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BoArduinos

BoArduinoWok da hek is a BoArduino? Ever hear of Arduino? It's an open-source Atmel-based microcontroller board that uses a pseudo-C like language called "Wiring". It's small, inexpensive, USB-connected and very well supported by a vibrant open-source community.

Anyways, we've got the AdaFruit BoArduino, which is a prototyping-board friendly version!

Geeks still need food!

And how do they get their food? By working for it! Where are we going with this? HVW Technologies and Solarbotics Ltd. are looking to expand our workforce a bit. Here's the type of person we're looking for:

  • Full-Time Production Help - It's busy here, and a set of hands that can learn and work well in our wacky office would be very nice. Electronics experience isn't a must, but being able to tell a resistor from a transistor would be nice. But that can be taught. A good memory is the chief qualification! It's an ideal position for a spouse of a techngeek who's used to picking up stray components out of the rug...

  • Übergeek specializing in microcontrollers & other clever electronics. Atmels, PICAxes, PICs, and Stamps, oh my! Oh, and discrete electronics experience is always a plus. Want to impress us? Show off some 'bots & projects. Did I mention the fully-furnished R&D lab you get to share? Even has Sherline Lathes and Mills to better make projects with! Did I mention the laser? Lasers are fuuuun... Anyway, we don't expect you to be an expert at everything, but a willingness to learn is essential!

So if you have a sense of humour (an absolute necessity - we like to working with people who like coming to work), don't mind a dog and an occasional after-school child, and want to join us up here in the Great White North (Calgary, Alberta - where it's truly beautiful), drop us a line with your resumé, your contact information, and if applicable, a link to your website. (HVW Technologies is a non-smoking workplace)

Posted March 27, 2008


MAKE Controller Price Change!

Make Controller KitThat be a very powerful, popular microcontroller board for the serious Übergeeken! And now that the geniuses at MakingThings got all their ducks in a row (ever try to train ducks? Not easy...), they've announced a price cut that we're happy to pass to you! Down from $149 to $109 - that's enough to pay for a few sensors, a couple of breadboards, or to put towards some really good books that are fun to read...

Posted March 3, 2008

PICAXE Motor Driver and MaxSonar EZ0

PICAXE Motor DriverSee? We're making progress on that back shelf with the unlisted stuff on it! Ok, so I wanna play with it before I have to sell it - can't blame a guy for having some fun!

First new item on the list is the PICAXE Motor Driver Project board. Take a PICAXE-08, stick it on a tidy PCB with a L293D motor driver board, add the support stuff, and presto - a super-tidy, motor/buzzer-driving project board for cheap! And useful!

MaxSonar EZ0Second item is the MaxSonar EZ0. If you're familiar with their very popular EZ1, you'll like this. It's like an EZ1-zilla! With increased sensitivity, we're sure you'll find an application for this cool sensor.


Stay tuned, more coming!
Posted February 22, 2008

CCS Compilers - Price Reduction!

Custom Computer Services recently announced a series of price changes, and the most notable is a huge price cut on the 'PBC' Command-line PIC compiler, down from $124.95 to $54.95! You want to learn/use C on a PIC microcontroller? Here's a mighty powerful way to get started!

Posted February 22, 2008

New Stuff! Lots of new Stuff!Parallax BS1 Project Board

We have this shelf at Solarbotics/HVWTech where all the new stuff comes and sits until it gets inventoried, photographed, and put online. That shelf is looking clean today!

We've added to our Parallax offerings. Here's what's new:
Not only Parallax, but the great folks at MicroEngineering Labs are represented too!:
Hold on a minute, I see somebody... HEY! Get AWAY from that shelf - I just cleaned that off! Hey! HEY!....

Ok, stay tuned. It seems more stuff just came in, and I've got more to do!
Posted February 12, 2008

Had a good Vacation? We did too - but back to work, you slackers!

Oh, to go and play in the snow, but there's this other pile of white stuff here on my desk. Darn paperwork.

The HVW Technologies I2C-It RangefinderHere's something new from HVW Technologies / Solarbotics Ltd! The I2C-It!

Like our DIRRS+, the I2C-It is based on the excellent Sharp GP2D12 Infrared ranging sensor. What we've done to it is add an I2C interface to it!

What does that mean? I2C is a protocol, or way to talk between electronic devices. By adding I2C to the GP2D12, you can now add up to 8 sensors on a single port on your microcontroller. Now you don't have to dedicate a single I/O line to each sensor - just chain them up, configure each sensor's address with simple solder-jumpers, and power it up!

We've got sample code using the Atmel Mega8, with more code snippets in the works. Using I2C is pretty easy if you're using a micro that supports it (or emulate it), which is quite a few!

They're a great value, at only $11/ea, or 4-packs for $39.95!

Posted January 4 2008

MAKE PublicationsMake logo

We are really excited about this stuff. Solarbotics / HVW Technologies has been involved with MAKE Magazine since their first issue, and we've always been impressed with each and every issue they've produced.

THEN, they started making books! And now we've got them for sale here too! Here's the list:
MAKE: The First Year Collection (issues 1-4)
MAKE: The Next Year Collection (issues 5-8)
CRAFT: Year One Collection (issues 1-4)
Makers: Meet the Makers (Book)
The Best of MAKE: 75 Projects
Making Things Talk (to other things, to build cool stuff)
The Eccentric Cubicle

There is not a dud in the bunch. Each and every title & collection adheres to the excellence you expect from an O'Reilly publication. Lots of colour, explanations, diagrams, and some really funny writing. You'll want to put some of these on your gift-idea list (both giving and receiving!). After all, you can't expect to spend the winter holidays just visiting family, can you?

November 29 2007

Po.Scopes - Affordable USB Test Gear

PO.Scope Basic BundleThat was hard not to use an exclamation point on that title...It's a habit I'm trying to break!

Anyways, we've got these great new Po.Scopes. We've already sold two to a friend who wandered  through the door and asked  "Hey, what are these on the table?". After 5 minutes,  they were gone!

They're that cool. They  plug into your USB port and give you the following functions:
  • 200kHz Oscilloscope
  • 8MHz 16-channel Logic Analyser
  • Spectrum Analyser
  • Chart Recorder
  • Pattern Generator
  • Square Wave / PWM Generator
  • Serial Comms Analyser (UART, SPI, I2C, and 1-Wire)
Sure, 200kHz doesn't sound very fast for an Oscilloscope, but it's more than capable for most hobby applications, especially when you have the 8MHz logic-level signal analyser to fall back on.
All this, for the very affordable price of $199.95!

(posted November 15 2007)

AVR Atmels - Compilers!

We've been getting requests for additional compilers for the Atmel, so here's our initial offering: the very well established CodeVisionAVR C Compiler. It's got quite an impressive feature set, and it's affordable, in two different flavours, Standard, and Light.
HVW/SB LogoHVWTechnologies 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.

 






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PicBasic Pro Developers Bundle (USB)
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MAKE - The Next Year Collection (year 2)
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