Basic breakout for the FT232RL SSOP. Nice small, sleek and easy to use USB to UART board. Works with Arduino Bootloaders as well. ( Use DTR for Reset)
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Hey everyone, I should be getting a new motherboard in the mail tomorrow. Been having trouble with mines. USB Issues and Video Issues. I also got a new Radeon HD 4500 video card to go with it. Hopefully ill be able to get more work done with the fixes.
So with that said tomorrow ill be down most of the day since i most likely have to reinstall windows and all software. Which you may think should be quick but i use about 30-40 different programs easily! So imagine installing all of that plus windows updates and .Net stuff… ah going to be a boring day.
UPDATE:
Found a nice tip on upgrading a motherboard while keeping all files and such:
http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleid=1755&page=5
To sum it down:
Insert the Windows CD and restart the PC.
Choose the ‘press enter to set up Windows XP now’ option.
Press F8 to skip through the EULA.
Now press R to begin a repair installation.
Your system will go through the entire XP install process, but will not attempt to replace any of your existing data. It will simply reinstall the system files and redetect all hardware.
Of course i use windows 7 but im sure the options would be similar. 
Just took apart a old ALL IN ONE printer from dell and found some neat stepper motors. About 3 in total. I also found a normal motor… which isnt important to me really.
But the steppers are. All are Mitsumi and have labels for which i can pull a datasheet for. I have a total of 4 steppers from mitsumi now. Which mean either they are good or just most popular
Here are some pictures.
I plan to make either a Pick and Place machine or another light weight CNC with this.
Ok here is how it looks so far:
Check it out, tell me what you think. Its a 4 axis stepper shield for the Arduino!
Im converting a video of it in action right now. Please note there is a small fan mount for it but since i dont have the spacers yet… its not installed.
Just noticed i forgot to update that some items are back in stock in the store. Also i will be adding the USB Type B connector and maybe some other things. Testing is #1 for me. Im not going to sell something that might work… it just has to work 100% … Thanks
Also finally learned how to add discounts and options. So now if buy 10 or more of something you get a nice discount and 25+ even more. Im going through the list and updating but will take some time to reach all the items i intend to update. But things like Headers and Connectors are done already!
I even forgot to show these. I had them for a little while now but havent had much time to play with them.
The large ones are Mono with Touch Panel (Molex Connector)
The smaller ones are color i think and just look pretty (40pin FPC)
Ok just got some new stock from my supplier along with some new toys
Stock:
100x USB Mini B Connectors
100x USB Type B Connectors
100x Female 1×40 2.54mm Headers
100x Male 1×40 2.54mm Headers
And the toys:
3x 0.96″ LCD (Mono)
2x 4.3″ LCD (Color)
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Ok im moving this WordPress Blog to AtomSoftTech.com main site since i can then use Syntax Highlighters and other cool plugins. All data should be good and saved. Ill keep this Blog open for reference and as a backup.
So please use, comment and visit AtomSoftTech.com. This blog will not be updated.
Making a small set of quick reference cheat sheets. Since i have the worst memory in the world. Here is what i got so far:
