Microcontrollers
Microcontrollers
SparkFun – Audio Jack Breakout – Audio Jack 3.5mm
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.
Don Luc
Adafruit – 3 x AAA Battery Holder with On/Off Switch and 2-Pin JST
Adafruit: 727
Description
This battery holder connects 3 AAA batteries together in series for powering all kinds of projects. We spec’d these out because the box is slim, and 3 AAA’s add up to about 3.3-4.5V, a very similar range to Lithium Ion/polymer (Li-Ion) batteries and have an on-off switch. That makes them ideal for use with 3.3V projects that have a 2-pin JST connector meant for one of our Li-Ion/Poly batteries. (Of course, you can’t recharge them like Li-Ion/Polys, so don’t try to plug this into one of our Li-Ion/Poly charger boards!)
Fits any standard AAA battery. When using rechargeable NiMH the output voltage will range from about 3.7V with charged batteries to 2.7V at the end of life with a nominal voltage of 3.6V. When using alkalines, the output will range from 4.6V with new batteries to 3.3V at the end of life with a nominal voltage of about 4.5V
The polarity matches that of our 2-pin JST cable and Li-Ion/Poly batteries. Uses a genuine JST connector so it wont ‘catch and tear’ in JST connectors.
Technical Details
- Box Dimensions: 2.5″ x 1.45″ x 0.62″
- Cable: 6″ long, terminated with a genuine JST-PH 2 pin connector
Don Luc
Adafruit – 4-pin JST SM Plug + Receptacle Cable Set
Adafruit: 578
Description
These 4-wire cables are 15cm long and come as a set, one side has a JST SM type connector plug on the end. The other side has a matching JST SM type receptacle connector. They are good for whenever you have 4 wires you want to be able to plug and unplug. We like the solid and compact nature of these connectors and the latch that keeps the cable from coming apart easily. For more information, check the JST SM connector datasheet
Our digital addressable LED strip and 12mm pixels also come with JST SM connectors and you can use these cables to connect to the input or output port
These cables can be used to connect to either the INPUT or OUTPUT port of our LPD8806 digital addressable LED strip or the INPUT or OUTPUT port of our WS2801 LED Pixels so that you can easily plug it into your Arduino or similar and also connect another strand to the output, or perhaps apply power to the ‘output’ end.
Each order receives one of each connector.
Technical Details
- JST SM plug + recetacle connector: JST SM connector datasheet
- 15 cm long wires
- 4 wires, 22AWG stranded
Don Luc
Kingbright – 3mm Low Current Green LED
Kingbright: WP710A10LGD
3mm Low Current Green Led
- Emitting Color: Green
- Material: GaP
- Color/Wavelenght: 568nm
- Lens Type: Color Diffused
Product Featured
- Low power consumption
- Popular T-1 diameter package
- Viewing angle – 34°
- Available on tape and reel
- RoHS compliant
Applications
- Traffic signage
- Signage application
- Decorative & entertainment lighting
- Commercial & Residential architectural lighting
Don Luc
SparkFun – DC Barrel Jack Adapter – Male
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
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 – USB Mini-B Breakout
SparkFun: BOB-09966
Description: This new version now has all 5 pins broken out on the connector. We have no idea what USB device you are hooking up to, but if you need to add a miniUSB/USB Mini-B connector to your breadboard – here it is. Also good for an un-regulated, non-limited 5V supply up to 100mA.
Don Luc
SparkFun – Adapter Board – ICD/ICD2
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″
Don Luc
Adafruit – USB Mini-B Breakout Board
Adafruit: 1764
Description
Simple but effective – this breakout board has a USB Mini-B connector, with all 5 pins broken out. Great for pairing with a microcontroller with USB support, or adding USB 5V power to a project.
Comes with one fully assembled and tested mini B breakout PCB and a small stick of 0.1″ header so you can solder it on and plug into a breadboard.
Technical Details
Dimensions (without 0.1″ header or terminal blocks):
- Length: 21mm/0.8″
- Width: 13mm/0.5″
- Height: 2mm/0.1″
- Weight: 1.6g
Don Luc
SparkFun – Arduino Uno – R3
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