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donblair "Hi @gretchengehrke! Sorry for the much-delayed reply :) and thanks for the comment. I, too, liked this approach -- basically, using the differenc..." | Read more » about 7 years ago
donblair "Hallo! I haven't had great luck with Digikey shopping carts sticking around, so it might be better to put direct links to parts in e.g. a wiki ......" | Read more » about 8 years ago
donblair "Hi Rebeccah! Fantastic stuff here. Lots to digest, and I have several thoughts -- but first, quickly: the frequency output of the Coqui requires..." | Read more » over 8 years ago
donblair "I need a little help understanding this background. When you modulate the LED at 1 kHz, that means it's flashing on and off 1000 times a second? E..." | Read more » almost 9 years ago
donblair "@pdhixenbaugh -- These are great ideas / questions / suggestions! I just posted a quick follow-up here: https://publiclab.org/notes/donblair/03-2..." | Read more » almost 9 years ago
donblair "-- a CR1220 coin cell. " | Read more » almost 9 years ago
donblair "Oh gosh -- Chris, thanks for tagging me in this thread -- I had no idea that this existed! Wow, Ed -- what amazing work you've been doing!! It's ..." | Read more » almost 9 years ago
donblair "To be more specific ... The goal is for the microcontroller (uC) brain (Atmel 328p), and the sensor boards it connects to, to be running at 3.3V. ..." | Read more » about 9 years ago
donblair "Thanks @danbeavers! The PDF you just linked to seems empty -- if you get a chance, could you link to a URL with the part? I have share your feeli..." | Read more » about 9 years ago
donblair "Ah, okay, issue: I can drop the charging chip; but currently the charging chip performs a useful additional function: it allows voltage to be com..." | Read more » about 9 years ago
donblair "Oh, and @warren & @tonyc -- so some notches on the edges of the board, yeah? Will play with the idea ... " | Read more » about 9 years ago
donblair "connector Aj, cool ideas @warren and @tonyc! Also: I just heard back from MacroFab -- they can do through-hole soldering for a little more (per ..." | Read more » about 9 years ago
donblair "My impression, from what I've heard, read, is that it's a bad idea to use SMT components when there is any regular mechanical stress expected. Cf...." | Read more » about 9 years ago
donblair "I don't know if this part can be placed by a pick-and-place, but if it can, might be worth trying -- the double row SMT pads might make it sufficie..." | Read more » about 9 years ago
donblair "Receptacle side ... http://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/610114249221/732-6081-2-ND/5047736 Hmm, maybe we can get away with no soldering requi..." | Read more » about 9 years ago
donblair "male side ... http://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/610114249121/732-6071-2-ND/5047735 " | Read more » about 9 years ago
donblair "oh, interesting ... i don't know how mechanically stable these will be, but: " | Read more » about 9 years ago
donblair "@warren -- wow, that Pocket Operator looks so cool. It makes me wonder if there are AA battery holders like the one they used with the metal clips..." | Read more » about 9 years ago
donblair "Wow, so many good thoughts .... soldering & accessibility It's a good point that it'd be nice for the kit to be useful without requiring any ..." | Read more » about 9 years ago
donblair "Note: regarding the RTC wakeup functionality, I posted some thoughts here: https://publiclab.org/notes/donblair/12-02-2015/random-bits-atmel-low-p..." | Read more » about 9 years ago
donblair "Thanks @warren re: Semver -- that looks like just the sort of guidance I was looking for! @tonyc -- I was thinking about this issue ... one of the..." | Read more » about 9 years ago
donblair "Yes, nice! In the picture, it looks like one could place a little cuvette right there in the middle and assess the turbidity :) " | Read more » about 9 years ago
donblair "Oh and -- yes, I'll be going to the barnraising -- excited to meet up there! " | Read more » over 10 years ago
donblair "Hey Greg -- neat ideas! Re: compiling errors -- just to make double-sure: are you using the version of the RTC library linked to here: https://gi..." | Read more » over 10 years ago