SparkFun Electronics Commentsurn:uuid:214d0e4e-f1b1-d287-ce26-ac5b4c9f82492024-03-29T01:10:13-06:00SparkFun Electronicsnathan7 on A Very Merry Thursday Product Postnathan7urn:uuid:77cf2ad5-f783-1b85-2051-f6c930f6bc662011-01-03T03:07:32-07:00<p>You forgot to mention - you can use the piezo element as a piezo transformer too! A compact HV source :D</p>
JohnGalt on A Very Merry Thursday Product PostJohnGalturn:uuid:ebe5c060-5473-49b8-020a-22935cb093392010-12-24T07:25:29-07:00<p>PIC'n on Arduino/AVR?</p>
orcinus on A Very Merry Thursday Product Postorcinusurn:uuid:2a580000-1e80-eb12-aec9-7fa62e6de46a2010-12-23T20:02:49-07:00<p>Or an electronics store and sell the Arduino and the solder stations :o</p>
SomeGuy123 on A Very Merry Thursday Product PostSomeGuy123urn:uuid:289bde68-351d-b051-1e9a-085d0ca0a1572010-12-23T17:52:43-07:00<p>He could start a grocery store with 11 barcode scanners</p>
BlackJester on A Very Merry Thursday Product PostBlackJesterurn:uuid:530fecea-eced-0b55-556f-57c6cc2536f02010-12-23T15:40:39-07:00<p>I'm totally going to use one of these to make an Awesome meter, and have it go to 11!</p>
madsci1016 on A Very Merry Thursday Product Postmadsci1016urn:uuid:98f8775b-90a7-faa0-f49d-10de35fe4cb62010-12-23T15:28:11-07:00<p>AWWWW!!<br>
You guys messed up this Xbee shield too!! You have to level shift the Xbee Dout! I'll quote from my comments on the Xbee regulated board:<br>
"The MIN High output voltage for an Xbee is only 0.82*VCC or 2.7 V. The MIN High input voltage for a 5V AVR is 0.6VCC or exactly 3.00V.<br>
2.7 is not greater then 3.0, so not every Xbee will be able to talk to 5V AVR with out proper level shifting. You need to add a level shifter to the DOUT line of this board."<br>
All the numbers are pulled from respective data sheets. There's been countless issues with regulated boards over on Society of Robots forums and it's because of this design flaw!!</p>
macetech on A Very Merry Thursday Product Postmacetechurn:uuid:28bc39f6-ea68-8a26-6320-4f3c5fb6d5b42010-12-23T14:22:51-07:00<p>"We're past Monet and almost out of Van Gogh! Slow down or we'll be into Picasso!"</p>
RobertC. on A Very Merry Thursday Product PostRobertC.urn:uuid:9d6e12e1-bcaf-84d4-c2a1-21af10d4b8612010-12-23T14:01:13-07:00<p>I know right!? We'll get them up as soon as we get them in.</p>
RobertC. on A Very Merry Thursday Product PostRobertC.urn:uuid:383d3220-c88e-697c-cf1c-1ff8e08e59032010-12-23T13:48:33-07:00<p>It's metal, and yes. Use something like ponoko or front panel express and make your own. Or flip it around and paint your own ;-)</p>
Hily on A Very Merry Thursday Product PostHilyurn:uuid:9ae0a043-3d7e-8be3-b786-765a467a06ac2010-12-23T13:26:25-07:00<p>That's a good point considering he has been known to talk down of Arduino before...</p>
mowcius on A Very Merry Thursday Product Postmowciusurn:uuid:2603aaeb-a4d9-6ab5-b03c-1d71fb8a556f2010-12-23T13:02:27-07:00<p>more like, what you gonna do with 11 barcode scanners?<br>
or an arduino? :D</p>
mowcius on A Very Merry Thursday Product Postmowciusurn:uuid:ca64ae53-bf26-4aed-859b-3be175cdae032010-12-23T12:53:06-07:00<p>Loving the analog meters. Is the paper scale easy to remove and replace?</p>
jandirks on A Very Merry Thursday Product Postjandirksurn:uuid:8136a87b-d4fa-7038-796f-414ae7ba04a42010-12-23T11:45:58-07:00<p>Do you guys shoot carbide? It something that is done here at the 31st of December every year. If the wire of the igniter was longer, it would have been a nice device to set them off.<br>
