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bentwookiee on DEV-10705 - SparkFun myDAQ Protoboard Kit

2014-02-13T18:41:23-07:00

You must not understand the purpose and uses of LabVIEW and the DAQ units. It is an extremely powerful engineering tool set, one that I use extensively at my school and my job. If you can build a comparable hardware and software package in less than a week, with nothing but hobby know-how and an eight bit microcontroller, I will gladly purchase it from you.

Customer #6418 on DEV-10705 - SparkFun myDAQ Protoboard Kit

2012-06-21T21:24:08-06:00

Reposted above where I meant to in the first place. Sorry about that.

Customer #6418 on DEV-10705 - SparkFun myDAQ Protoboard Kit

2012-06-21T21:22:51-06:00

OK first of all this is a place to review the MyDAQ Protoboard Kit and not the MyDAQ itself. Second of all I would like to challenge anyone to “replace it with an arduino in less time than it would take for the myDaq to arrive in the mail.” The out of the box VI that comes with the MyDAQ has a DMM, 2 channel Oscope, a spectrum analyzer, a dynamic signal analyzer, a function generator, an arbitrary waveform generator, and a digital I/O interface. This is aside from all the possibilities that are opened up by the use of the device with Labview ($25 more if you are a student). Am I going to use this device in aerospace applications or to go the moon? No but it is still an awesome device for those getting into the business of hacking, making, and engineering. I will even select USPS or ground shipping to give you the time to build me such a nice device for approximately $200. Insulting such a low cost well intended device for learning is an insult to the team of engineers that gave us such a device at the cost of an engineering school textbook. As for the protoboard yes its costly but check out the cost on the terminal blocks alone and you will know why it cost so much.

Single T on DEV-10705 - SparkFun myDAQ Protoboard Kit

2012-06-21T10:06:55-06:00

We get them from 4Ucon Part number, 10458. I hope that helps.

Joshua Schapiro on DEV-10705 - SparkFun myDAQ Protoboard Kit

2012-06-20T18:00:26-06:00

Ive been looking for a connector like the green one, in order to connect two circuit boards together. Does anyone know a good one?

I found this one at digikey APC1216-ND, they dont have many or them and it’s kind of pricey.

SVFeingold on DEV-10705 - SparkFun myDAQ Protoboard Kit

2012-04-01T02:16:39-06:00

Not to mention the price…$30 for 2 common connectors, a blank PCB, and a tiny breadboard? Ouch.

pressurepoint14@gmail.com on DEV-10705 - SparkFun myDAQ Protoboard Kit

2011-08-30T12:34:13-06:00

I like th idea of the myDaq, however the limitations of the device place an unfortunate catch-22 on it. Anyone with a reason to need a myDaq has the skills, if not the specific knowledge, to replace it with an arduino in less time than it would take for the myDaq to arrive in the mail.