Na compra de um Arduino DUE ou Raspberry Pi 512MB vamos oferecer os portes de envio. A oferta dos portes de envio(**) é válida para todas as encomendas de valor superior a 35€ (+ IVA).

Ao comprar um Arduino DUE, Arduino Leonardo, Leonardo (+ headers), Uno, Mega, Mega ADK ou Arduino Mini R5 oferecemos um pequeno kit de boas vindas composto por:

• 1 x Basic Led Red, Green, Yellow
• 1 x Potentiometer 10K
• 1 x Push-button switch
• 1 x Light sensor (mini photocell)
• 5 x 330Ω resistor, 2 x 10K resistor

(**) A oferta dos portes de envio é válida até 31/05/2013 para compras online e envios para Portugal. Para mais informações sobre os nossos produtos e serviços contacte-nos por email / telefone.

The built-in chip allows for a connection to VGA monitors and projectors supporting a variety of resolutions, with a maximum VGA resolution of 1600 x 1200. It also supports full-size high-definition resolution of 720p/720i or 1080i/1080p. The LilyPad MP3 Player is your all-in-one audio solution, containing an Arduino-compatible microcontroller, MP3 (and many other formats) audio decoder chip, micro-SD card socket, and a stereo audio amplifier. Part of the Lilypad E-textiles line, this board can be used to give your fabric creations the gift of music, or any other sounds you can put on a micro-SD card. These pliers are perfect in situations where your standard needle nose pliers are a bit too wide and a pair of tweezers just isn’t sturdy enough. These slim, long needle-nose pliers feature the same return spring and rubberized grip as our flush cutters. This is a more universal GPS breakout board that uses a vertical SMD connector for any of the EM401 or EM406 GPS module cables that we sell. It features 2 mounting holes and through-hole connections for wires or headers. This is a lower profile breakout and should prove much easier to use while saving space in any project you need it for! Here is a simple, low-cost, high quality servo for all your mechatronic needs. This small servo with a standard 3 pin power, control cable, and mounting hardware. This servo is also compatible with the Robotic Claw MKII and can be used to open/close the claw. An assortment of hook-up colored wires: you know it’s a beautiful thing. Six different colors of stranded wire in a cardboard dispenser box. Sit this on your workbench and stop worrying about having a piece of wire around! This durable plastic RFID tag can be used as a key fob or fastened onto any surface using it’s finished through hole. The tag contains a unique ID and it uses the EM4102 protocol. Usually it can be read at a distance of 7cm or less. This durable plastic RFID tag can be used as a key fob or fastened onto any surface using it’s finished through hole. The tag contains a unique ID and it uses the EM4102 protocol. Usually it can be read at a distance of 8cm or less. ]]> http://inmotion.pt/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1577 0 http://inmotion.pt/blog/?p=1557 http://inmotion.pt/blog/?p=1557#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 00:40:15 +0000 admin http://inmotion.pt/blog/?p=1557

The Arduino GSM Shield connects your Arduino to the internet using the GPRS wireless network. Just plug this module onto your Arduino board, plug in a SIM card from an operator offering GPRS coverage and follow a few simple instructions to start controlling your world through the internet. You can also make/receive voice calls (you will need an external speaker and microphone circuit) and send/receive SMS messages. The GSM library has a large number of methods for communication with the shield.

The GSM shield comes bundled with a SIM from Telefonica/Bluevia that will work well for developing machine to machine (M2M) applications. It is not necessary to use this specific card with the shield. You may use any SIM that works on a network in your area. The Bluevia SIM card includes a roaming plan. It can be used on any supported GSM network. There is coverage throughout the Americas and Europe for this SIM, check the Bluevia service availability page for specific countries that have supported networks.

The shield comes in two flavors:

Arduino GSM Shield with integrated antenna, use in urban areas or when the GSM signal is stronger. No external antenna required, just plug and play.

Arduino GSM Shield with antenna connector, requires a high gain external antenna, useful when you have a poor GSM coverage.

The PiFace Digital is designed to plug on to the GPIO of your Raspberry Pi, allowing you to sense and control the real world. With PiFace Digital you can detect the state of a switch, for example from a door sensor, a pressure pad or any number of other switch types.

