tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32993490989048000832024-03-26T00:17:01.869-07:00Electronics Blog.I believe Electronics should be accessible by everyone. There are some cool circuits here, and some insights. Please remember to +1 this page. Thank you for taking a lookAndrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15845404839225267688noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299349098904800083.post-28136448531548530052015-07-15T04:52:00.001-07:002015-07-15T04:52:11.850-07:00Free Online Electronics Course from EDXThe EDX team have just started a new course<br />
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Electronic Interfaces: Bridging the Physical and Digital Worlds</h1>
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The course number is EE40LX</div>
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As with all the course from EDX, it is FREE </div>
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This course is designed to show the interaction between the digital world and the world around us. You will be building a robot, and learning how sensors can be used to give input to a microcontroller.</div>
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If you do decide to give it a go, we are supplying a kit of parts to support the course</div>
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Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15845404839225267688noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299349098904800083.post-48246255775551349262015-05-05T15:29:00.002-07:002015-05-05T15:35:26.634-07:00Genuine Arduino? This board comes from an uncertified manufacturer. We won’t be able to provide any support if it doesn’t work as expected.Here is the situation. You have bought what you believe is a genuine Arduino.<br />
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You download the new IDE software and when you plug the Arduino in you get a pop-up which says;<br />
“This board comes from an uncertified manufacturer. We won’t be able to provide any support if it doesn’t work as expected.”<br />
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Stop ! Don't Panic!<br />
The good news is you do have a genuine Arduino board - sort of<br />
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Analogy- <br />
There are two nerds at school, (lets call them, Archibald, he's from the US and Luigi, he's from Europe). They look set to become the best in class, and they have managed to avoid being bullied for years. Looking Good!<br />
Upset with this lack of being picked on by the lesser kids, they decide to bully each other!, and go at it like Popeye and Brutus. Not so Good!<br />
While they are beating each other up, new nerd on the block (let's call her Rosie Berry Pi) puts on a spurt and sneaks in to win the prize, lucky Rosie!<br />
Rosie is showered with the adulation of the whole school. Meanwhile Archie and Lui are reduced to glaring at each other in detention. Silly boys.<br />
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What's really going on<br />
I will try and be brief.<br />
Arduino LLC was formed by the big 5 (Massimo Banzi, David Cuartielles, David Mellis, Tom Igoe and Gianluca Martino) in 2009. These are the "Code Guys", and have been creating and directing the software that makes it all work. The run the site Arduino.cc, where most people get the Arduino IDE software from. The manufacturing of the Hardware side was undertaken by "Smart Projects" and after a couple of twists it is now called Arduino SRL, they run the site Arduino.org<br />
Both teams believe they are the "Real" Arduino, and are currently in litigation with each other.<br />
Arduino LLC(the Euro lot) have fired a salvo at Arduino SRL (the Yanks) by including a pop-up in the software which detects the versions made for Arduino SRL. Is this a targeted attack specifically at the yanks? I would suggest it is, as the pop-up is oddly absent if you use one of the obviously fake chinese clones.<br />
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When the dust settles, will Arduino triumph in its SRL or LLC form? or will the brand reputation be damaged enough to let the new guys take the market lead? <br />
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My suggestion, just tick the box that says "Don't show me again" <br />
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<br />Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15845404839225267688noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299349098904800083.post-36626836667861435402015-04-24T02:13:00.004-07:002020-06-19T01:44:16.554-07:00Getting Started with ElectronicsElectronics is a fun and rewarding hobby, but how do you begin? You have taken the first step just by searching.<br />
There is so much information available it can be really hard to know which tutorial to follow, which resource to use, and even where to buy the parts.<br />
When I first started, back in the 1970's, I took anything and everything apart, I was a bit of a nightmare for my Mum. It was a few years before I started to learn how to put those things back together. In those early days, it wasn't easy to get much knowledge, Especially as I wasn't old enough to get a library card, thankfully things have moved on a little.<br />
There has never been a more exciting time to be involved with electronics.<br />
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<u>Finding out, how to begin</u> <br />
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I would like to offer some advice to anyone looking to get into electronics.<br />
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<li>Join a club or after-school class</li>
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Ok, not available for everyone, but if it is available to you, do it. Having someone with you as you take your first steps is the easiest way possible, but if you can't, there are lots of online tutorials available. Here are some of my recommendations;<br />
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<li><a href="http://fearofphysics.com/Electronics/" target="_blank">fearofphysics</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.madlab.org/electrnx/lesson1.html" target="_blank">MadLab</a></li>
<li><a href="http://101science.com/Radio.htm" target="_blank">101Science</a></li>
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Or try the introduction to electronics pages on the Right hand side of this blog.<br />
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There is also the good old fashioned book, such as Make:Electronics by Charles Platt<br />
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Simple, clear instructions will take you on a journey with 24 practical experiments to work through"</div>
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<u>Getting the Components </u></div>
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So now you want to get going, where do you buy the parts?</div>
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<li>Maplin, quite high prices, but they are nationwide with stores <font color="#d52c1f">No Longer has High street stores</font></li>
<li>Farnell, again, quite high prices, online, or from the counter in Leeds, mainly aimed at commercial users</li>
<li>CPC, the "hobbyists" side of Farnell, worth a look</li>
<li>Rapid, Online, with next day delivery, postage costs are high unless you reach a minimum spend</li>
<li>eBay, lots of small sellers offering parts, but be careful, lots of not great parts for the unwary. That being said, it is a fantastic source of low cost components.</li>
<li>Amazon, recent changes mean that low price parts can now be bought from third party sellers of this site, use the same caution you would for ebay.</li>
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The other cool way of getting hold of components is by recycling! Most redundant electronics can be harvested for their bits.<br />
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<u>Working at Home </u><br />
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Electronics can be a messy hobby, bits of wire generally tend to not be a healthy thing for hoovers to suck up. Grab yourself a box to keep everything in, a table to work at, and try and stay tidy as best you can. As you get further along, you might consider having a dedicated space for your projects.<br />
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<u>Last Words!</u><br />
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Stay away from using mains voltage until you are competent, it can and does kill! Using a 9v battery will be safe, the worst you are likely to do is destroy some components when things go wrong. I highly recommend that you wear safety glasses. Components can suffer critical failure, and then they will explode. You can replace LED's, you can't replace your eyes.</div>
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Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15845404839225267688noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299349098904800083.post-78826302144823951432015-04-21T07:29:00.002-07:002015-04-22T02:44:36.770-07:00Arduino LCD<div class="page-title">
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This quick tutorial will show you how to integrate an Arduino and an LCD Screen<br />
To follow along, you will need an Arduino, we will be using a Uno<br />
You will also need<br />
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<li>16x2 LCD (16 pin type)</li>
<li>A strip of 16 Header pins</li>
<li>A breadboard</li>
<li>A 10k Trimmer</li>
