> Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2013 12:30:18 -0800
> From: jake@spaz.org
> To: maltman23@hotmail.com
> CC: noisebridge-discuss@lists.noisebridge.net; sudo-discuss@lists.sudoroom.org
> Subject: LeOlympia surfacemount kits
>
> i still have 20 LeOlympia kits with Noisebridge Red circuitboards with the
> noisebridge logo!
>
> they are surfacemount Arduino Leonardo clones. I also have solder paste
> stencils and solder paste so we can build them hot-plate style in a class.
>
> the leonardo / leolympia is cool because its a real USB device, so it can
> pretend to be a serial port, or a keyboard or mouse or disk drive or
> whatever!
>
> -jake
>
> On Thu, 12 Dec 2013, Mitch Altman wrote:
>
> > Stuff is crazy cheap now-a-days!
> >  
> > Jake -- anything happening with your cool microcontroller boards?
> >  
> > Mitch.
> >
> >  
> > --------------------- 
> > > Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2013 14:03:21 -0800
> > > From: jake@spaz.org
> > > To: noisebridge-discuss@lists.noisebridge.net; sudo-discuss@lists.sudoroom.org
> > > Subject: atmega32u4 arduino leonardo clones for $5 including shipping - set up a kid!
> > >
> > > for less than the price of a fancy cup of coffee, you can rescue a child
> > > from the boredom of not having their very own microcontroller to program.
> > >
> > > http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_trksid=p2050601.m570.l1313&_nkw=atmega32u4&_sacat=0&_from=R40
> > >
> > > while you're shopping for all the kiddies on your list, get a spool of
> > > addressable LEDs for just 27 cents per light - and cut the spool into
> > > pieces whose length corresponds to how much you care about each recipient.
> > >
> > >http://www.ebay.com/itm/WS2812B-WS2811-RGB-LED-Strip-5M-150-300-Leds-60LED-M-Individual-Addressable-5V-/231105154168?pt=US_Strin
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> > >
> > > and of course they will need a way to power the thing while they're
> > > wearing it, so don't forget a rechargable USB battery pack for only $2.53
> > >
> > >http://www.ebay.com/itm/Portable-Mobile-Power-Bank-USB-18650-Battery-Charger-Key-Chain-for-iPhone-MP3-/370952498512?pt=LH_Defaul
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> > >
> > > don't forget micro USB cables: (short or long)
> > >http://www.ebay.com/itm/10CM-USB-2-0-A-to-Micro-B-Data-Sync-Charge-Cable-Cord-For-Cellphone-PC-Laptop-TE-/121199903418?pt=LH_Def
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> > >http://www.ebay.com/itm/Micro-USB-2-0-Male-A-to-Data-Charger-Cable-Android-MID-Amazon-Kindle-fire-4-TE-/121199914955?pt=LH_Defau
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> > >
> > > and here's the source to get it to do POV with one color:
> > >
> > > https://github.com/jerkey/pov_ws2811
> > >
> > > maybe someone will make a color POV for it?
> > >
> > > http://www.adafruit.com/blog/2013/08/08/coming-soon-minipov-rgb-led/
> >
> >