It's been a bit long in the coming, but it's finally here: The Sumovore PICAXE Brainboard for the Solarbotics Sumovore! One of the biggest tripping points we see from going from the pure digital/analog realm of BEAM to microcontrollers is learning the ins-and-outs of microcontrollers. The PICAXE nicely fills this void by offering a programming […]
Friday New Product: Grove and More
Solar botics
April 24, 2015
Time for a big product update! Again, we're thrilled with the Grove line of microcontroller-interconnected thingies, so heres a few more Grove-compatibles, SD cards, and a lonesome piezo speaker:
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Grove - Encoder $6.36 This grove unit is a simple way to add a rotation input device to your project. |
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Grove - PIR Motion Sensor $11.52 The Grove PIR sensor is specifically tuned to detect the moving heat signatures of human bodies. |
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Grove - Tilt Switch $2.46 Super simple - it's a ball in a tube that plugs into the Grove system to detect tilt. |
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Grove - LED Bar $5.04 Another nice visual indicator for the Grove system, with a 10 segment display. |
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4GB MicroSD Card with Adapter $9.60 Name-brand memory cards are a safe bet for getting a quality memory card. |
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8GB MicroSD Card with Adapter $13.20 Name-brand memory cards are a safe bet for getting a quality memory card. |
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SparkFun Venus GPS with SMA Connector $59.94 GPS units continue to improve, and the SparkFun Venus is one of the smallest & versatile available. |
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44mm Piezo Speaker $3.00 For making a LOUD beep, this piezo suits your need. Comes mounted in a plastic case with mounting tabs. |
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