You can drive outputs to power motors, actuators, LEDs or anything else you can imagine! PiFace Digital is one of the quickest and easiest way to connect your Raspberry Pi to the real world. Follow the user’s guide and your’s Raspberry Pi will be reacting to switches and controlling motors and lights in less than ten minutes!

The DRV8825 Stepper Motor Driver is a breakout board for TI’s DRV8825 microstepping bipolar stepper motor driver. The module has a pinout and interface that are nearly identical to the Pololu A4988 stepper motor driver carriers, so it can be used as a higher-performance drop-in replacement for those boards in many applications.

The DRV8825 features adjustable current limiting, overcurrent and overtemperature protection, and six microstep resolutions (down to 1/32-step). It operates from 8.2 – 45 V and can deliver up to approximately 1.5 A per phase without a heat sink or forced air flow (rated for up to 2.2 A per coil with sufficient additional cooling).

The mbed boards are a series of ARM microcontroller development boards designed for rapid prototyping and this is breakout makes it easy to get up and running with your mbed LPC1768 module. The Raspberry Pi packs plenty of processing power in a small and inexpensive package and that makes it perfect for robot brains! The only problem? The Raspberry Pi may have plenty of low-level hardware peripherals but motor controllers aren’t one of them.

That’s why the RaspiRobot project got started. The RaspiRobot board is an expansion board for the Pi that turns it into a robot controller. Are you a Java developer looking to add advanced hardware I/O capabilities to your Android or PC application? Well then the IOIO-OTG is for you! The IOIO-OTG (pronounced “yo-yo-O-T-G”) is a development board specially designed to do just that.

It features a PIC microcontroller which acts like a bridge that connects an app on your PC or Android device to low-level peripherals like GPIO, PWM, ADC, I2C, SPI, and UART. An app-level library helps you write control code for these low level peripherals in the same way you’d write any other Java app! The pcDuino is a small and high performance, cost effective mini PC platform that runs full-featured operating systems such as Ubuntu and Android ICS. It run at 1GHz ARM Cortex A8 CPU, a Mali 400 core GPU and 1GB DRAM and a onboard storage of 2Gb Flash. A microSD card slot allows storage up to 32Gb. You can also access the UART, ADC, PWM, GPIO and I2C easily with an Arduino like API. A basic 12 button keypad for user input. The buttons are setup in a matrix format. This allows a microcontroller to ’scan’ the 7 output pins to see which of the 12 buttons is being pressed. ]]> http://inmotion.pt/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1510 0 http://inmotion.pt/blog/?p=1494 http://inmotion.pt/blog/?p=1494#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2013 04:04:49 +0000 admin http://inmotion.pt/blog/?p=1494 The Arduino Micro is a microcontroller board based on the ATmega32u4, developed in conjunction with Adafruit. It has 20 digital input/output pins (of which 7 can be used as PWM outputs and 12 as analog inputs), a 16 MHz crystal oscillator, a micro USB connection, an ICSP header, and a reset button. It contains everything needed to support the microcontroller; simply connect it to a computer with a micro USB cable to get started. It has a form factor that enables it to be easily placed on a breadboard. The Zumo Kit combination contains most of the parts you need to build an Arduino-controlled Zumo robot. It consists of a Zumo Shield for Arduino, a Zumo chassis kit, and a Zumo blade. You will also need a pair of micro metal gearmotors, four AA batteries, and an Arduino Uno R3 or Arduino Leonardo to complete your Zumo robot (motors, batteries, and Arduino sold separately). This product is a kit; assembly (including soldering) is required. The Zumo shield includes a dual motor drivers, a buzzer for playing simple sounds and music, a user pushbutton, and a 3-axis accelerometer and compass. It boosts the battery voltage to power the Arduino, and it breaks out the Arduino I/O lines, reset button, and user LED for convenient access and to accommodate additional sensors for things like obstacle and edge detection. This shield makes it easy to build an Arduino-controlled Zumo robot. The shield mounts onto an assembled Zumo chassis, connecting directly to the chassis’s battery terminals and motors. This current sensor is a simple carrier of Allegro’s ±5A ACS714 Hall effect-based linear current sensor with overcurrent fault output, which offers a low-resistance (approx. 1.2 mΩ) current path and electrical isolation up to 2.1 kV RMS. This version accepts a bidirectional current input with a magnitude up to 5 A and outputs a proportional analog voltage (185 mV/A) centered at Vcc/2 with a typical error of ±1.5%. It operates from 4.5 to 5.5 V, and is intended for use in 5 V systems. This tiny breakout board for TI’s DRV8833 dual motor driver can deliver 1.2 A per channel continuously (2 A peak) to a pair of DC motors. With an operating voltage range from 2.7 to 10.8 V and built-in protection against reverse-voltage, under-voltage, over-current, and over-temperature, this driver is a great solution for powering small, low-voltage motors. These stackable 0.1″ (2.54 mm) female headers are just the right height for connecting Arduino shields to Arduinos and other shields. The set includes two 1×6 female headers, two 1×8 female headers, and one 1×10 female header, so it has everything necessary for both the old and the new Arduino R3 shield style.

