New useful parts for OLinuXino OSHW Linux computers, soldering tool and new components in stock

USB-RS485 is USB to RS485 converter and can be used with any computer with USB including OLinuXino.

A20-OLinuXino-MICRO, A64-OLinuXino, A13-OLinuXino, A33-OLinuXino, iMX233-OLinuXino have Audio input, for these boards we got very compact and flexible PC-MIC-3.5MM

For these who deal with tiny SMT parts we got stackable X*Y smt SMT-BOX-25x32x22 with spring loaded cap:

SLD-SPONGE is soldering tip cleaning sponge:

SLD-STAND is metal stand for soldering irons with place for soldering sponge:

CONNECTOR-GX16-4 is robust connector for panel mounting and can connect up to 220V/20A:

WIRE-CLIP-300F is female connector at one end which easy connects to boards with headers and sprint loaded contact at the other end. If you make signal analyzer with FPGA boards these clip wire connectors are very handy to attach to existing boards:

ALUMINUM-HEATSINK-TO-220 is low cost heatsink for TO-220 devices like voltage regulators and transistors:

 

 

eduArdu is new Open Source Hardware educational board targeting kid’s digital education

Few weeks ago we got contacted by Digital Kidz an non for profit foundation which goals are to support digital literacy and innovative education in the schools. They needed hardware board, which to be easy to use and to allow entry level programming with Scratch and Arduino for beginners. They were ready to pay for the development, but we liked the idea and decided to design one such board for free and release it as Open Source Hardware.

The result is here:

The design is based on ATmega32U4 which is easily programmable with Arduino IDE. We named it “eduArdu” as this is educational board programmable with Arduino.

eduArdu has these features:

• USB connector for programming and power supply
• red LED matrix 8×8 which allow text and small image animations
• X-Y Joystick with push button for navigation
• Microphone for Audio sensing and interactions
• Speaker for Audio output
• Light sensor with LDR
• Digital temperature sensor
• RGB LED
• Status LED
• IR remote control LED and receiver to talk to other boards, TVs, Air conditioners, etc.
• PIR motion detector up to 6 meter range
• UltraSound distance measurement sensor
• Two SERVO motor connectors (to build easily two wheel robot car)
• LiPo charger so the whole board may work on LiPO power
• 6 Makey-Makey style buttons
• UEXT connector for additional modules

The board is shaped like Game console. The first prototypes will be ready in 2 weeks.

Target sale price is EUR 15.00