SparkFun Electronics Commentsurn:uuid:214d0e4e-f1b1-d287-ce26-ac5b4c9f82492024-03-29T07:02:50-06:00SparkFun Electronicssantaimpersonator on SEN-15244 - Bend Labs Digital Flex Sensor - 1-Axis, 4 Inchsantaimpersonatorurn:uuid:5479e273-eb3f-d32f-387c-71fa718ec93a2020-07-14T21:50:18-06:00<p>(<em>I believe, that is just how the Markdown gets interpreted (shrug?). It should work fine if the quote isn't the first entry of your comment.</em>)<p>I think the restriction is a non-compete type of agreement... as in Bend Labs is offering customers to "play" with their technology, but customers cannot use it to develop products for commercial applications (their primary market space).</p></p>
PointyOintment on SEN-15244 - Bend Labs Digital Flex Sensor - 1-Axis, 4 InchPointyOintmenturn:uuid:874d6c79-7a3e-1d2e-7c2f-5825a90bc7462020-07-05T17:13:46-06:00<blockquote>
<p>Note: Due to licensing restrictions Bend Labs technology cannot be licensed for commercial use in the AR/VR field.</p>
<p>Do I understand correctly that this implies that this device requires a closed-source driver for use? (Also, why does this line appear to be included in the quote formatting?)</p></blockquote>
santaimpersonator on SEN-15244 - Bend Labs Digital Flex Sensor - 1-Axis, 4 Inchsantaimpersonatorurn:uuid:6f09f86b-9cc1-22e8-3267-2929423fe6562020-03-02T16:49:42-07:00<p>Unfortunately, there aren't any headers in our catalog that will fit the spacing on this product.<p>You can try a parts distributor (i.e. Digi-Key or Mouser) to see if they have something; otherwise, you might be stuck with having to solder directly to the part or finding a custom parts manufacturer.</p></p>
Customer #314979 on SEN-15244 - Bend Labs Digital Flex Sensor - 1-Axis, 4 InchCustomer #314979urn:uuid:29240ddb-3247-7c47-594f-d34024e5fe442020-02-19T10:48:32-07:00<p>Can I buy straight break away headers so I can connect this to a custom board? The pitch appears to be about 1.058 mm which I can't find anywhere. Or in other words, anything that will help me connect this to a board.</p>
santaimpersonator on SEN-15244 - Bend Labs Digital Flex Sensor - 1-Axis, 4 Inchsantaimpersonatorurn:uuid:afc79e8b-8387-d1fd-1a67-d1e3c55613b22019-09-09T14:08:32-06:00<p>Hi there, it sounds like you are looking for <a href="https://www.sparkfun.com/technical_assistance" rel="nofollow">technical assistance</a>. Please use the link in the banner above, to get started with posting a topic in our <a href="https://forum.sparkfun.com/" rel="nofollow">forums</a>. Our technical support team will do their best to assist you.<p>That being said, I am a little confused by your question:</p><ol>
<li>You need a microcontroller to interface with the sensor. (<em>*Otherwise, if you know of a good way to just hook this up to your computer without a microcontroller, I am all ears.</em>)</li>
<li>Otherwise, if you are talking about another "Arduino" branded microcontroller board, the library looks like it is only an I2C library. That being said, I don't think it has been tested on other boards and there is a note that the <a href="https://github.com/sparkfun/SparkFun_Displacement_Sensor_Arduino_Library" rel="nofollow">library is based on the Hardware Abstraction Layer written by Bend Labs</a>. I am not absolutely sure, but that does sound like it might be hardware-specific.</li>
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Customer #1542575 on SEN-15244 - Bend Labs Digital Flex Sensor - 1-Axis, 4 InchCustomer #1542575urn:uuid:71202d28-a03a-5614-e7d4-2f08e739fd7d2019-09-04T17:31:52-06:00<p>is there any way to hook it up directly to Arduino without SparkFun Pro nRF52840 Mini?</p>