]]> http://inmotion.pt/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1494 0 http://inmotion.pt/blog/?p=1473 http://inmotion.pt/blog/?p=1473#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2013 01:52:28 +0000 admin http://inmotion.pt/blog/?p=1473 Fingerprint scanners are awesome. Why use a key when you have one right at the tip of your finger? Unfortunately, they’re usually unreliable or difficult to implement. Well not anymore! We’ve found this great fingerprint module from ADH-Tech that communicates over TTL Serial so you can easily embed it into your next project. The TellyMate Shield equips an Arduino with the ability to send simple text and graphics to a TV. The TellyMate Shield connects to an Arduino board using long headers which extend through the shield. This keeps the pin layout intact and allows another shield to be stacked on top. Arduino uses digital pin1 (TX) to communicate with the TellyMate. Just plug it into your Arduino and use Serial.println() commands to output text onto your TV!!! PNI Corp’s 3-axis magnetometer. Ready for the big time? Low noise, large resolution magnetic field sensing all packed into a user-friendly DIP module at your disposal. Stable over a wide temperature range, the MicroMag3 is a must have for orientation sensing and navigation. This is a SMD non-isolated dc-dc converter that can deliver up to 6A of output current!!! These modules provide precisely regulated output voltage programmable via external resistor and capacitor from 0.59Vdc to 5.5Vdc over a wide range of input voltage (VIN = 4.5 – 14V). We’ve been using and selling Analog Devices’ ADXL accelerometers for a good while now, and now we’ve found another great part in the series! The ADXL362 3-axis accelerometer operates at extremely low power consumption levels. It measures both dynamic acceleration, resulting from motion or shock, and static acceleration, such as tilt. It’s easy to communicate with the ADXL362 over SPI and built-in digital logic even enables autonomous operation for “wake-on-shake” operation. This module uses the newest 2.4GHz nRF24L01+ transceiver from Nordic Semiconductor. This transceiver IC operates in the 2.4GHz band and has many new features! Take all the coolness of the nRF2401A and add some extra pipelines, buffers, and an auto-retransmit feature – very nice! If you need to charge LiPo batteries, this simple charger will do just that, and do it fast! The LiPo Charger Basic is stripped down of all features and just does one thing well – charge 3.7V LiPo cells at a rate of 500mA per hour. It is designed to charge single-cell Li-Ion or Li-Polymer batteries. Check the datasheet below to see if it will work with your battery. The SIS-2 monitors an IR receiver, and when a certain remote code is detected, an output pin will toggle. Two outputs are available and any code on any remote can be taught to the SIS-2. When used with an inexpensive IR receiver module, the SIS-2 recognizes IR signals from 2 independent IR remote control sources, and provides 2 modes of switching for your application. The IR sources can be from the same or multiple remotes. Works with over 99% of IR remotes, both universal and dedicated types. The ATMega32U4 is Atmel’s low-power 8-bit AVR RISC-based microcontroller featuring 32KB self-programming flash program memory, 2.5KB SRAM, 1KB EEPROM, USB 2.0 full-speed/low speed device, 12-channel 10-bit A/D-converter, and JTAG interface for on-chip-debug. If you’ve ever wondered how to control the headlight of a car from a microcontroller, a MOSFET is what you need. This is a very common MOSFET with very low on-resistance and a control voltage (aka gate voltage) that is compatible with any 3-5V microcontroller or mechanical switch. This allows you to control high-power devices with very low-power control mechanisms. This is a very simple, clear infrared LED. These devices operate between 840-850nm and work well for generic IR systems including remote control and touch-less object sensing. ]]> http://inmotion.pt/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1473 0 http://inmotion.pt/blog/?p=1438 http://inmotion.pt/blog/?p=1438#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2013 02:50:22 +0000 admin http://inmotion.pt/blog/?p=1438 The RN41XV is a small form factor, low power Bluetooth radio module offering plug-in compatibility. This module provides