COM-11644 - OpenSegment Serial Display - Tall (Red)
Providing OpenSegment with 5V from the 5V pin on the Arduino works great and is just as bright as if you powered it from an external 5 to 7V source.
View Articleneslekkim on TOL-11704 - Hakko FX888D Soldering Station
Hakko is difficult, and this difficulty makes the market for clones exists, quite a shame really. I sucked it in, and paid $270 for my 888d, and can’t say I regret it now, it’s an supergood iron, but...
View Article4D on LCD-11740 - Arduino Display Module - 4.3" Touchscreen LCD
Hi Karstikko,We realize a change is not always welcomed but we feel it’s the best way to move forward. The new Workshop4 IDE supports 4 development environments, to cater for different user...
View ArticlebladE_666 on COM-11648 - OpenSegment Serial Display - Tall (White)
White is so neutral…i love it.Nice product with multiple features and good design! Now we are waiting RGB-segments :DResitors are good for equal digit brightness, but additional power dissipation can...
View ArticleToni_K on ROB-08910 - Micro Metal Gearmotor 100:1
Yup, you can reverse them! You can see how we use these and similar gear motors for our Robot Joust in our tutorials.
View ArticleCustomer #421789 on COM-09308 - Blackberry Trackball
Can i use this to detect diagonal directions? can it engage two orthogonal rollers?
View Articleyror10 on DEV-11712 - pcDuino - Dev Board
Hi, I recently received my pcDuino and I just wanted to ask something. Are there any other proven to work OS’s available other that the Android and Lubuntu distros’s on SparkFun? The stock Lubuntu...
View ArticlePeterM123 on New Product Friday: Moving Right Along
I can see those those 7-Segment displays are going to be used in SparkFun’s Pin Ball project.
View ArticleCustomer #421437 on COM-09935 - 10 Segment LED Bar Graph - Red
Does Sparkfun have anything that is like the linked bargraphs below?http://www.light-bo.com/products/5-Segment-Multi-colour-LED-Light-Bar-1110624.html and...
View ArticleKamiquasi on COM-09935 - 10 Segment LED Bar Graph - Red
Nope. You could make your own with a bit of green and red plastic (filter) using the ‘yellow’ bar graph (more flexibility that way, too). But then again, you could just order that type of bar graph...
View ArticleDarian C on SEN-11050 - Temperature Sensor - Waterproof (DS18B20)
Accuracy and resolution aren’t the same thing. Good to know it’s fast and responsive though.
View ArticleDarian C on SEN-09570 - Infrared Thermometer - MLX90614
Metal feels cold due to it’s thermal transfer properties, not because it is actually colder… unless you mean the other robot will actually be warmer due to temperature of electronics inside?Either way...
View Articletimothy1324 on WRL-08742 - XBee Pro 60mW Wire Antenna - Series 1 (802.15.4)
If anyone is interested, I’ve created a communications network with these modules. I’ve submitted my project to the LA County Science Fair and this is the project website:...
View ArticleCustomer #421855 on LCD-11742 - Raspberry Pi Display Module - 4.3"...
This product is both CLOSED source hardware and requires CLOSED source software (windows) to work. 4DSystems is a IP grabby, dirty company and you should not support them buy buying this!
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