<li>Some Jumper wires</li>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Building the Circuit</span><br />
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This should be straight forward, the pins are detailed in the software too.<br />
The screen will need the header pins soldering in, so you can connect
it to the breadboard. If you don't have headers, you can solder wire
jumpers to the LCD instead.<br />
<span style="text-decoration: underline;">The Software</span><br />
Add the code to your Arduino IDE, plug the Arduino in via USB, and flash the code across<br />
Here is the code;<br />
/*<br />
<span style="color: red;">This Block is not used by the Arduino, it is detail of how to build the circuit</span><br />
The circuit:<br />
* LCD RS pin to digital pin 12<br />
* LCD Enable pin to digital pin 11<br />
* LCD D4 pin to digital pin 5<br />
* LCD D5 pin to digital pin 4<br />
* LCD D6 pin to digital pin 3<br />
* LCD D7 pin to digital pin 2<br />
* LCD R/W pin to ground<br />
* 10K resistor:<br />
* ends to +5V and ground<br />
* wiper to LCD VO pin (pin 3)<br />
* LCD A to +5v<br />
* LCD K to 0v<br />
*/<br />
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#include <LiquidCrystal.h> <span style="color: red;">// This tells Arduino we want to use a Library, this one is a standard library, included with the software</span><br />
<span style="color: red;">//</span> <span style="color: red;"><- This means "comment" and lets the Arduino know text after these is for "Human" use only</span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">// initialize the library with the numbers of the interface pins</span><br />
LiquidCrystal lcd(12, 11, 5, 4, 3, 2);<br />
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void setup() {<br />
<span style="color: red;">// set up the LCD's number of columns and rows:</span> <br />
lcd.begin(16, 2);<br />
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void loop() {<br />
lcd.setCursor(0,0); <span style="color: red;"> //Cursor to 1st position of top row</span><br />
lcd.print(" Mallinson "); <span style="color: red;">// Place your own text inside the brackets and inside double quotes</span><br />
lcd.setCursor(0,1); <span style="color: red;">//Cursor to 1st position on bottom row</span><br />
lcd.print(" 16 x 2 LCD");<br />
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}<br />
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Some Notes</span><br />
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<li>Some screens won't have a backlight, and some need an external
resistor. The screens we sell have an internal resistor and are lit by
putting +5v on pin 15,and connecting pin 16 to 0v</li>
<li>The 10k trimmer is used to adjust "Contrast". If you can't see your
message straight away, turn the middle of the trimmer until you can.</li>
<li>If this is the first time you have connected an Arduino, your
computer will install drivers, let this stage finish before flashing the
software</li>
<li>You will need to solder pins onto the LCD, or you could solder cables instead, for a remote screen</li>
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<img alt="Blue LCD" height="266" src="https://www.mallinson-electrical.com/media/wysiwyg/BlueLCD.jpg" title="Finished Circuit" width="400" /> <img alt="Green LCD" height="267" src="https://www.mallinson-electrical.com/media/wysiwyg/GreenLCD.jpg" title="Finished Circuit" width="401" />Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15845404839225267688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299349098904800083.post-11159686796925497572015-03-28T15:04:00.001-07:002015-03-28T15:04:09.626-07:00Open letter - thoughts on the Arduino vs. Arduino battleDear Arduino LLC and Arduino SRL (alphabetical order, no preference intended or to be inferred)<br />
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As I understand it, and please correct me if I am wrong,<br />
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<li>Arduino started about 10 years ago. </li>
<li>About 7 years ago, the company comprised two parts </li>
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<li>Manufacturing (in Europe)</li>
<li>Developement (in the US)</li>
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<li>The original founders are not shareholders of either part</li>
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Fast forward to now, and we find that both Arduino LLC in the US and Arduino SRL in Europe are fighting to decide who is the "real" Arduino. <br />
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The first thoughts I have had on this are as follows;<br />
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<li>Arduino is an open source project that consists of 3 elements, not just manufacturer and developer, the third element, with equal importance is the community. Both Manufacture <u>and</u> Developement have been influenced by the community.</li>
<li>All 3 elements of Arduino are under threat from "clones" largely made in the far east, and inferior to the real thing.</li>
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So what is to be done? As ever, the courts will decide, if it gets that far ( I hope it doesn't come to that). I would like to put forward a possible solution.<br />
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Firstly, Arduino LLC and Arduino SRL, please talk, and think this through. Consider the cost of this litigation, in both financial and reputation terms.<br />
You could acknowledge that both arguments have merits, and settle this amicably. Whilst you fight each other the wolves are circling. Arduino faces challenges competing against Arduino copies, as well as Raspberry Pi, Beagle bone and many others.<br />
At the moment, Arduino has the edge in Market share, and reputation. Arduino is the first option (in many cases, the only option) we as the end user consider when looking to build a project.<br />
I beg of you, don't loose that because of in-fighting. It matters not one jot who "wins" if there is no market share left.<br />
Possible solutions? <br />
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<li>Manufacture and Distribution</li>
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<li>Is it possible that Arduino LLC could have all rights to manufacture and distribute in the US, and Arduino SRL all rights in Europe? I estimate they are similar size. </li>
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<li>Future Development</li>
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<li>I suggest a new "Not for profit" foundation be formed to continue development, and that this be a foundation without national boundary.</li>
<li> Both Arduino LLC and Arduino SRL could fund the foundation on a sales percentage basis, and it would attract independent funding from the Arduino community.</li>
<li>Without boundaries would reinforce the open source ethos, and attract the best people to the project. </li>
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I respectfully ask you all at both LLC and SRL, to please stop and think, just for a moment, and consider all that you have achieved, all that you can achieve, and how valued you are by the wider community.<br />
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To the Arduino community, I ask for you to add your comments to this open letter, forward it, repost it retweet it. Do whatever it takes to let everyone involved know how we feel and how much this could hurt us.<br />
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I end with a quote "Live Long, and Prosper"<br />
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Andrew Mallinson<br />
<br />Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15845404839225267688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299349098904800083.post-63376341755167858562015-03-13T13:43:00.001-07:002015-03-13T13:43:27.322-07:00Ebay Cross PromotionWe have been experimenting with how to display other items on our ebay listings<br />
It is possible to do this with ebays HTML editor.You will find this on your Shop Management page<br />
- Shop design - HTML Builder<br />
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Note: If you use your Back Button on your browser, you will loose all your info. Use the "Edit" link to the right of "Preview" under the codeAndrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15845404839225267688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299349098904800083.post-36629031616802933342015-03-03T04:15:00.001-08:002015-03-24T11:11:05.969-07:00Genuine Arduino New Colours comparison with FakesArduino in New Colours? Why?<br />
Arduino is open-source, the design specs are available from many sources. This means you can build your own! It also means that it is frequently copied commercially, and not always with great success. Arduino released the plans, but not the trademarks and logos, copies using these trademarks are infringing copyright, they are undermining the spirit of open-source, and just plain wrong.<br />
Over the last few years, the market has been flooded with forgeries, sorry to say, but the chinese seem to be the main culprits.<br />
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There is some good news though!<br />
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<b>Arduino is changing!</b></h4>
The main difference you will see is the colour, but there are other differences.<br />
Shown here, side by side, you can check out the differences to look for<br />
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The new colour of the genuine board makes identification really easy, here are the other areas to check<br />
