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| Gear | Has image | Has description |
|---|---|---|
| 117/17 2ply Shieldex Conductive Thread | Image:DEV-08544-01-L.jpg | Conductive thread is a yarn containing metallic elements. It can be used similarly to wire to allow a path for current to flow. This is a finer thread - easier to handle, less burly, and can be used in standard sewing machines. But it has a relatively high resistance - about 82 Ohms per foot. Spool contains 1 oz of thread, about 150 yards. |
| 234/34 4ply Shieldex Conductive Thread | Image:DEV-08544-01-L.jpg | Conductive thread is a yarn containing metallic elements. It can be used similarly to wire to allow a path for current to flow. This is a thicker thread with a lower resistance - about 14 Ohms per foot. Spool contains 2.5oz of thread, about 190 yards. |
| 2N3904 | 2N3904 is a NPN general purpose transistor | |
| 3.3V Voltage Regulator | Image:V reg 33v.jpg | Voltage regulators take a range of DC voltage and convert it to a constant voltage. For example, this regulator takes a range of DC input and converts it to a constant 3.3V-volt output.
Note the label on the regulator that reads "LM1084". Check the label on every component. This physical form factor, called the package, is used by many different components, and not all of them are voltage regulators. This is a TO-220 package. BEWARE - there are several varieties of 3.3V regulators in the same packaging with different pin layouts. Be sure to check the datasheet for your particular part number before wiring your circuit. |
| 555 | 555 is an integrated circuit used for general purpose timing applications | |
| 5V Voltage Regulator | Image:V reg 7805.jpg | Voltage regulators take a range of DC voltage and convert it to a constant voltage. For example, this regulator, a 7805 regulator, takes a range of 8 - 15 volts DC input and converts it to a constant 5-volt output.
Note the label on the regulator that reads "7805". Check the label on every component. This physical form factor, called the package, is used by many different components, and not all of them are voltage regulators. This is a TO-220 package. The 7800 series regulators come in many different voltages. 7805 is a 5-volt regulator. 7809 is a 9-volt regulator. 7812 is a 12-volt regulator. All the regulators of this family have the same pin connections. In the image above, the left leg is connected to the input voltage. The middle leg is connected to ground. The right leg is the output voltage. |
| 9V Battery Snap | Image:Battery snap.jpg | This battery clip provides a secure, insulated connection to the terminals of a 9V battery. |
| AA Battery Holder | Image:Battery holder.jpg | This battery holder connects 4 AA batteries in series to create a 6V power supply. This pack has the same connectors a 9V battery clip. |
| Alligator Clips | Image:IMG 3114.JPG | Alligator clips are used to clip together components to make a quick electrical connection. They come in a variety of colors and are available through most electronics suppliers. Alligator clips are especially useful for prototyping soft circuits and working with any Lilypad components. |
| Audio Spotlight | Image:P as16w lg.jpg | The Audio Spotlight technology creates sound in a narrow beam, like a spotlight of sound. Aim the flat, thin speaker to your desired listening area, and provide all of the sound – with none of the noise. |
| Blue Snowball | Image:Blue snowball.jpg | This is without a doubt the easiest mic in the ITP arsenal, and make recording pretty much any audio source a snap. All that's needed is the mic, a USB cable, and a computer. Plug it in, open your audio program of choice, select the mic as an input (no additional software installation needed!), and you're good to go.
The mic has only one control on it, which is a three-way selection switch on its back that lets you pick among its mic modes: Position 1 — Cardioid pattern Position 2 — Cardioid pattern, -10db Position 3 — Omnidirectional pattern This mic is equally at home as a voice-over input (there's one already set up in the sound booth) and for quick-and-dirty recordings on the floor. |
| CR2032 SMD Battery Holder | Image:Cr2032_holder.jpg | The holes in the solder tabs on this battery holder provide a sewable connection. Though CR2032s don't provide a tremendous amount of current, they are a great compact solution for low-power applications. |
| Canon G7/G9 | Image:Canon g9 3q.jpg | Advanced amateur photographers are a discerning group, and they've flocked to Canon's G-Series for its ability to meet and exceed their demands. The third-generation PowerShot G10 is a stunning successor, loaded with uncompromising specs like 14.7 megapixels, a 28mm wide-angle lens, and Canon's new DIGIC 4 Image Processor for notably improved face and motion detection. This is a camera that supports and nurtures creativity, with a full range of shooting and recording modes and compatibility with exciting accessories including Speedlite flashes. |
| Ceramic Capacitors | Image:Caps ceramic.jpg | Capacitors store electrical energy while there's energy coming in, and release it when the incoming energy stops. They have a variety of uses. One common use is to smooth out the dips and spikes in an electrical supply. This use is called decoupling.
