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Arduino and DIY Electronics in the UK 2013-04-30T17:19:34Z http://oomlout.co.uk/blog/feed/atom/ WordPress .:oomlout:. http://oomlout.co.uk <![CDATA[.:Guess How Many LEDs:. — Twitter Edition ((Update))]]> http://oomlout.co.uk/blog/?p=635 2013-04-30T17:19:34Z 2013-04-26T08:55:44Z Guess How Many LEDs

.:UPDATE:.

The Maker Faire 2013 is over and we’ve had a winner. There were 2659 LEDs in the box.

.:ORIGINAL POST:.

We’re at the UK’s best (or only official) MakerFaire this weekend (March 27-28). At the event we’re having a rather traditional “Guess How Many LEDs In a Box” competition and we thought those not attending might like to have a go at it as well, so we’re having a two pronged approach.

In Person
Come and see us in person, write your guess on a slip and pop it in the guessing box.

Twitter
Give it a guess on Twitter, simply tweet your guess to @oomlout and include the hash tag #guessTheLEDs

It’s two separate contests so two separate prizes, who ever is closest in each contest will win one of our lovely ARDX kits ( http://oomlout.com/AEA/ )

.:The Rules:.

  1. Only one entry into each competition (ie, one paper guess and one twitter guess)
  2. If there’s a tie in either we’ll pick one at random.
  3. We’ll ship the kit anywhere in the world within reason (ie. nowhere with export restrictions)

.:The Box Of LEDs:.

Guess How Many LEDs


Full resolution available on Flickr here

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.:oomlout:. http://oomlout.co.uk <![CDATA[.:New Product – Current Sensor (INA219):.]]> http://oomlout.co.uk/blog/?p=630 2013-03-27T17:36:33Z 2013-03-27T17:35:15Z ADAF-14-CS
Looking to sense voltage or current? This is the sensor for you. It can be used to measure both high side voltage and current, this is done over i2c (digital) with 1% precision. Monitor a supply of up to 26v and a current of plus or minus 3.2 A. Use the included 3.5mm terminal strip connection to make tapping into your high current wire easy.

Features:

  • Large operating range (26v plus or minus 3.2 amps)
  • High resolution digital output (12 bit)
  • Hackable to be used for additional ranges

More Details (HERE)

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.:oomlout:. http://oomlout.co.uk <![CDATA[.:New Product – Perma Proto 400 Point Breadboard Size:.]]> http://oomlout.co.uk/blog/?p=624 2013-03-27T17:25:44Z 2013-03-27T15:03:00Z ADAF-13-PE

Looking to make your project more permanent. This little perf board is the answer. It has the same form factor and connections as our 400 Point Breadboard which means no need to translate your design. It’s also a really high quality PCB with 1.2mm holes (to accommodate large leaded components), and plated through holes to making soldering a breeze. To top it all off they are gold plated, meaning the surface won’t oxidize making soldering a dream.

Features:

  • Same layout as a breadboard.
  • Large 1.2mm holes meaning.
  • Sold in a pack of three.
  • Gold plated, meaning no oxidization and easy soldering.

More Details (HERE)

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.:oomlout:. http://oomlout.co.uk <![CDATA[Christmas Posting Deadlines]]> http://oomlout.co.uk/blog/?p=618 2012-12-12T15:05:01Z 2012-12-12T15:04:13Z

Around oomlout hq we’re gearing up for the Christmas season. Working hard on adding a few fun new products (arriving shortly), posting orders, and making sure we keep as many items as we can in stock (all items shown as in stock will ship within 24 hours (on week-days)).

Luckily the good folks at Royal Mail and The Post Office are working just as hard, making sure every package gets to its destination as quickly as possible.

With that in mind ordering earlier is advised but here are the absolute limits for ensuring your oomlout order gets in the post before Royal Mail’s deadlines.

Christmas Order Dates:

First Class: Order before Noon Thursday December 20th

Special Delivery: Order before Noon Friday December 21st (Selectable at check-out)

For all the details visit www.royalmail.com/greetings.

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.:oomlout:. http://oomlout.co.uk <![CDATA[.:NEW PRODUCT – Jumper Wires Premium Female/Female (21 x 300 mm):.]]> http://oomlout.co.uk/blog/?p=613 2012-10-17T10:12:25Z 2012-10-17T10:11:29Z JUPP-FF-21

Looking to connect two pins together, or one pin to a breadboard look no further. These premium jumper wires are 300 mm long with a crimped female terminal on each end. Looking to go from pin to breadboard that’s easy with the included 36 pin long header. Great for your next Arduino or Raspberry Pi project.

