Tindie
Bot Thoughts LLC
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Bob | Oct. 29, 2021
Excellent basic function; could use "finishing touches"
For Turntable Strobe
What I mean by basic function is the strobe works, is effective and useful and well worth its price.
For finishing touches I mean:
A. for use as it is currently embodied, some kind of casing, wrap, or cover so the circuitry is not exposed would be highly desirable as an option. Obviously this would be quite small, but some kind of small plastic sleeve/box would serve, and could be sold as an extra.
B. for an alternative use case, where installation in a turntable is the thing, providing the possibility for external power and "remoting" the LED would be ideal. Also in this case some mounting scheme would be needed to hold the PCB in place; either holes in the corners or some alternative arrangement.
Cheers
For finishing touches I mean:
A. for use as it is currently embodied, some kind of casing, wrap, or cover so the circuitry is not exposed would be highly desirable as an option. Obviously this would be quite small, but some kind of small plastic sleeve/box would serve, and could be sold as an extra.
B. for an alternative use case, where installation in a turntable is the thing, providing the possibility for external power and "remoting" the LED would be ideal. Also in this case some mounting scheme would be needed to hold the PCB in place; either holes in the corners or some alternative arrangement.
Cheers
Bradley | Feb. 4, 2020
Great strobe.
For Turntable Strobe
Well packaged — nice strobe, and a very economical necessity for my Pioneer PL600 direct drive which has no platter strobe or pitch control. This will aid my fine tuning of the internal pots to calibrate the speed.
Stan | Feb. 11, 2017
Very Good
For ATtiny84 development board
Only tip: Solder the IC holder before soldering the pin headers. I learnt that the hard way. :) Nice product
Richard | Jan. 28, 2017
Time Saver
For eeZee Switch w/ debounce, pullup/pulldown; 6 in 1
Great idea and fine implementation. Saves a lot of time setting u circuits for testing. Eliminates lots of problems by giving a reliable setup.
Daniel | Nov. 2, 2016
Simple Perfection
For Turntable Strobe
In a market filled with companies looking for ways to part us from more of our money - with unnecessarily complicated equipment, loaded with "flair" and "features" that sound critical but which never get used - it was such a pleasure to find this amazingly simple, amazingly reliable little turntable timing strobe that does the one and only thing it ought to... for a price that reflects that true simplicity.
Yeah, you put in the battery, point it, push the button and the light comes on. Oh, and the 60hz timing is dead on.
Why on earth anyone would buy anything else is beyond me.
(It only gets less than amazing results in documentation because it doesn't need any and I really can't judge the communication because I didn't need any).
Yeah, you put in the battery, point it, push the button and the light comes on. Oh, and the 60hz timing is dead on.
Why on earth anyone would buy anything else is beyond me.
(It only gets less than amazing results in documentation because it doesn't need any and I really can't judge the communication because I didn't need any).
Jason | June 13, 2016
Just what I needed! Great little breakout
For ATtiny841 development board
Very clean little breakout for the ATTiny841, which has two hardware UARTs - great for communication projects!
Assembly looks very professional.
*When ordering with the 20Mhz xtal, keep in mind that is technically "over-clocking" the ATTiny841, which is no problem at all - after some quick googling, I was able to have the correct oscillator settings configured in the chip, using Atmel Studio.
Thanks again!
Assembly looks very professional.
*When ordering with the 20Mhz xtal, keep in mind that is technically "over-clocking" the ATTiny841, which is no problem at all - after some quick googling, I was able to have the correct oscillator settings configured in the chip, using Atmel Studio.
Thanks again!
Reza | Dec. 11, 2015
Great product and service
For ATtiny841 development board
Bought a number of these boards for a project, all arrived on time and functioned as advertised. Needed additional information and the response was immediate and courteous.
Daniel | April 6, 2015
Great product, works as expected
For ATtiny841 development board
I needed a breakout board for developing a product based on the ATtiny processors. I didn't know the final pin count so I chose this board as one that will definitely have enough pins for my requirement. A big part of my decision to use this board was the ISP header in place and the reset switch already on the board. I also want to use the internal oscillator and the option to order without the crystal suited me perfectly.
I replaced the CPU three times on one of the PCB's because I kept discovering new ways of bricking the processor. I'm glad to say that the PCB is still in perfect condition where I replaced the CPU.
Overall it is a high quality product. A few pieces of example code for using the on-chip peripherals would be a great addition. Once I have finished my development I will share my code to drive the ADC. The photo shows the board on my hand built test board for my product with the Atmel ICE plugged into the ISP connector.
Daniel
I replaced the CPU three times on one of the PCB's because I kept discovering new ways of bricking the processor. I'm glad to say that the PCB is still in perfect condition where I replaced the CPU.
Overall it is a high quality product. A few pieces of example code for using the on-chip peripherals would be a great addition. Once I have finished my development I will share my code to drive the ADC. The photo shows the board on my hand built test board for my product with the Atmel ICE plugged into the ISP connector.
Daniel
Paul | Jan. 4, 2015
Essential for breadboard-based experimentation
For ATtiny841 development board
This board is great for anyone wanting to try out the new ATtiny841 with its much-expanded set of peripherals over the previous ATtiny84. As Atmel don't make the tiny841 in a DIP form factor, a board such as this is essential if you want to actually put it on a breadboard to play around with it.
While you could just use any old 14-pin SOIC-to-DIP adapter, this board in particular is built specifically for the chip and comes with decoupling cap, reset button and most importantly the ISP connector header allowing you to reprogram the chip in-place on the breadboard, thus speeding development time even further.
Also the silk-screen printing shows the pin names in their original Atmel naming scheme, making it easy to identify the pins inplace without having to constantly be cross-referencing against the datasheet. Useful when hooking up the wiring on your breadboard.
While you could just use any old 14-pin SOIC-to-DIP adapter, this board in particular is built specifically for the chip and comes with decoupling cap, reset button and most importantly the ISP connector header allowing you to reprogram the chip in-place on the breadboard, thus speeding development time even further.
Also the silk-screen printing shows the pin names in their original Atmel naming scheme, making it easy to identify the pins inplace without having to constantly be cross-referencing against the datasheet. Useful when hooking up the wiring on your breadboard.
Jay | Dec. 1, 2014
Another fine innovative product from BOT
For eeZee Switch w/ debounce, pullup/pulldown; 6 in 1
I bought the LED's also. Both ease the clutter on my breadboard. Very handy & useful.
Keep it up!
Keep it up!
Martin | Nov. 24, 2014
Nice product + outstanding support and customer service!
Well-made board that simply does what it is designed for. High quality PCB and plating.