Ceramic capacitors are cheap and unpolarized. They generally have very small capaacitance values. They're useful decoupling caps in a low-current circuit. You often see them used to decouple the power going into a microcontroller or other integrated circuit. The number on a ceramic cap gives you its value and order of magnitude. For example, 104 indicates a 0.1 microfarad (uF) cap. 103 indicates a 0.001 microfarad cap. |
| Conductive Velcro | Image:A207.jpg | Also called Conductive Hook and Loop, this fastener is just like Velcro, only conductive. It is typically silver-coated, it's It can sewn or glued into place. This is an excellent material to use for soft switches. |
| Crimp Beads | Image:IMG 3120.JPG | Crimp beads (pictured on the left) are a standard supply for jewelry making. They can be soldered to the terminals of certain surface mount components, such as 1206 LEDs (pictured on the right), to make them sewable. |
| DC Power Jack | Image:Power jack.jpg | |
| Diagonal Wire Cutter | Image:161411.jpg | These 5" diagonal wire cutters, often called "snips", are useful for cutting wire and trimming wire ends. |
| Diodes | Image:Diodes 400x.jpg | Diodes permit voltage to flow in one direction and block it in the other direction. LEDs are a type of diode, as are the 1N4001 diodes shown here. They're useful for stopping voltage from going somewhere you don't want it to go. |
| Electrolytic Capacitors | Image:Caps electrolytic.jpg | Capacitors store electrical energy while there's energy coming in, and release it when the incoming energy stops. They have a variety of uses. One common use is to smooth out the dips and spikes in an electrical supply. This use is called decoupling.
Electrolytic capacitors can generally store more charge than ceramic caps, and are longer lasting and more expensive. They're usually polarized, meaning that they have a positive leg and a negative leg. This is because current flows more efficiently through them one way than the other. An electrolytic cap will have a + or - on one side, as shown here. |
| FTDI Cable | Image:Ftdicable.jpg | This is a FTDI FT232RL usb/serial chip embedded in a cable. It has a USB A plug on one end and a 6 pin socket on the other. It is useful for communicating with serial devices, particularly XPorts, XBees, and certain GPS units. |
| Flat Needlenose Pliers | Image:35474.jpg | These small, flat needlenose pliers are handy for grasping and bending hook up wire and component legs. |
| Flex Sensors | Image:IMG 5051.JPG | Flex sensors produce varying resistance depending on the degree to which they are bent. Check out the sensor report (linked below) for more information. |
| Force Sensing Resistor | Image:IMG 5071.JPG | Force Sensing Resistors (FSRs) are sensors that decrease in resistance as increased pressure is applied to their surface. They come in a variety of shapes, sizes, and sensitivities. |
| Glue Gun | Image:Hot glue gun.jpg | Glue guns are generally useful and also come in handy for electronics projects. Solid glue sticks are fed into gun and hot, melted glue comes out the tip, and dries hard when it cools. Hot glue can be used to provide both insulation and strain relief for delicate electrical connections. Glue guns are available at most craft and hardware stores. |
| H-bridge | Image:H bridge.jpg | |
| Header Pins | Image:Headers.jpg | Headers are rows of metal posts that you can solder wire to in order to make a secure connection. They come in strips of different sizes and certain varieties are easy to break apart for individual use. The part number provided here is for a strip of 32 male headers with standard 0.1 inch breadboard spacing. |
| Heat-Shrink Tubing | Image:IMG 3197.JPG | Shrink tubing (pictured on the right) is flexible tubing that shrinks when heated. It comes in a variety of colors and diameters. It is used to insulate exposed wires and connections and can be heated with a heat gun (pictured on the left). |
| Helping Hands | Image:Helping hands.jpg | Helping Hands, or Third Hands, are useful for tasks like soldering when you have three things to hold. They consist of a stand with two positionable alligator clips and often include a magnifying glass or a holder for a soldering iron. |
| Holophone H2-PRO | Image:H2 new1 sm.jpg | The Holophone H2-PRO Surround Sound Microphone is specifically designed for capturing discrete 5.1, 6.1, and 7.1-channels of surround sound for all professional audio applications. The unique and recognizable, elliptical shape of the Holophone H2-PRO emulates the characteristics of a human head. Sound waves "bend around" the H2-PRO as they do around the head providing the most accurate spatiality, audio imaging, and natural directionality of any audio capture device. Capturing the directionality of these soundwaves translates into a very realistic surround sound experience. |
| Hook-Up Wire | Image:IMG 4948.JPG | Hook-up wire is 22-gauge solid-core insulated wire that is commonly used when prototyping with a breadboard. The diameter of the wire is such that it fits nicely in the breadboard's holes. It is commonly available and comes in a variety of colors. |
| IC Extractor | Image:16766.jpg | Also know as a chip-puller, this tool helps you safely and quickly remove an IC from its socket without bending or damaging the pins. There are many varieties of IC extractors available. |
| LED | Image:Leds.jpg | |
| LM317 | LM317 is a 3 pin variable voltage regulator | |
| LM358 | LM358 is a dual general purpose operational amplifier | |
| Lamé Lifesaver Conductive Thread | Image:Lamelifesaver.jpg | This conductive thread is thick but has a smooth texture. It has a synthetic core with a micron-thick coating of metallic silver.