Features:

  • Colour code your wiring to make it easily de-bugable (7 colours)
  • Included long header means you can go from board to breadboard easily
  • Premium crimped terminals mean they fit easily side by side on a header or into a breadboard

More Details (HERE)
JUPP-FF-21_03

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.:oomlout:. http://oomlout.co.uk <![CDATA[.:NEW PRODUCT – WiFi Shield for Arduino:.]]> http://oomlout.co.uk/blog/?p=609 2012-08-28T15:15:36Z 2012-08-28T15:15:16Z ARSH-17-WF.

Tired of your Arduino ethernet projects being tethered? This shield is the answer. Plug it into your Arduino, connect it to your wireless network, and start controlling your next project through the air.

Features:

  • Easy to use. (only a few additions are required to sketches using the wired ethernet shield)
  • Connects to most modern WIFI networks (802.11b/g and WEP & WPA2 encryption)
  • Easy to upgrade the firmware (if needed, using the on board mini USB port)
  • Open source. (both hardware and firmware making it possible to add new protocols directly to the shield)

More Details (HERE)

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.:oomlout:. http://oomlout.co.uk <![CDATA[.:NEW PRODUCT – Arduino Leonardo:.]]> http://oomlout.co.uk/blog/?p=605 2012-08-16T10:14:40Z 2012-08-16T10:14:40Z ARDU-04

The newest member of the Arduino family has arrived. The Leonardo has all the aspects that make the UNO such a lovely product (ample input/output pins, plenty of code and variable space) and adds a few additional features. The board is based on the ATmega32u4 microcontroller, which has on board USB support, meaning no need for an extra chip, and your sketches can now interact with your computer as if the board were a keyboard or mouse.

Features:

  • On board USB support means your sketches can act like a USB keyboard or mouse.
  • Loads of code (32KB flash) and variable (2KB SRAM) space
  • Great community support
  • Uses a standard micro USB cable (same as used for charging modern phones)

More Details (HERE)

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.:oomlout:. http://oomlout.co.uk <![CDATA[.:NEW PRODUCT – Heat Shrink (3mm x 10cm x 11 Colours):.]]> http://oomlout.co.uk/blog/?p=599 2012-07-02T14:49:16Z 2012-06-30T21:30:43Z HESH-01

Heat shrink is wonderful stuff. Here’s a colour assortment of our favourite (and we think most useful) size 3mm. Use it to cover up solder joints, hold things together, or simply beautify/rainbow’ify your project.

Features:

  • 11 different colours makes colour coding your next project easy.
  • Great 2:1 shrink ratio.

More Details (HERE)

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.:oomlout:. http://oomlout.co.uk <![CDATA[Arduino Leonardo (we’re giving a few away)]]> http://oomlout.co.uk/blog/?p=584 2012-05-22T09:58:51Z 2012-05-20T23:01:16Z ARDU-04

The long awaited successor to the Arduino UNO has been announced, The Arduino Leonardo.

It has a new chip, and promises some fun features. For full details visit the Arduino Leonardo Hardware page on Arduino.cc

Quantities are limited at the moment so sadly we’re not able to place them on sale. That said we have some at oomlout HQ and want to put them in our lovely customers hands.

We’re going to be giving away one a day this week.

Simply send us an e-mail ( info@oomlout.com ), with one of your previous order numbers (as well as something you plan to try with it) and we’ll put you in a draw.

Good luck, and once they are available in quantity we’ll list them in the store.

UPDATE: Arduino has now published a Getting Started Guide. You’ll also need to download Arduino IDE 1.0.1 (available here)


ARDU-04_01

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.:oomlout:. http://oomlout.co.uk <![CDATA[.:NEW PRODUCT – Arcade Buttons (x4) (green blue yellow pink):.]]> http://oomlout.co.uk/blog/?p=579 2012-05-17T11:32:30Z 2012-05-17T11:28:24Z ABUT-01-04

We love these arcade style buttons. They’re large with a nice tactility and pleasant clicking action. Also included are wires with crimp ends to make wiring up super simple and a plywood wrench to make securely fixing them easy.

Features:

  • Great retro arcade machine aesthetic
  • Lovely high contrast colour selection
  • Wires for solder-less connecting included
  • Wrench for easy installation included

More Details (HERE)

ABUT-01-04_02

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