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The input resistor</h3>
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<li>The genuine Uno has a Gold and Black resistor</li>
<li>The Fake is Silver and green</li>
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<li>The Genuine Uno has the names printed on the headers in White</li>
<li>The Fake has no printing </li>
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The Logo </h3>
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<li>The genuine Logo has a unique Font and Design</li>
<li>The fake is less defined, badly drawn and obviously wrong when compared </li>
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Performance</h3>
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The main difference is not visible. Genuine Arduino works, and it works well. Sure, you are going to screw up the code, get the pins connected wrong and all the other ways you will "have fun".<br />
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We got hold of a couple of forgeries, and subjected them to some of our code.<br />
It kind of worked okish.<br />
To clarify, it worked fine with basic code, but failed after about 30 hours of use.<br />
Trying a second fake, we found that not all the Arduino add-ons were recognised.<br />
It is kind of frustrating to debug code anyway, but if you cannot be sure of your hardware it just becomes a nightmare.<br />
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At the end of the day, do you want to work your way through the issues to get that project right, just to have it consigned to the bin because you saved a few quid?<br />
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I hope this quick guide is useful for you, have fun, and please check out our website<br />
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<br />Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15845404839225267688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299349098904800083.post-14114268159192871582015-02-09T11:20:00.002-08:002015-02-09T11:20:37.523-08:00£1000 Give awayYou read it correctly!<br />
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<br />Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15845404839225267688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299349098904800083.post-10754241183403182292015-02-06T02:10:00.003-08:002015-02-06T02:12:56.620-08:002 steppers controlled with 2 L298N and 1 Arduino<span style="background-color: cyan;"><span style="background-color: white;">We received the following comment on youtube:-</span></span><br />
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<i><span style="background-color: cyan;"><span style="background-color: white;">"</span></span><span style="background-color: cyan;"><span style="background-color: white;">Hello! Nice video. The sketch on your blog helped me a lot. I tried it,works well.<br />But I would like to control two steppers with 2 L298 drivers and 1 arduino board I have.<br />How can I modify this sketch to make them work? Or can you send me a new sketch for them,please? I appreciate your help!"</span></span></i><br />
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<span style="background-color: cyan;"><span style="background-color: white;">The following sketch will do just that, do check out the delays in void loop though, at 1000, there is a 1 second pause between each section, reduce this to 0 for no delay.</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: cyan;"><span style="background-color: white;">The sections for forward and backwards can be repositioned to make the steppers do what you want, when you want.</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: cyan;"><span style="background-color: white;">As always, feel free to modify the code as much as needed </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: cyan;"><span style="background-color: white;"> </span> </span><br />
<span style="background-color: cyan;">// Highlight from HERE<br /><br />///This is a simple sketch to allow the Arduino to control<br />// two bi-polar stepper motors<br />// By Andrew Mallinson <br />// Mallinson-electrical.com<br />// The Arduino is hooked up to two L798N H bridge<br />// This allows higher voltage and current to be applied to<br />// the stepper motor, without damaging the Arduino</span><br />
<span style="background-color: cyan;">// Use pins 4,5,6,7 for one H bridge(stepper 2)<br />// Use pins 8,9,10,11 for the other (stepper 1)<br />//<br />// Define the Arduino pins<br />int RED = 8; // L298N In1<br />int YELLOW = 9;//L298N In2<br />int GREEN = 10;//L298N In3<br />int BLACK = 11;//L298N In4<br />int RED2 = 4; // L298N In1 second H bridge<br />int YELLOW2 = 5;//L298N In2 second H bridge<br />int GREEN2 = 6;//L298N In3 second H bridge<br />int BLACK2 = 7;//L298N In4 second H bridge<br />// Define some variables<br />int d = 3; //define delay - adjust this to give smooth running, lower number = higher speed<br />int s = 200;//steps per rev of stepper<br />float fwd = 1.5; // number of revs forward required - {Can be any number or increment of 0.02<br />float rvs = 3.0; // number of revs reverse required - {sequences are 4 steps, 50x 4 steps = 1 rev, so 4 steps=0.02 revs<br />float fwd2 = 1.5; // number of revs forward required - {Can be any number or increment of 0.02<br />float rvs2 = 3.0; // number of revs reverse required - {sequences are 4 steps, 50x 4 steps = 1 rev, so 4 steps=0.02 revs<br /><br />void setup()<br />{<br /> pinMode(RED,OUTPUT); // set the pins to be giving signal not receiving<br /> pinMode(YELLOW,OUTPUT);<br /> pinMode(GREEN,OUTPUT);<br /> pinMode(BLACK,OUTPUT);<br /> pinMode(RED2,OUTPUT);<br /> pinMode(YELLOW2,OUTPUT);<br /> pinMode(GREEN2,OUTPUT);<br /> pinMode(BLACK2,OUTPUT);<br /><br />}<br />// There are four different steps, because there are 4 permutations of the poles on a bipolar stepper<br />// Pair Red/Yellow and Pair Green/Black<br /><br />void Astep() { // This is a subroutine to tell arduino the output which creates the first step<br /> digitalWrite (RED,1); // +ve voltage out of red<br /> digitalWrite (YELLOW,0);// so yellow is -ve<br /> digitalWrite (GREEN,0);// sets green to -ve<br /> digitalWrite (BLACK,1);// so black must have +ve<br />}<br />void Bstep() {<br /> digitalWrite (RED,1);<br /> digitalWrite (YELLOW,0);<br /> digitalWrite (GREEN,1);<br /> digitalWrite (BLACK,0); <br />}void Cstep() {<br /> digitalWrite (RED,0);<br /> digitalWrite (YELLOW,1);<br /> digitalWrite (GREEN,1);<br /> digitalWrite (BLACK,0); <br />}void Dstep() {<br /> digitalWrite (RED,0);<br /> digitalWrite (YELLOW,1);<br /> digitalWrite (GREEN,0);<br /> digitalWrite (BLACK,1); <br />}<br />void A2step() { <br /> digitalWrite (RED2,1); <br /> digitalWrite (YELLOW2,0);<br /> digitalWrite (GREEN2,0);<br /> digitalWrite (BLACK2,1);<br />}<br />void B2step() {<br /> digitalWrite (RED2,1);<br /> digitalWrite (YELLOW2,0);<br /> digitalWrite (GREEN2,1);<br /> digitalWrite (BLACK2,0); <br />}void C2step() {<br /> digitalWrite (RED2,0);<br /> digitalWrite (YELLOW2,1);<br /> digitalWrite (GREEN2,1);<br /> digitalWrite (BLACK2,0); <br />}void D2step() {<br /> digitalWrite (RED2,0);<br /> digitalWrite (YELLOW2,1);<br /> digitalWrite (GREEN2,0);<br /> digitalWrite (BLACK2,1); <br />}<br />void forwd()// this is a subroutine to define the sequence of steps to drive the stepper forward<br />{<br /> Astep(); // Carry out the instruction of a subroutine we created called Astep<br /> delay(d); // wait for a length of time defined in the setup section<br /> Bstep();<br /> delay(d);<br /> Cstep();<br /> delay(d);<br /> Dstep();<br /> delay(d);<br />}<br />void forwd2()// define the sequence of steps to drive the second stepper forward<br />{<br /> A2step(); <br /> delay(d); <br /> B2step();<br /> delay(d);<br /> C2step();<br /> delay(d);<br /> D2step();<br /> delay(d);<br />}<br />void rvrs()// define the sequence of steps to drive the stepper in reverse<br />{<br /> Dstep();<br /> delay(d);<br /> Cstep();<br /> delay(d);<br /> Bstep();<br /> delay(d);<br /> Astep();<br /> delay(d);<br />}<br />void rvrs2()// define the sequence of steps to drive the second stepper in reverse<br />{<br /> D2step();<br /> delay(d);<br /> C2step();<br /> delay(d);<br /> B2step();<br /> delay(d);<br /> A2step();<br /> delay(d);<br />}<br /><br /><br />void loop()<br />{<br /> int f=(fwd*s/4);// create a new value f based on forward turns required, steps/rev and divide by four (4 seperate steps)<br /> for(int i=0; i<f; i++)// setup a counter called i, if it is less than f(above), we will do this again, so add 1 to i and carry out the instruction below<br /> {<br /> forwd(); // carry out the instructions we defined in subroutine forwd<br /> }<br /> delay(1000); // wait for one second - the number is milliseconds, 1000ms = 1s<br /> int f2=(fwd2*s/4);// create a new value f2 based on forward turns required for second stepper, steps/rev and divide by four (4 seperate steps)<br /> for(int i=0; i<f2; i++)// setup a counter called i, if it is less than f2(above), we will do this again, so add 1 to i and carry out the instruction below<br /> {<br /> forwd2(); // carry out the instructions we defined in subroutine forwd2, to drive 2nd stepper<br /> }<br /> delay(1000);<br /> int r=(rvs*s/4);<br /> for(int i=0;i<r;i++)<br /> {<br /> rvrs();// 1st stepper reverse<br /> }<br /> delay (1000);<br /> int r2=(rvs2*s/4);<br /> for(int i=0;i<r2;i++)<br /> {<br /> rvrs2();// 2nd stepper reverse<br /> }<br /> delay (1000);<br />}<br /><br />// Highlight to HERE</span>Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15845404839225267688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299349098904800083.post-7463199702120925262015-01-29T03:42:00.000-08:002015-01-29T03:42:16.030-08:00Cutting Resistors with a Robot - Meet Vincent VWe cut resistors, A LOT of resistors. Over the last 3 weeks, I have built Vincent V, a robotic resistor cutter.<br />
