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Friday New Product: Grove, Charger, Stro...
Solar botics
May 1, 2015
We are going to continue with some nice Grove products and mix it up with other bits and pieces. More sensors, a SparkFun LiPo charger, and some raw parts round out this session.
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Grove - Moisture Sensor $6.36 This simple Grove moisture sensor is ideal for measuring soil dampness. |
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Grove - I2C Touch Sensor $19.38 This advanced Grove sensor breaks out into 4 touch sensor pads for finger proximity detection. |
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Grove - Light Sensor $3.78 Inexpensive and well designed, it's handy for general light intensity measurements. |
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Grove - Water Sensor $3.78 A simple but effective Grove water sensor. Expose the electrodes to a drop of water, and the signal drops very low. Can be used with both analog and digital ports. |
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SparkFun LiPo Charger Basic - Mini-USB $9.54 Simple, no-brainer method to charge up a single cell Li-Ion / LiPoly battery. |
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5mm RGB strobe LEDs $0.80 Quick and simple way to add cycling Red/Green/Blue LEDs to a project. |
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