GWR on ROB-11666 - HUB-ee Wheel - 120:1 Metric
I found this on Creative Robotics site. For the 120:1, the stall torque is 1500 g.cm @ 7V (approximately 20 oz/in) For the 180:1, the torque is 2500 g.cm @ 7V (approximately 35 oz/in). Both have a...
View ArticleAronLump on NeverNude Prototype
I thought I was the only UF student who just plain didn’t care for the Gators.The fact that I hate UF with the burning fire of a thousand suns probably helped in that regard.[They killed my major...
View ArticleZio on ROB-11666 - HUB-ee Wheel - 120:1 Metric
It might just be me but shouldn’t the X be vertical so it is a + to be fully lego compatible?
View Articlehugof on WRL-11395 - Electric Imp
We started with Lua, but just couldn’t hack the syntax. Python would have been nice but with both Python and JS, there were no VMs we could find that would work with the resources the imp has.There is...
View ArticleBp103 on ROB-11666 - HUB-ee Wheel - 120:1 Metric
I’d like to see how well they would work mounted to the Magician Chassis.
View ArticleKamiquasi on ROB-11666 - HUB-ee Wheel - 120:1 Metric
Check out the Mechanical Specs link for an idea of what they mean by ‘LEGO® lug compatible’. The About page has a nice view of the innards as well.
View Articleccdengr on WRL-11664 - XBee Pro 900 XSC RPSMA
This is a nice part and it’s good to see Sparkfun selling it, but at Digikey it only costs $42 apiece, so why the huge markup?
View Articleanthrolume on COM-10411 - Wearable Keypad
While this product did have its drawbacks, I have two of them and they worked great for what I was using them for (http://anthrolume.com). I’m quite sorry to see the product go away – the form factor...
View ArticleRussNelson on BOB-11040 - LED RingCoder Breakout - RGB
The example code says: oldEncoderState &= 0xC0; where it should probably say: oldEncoderState &= 0x0C; if the value of oldEncoderState is to stay within [0:15].
View Articlejwatte on WRL-08687 - XBee Explorer USB
This board actually has a ground plane in the “keep out” area from the Xbee data sheet. That means this board will have somewhat worse range than a board that adheres to the guidelines, especially for...
View ArticleCustomer #413693 on SEN-00246 - Optical Detector / Phototransistor - QRD1114
Any ideas as to whether or not this would function as an optical encoder for a custom built out runner brushless motor? The idea being; to completely bypass all processor involvement by running a...
View ArticleLineKernel on WIG-11125 - Audio-Sound Breakout - WTV020SD
so i have my own answer , i went and bought the last 1go card in the universe , and it is a kingstone , it worked on first try
View ArticleUtsav on Your April Caption Contest
Attention! Attention! Sparkfunions be aware of the tiny, armed, evil robot. The ROBOWORLD has got eyes on your SIK Guidebook. They are going to use the turbocharged 16 MHZ Arduino power with the aid of...
View ArticleCustomer #426125 on BOB-08276 - Breakout Board for XBee Module
If Sparkfun highly recommends not soldering the XBee to the base, why is there is much concern about soldering the XBee to the base? Does the base make poor contact without soldering?
View ArticleMikeMoretti on DEV-11114 - Arduino Pro Mini 328 - 3.3V/8MHz
One of my problems with this board is that the FTDI header is VCC instead of VRAW. Since VCC is 3.3v and FTDI is usually 5v, it leaves me always having to stick a wire in my FTDI cable’s VCC to connect...
View ArticleCustomer #379305 on DEV-09716 - FTDI Basic Breakout - 5V
Which drivers do I need to get to program an Atmega328?
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