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We call him V for short.<br />
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<u>Construction</u><br />
I used 8mm steel plate for the body and cutter assembly. The resistor drive plate is a 5mm toothed belt on Aluminium Pulleys (Aluminum for the Americans). This is driven by a NEMA 17 stepper motor. The resistors are held down on the belt by an Acrylic top plate, and springs. The cutter is a guillotine using the 8mm plate, fround by hand to 80' for sharpness and longevity. It slides in a keyway, and is operated by a 15mm stroke pneumatic cylinder. Air at 100psi is directed to the cylinder by the servo valve.<br />
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<u>Control</u><br />
The brain behind the control is an Arduino Uno R3.<br />
The stepper motor is driven by an L298N H Bridge<br />
The servo valve is switched using an IRFZ510 Mosfet <br />
The software is still being worked on, but I couldn't wait any longer to give it a go. <br />
For testing we used the stepper motor software on this blog, and added a command to take pin13 HIGH when we needed a cut.<br />
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<u>Next Steps </u><br />
Over the coming weeks I will be tidying up the build, A dedicated Power Supply, an LCD screen, and selector buttons, along with some better code.<br />
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If you would like to know more, just ask! <br />
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<br />Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15845404839225267688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299349098904800083.post-75219168311090702522015-01-21T10:37:00.002-08:002015-01-21T10:37:40.468-08:00The Blandford Radio BuildHuge Thanks to <a class=" yt-uix-sessionlink" data-sessionlink="ei=mu-_VNSNEZeQqgXj14GADA" href="http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJbe8EJXR6C1_2JfGCQ6MIg">+Andy Blandford</a> for the pictures of his radio build,<br />
made in a "radio" biscuit tin, using our <a href="http://www.mallinson-electrical.com/fm-radio-kit.html" target="_blank">FM radio kit</a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Andy says</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i> "I was inspired to buy this kit
by a radio design biscuit tin I was given at Christmas. I just finished
building the radio and mounting it into the tin rather than the
cardboard case provided. I have never soldered a PCB before and found
the instruction book combined with the video brilliant. The radio played
first time and sounds really good. Thanks Andrew Mallinson."</i></span><br />
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Great job Andy!<br />
here is the original<br />
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<br />Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15845404839225267688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299349098904800083.post-64689293101814318352015-01-21T10:12:00.001-08:002015-01-21T10:12:47.286-08:00Stepper Motor, L298N and ArduinoWe are driving a bi-polar stepper motor from an Arduino. To get enough current, we have interfaced an L298N H bridge<br />
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<u>Wiring </u><br />
straight forward,I just used jumper wires for this.<br />
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Stepper Motor wires <span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">PairA</span></span></span> to L298N <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Out1</span></span> and <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Out2</span></span>,<br />
Stepper Motor wires <span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">PairB</span></span></span> to L298N <span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Out3</span></span></span> and <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Out4</span></span></span><br />
(how to find pairs at the bottom of this post) <br />
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Connect Arduino Pins <span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">8,9,10,11</span></span></span> and <span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">GND</span></span></span> -to-<br />
L298N <span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In1,In2,In3,In4</span></span></span>, and <span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">GND</span></span></span><br />
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L298N is connected to a 12vdc Power supply<br />
Arduino connected to the PC via USB<br />
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<u>Arduino Code (cut and paste)</u><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fff2cc;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">// Highlight from HERE<u><br /></u></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fff2cc;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">///This is a simple sketch to allow the Arduino to control<br />// a bi-polar stepper motor</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fff2cc;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">// By Andrew Mallinson </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fff2cc;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">// Mallinson-electrical.com<br />// The Arduino is hooked up to a L798N H bridge <br />// This allows higher voltage and current to be applied to<br />// the stepper motor, without damaging the Arduino<br />//<br />// <br />// Define the Arduino pins<br />int RED = 8; // L298N In1<br />int YELLOW = 9;//L298N In2<br />int GREEN = 10;//L298N In3<br />int BLACK = 11;//L298N In4</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fff2cc;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">// Define some variables<br />int d = 3; //define delay - adjust this to give smooth running, lower number = higher speed<br />int s = 200;//steps per rev of stepper<br />float fwd = 1.5; // number of revs forward required - {Can be any number or increment of 0.02<br />float rvs = 3.0; // number of revs reverse required - {sequences are 4 steps, 50x 4 steps = 1 rev, so 4 steps=0.02 revs<br /><br />void setup()<br />{<br /> pinMode(RED,OUTPUT); // set the pins to be giving signal not receiving<br /> pinMode(YELLOW,OUTPUT);<br /> pinMode(GREEN,OUTPUT);<br /> pinMode(BLACK,OUTPUT);<br /> <br />}<br />// There are four different steps, because there are 4 permutations of the poles on a bipolar stepper<br />// Pair Red/Yellow and Pair Green/Black<br /><br />void Astep() { // This is a subroutine to tell arduino the output which creates the first step<br /> digitalWrite (RED,1); // +ve voltage out of red<br /> digitalWrite (YELLOW,0);// so yellow is -ve<br /> digitalWrite (GREEN,0);// sets green to -ve<br /> digitalWrite (BLACK,1);// so black must have +ve<br />}<br />void Bstep() {<br /> digitalWrite (RED,1);<br /> digitalWrite (YELLOW,0);<br /> digitalWrite (GREEN,1);<br /> digitalWrite (BLACK,0); <br />}void Cstep() {<br /> digitalWrite (RED,0);<br /> digitalWrite (YELLOW,1);<br /> digitalWrite (GREEN,1);<br /> digitalWrite (BLACK,0); <br />}void Dstep() {<br /> digitalWrite (RED,0);<br /> digitalWrite (YELLOW,1);<br /> digitalWrite (GREEN,0);<br /> digitalWrite (BLACK,1); <br />}<br />void forwd()// this is a subroutine to define the sequence of steps to drive the stepper forward<br />{ <br /> Astep(); // Carry out the instruction of a subroutine we created called Astep<br /> delay(d); // wait for a length of time defined in the setup section<br /> Bstep();<br /> delay(d);<br /> Cstep();<br /> delay(d);<br /> Dstep();<br /> delay(d);<br />}<br />void rvrs()// define the sequence of steps to drive the stepper in reverse<br />{ <br /> Dstep();<br /> delay(d);<br /> Cstep();<br /> delay(d);<br /> Bstep();<br /> delay(d);<br /> Astep();<br /> delay(d);<br />}<br /><br /><br />void loop()<br />{<br /> int f=(fwd*s/4);// create a new value f based on forward turns required, steps/rev and divide by four (4 seperate steps)<br /> for(int i=0; i<f; i++)// setup a counter called i, if it is less than f(above), we will do this again, so add 1 to i and carry out the instruction below<br /> {<br /> forwd(); // carry out the instructions we defined in subroutine forwd<br /> }<br /> delay(1000); // wait for one second - the number is milliseconds, 1000ms = 1s<br /> int r=(rvs*s/4);<br /> for(int i=0;i<r;i++)<br /> {<br /> rvrs();<br /> }<br /> delay (1000);<br />}<u><br /></u></span></span><br />
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<u>Ratings</u><br />
Stepper motor Voltage = 2.5v supply Voltage = 12v<br />
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This
is not a problem, when we apply the voltage for a step, there is a
rapid increase from 0v towards 12v, but before we get there, we are onto
the next step. I have over simplified this, but effectively what we are
doing is making the stepper motor more responsive.<br />
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Stepper Motor Current = 1.68A, the Arduino is not even close!<br />
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Problem, we will use the Arduino to operate a H Bridge, this device, in
simple terms, will act like a big quick switch. When Arduino says go,
the L298N will switch a bigger voltage and current to the stepper.<br />
