SparkFun – Polymer Lithium Ion Battery – 110mAh

SparkFun PRT-00731 Mk01

SparkFun PRT-00731 Mk02

SparkFun PRT-00731 Mk03

SparkFun: PRT-00731

Description: This is a very small, extremely light weight battery based on the new Polymer Lithium Ion chemistry. This is the highest energy density currently in production. Each cells outputs a nominal 3.7V at 110mAh! Comes terminated with a standard 2-pin JST-PH connector – 2mm spacing between pins. These batteries require special charging. Do not attempt to charge these with anything but a specialized Lithium Polymer charger.

Battery includes built-in protection against over voltage, over current, and minimum voltage. Please use caution when using this battery in wearable projects. When using conductive thread, a short in the thread can create sparks and heat. We recommend using coin cell batteries for beginners.

Note: Be careful with the JST connectors. They can stick in pretty good and tugging on them can damage the connector.

Dimensions: 5.7x12x28mm

Weight: 2.65g

Features:

  • Excellent long-term self-discharge rates (<8% per month)
  • Robust power source under extreme conditions (-25 to 60C)

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SparkFun – Standoff – Nylon (4-40; 3/8″)

SparkFun PRT-10927 Mk01

SparkFun PRT-10927 Mk02

SparkFun PRT-10927 Mk03

SparkFun PRT-10927 Mk04

SparkFun: PRT-10927

Description: These nylon standoffs are 3/8″ long and tapped for a 4-40 screw. These are great for mounting your board in an enclosure, or just getting it up off the table. The black nylon will give your project a very sessy look.

Sold in packs of 10.

Don Luc

SparkFun – Audio Jack Breakout – Audio Jack 3.5mm

SparkFun PRT-10588 Mk01

SparkFun PRT-10588 Mk02

SparkFun PRT-10588 Mk03

SparkFun PRT-10588 Mk04

SparkFun: PRT-10588

Description: Simple breakout board for the 3.5mm audio jack. Use this breakout (shipped bare) to allow breadboard or SIP access to the super-common 3.5mm audio jack. All five pins are broken out.

Note: You get the bare PCB only, check below for the Audio Jack.

SparkFun: PRT-08032

Description: Low profile 3.5mm stereo audio jack.

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SparkFun – DC Barrel Jack Adapter – Male

SparkFun PRT-10287 Mk01

SparkFun PRT-10287 Mk02

SparkFun PRT-10287 Mk03

SparkFun PRT-10287 Mk04

SparkFun: PRT-10287

Description: This adapter allows you to connect a barrel jack connector to bare wires. One end has screw terminals and the other has a 5.5×2.1mm, center-positive male barrel jack. If you need to connect bare wires to a barrel jack on an Arduino or a development board, this might be the simple solution.

Don Luc

SparkFun – 5-Way Tactile Switch Breakout

SparkFun BOB-11187 Mk01

SparkFun BOB-11187 Mk02

SparkFun BOB-11187 Mk03

SparkFun BOB-11187 Mk04

SparkFun: BOB-11187

Description: Sometimes you need a very small directional input device (world’s smallest game controller, anyone?) This 5-way tactile switch (up, down, left, right, and center click) allows for joystick-like control in a very small package. This breadboard-friendly board breaks out all the switch signals, and includes pullup resistors configured so that the outputs read low when pressed, and high otherwise. (If you wish, you can reverse the power leads for pull-down operation.)

Don Luc

SparkFun – Adapter Board – ICD/ICD2

SparkFun BOB-00193 Mk01

SparkFun BOB-00193 Mk02

SparkFun BOB-00193 Mk03

SparkFun BOB-00193 Mk04

SparkFun BOB-00193 Mk05

SparkFun: BOB-00193

Description: This is a small PCB that adapts the standard Microchip 6-Pin RJ11 connector to the Olimex 6-Pin .1″ Molex Connector. It is used to connect the original Microchip ICD or ICD2 to a Olimex Development board or to a bread board. If you own an Olimex ICD or ICD2, you do not need this board.

Note: The ICD RJ11 cable reverses the programming signals. Please take a look at the PCB Layout image for a better understanding of the signal routing. This board will allow you direct access to the programming lines.

Dimensions: 0.65×1.0″

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SparkFun – Arduino Uno – R3

SparkFun DEV-11021 Mk01

SparkFun DEV-11021 Mk02

SparkFun DEV-11021 Mk03

SparkFun: DEV-11021

Description: This is the new Arduino Uno R3. In addition to all the features of the previous board, the Uno now uses an ATmega16U2 instead of the 8U2 found on the Uno (or the FTDI found on previous generations). This allows for faster transfer rates and more memory. No drivers needed for Linux or Mac (inf file for Windows is needed and included in the Arduino IDE), and the ability to have the Uno show up as a keyboard, mouse, joystick, etc.

The Uno R3 also adds SDA and SCL pins next to the AREF. In addition, there are two new pins placed near the RESET pin. One is the IOREF that allow the shields to adapt to the voltage provided from the board. The other is a not connected and is reserved for future purposes. The Uno R3 works with all existing shields but can adapt to new shields which use these additional pins.

Arduino is an open-source physical computing platform based on a simple i/o board and a development environment that implements the Processing/Wiring language. Arduino can be used to develop stand-alone interactive objects or can be connected to software on your computer (e.g. Flash, Processing, MaxMSP). The open-source IDE can be downloaded for free (currently for Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux).

Note: The Arduino Uno R3 requires the Arduino 1.0 drivers folder in order to install properly on some computers. We have tested and confirmed that the R3 can be programmed in older versions of the IDE. However, the first time using the R3 on a new computer, you will need to have Arduino 1.0 installed on that machine. If you are interested in reading more about the changes to the IDE, check out the official Arduino 1.0 Release notes!

Features:

  • ATmega328 microcontroller
  • Input voltage – 7-12V
  • 14 Digital I/O Pins (6 PWM outputs)
  • 6 Analog Inputs
  • 32k Flash Memory
  • 16Mhz Clock Speed

Don Luc