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Good blog post on SMT to DIP

PhD Student Nathan Dumont, who attends the University of bath in the United Kingdom, had an opportunity to test our SMT to DIP adapters.  According to Nathan: "My academic studies centre around propagation modelling and measurements for white-space standards. I am also a husband, occasional guitarist and determined tinkerer. I'm a member of Bristol Hackspace where I can be found most Thursday evenings. I have experience in hardware and software integration on a large number of embedded platforms including FPGA development and ARM and PIC projects. I have some experience in high performance sonar and marine hardware, and have worked in an OEM factory. I enjoy technical journalism on this blog and I'm very willing to do reviews of products." 

His Schmartboard blogpost comes to the conclusion that "So if you want a breakout rather than designing your own PCB, SchmartBoard looks like a really good option. I've got more of their products to try including a huge break-out I'm really looking forward to trying when I have more time to put it into an actual project."

Be Very Discrete....at $3 per board

Our June monthly special is our inexpensive SMT discrete board. 

It Supports up to 55 pcs. of 0603 package,. 35 pcs. Of 0805 package, 4 pcs. of SOD-123 package, 1 pcs.of SOT-223 package, 6 pcs. of SOT-23 package, 10 pcs. Of CASE-B package and some thru hole passive components. 12 ground holes are connected a copper plane on the bottom side.

The normal suggested retail price is $5.00, but for the month of June, it will be $3.00 while supplies last!

Schmartboard's Arduino Van

 

New Prototyping Board for Mini B USB Connectors

Quantity 2 Through Hole. USB Mini B Connector 0.5" X 2" Grids. 4 ground holes are connected to a copper plane on the bottom side. The cost is only $2.50 for the two boards! Or $20 for a ten pack(10 x two boards.

Video Slide Show

We have been working with our users to create some fun videos which show our boards and users.  This month's video, we just call "Slide Show".  It is short but captures the essance of what we think we are.  Enjoy!

 

Schmartboard Rocks

Schmartboard has created a fun new video in a rock and roll genre to promote our brand.  Just for fun, we plan to release a new video each month.  Some will be corny, some goofy some probably kind of lame…..but we enjoy having fun with our products and have no problem laughing at ourselves when the results are in.  We know our products are great, so a little fun at our expense on the creative is okay.  Enjoy……or not!  :o)

 

SchmartDroid

Schmartboard's website is now an Android application to make it easier for those with Droid phones and tablets to use our website.  Users can either search for "Schmartboard" in the Market  or go to the Schmartboard Marlet page and hit Install.  We hope to be able to support our Apple users soon.

SchmartDuino?

SchmartBoard will soon post a schematic on our forum. We believe that it’s about time that Arduino users had the ability to use SMT components. If you agree, we need your help in making that need a reality.  Think about what we should include on each shield.  The first shields will be to support 1.27mm and .65mm SO ICs.  We will ask what should be supported and why.  More to come soon.

We believe that it’s about time that Arduino users had the ability to use SMT components. If you agree, we need your help in making that need a reality.   A survey which will help us do this right, is now up on our forum.  Look for “Schmartboard Arduino”

Happy New Year! 2011 was a good year for Schmartboard.

Happy New Year! 2011 was a good year for Schmartboard.

• We introduced our SMT to DIP line and it quickly became our most popular line of products. For the first time you can use small pitched SOIC, QFP, DFN and QFN devices on a breadboard.

• We worked with GreenArrays to design a board that was compatible with their popular GA144 IC.

• SchmartBoard signed a number of new distributors. They include A3 in the Czech Republic, and Robot R Us in Singapore.

• The number of Schmartboard online sales have increased by almost 50%

In 2012 we have a number of goals. Included are:

• Add more SMT to DIP adapters to our line

• Release a new version of BGA SchmartBoards • Announce new partnerships for development boards with major IC companies

• Add value to the user experience.

• Add distribution channels which allow easier access to Schmartboard products.

Happy New Year.  We look forward to serving you in 2012!

Photo Archive from Japan

This photo archive comes from Shinhi Kasaki in Moriya-city Japan. This Digital Animation Voltage Meter
This device shows voltage value with animation on LCD color display LTA042B010F. Voltage range is from 0.00V to 5.00V. The sampling rate is 20ms interval. Additional information such as maximum value, minimum value and average are shown bottom of the LCD display. Depend on voltage value, the animation will change, so easy to understand voltage is high or low without seeing the actual voltage value. When the voltage will be higher voltage, the animation will move quickly and become.