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<u>To Find your Stepper Pairs</u><br />
1st find the two pairs of windings on the stepper motor. Choose any two wires, and see if they are connected to a winding.<br />
You can do this with a multimeter set to Ohms - reading at or around zero, or you can use a battery and an LED. Connect the battery to one stepper wire, the other to one leg of an LED with a resistor.Touch the other LED leg with any of the remaining 3 stepper wires, when it lights you have your pair.<br />
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<u>How it works</u><br />
Bi-Polar stepper motors are not very complicated. The central rotor is magnetic, and by creating a magnetic field in one of the two windings, we make the rotor "step" so that the magnets line up. This effect can be seen simply, by holding two ordinary magnets close to each other, One way they attract, but reverse one and they repel each other. Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15845404839225267688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299349098904800083.post-69304099272814777452014-10-29T11:55:00.000-07:002015-04-21T08:50:08.276-07:00Mini Breadboards. How to use them<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The first picture here shows a small breadboard, with 170 points for connection. They come in many different colours, this one just happens to be green. The colour makes no difference to the operation.</div>
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I have added some row numbers and column letters to help clarify things. Most mini breadboards won't have this written on them. They don't need it, they are so small, but for the purpose of making things really clear I think it will help. </div>
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On each side of the central gap, the rows are connected together. This is done by a strip of metal formed into a "U" shape under the pin holes. So if I place a wire in (Row 2, column B) and a wire in (Row 2, Column C) they will be connected together. </div>
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There are no "Power rails" on a mini breadboard, so I like to connect + and - into (Row 1). As you can see in the above diagram, this makes all of (Row 1 Columns ABCDE) -ve and all of (Row 2 Columns FGHIJ) +ve <br />
Now we can go ahead and make a circuit! The blue lines represent "Jumper wires"<br />
In this diagram I have connected a jumper wire from +ve to an unused row (Row 1,Column I to Row 8, Column I) then a resistor bridges the gap by having legs pushed in to (Row 8, Column H and Row 8, Column B).<br />
A second jumper wire connects the resistor to a new row (Row 8, Column A to Row 5, Column A).<br />
To complete this circuit, an LED is inserted. The longer leg is pushed in to (Row 5, Column B) and the short leg into (Row 1, Column B). If you have cut your LED legs, its easy to see which is the leg that goes to -, there is a flat edge on the rim. The flat edge indicates the - side.<br />
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<br />Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15845404839225267688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299349098904800083.post-59918285023577902422014-09-25T07:31:00.003-07:002014-09-25T07:31:47.012-07:00LED Vu meter circuit using breadboard and LM3916 bargraph driver<div style="text-align: left;">
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<br />LED Vu Meter – Easy<br />
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Overview / how it works:<br />
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This circuit uses the LM3916 LED Bargraph driver to give us a real time Volume reading on a set of LED’s. <br />
It takes an input from the audio jack, connected to whatever music source you like, and reads the voltage. <br />
It then works out this voltage as a fraction of the supply voltage and lights the LEDs connected to it accordingly.<br />
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You’ll notice the LEDs are all facing into the chip, as supposed to out of the chip, which would seem more intuitive. <br />
However, this chip is using what is called a current sink as supposed to source. <br />
This
means instead of producing current on its pins to “drive” an LED, it
regulates how much current is let into the chip to turn on an LED. <br />
Effectively you can think about it as the chip varying the resistance between its pins and ground: <br />
when the LED is off there is a high resistance from the pins to ground, and when it is on, there is a lower resistance. <br />
This resistance has also been calculated so we don’t need protection resistors on the LEDs as we would normally.<br />
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The potentiometer connected to pin 6 of the chip allows us to vary the “high” trigger for the chip. <br />
This means we can vary the top voltage of the range it is displaying, <br />
so if the music you are playing is quiet, and the voltage from the input is therefore low, <br />
you can use this to “turn up” the display. <br />
Whereas if it is loud, you can compensate and stop the display from being on all the time.<br />
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The parts list is as follows:<br />
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<li> One LM3916 LED Driver</li>
<li> Ten LED’s (we used two red, three yellow and five green)</li>
<li> One 5.6KΩ Resistor</li>
<li> One 100KΩ potentiometer</li>
<li> One 9V battery</li>
<li> One Battery clip</li>
<li> One headphone jack</li>
<li> A breadboard</li>
<li> Some jumper cables</li>
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All the components can be bought from <a href="http://mallinson-electrical.com/" target="_blank">Mallinson Electrical</a> or ordered online!<br />
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<br />Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15845404839225267688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299349098904800083.post-10482325455489276762014-06-24T04:24:00.001-07:002014-06-26T03:56:55.084-07:00Last week we had two local students here for work experience.<br />
Tom and Jacob are in to electronics, so we decided that a couple of projects would be the best way to engage them.<br />
We tried to instill the importance of working to a deadline, and also to be able to work to a specification.<br />
Overall, they did exceptionally well.<br />
The first project was to develop a device which could send a GPS coordinate by Text (SMS). This being part of a larger ongoing project called "where is my car"<br />
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The basic idea is that when you leave the supermarket, the first thing you do is to impersonate a meerkat and crane your neck to try and spot where you parked your car!<br />
The device we are working on allows you to text your car and receive directions to it.<br />
This can be further developed to work as a lo-jack system, giving you the location of your car, and override of the ignition system should it be stolen.<br />
You can see how this is coming along <a href="http://www.mallinson-electrical.com/shop/gpsgsm" target="_blank">here</a><br />
As it stands, you can send it a text, and it will return its coordinates. Why not give it a try. text the word "Location" to "07580 012305" and it will respond.<br />
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The second project is for a local Airsoft game zone. It involves sending data over an FM link to keep the scores of two teams. This is still in development, and we are working closely with the Airsoft guys to get this to do exactly what is needed.<br />
At present we have a range of over 150m and can send serial data reliably in both directions.<br />
More on this when it is completed. watch this space....<br />
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The <a href="http://www.mallinson-electrical.com/shop/electronic-kits/electronic-project-starter-kit.html" target="_blank">electronic project kit</a> is still proving really popular, 140 being sent in one order to a school in Adelaide, Australia. We have given a sample to a local school, who are looking at launching an electronics module to 180 students. They are considering the Night Light project, and will most likely do this as a soldered circuit rather than breadboard.<br />
You can see the project and many others on our free projects pages<br />
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On a final note, while things are a little quieter due to the great weather, World cup and Wimbledon, I am finding occasional moments to work on a new animation. My first attempt at 15 seconds long, is showing on youTube, and getting a good few hits. <iframe height="345" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/At46Dbt9TDw" width="420">
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Far and away the most popular video we are running is the "How to use breadboard" video.<br />
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Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15845404839225267688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299349098904800083.post-75470733749665425062014-03-28T09:04:00.001-07:002014-06-24T04:25:19.852-07:00We have been busy!<br />
Check out the new website<br />
<a href="http://www.mallinson-electrical.com/">www.mallinson-electrical.com</a><br />
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and remember to like us on facebook<br />
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<a href="http://www.facebook.com/MallinsonElectrical">www.facebook.com/MallinsonElectrical</a><br />
