code and fabrication resources for physical computing and networking
Adafruit makes a variety of DIY electronics kits, including POV displays, AVR programmers, Arduino modules, and more. She also writes good tutorials on how to use them, including her intro to AVR programming
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Caleb Clark sent a link to Silicon Solar’s small flexible solar panels. They come as a battery charger, and are quite convenient. Thanks to Caleb for the link.
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CCD Direct sells everything you might need for computer vision: cameras, frame grabbers, cables, and more. They also have a nice search tool that lets you search by manufacturer, sensor, input, output, features (including rs-232, external trigger, megapixel, etc), and more.
Thanks to Sasha Harris-Cronin for the link
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Justin Downs wrote this routine to convert a large ASCII number to an array, as a workaround to the size limitation to atoi().
BG Micro is another online electronics retailer. They carry kits, surplus parts, and retail parts.
Thanks to Andrew Milmoe for the link.
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HB is an electronics reseller shipping parts from China. Pretty good prices on LEDs, Peltier modules, and more. Their shipping is not cheap, however.
Thanks to Todd Polenberg for the link.
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From Mouna Andraos, some notes on thermochromic inks:
“Basically, the main company in the US seems to be Chromatic Technologies. They have the widest product line and appear to provide some of the smaller resellers as well (they sell minimum by the 1/2 gallon i think). The stuff we have right now is from: Matsui. It’s for screen-printing on fabrics. They also have products specifically for dying and plastics.
“The problem is that all of the products we have come across start with a color and go to clear or to a lighter color when activated with heat (or cold).”
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Amazing Magnets sells rare earth magnets, ferrofluid, and other magnet products. Thanks to Zach Layton for the link.
Mettrix is an upstate NY company that does PCB fab and assembly. Their work is recommended by Todd Polenberg, and apparently they can do Ball grid array parts too.
Thanks to Todd Polenberg for the link.
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MidiStroke is an application for OSX that allows you to trigger keystrokes an any application using MIDI messages. It can be used to automate various tasks using MIDI devices. Could be useful not only for musicians, but also for anyone looking to control an everyday application using a specialized physical interface: occupational therapists, VJs, designers working on large scale projects, graphic artists, and more.