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News - Eagle 6 Has Landed | about 4 months ago
gerbmerge
News - Plasma Speaker | about 11 months ago
There is of course also octave, a free open-source alternative.
News - The Automatic Cat Faucet | last year
Wouldn’t the watchdog scare away the cat, thereby defeating the purpose of the project?
Product PRT-09690 | about a year ago
These are reasonable hard to crimp and make the cable yourself, I’d love to be able to buy a pre-made 6"-or-so cable!
Product COM-09689 | about a year ago
Any ideas on how to mount this thing? There are no convenient holes or flanges…
Product PRT-09693 | about a year ago
Datasheet seems to be broken…
Product SEN-09694 | about a year ago
Are you sure this part is in the Eagle library? I think the latest (at time of writing, the April 13th 2010 version) has the sensor itself, but not the breakout board.
Anyways not too hard to make yourself, but yeah, not in the library (yet)
Product GPS-08975 | about 3 years ago
A lot of GPS manufacturers impose performance limits on their receivers, supposedly to stop them being used in missiles. The two most common limits are:
1) Altitude limit of 60,000 feet
2) Speed limit of 999 knots
The can sometimes be an “or” limit (i.e. stops working when either of the limits are reached), or an “and” limit (both limits much be reached before it stops working).
Obviously for high altitude projects the altitude limit can be met, but it’s not common for hobby projects to reach the speed limit.
I emailed the manufacturer and got back from them…
“This is Eric Chin from LOCOSYS Technology Inc.
Thank you very much for this email and using our product.
All commercial GPS module has altitude limitation, 60000 feet. If the module over the altitude specification, it will not get position immediately. "
Interperet that as you will…
Product GPS-08975 | about 3 years ago
Anyone know if this does or does not have the altitude lock-out?
Thanks!
Product POR-00287 | about 4 years ago
Why is the red model so much more expensive than the black?