<br />Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15845404839225267688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299349098904800083.post-75171350129109372012014-01-20T08:53:00.001-08:002014-09-09T03:45:48.450-07:00Crystal Radio Set ReviewOur Crystal Radio has been popular over Christmas. The following is a review (unedited) from Canada (Thanks Bob)<br />
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He was a Merchant Marine Radio Operator.<br />
<br />
Back then, we clipped a bed-spring to the aerial and I was able to listen to AM
stations over a thousand miles away, at night.<br />
<br />
Those little radios were about a dollar, back in those days, but they are
expensive now.<br />
<br />
But I discovered the Mallinson <a href="http://www.mallinson-electrical.com/shop/crystal-radio-kit.html" target="_blank">Crystal Radio kit</a> on ebay and
optimistically ordered two, one for me and one for dear old dad, now 86.<br />
<br />
They arrived promptly.<br />
<br />
The boy in the illustration in the kit had his radio in a cigar box so I
emailed Mr. Mallinson who suggested that "Any box will do."<br />
<br />
They have great customer support.<br />
<br />
At the Dollar Store I found two little coffrets in unfinished wood which I then
stained and varnished.</span><br />
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<br />
There is a little 6-pac of connectors which, when I inquired again of Mr.
Mallinson, can be used as a unit, or separated depending on my preference..<br />
<br />
So for a couple more days I studied the parts, off and on.<br />
<br />
The instructions are clear and easy to understand.</span></div>
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was a bit big in diameter, so I unrolled <br />
a remnant of tinfoil and secured a narrower form for our coil, and a bit
heavier. The wire is quite stiff,</span> </div>
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While the varnish dried I studied the contents of the neat little box the kit
came in.<br />
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<br />
I concluded that the project is a four handed job; somebody has to be a human
vise.<br />
<br />
A likely looking neighbour (Sam) dropped in this past Saturday and over coffee,
I suggested we have a go at the first kit.<br />
<br />
He agreed; then I kind of rushed his coffee while I collected the materiel for
the job at hand on the kitchen counter.<br />
<br />
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We put 25 turns on one end of the roll and taped it nice and solid with packing
tape, leaving generous leads, the ends of which we sanded, to connect them to
the circuit.<br />
<br />
With a hacksaw we sawed off the roll at a good length to fit in the box and
allow for any adjustments we might have to make later.<br />
<br />
I drilled a hole in the centre of the right front of the box for the
capacitor. Then we debated how to secure the little capacitor inside the
box so it wouldn't tend to turn with the knob.<br />
<br />
I was for taping it in with packing tape but Sam wanted a professional looking
job so I got him a little chisel out of my toolchest and he carved a neat
recess to keep the capacitor from turning.<br />
<br />
There are two screw holes in the front of the capacitor so Sam suggested we
screw it in securely; he's a regular perfectionist.<br />
<br />
I went through my machine screw bag and found one little brass screw the correct
calibre. Meanwhile Sam drilled it a hole and filed it a countersink with a
little round file.<br />
<br />
It is amazing, the tools one has on hand at my age.<br />
<br />
So we screwed in the capacitor; unhappily our little screw proved a tad long
and popped off the plastic back. That snapped back on, neatly and we then
filed the screw a bit shorter.<br />
<br />
Hoping we hadn't bent the innards, we boldly went on...<br />
<br />
We couldn't figure out a way to use the 6-pac as a unit, so we cut it up,
crosswise into three pairs.<br />
<br />
The rest was easy for a four handed team like us; the circuit is very simple.<br />
<br />
Unhappily we couldn't get the plastic connectors tight enough to secure
the diode and resistor, so we elected to use solder.<br />
<br />
We moved the whole operation to my workbench and heated up the soldering iron
and tinned all the parts.<br />
<br />
For this you need a wet sponge to wipe the soldering iron on.<br />
<br />
I held the parts in place with needle nosed pliers while Sam soldered them; he
had won a soldering award in a previous life and hadn't lost any skill.<br />
<br />
Getting excited we trimmed the plug off the earpiece and soldered that in too.</span></span><br />
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Being in the basement we grounded the receiver to the furnace and flung the
aerial as high as we could get it up the parts shelf.<br />
<br />
We took turns listening as we fiddled with the capacitor.<br />
<br />
We discerned some hopeful static.<br />
<br />
Keep in mind that this was in the afternoon, underground, with a solar flare
going on and there are no AM stations anywhere near here.<br />
<br />
We called it a day, but the intention is to buy a clamp from a repair shop to
connect the ground to a water pipe in the kitchen, try the aerial above ground
at night, with no solar flare.<br />
<br />
This kit promises us hours of fun experimentation...<br />
<br />
One footnote; our little wooden box was a bit thick and the shaft of the
capacitor wouldn't extend quite far enough to top attach the knob so we are in
the market for a different knob or perhaps we'll dig a deeper recess for the
capacitor.<br />
<br />
All in all a glorious jolly afternoon. Pix follow.<br />
<br />--Bob</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Good signal on first try.<br />
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More experimentation in order as the volume is a tad low.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">"Thank you for a great, and honest review Bob"- Andrew </span> </span>Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15845404839225267688noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299349098904800083.post-55917162039596560542013-08-04T04:31:00.002-07:002013-08-15T03:19:50.618-07:00New Project Kit LaunchedWe are pleased to announce that the new Electronic Project Kit has now gone into production.<br />
The first batch of packaging was delivered from the printers on Friday.<br />
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We are really pleased with this kit, which is boxed and includes 9 fully functional projects to build.<br />
The draft for this kit was shown on the blog a few weeks ago, and we updated and changed a few areas of the design.<br />
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It is hoped that this kit will be as popular as the original, and it has been designed to be retailed by third parties too. If you are interested in reselling this product, please email us at, info@mallinson-electrical.com and we will discuss details.<br />
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The projects all include circuit diagrams, a brief explanation and we have photographed the built circuits. Based on our original concept of re-usable, solderless breadboard, the kit should provide a great foundation to the world of electronics, giving useful components that can still be useful no matter how far your hobby progresses.<br />
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At this time, we are retailing this kit through our website <a href="https://www.mallinson-electrical.com/shop/electronic-projects-entry-level-kit.html" target="_blank">www.mallinson-elctrical.com </a>and will roll out the product to Amazon and ebay over the coming weeks<br />
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example circuit diagram and photo<br />
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This is the most complex circuit, and is project 9.<br />
You will create a circuit that sequentially turns off one of 4 LED's. The photo shows 4 red LED's for clarity, the kit includes 9 LED's, 3 red, 3 green and 3 yellow in the total of over 150 parts which include<br />
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<br />Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15845404839225267688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299349098904800083.post-70274803556618264962013-08-04T04:09:00.000-07:002013-08-04T04:10:32.190-07:003D PrintingThe last two weeks have seen sales starting to increase slightly, I'm guessing that this might have something to do with the school holidays. The weather is a bit more variable, and sales always seem to be up slightly when it rains.<br />
As ever, we have been really busy on the developement front (or playing, according to Kate)<br />
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3D printing is now viable in the workshop. I spent 12 hours over the last week or so assembling and calibrating a RepRap 3D printer. The printer was bought in kit form from <a href="http://reprappro.com/products/mono-mendel/" target="_blank">RepRapPro</a>, and was delivered in 10 days, just as promised.<br />
Our Printer is the RepRap Mono Mendel. All the reprap printers are named after biologists.<br />
I should have taken photos throughout the build, but to be honest, the <a href="http://reprappro.com/documentation/RepRapPro_Tricolour" target="_blank">instructions on the RepRapPro wiki</a> are just so good, it is unneccessary for me to document further.<br />
The only stumbling block came when it was time to download the software.<br />