Bluetooth connectivity in legacy and existing designs that may have been based upon the 802.15.4 standard. It can be used to replace a XBee radio if used with our XBee Shields. This is the XBee Series 2 module with PCB antenna from Digi. Series 2 improves on the power output and data protocol. Series 2 modules allow you to create complex mesh networks based on the XBee ZB ZigBee mesh firmware. These modules allow a very reliable and simple communication between microcontrollers, computers, systems, really anything with a serial port! Point to point and multi-point networks are supported. This is the XBee Pro Series 2 module with PCB antenna from Digi. The new Series 2B improves upon the power output and data protocol of the Pro Series2. Series 2B modules allow you to create complex mesh networks based on the XBee ZB ZigBee mesh firmware. These modules allow a very reliable and simple communication between microcontrollers, computers, systems, really anything with a serial port! Point to point and multi-point networks are supported. Life has its ups and downs, so why not measure them? The MPL3115A2 is a MEMS pressure sensor that provides Altitude data to within 30cm (with oversampling enabled). The sensor outputs are digitized by a high resolution 24-bit ADC and transmitted over I2C. Pressure output can be resolved with output in fractions of a Pascal, and Altitude can be resolved in fractions of a meter. The device also provides 12-bit temperature measurements in degrees Celsius. Arduino source code available here. Are you low on I/O? No problem! The SX1509 can leverage your I2C interface for 16 extra channels of GPIO. And that’s not all! This handy device also contains a fully programmable LED driver and a keypad scanning engine which enables continuous keypad monitoring of up to 64 keys! There’s an Arduino library available here. The ‘must have’ IC for TTL/CMOS projects finally has its own breakout board! This is the RS232 converter IC that is capable of converting your RS232 to TTL connection. Running at 3V and communicating with 5V logic you can use this on both your 3.3 and 5V projects! This is a full 8-pin breakout for the SIM socket allowing direct access to SIM communication. The socket does not have the switch for card detection feature so the SW1 and SW2 pins have nothing to break out and can be considered NC. All the the 6 SIM card pins, are still broken out correctly. This robotic claw is a step up from the classic. The MKII takes everything you loved about the standard robot claw from DAGU and makes some significant improvements! They are made from metal and are pretty heavy-duty, but the MKII also features brass sleeves in the joints which make them more rigid and less likely to come loose. The new spring-loaded clutch helps protect your servo gears from damage and also increases the gearing to 2:1, allowing the servo to act over its entire range and provide more gripping power! Alligator clips (or Crocodile clips, if you prefer) are likely to be the most useful thing on your workbench besides the workbench itself. Whether you’re just trying to make a few quick connections to test your circuit or having trouble making your multimeter leads stay where you need them, these spring-loaded clips are a workshop must-have. There are five different colors, you get two each of: red, green, white, black and yellow, 50cm long. Compatible with the Makey Makey. This through-hole speaker is great for projects where you need something that sounds better than a piezo buzzer but don’t have room for a full-blown speaker. This 30mm diameter speaker is encased in plastic and will handle about 100mW of power. Copper tape has countless applications in electronics from creating low-profile traces for electrical components to RF-shielding and antenna-making. Copper tape is even used to join things together using solder, like the stained glass on Tiffany lamps or to create sensors when combined with the Makey Makey. Have you ever wanted to control the flow of a liquid using your computer or microcontroller, but didn’t know how? Well, here’s how: The 12V solenoid controlled fluid valve. Simply connect a fluid source to the 3/4″ threaded inlet and it will interrupt the flow until 12V is applied to the fast-on connectors on the solenoid. ]]> http://inmotion.pt/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1438 0