ICStation lootbag

Quite a big bag here!

Earlier this year I entered my active rocket stabilization system in the 2015 ICStation Arduino electronic design competition on a whim because there was a chance at winning some components and discounts. The following month, much to my surprise, I received an email informing me that I had been an Honorable Mention and won a $20 coupon for use in their store($40 minimum purchase required). After a bit of difficulty with the site (cannot use coupons on items that are already on sale, I tried to make a purchase during a site-wide sale) I placed my order, which arrived a week later using the free shipping option(which included a tracking number). I am extremely excited to get working on my next batch of projects using these modules.

New equipment acquired! [LINKS INCLUDED]

Current haul

What maker does not like eBay? that magical place where you can buy virtually anything you need at dirt cheap prices to boot! The fact that the costs are so low is a boon for the basement makers with very low budgets or just any maker who is just dipping their toes into making but doesn't want to invest too much money in getting started. Over the past few weeks shipments have been coming in from china and the US containing lots and lots of new parts and boards. Overview is below

To start with there is the Neopixels and new MPU-6050s (toasted my old one). The MPUs can be found here for $2.34 and ship very quickly, silkscreen and LED are different though. The specific strip of Neopixels seems to have disappeared from the site for some reason though. Other than that these are exact clones of the Adafruit strips except at $4 instead of $10. Very bright and colorful!

Launchpad and Cypress PSOC came in! :D

Ordered these off of digikey, can't wait to get programming! I will be using the Energia IDE which allows you to program the MSP430 using the same code as an arduino (just different pinouts). The PSOC was only $4 which can be bought Here

Electrodragon loot arrived! (workshop storage shelves update too)

Hey guys, made this order on electrodragon, it shipped and arrived in under a week using the lowest cost shipping option. All this loot cost me only $22.45. The pro mini is a genuine sparkfun pro mini at only a third of the cost! Pro Mini

Loot! :D