We have gone with Pronterface, and I didn't spot the "download all" button on GitHub, after several frustrating hours, I called in the big guns (Steve, our IT consultant). Steve looked, pondered, quizzed and generally drank all the coffe in the place before pointing out the download all button (do I need glasses?) 5 minutes later, we were ready to go.<br />
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As you can see from the close-up, I sleeved all the stepper motor wires. I only had green and yellow coloured sleeving, so I used this. I sleeved th wires because I was uncomfortable tie-wrapping them directly to screwed bar, the threads can be quite sharp, and easily able to puncture the PVC coating on the wires.<br />
Things to note:<br />
<ol>
<li>Before downloading anything, make a new folder for your files, we called ours 3D, save everything to this location, and it will create a folder for your images, we store all our image file there</li>
<li>Do run through a calibration routine, the wiki for this is <a href="http://reprap.org/wiki/Calibration" target="_blank">here</a></li>
<li>Do take your time, its easy to rush through, particularly when it comes to squaring the frame up. Time spent doing this right will pay off later. Work to the finest tolerance you can.</li>
<li>Don't assume that the settings are just right, all the options are fully configurable. If your prints are not great right off the bat, change something and look at the result</li>
<li>Do change only one setting at a time, so you can see what changes that makes</li>
</ol>
The plastic extrudes from the nozzle and sticks to the glass heated bed, but only if the glass is clean. I tried acetone, and this was hopeless. The best result came from a damp cloth with detergent, and then drying the glass with tissue.<br />
Printing with black!<br />
Not Happening! A new roll of PLA was delivered, and no matter what I tried, all I got was a big blob around the nozzle. result? the PLA was not good, and part of a bad batch, so it is being returned :(<br />
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Here is a very <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZNhb6M7u4Q&feature=youtu.be" target="_blank">short video</a> of the first print <br />
<br />Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15845404839225267688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299349098904800083.post-69134806476749459102013-07-12T09:11:00.001-07:002013-07-12T09:17:42.940-07:00The Hottest WeekThe sun has been shining in Huddersfield, and its been hot!<br />
The office has no AirCon, and no opening windows, I've lost 4 pounds in a week.<br />
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Everywhere else, people must be out enjoying the weather, because sales are down for the week :( I guess that they are making hay while the sun shines, instead of being inside and tweeking electronic circuits.<br />
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The sales being lower, has given me the opportunity needed to make some long overdue tweeks to our online standing.<br />
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<a href="http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Mallinson-Electrical" target="_blank"><u><b>Ebay</b></u></a><br />
Our ebay shop now has a spanky new bespoke theme designed for us by the team at <a href="http://www.thebaydesign.co.uk/" target="_blank">the bay web design</a> and as time progresses I will be adding the theme to our listings. Want a sneaky peek? here is the link <a href="http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Mallinson-Electrical" target="_blank">mallinson-electrical ebay shop </a><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B008WM7UEM" target="_blank"><u><b>Amazon</b></u></a><br />
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Our Starter Kit became the 3rd best selling item in its category this week, up from 25th. I put this down to revising our images, and offering free shipping. Its now also available on Amazon.de <br />
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On wednesday, for the first time, we sold more volume on Amazon than ebay, I'm hoping its not a one off.<br />
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We had a disaster with a shipment to Ireland,<br />
8
weeks ago, we sent a couple of laptop batteries to a company in
Ireland. 4 weeks ago, they told me they had not received them. A not so
quick call to Royal Mail customer services, and I discovered that<br />
<ol>
<li>The batteries had been wrongly destroyed because they thought they were LiIon (they were NiCad)</li>
<li>The report had been filed under the wrong name (A hairdresser in Essex! of all things)</li>
</ol>
We agreed to send replacements, and guess what. They still haven't arrived! why?<br />
<ol>
<li>The batteries were designated for destruction!</li>
<li>RM then decided that they would return to sender instead</li>
<li>RM didn't get as far as Returning, before someone decided to forward them to Ireland. This time by road and ship</li>
</ol>
If it wasn't so bloody frustrating, I would be smiling and laughing at the idiocy of it all<br />
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<a href="http://www.mallinson-electrical.com/shop/" target="_blank"><b><u>Mallinson-electrical.com </u></b></a><br />
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There has also been some big changes on our website <a href="http://www.mallinson-electrical.com/shop/" target="_blank">www.mallinson-electrical.com </a><br />
I have finally managed to configure the international taxes, non-EU customers can now buy VAT free.<br />
I have also managed to install the currency bar, so you can see your products in your own currency. (as long as it is Euros, US dollars, Au Dollars or GB pounds), but now I have understood how to do it, I can add other currencies if needed.<br />
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In and amongst all this, I have got on with two new projects.<br />
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<b>The first new project</b><br />
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I have it in mind to create an animated short film, using components as actors, I have made a very short sample <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=At46Dbt9TDw" target="_blank">here </a>( no sound, and low quality, but you get the idea)<br />
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<b>The second new project</b><br />
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Based on the original <a href="http://www.mallinson-electrical.com/shop/electronic-project-starter-kit.html" target="_blank">"Electronic Project Starter Kit"<b> </b></a>I am working on an upgrade, with a few more components, a more involved booklet (including 10 projects) and this time the kit will be Boxed<br />
Here is the draft of the design<br />
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I hope to be in full production by september 2013, ready for Christmas.<br />
Note the new company name on the box "creatronics" which will be our site just for this kit.<br />
I hope to sell these to retail outlets as well as via our own store.<br />
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As you can see, its not all stuffing envelopes here, it would almost be work if I wasn't having so much fun (note of sarcasm? maybe)<br />
<br />Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15845404839225267688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299349098904800083.post-18780268340005809382013-06-27T10:44:00.002-07:002013-06-27T10:44:43.278-07:00Our First ever Show. We have been to the <a href="http://www.e2bn.org/" target="_blank">E2BN</a> conference for a 2 day event<br />
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Monday was a not too quick trip down to Bedfordshire to set up our stand, then Tuesday and Wednesday we were talking and showing to delegates from schools and Local Authorities.<br />
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The event was certainly useful for us. The <a href="https://www.mallinson-electrical.com/shop/electronic-project-starter-kit.html" target="_blank">Starter_Kit</a> got a lot of interest, even more than the <a href="https://www.mallinson-electrical.com/shop/raspberry-pi-model-b-512mb.html" target="_blank">Raspberry_Pi</a> .<br />
This was our first ever event of this kind, and I was a bit nervous.<br />
I need not have been, the delegates were really pleasant, and I think I managed to perform okay.<br />
Having had a fairly quiet start on the Tuesday, I quickly wrote some simple code to get the Pi interactive. Nothing fancy, just hello, who are you etc using Python. This made a big difference, so I'm working on getting the software developed a bit. watch this space <br />
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It seems that a lot of the schools have already bought Pi's, and with a few
notable exceptions, most are stuck in a cupboard waiting to find a use.<br />
The new curriculum, which will go live September 2014, it requiring teachers
to teach a programming language from KS2, and two languages, one of which must
be text based from KS3.<br />
It seems that some schools have the belief that the Raspberry Pi is the way
to go, but this is not necessarily true. <br />
The two programming languages on the Pi OS(operating system) are Scratch,
which is picture based, and Python, which is text based. These are ideal for
delivering the curriculum, but they are available open source to run on PC’s
that the school already owns.<br />
Where the Pi scores highly is that the students are fascinated by the Pi.
