Our latest RTK software and our smallest stepper motor driver are actually obtainable! Ensure to stay round for an additional set of latest iFixit instruments, too!
Hiya everybody and welcome again to a different Friday Product Submit right here at SparkFun Electronics! This can be a large week for us as a result of we’re lastly releasing our newest enclosed GNSS surveyor, the RTK Torch! You might have seen this equipment on our web site final month as a beta model, however due to your suggestions from that, we’ve got made a couple of upgrades and changes to the complete launch. Evidently, we’re extraordinarily proud of the outcomes!
Following that we’ve got a brand new miniature Stepper Motor Driver that includes the TC78H670FTG from Toshiba. This can be a comparable board to our ProDriver however in a a lot smaller form-factor at half the fee! Lastly, we’ve got one other set of iFixit instruments this week specializing in soldering equipment!
Millimeter precision and waterproof safety you possibly can actually maintain in a single hand!
The RTK Torch is your one-stop store for high-precision geolocation and GIS wants. We compiled your want checklist and acquired all of it: tri-band reception and tilt compensation, all protected inside a water-proof housing.
With simply the press of a button, the RTK Torch is the quickest approach to take millimeter-grade measurements. Connecting your telephone to the RTK Torch over Bluetooth lets your telephone or pill obtain the NMEA output and work with most GIS software program. That is precisely how $10,000 surveying gadgets have been working for the previous decade – we simply made it sooner, extra exact, and way more economical.
The RTK Torch consists of Zero-Contact RTK: give the machine the WiFi credentials for a scorching spot or different WiFi community, and it’ll start getting corrections with none additional setup. No NTRIP credentials are required!
Step as much as the plate for higher motor management!
The SparkFun Mini Stepper Motor Driver empowers you to regulate bipolar stepper motors with ease and precision. This compact driver, measuring simply 0.6in. by 0.8in. with breadboard-friendly 0.1in. pin spacing, shines in space-constrained tasks and prototyping functions. Getting began is a breeze due to our complete Arduino Library, which boasts 10 examples to information you thru the method. Moreover, you obtain unmatched management over your motor’s motion with high-resolution capabilities all the way down to 1/128th of a step.
Grasp the artwork of soldering with the iFixit Soldering Splint by your facet. Compact but filled with utility, this software is designed to seamlessly combine into each intricate electronics soldering tasks and people impromptu family fixes. It ensures wires from 0mm to 4mm keep put, supplying you with the liberty to concentrate on the soldering itself.
Forestall electrostatic injury with the iFixit Anti-Static Wrist Strap. This instruments helps shield your electronics from unintentional electrostatic discharge (ESD) injury throughout repairs. Floor your self whereas engaged on delicate electronics to forestall static cost build-up.
This can be a easy ESD secure Anti-Static brush. Nice for dusting and detailing delicate and not-so delicate parts and elements.
Self-fusing silicone electrical tape is the proper approach to insulate and shield your freshly-soldered splice. This 3m lengthy roll of tape (additionally obtainable in pre-cut strips) stretches a number of occasions its personal size to tightly wrap and conform to soldered joints, then securely bonds with itself with none sticky gooey adhesives. The wrapped joint is insulative to 600 volts and water-resistant.
That is it for this week. As at all times, we won’t wait to see what you make! Shoot us a tweet @sparkfun, or tell us on Instagram, Fb or LinkedIn. Please be secure on the market, be type to at least one one other! We’ll be again with extra new merchandise subsequent week so be sure to examine again then. Completely happy hacking!
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