Hi all. Yesterday's solar race cars were very cool. Lots of neat tech, and a neck'n'neck race to the finish too! I took the extra effort to see some of the cars out at highway speed, then saw them again in-town. These things move! Anyways, enough about that. I got an email from John Hopkins, […]
New Product Friday: Raspberry SAFE, IR S...
Dave Hrynkiw
June 8, 2012
Friday! New stuff! Go!
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Solarbotics Raspberry SAFE $8.95 Now that you've waited a long, long while for your Raspberry Pi® board to arrive you'll want to protect your precious! Use the Raspberry SAFE to protect it from the harmful environment that is your desk. |
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I2C-It Sharp IR Distance Sensor (10 to 80cm range) $16.45 We've turned this excellent standard-range Sharp IR sensor into something faster, and I2C compatible. |
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I2C-It Sharp IR Long-range Distance Sensor (20 to 150cm range) $19.45 We've turned this excellent long-range Sharp IR sensor into something faster, and I2C compatible. |
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RFID Reader ID-12 (125 kHz) $29.95 This is a very simple to use RFID reader module with a built-in antenna. Power the module, hold up a card, and get a Serial string output containing the unique ID of the card. |
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RFID Reader Breakout Board $0.95 This is a simple breakout board breaks out the 2mm spaced pins from the ID-12 RFID reader out to two common 0.1" spaced headers. |
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5V 200mA Boost Converter $5.95 The NCP1402 is a 5V Step-up DC-DC converter. This breakout board will accept voltage inputs between 1 and 4 Volts and output a constant, low ripple 5V output capable of sourcing up to 200 mA. |
End of Friday! Weekend! Go!
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