Being able to see and touch the circuitry scored highly with the students we
met at the conference. They also liked the price point and many would look to
getting their own for out of school study.<br />
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There was feedback from the teachers, that having got the Pi’s, they did not
know what to do next. I will try and clarify a few things if I can.<br />
To use the Raspberry Pi, you are going to have to get a few other parts
together, so you can use it<br />
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Drive” ( Software can be <a href="http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads" target="_blank">downloaded_yourself</a>, or you can buy a card with the <a href="https://www.mallinson-electrical.com/shop/raspberry-pi-operating-system-preloaded-8gb-sd-card-raspbian.html" target="_blank">OS_already_on</a>) the minimum you need is 2GB, but that doesn’t leave much storage
for your files. We recommend 8GB</div>
Once you have these few parts, you can go ahead and connect everything
together. The Pi has not got a switch, to power up you just plug it in. Do this
last.<br />
After a moment your screen will start to show a lot of lines of text. This
is the self test and boot up. Wait for the Pi to finish and you will get a
command for user name and password.<br />
By default the user name is Pi<br />
And the password is raspberry ( note that you won’t see the letters as you
type)<br />
Now type startx and you’re up and running<br />
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I will add to this blog with what to do next later<br />
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During the conference, I got chance to look at some of the other exhibitors.<br />
I must mention a few of them.<br />
Katie at <a href="http://www2.2simple.com/" target="_blank">2simple</a><br />
I will be looking into how this software can run on the Pi over the next few days <br />
Laura at <a href="http://codeclub.org.uk/" target="_blank">Code_Club </a><br />
You have got to have a look. This is exciting stuff<br />
Francesca at <a href="http://www.zu3d.com/" target="_blank">Zu3D</a><br />
I bought one of these kits, and hope to make some animations for <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwcVr5VfXwA" target="_blank">youtube</a> soon <br />
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You can see the other exhibitors on the <a href="http://conference.e2bn.org/venue.php" target="_blank">E2BN_website</a>, and there are links to sign up for next year's event. I hope I see you there<br />
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<![endif]--><br />Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15845404839225267688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299349098904800083.post-89693392291685570492013-06-21T12:17:00.001-07:002013-06-21T12:19:32.633-07:00Baby StepsAnother week of site work over, tired and frustrated. We have all been there!<br />
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A whole weekend to relax and maybe a couple of beers, Smashing.<br />
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As usual, it was not to be,<br />
My youngest daughter (13 at the time) wanted some help with aschool project.<br />
Soldering up a timer to make sure you brush your teeth long enough!<br />
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Several hours in, the board was soldered, de-soldered, re-soldered, changed and updated. Still not quite as she wanted.<br />
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Out with the solderless breadboard and prototype it up first this time.<br />
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This led to a fully working circuit in less than half an hour, and she had made MANY changes.<br />
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Long story short, we put some bits together, and created a prototyping kit, which went off to school with her on Monday.<br />
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When I got back home on Monday night, she was even more excited, Can I make my friends a kit?<br />
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When we had made a dozen, I got to thinking maybe..... just maybe......<br />
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Baby steps, baby steps <br />
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We offered the <a href="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110887787457&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT" target="_blank">Kit</a> on ebay, and hoped we might sell 50. That would cover the outlay (okay, not quite, but you get the idea). I have used ebay on and off to buy components for my projects, and it can be a good place to buy, certainly cheaper than the High Street Stores.<br />
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It took a week before the first Kit sold.<br />
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This is the kit<br />
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I was working full-time, and trying to figure out how to use ebay on my evenings, for the first 4 months I was working 16 hours a day, 6 hours just on ebay. Market research, responding to questions, listing new product, trying to work out margins, oh yes.. and assembling the kits<br />
It was worth it though, ebay was generating an income, OVER £20 a week! sigh :(<br />
The first "books" were printed on an old bubble jet<br />
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Don't make these mistakes;<br />
<ul>
<li>Poor pictures</li>
<li>Shoddy description</li>
<li>No real idea about the market</li>
<li>No choice or product variety</li>
</ul>
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Gradually, the listings became better, customers started to notice, and we started to get some sales. The big change came when I decided to take it seriously. To buy stock, I sold a coin collection (not on ebay) and I suddenly had a thousand pounds to play with.<br />
Oh.. and we got the booklets printed professionally <br />
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A thousand pounds does not buy much stock. I had to make the few components stretch to a good few listings, and then re-invest the money coming in straight away.<br />
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There are couple of tips to selling I would like to share with you<br />
<ol>
<li>Get your volume up. Even if you sell at or near break even, you need to have a lot of traffic</li>
<li>Keep your price as low as you can. It is cut throat, and you must have the traffic</li>
<li>Aim for Top Rated Seller</li>
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<li>Respond quickly to customers</li>
<li>Dispatch quickly. the same day if possible</li>
<li>Be Accurate with your discription</li>
<li>Treat all your customers as if they were the most precious commodity, They ARE</li>
</ol>
<li>Do expect to be tired, frustrated and poor, at least for a while </li>
</ol>
The corner stone of what I am trying to achieve has been built on customer service.<br />
Its 18 months now since that first kit, so where are we?<br />
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I have given up the day job, and sell on-line full time. We are ebay Top Rated Sellers. I have 3 part-time staff. Our ebay feedback is 13,000+ at 100% and we send out an average of 60-100 parcels a day.<br />
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we have our own website <a href="http://www.mallinson-electrical.com/">www.mallinson-electrical.com</a> and regularly supply to schools and business as well as hobbyists. We are working on a free web resource for <a href="http://www.mallinson-electrical.com/shop/electronics-projects-to-try-at-home" target="_blank">circuits you can try</a> We have followers on <a href="https://twitter.com/Mallinson_Kits" target="_blank">Twitter </a>and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ElectronicKit" target="_blank">Facebook</a><br />
All in all things are going well, and I am really glad I switched.<br />
This blog will be used to keep an online diary of what it is to be an online seller and what I do <br />
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And the kit? WE have now sold over 5000, and expect to sell that many again in the next 6 months<br />
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