My Bus Pirate v2go just arrived this morning and I was eager to try it out. There is some documentation on Hack-a-Day on how to use the bus pirate with HyperTerminal. However, all of my electronics stuff is on the other side of the room from my Windows desktop. I use my MacBook for programming [...]
Just in time to test the USB Power Shield, it’s a Woot-off! I’ll post some pics of the lights in action tomorrow, but for now, head over to the Woot Tracker to keep up with all the items.
So you have a USB Power Shield (or anything that uses a latching relay). How do you control it in an Arduino Sketch? Normal relays are pretty simple – supply voltage/current to the coil and it generates a magnetic field, which pushes the switch to the ON position. You only need one pin to run [...]
A special envelope arrived yesterday from BatchPCB – the envelope containing the prototype board for the USB Power Shield v1.0. Or should I say prototype boards – they were kind enough to produce two, even though I only ordered one. Consider me a happy customer, especially because the boards work. That’s right, the very first [...]
Things have been quite here lately – but think of it as the lull before the storm! Coming soon to a blog near you: USB Power Shield Prototype The PCB has finally been produced and is on the way. Expect to see a fully functional (*fingers crossed*) version in the next few days! If the [...]
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