For those who don't know what shooting carbide is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioci4d-OoLc&hd=1</p>
RobertC. on A Very Merry Thursday Product PostRobertC.urn:uuid:1f188466-ef47-2eef-8720-d3754db26e2e2010-12-23T10:59:30-07:00<p>Yeah, firefox doesn't recognize igniter or ignitor, but both are correct. odd.<br>
I'd love to see a project with the igniter!</p>
jandirks on A Very Merry Thursday Product Postjandirksurn:uuid:5dfaadfb-1d94-2555-bbce-e1dd3bde360d2010-12-23T10:56:08-07:00<p>Nice video Robert, keep up the good work. I am always looking forward to Thursday.<br>
Next week I hope you will show how to use the ignite (Firefox spelling control says that igniter is not a valid word) to set of some fireworks?</p>
HissingRoachParty on A Very Merry Thursday Product PostHissingRoachPartyurn:uuid:08ce2106-20c8-201d-3cc3-8da5ef7592392010-12-23T10:47:46-07:00<p>Start a soldering circle, of course!</p>
frank26080115 on A Very Merry Thursday Product Postfrank26080115urn:uuid:d88da773-1a9a-6dbf-8528-5b1b0edc4d272010-12-23T10:47:35-07:00<p>Aww still no Netduino Plus?</p>
SomeGuy123 on A Very Merry Thursday Product PostSomeGuy123urn:uuid:8694b11b-a859-c153-446a-a2b6ae5b68762010-12-23T10:33:13-07:00<p>What are you going to do with 7 solder stations?</p>
sgrace on A Very Merry Thursday Product Postsgraceurn:uuid:e2b075a0-a21e-a7a0-c284-b58ce5483ccf2010-12-23T10:10:37-07:00<p>Yesterday, in the Sparkfun IRC channel, myself and a few others decided to modify the 12 Days of Christmas to the "12 Days of a SFE Christmas."<br>
On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me, an Arduino board from SFE...<br>
On the second day of Christmas my true love gave to me, two breakout boards...<br>
On the third day of Christmas my true love gave to me, three Xbees...<br>
On the forth day of Christmas my true love gave to me, four LiPo cells...<br>
On the fifth day of Christmas my true love gave to me, five LCDs...<br>
On the sixth day of Christmas my true love gave to me, six pressure sensors...<br>
On the seventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me, seven solder stations...<br>
On the eighth day of Christmas my true love gave to me, eight project cases...<br>
On the ninth day of Christmas my true love gave to me, nine female headers...<br>
On the tenth day of Christmas my true love gave to me, ten male connectors...<br>
On the eleventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me, eleven barcode scanners...<br>
On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love gave to me, twelve servos spinning...<br>
Enjoy! Merry "Insert Religious Holiday Here"</p>
RobertC. on A Very Merry Thursday Product PostRobertC.urn:uuid:e59be9ae-3932-e584-a580-c27d7890c9392010-12-23T09:36:49-07:00<p>It ain't easy being cheesy.</p>
Nate on A Very Merry Thursday Product PostNateurn:uuid:92174116-ae63-e594-8377-6662bc379f8c2010-12-23T09:28:28-07:00<p>You've got skills Robert. Nice work!</p>
SomeGuy123 on A Very Merry Thursday Product PostSomeGuy123urn:uuid:c0f0ecc2-1459-eaed-f1e1-9a3c04113d152010-12-23T09:26:30-07:00<p>I woke up early this morning to read the Thursday new product posts.<br>
Its like Christmas, but every week.</p>
Jeremy Sag on A Very Merry Thursday Product PostJeremy Sagurn:uuid:6b6aa259-ccd8-6dbf-baa8-e1b37ef16bd62010-12-23T09:06:10-07:00<p>Nice! Thanks guys! Merry Christmas to you as well.</p>