From Robert Smith: "From my own tests, it runs at about 1 ohm resistance per centimetre. Breaking strain is around 9 - 10 lb. The construction changed a little recently, from three plies of 37 filaments, approximately 630 denier, to three plies of two plies of around 17 filaments each (I haven't counted them, just calculated), giving a total denier of approximately 600." It is sourced from Saunders Thread Company (www.saunders-thread.com) of Gastonia, NC. |
| Lilypad Arduino | Image:Lilypadarduino.jpg | This is an sewable Arduino. Remember that this needs a FTDI dongle for programming. |
| Lilypad XBee | Image:08937-04-L.jpg | The Lilypad XBee is a sewable breakout board for XBee radios. It is often used for wireless wearable application. The board includes a 3.3V regulator and can accept both regulated and unregulated power supplies. |
| M-Audio Microtrack 24/96 Digital Audio Recorder | Image:41RZFGWA9JL. SL500 AA280 .jpg | The MicroTrack 24/96 is a rugged, high-fidelity mobile 2-channel digital recorder, for putting your WAV and MP3 files onto a CF card or microdrive on the go. It's perfect for everything from field recording training sessions, college classes, corporate meetings and much more! Record via balanced line inputs or a built-in high-fidelity mic preamps. Connect your MicroTrack 24/96 to any PC or Mac through a USB port, then drag-and-drop to your computer. Theunit recharges through the USB or an optional USB power adapter. Dual mic preamps with 30V phantom power for studio micrphones 1/8 TRS input with 5V power for use with stereo electret mic(included) S/PDIF coaxial input for digital transfers Monitoring via RCA line outputs or 1/8 stereo heaphone output Stereo output level control Large LCD for navigation and statistics Dedicated buttons for navigation, recording, holding, pause, delete, menu and power |
| MOC3052 | MOC3052 is an opto isolated triac used for isolated switching of AC loads. | |
| Miniature Philips/Flathead Screwdriver | Image:127271.jpg | This screwdriver is a handy item for your toolbox. It has a phillips head on one end, a flathead on the other, and it's the perfect size for set screws in terminal blocks. |
| Momentary Switches | Image:Switches momentary.jpg | Switches are one form of digital input. Momentary switches remain closed only when you press them. |
| Organza | Image:IMG 2848.JPG | Organza is a sheer, stiff, silk or silk-like fabric that is available at most fabric stores. Certain varieties of organza contain metallic conductive fibers. Be sure to bring your multimeter with you to the fabric store so you can test for conductivity before buying. Note: if conductive fibers are present, they only run in one direction of the weave. If you are using the fabric for a soft circuit application, be sure to run another conductive material perpendicular to the conductive fibers so as to allow more current to pass. |
| Photocells | Image:Photocell.jpg | Photocells are variable resistors whose resistance changes in response to light levels. There are many varieties, but most commonly resistance decreases as the light level increases. |
| Potentiometer | Image:Potentiometer.jpg | Potentiometers are variable resistors. The two outside terminals act as a fixed resistor. A movable contact called the wiper moves across the resistor, producing a variable resistance between the center terminal and either of the two sides. |
| Reed Relay | Image:Relay.jpg | |
| Resistor | Image:Resistors.jpg | Resistors resist the flow of electrical current. When placed in series, they reduce the voltage, and limit the current. The bands on a resistor indicate the resistor's value. Here's a handy resistor color code calculator. |
| Rode NT1A | Image:Rodent1a.jpg | The R0de NT1A is a superb-sounding cardioid-pattern mic. It has a great tone to it and is a great fit for voice and acoustic instruments. However, it will require a separate preamp and phantom 48v power, so keep that in mind when selecting you gear. |
| Screw Terminal | Image:Screw terminals.jpg | A screw terminal, or terminal block, is an electrical connector which allows a wire to be clamped with a set screw. They come in varying orientations, numbers of terminals, and pin spacings. The ones pictured here are useful for connecting stranded wires to a breadboard. |
| Servo Motor | Image:Servomotor.jpg | |
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