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'Nother Mega UpdateWow, we haven't updated since early December! We hope everyone had a
fantastic holiday season and are excited for a whole new year. To get
things under way, we have a big ol' huge massive update with
30-something new items to show off. We have a fistful of Synapse
Wireless items, some more SparkFun products, a few other odds and ends,
and then LOTS OF PINS. And a few sockets, too. Check it out below:
Posted January 16,
2010 by Chris
Ardweeny!
Here’s the Ardweeny
- the smallest breadboard-friendly Arduino-compatible kit!
We're
talking only 1.6" long, and it takes the same footprint as the
ATmega328 it sits on top of!
The Ardweeny has proven to be quite
handy in the shop
where
we’ve got several projects on the go. Plug in a ‘weeny to
the
breadboard, prototype up, and get’er done. For $10, it’s a
fabulously
handy Arduino-compatible!
The Solarbotics Ardweeny is released under a Creative
Commons Attribution 3.0 unported license.
Posted December 11,
2009 by Dave
New Arduino Shield - the SB-GVS Shield!
 We're
big fans of Arduino. We're big fans of Phidgets. So what happens when
you take two great flavours and...(whups, flashback to adolescent
marketing-brainwashing).
We've designed the GVS
Shield to interface the popular Ground / Vcc /
Signal
wiring standard to an Arduino interface.
The SB-GVS shield lets you
easily interface this sort of device to your Arduino's 12 digital and 6
analog I/O ports! And it also features a I2C port
for peripheral networking (at the sacrifice of 2 analog I/O ports,
which share the same pins).
- Ideal for servo & sensor accessories (Phidgets,
Seeed Bricks)
- Full break-out for all 12 digital lines & 6 analog
lines
- BlinkM-style I2C port
- Power filtering & bypass capacitors
- Pin13 LED indicator
- Reset line brought up from Arduino
- Optional lock-tab sockets available for secure wiring
(standard on Phidgets devices, but is still compatible with included
0.1" spaced pin headers)
When looking at possible sensors, look for the interface required. If
it says "Interfaces with analog port" or "Interfaces with digital I/O"
or similar, you'll most likely be able to interface it to your GVS
shield's analog or digital ports.
Note: Some sensors are may be 3.3V compatible only.
You must assure they are 5V tolerant to work with this shield!
The Solarbotics GVS Shield is released under a Creative
Commons Attribution 3.0 unported license.
Posted
December 8, 2009 by Dave
More Toys for All the Girls and Boys
 Greetings,
fellow humans! We've been working away over the past month, continuing
to bring in a nice sackful of fun stuff. Most of it is odds, ends, and
components, but we're excited to be carrying some Circuits@Home and
Teensy items. Check out the list below:
And we have some great news - HVW Tech (and Solarbotics too) is
offering free shipping
on all orders over $75, going to the Canada or the United
States!
Posted
November 27, 2009 by Chris
Super Mega-Awesome (wannabe) Update III!
It isn't 32 items. It isn't 41 items. It's a staggering ...16 things.
Well, they all can't be huge updates.
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Parallax
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We expect to be "throttling back" on the new product releases for the
next little bit, as we're working on some new projects of our own. Stay
tuned! (Oh, and have a great Thanksgiving, our Canadian Customers)
Posted
October 5, 2009 by Dave
 HVWTechnologies
now is under
new management!
Mr. Mark
Hillier has a major new priority in his life (the type that crawls
around and drools on things), and approached us at Solarbotics to take
over the care and feeding of HVWTech.com! The transition has gone
smoothly, and now your orders are being processed and supported by the
fine staff at Solarbotics.
Online Specials
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SparkFun - Vector 2Xe Compass Module
Looking for a heading? PNI Corp`s
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PICAXE-18A IC
The PICAXE-18A is a pretty useful PICAXE. A good number (but not excessive)
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MX-212 USB Drive Bay Kit USB-WB-BK
The MX212 - USB Driver Bay kit features everything you need to mount a 20 character x 2 line Blue USB LCD with a 24 key keypad interface, into a ...
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In-Circuit Debugger (USB )
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