Monthly Archives: September 2007
CCD Direct
CCD Direct sells everything you might need for computer vision: cameras, frame grabbers, cables, and more.
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atoi() for large numbers
Justin Downs wrote this routine to convert a large ASCII number to an array, as a workaround to the size limitation to atoi().
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BG Micro
They carry kits, surplus parts, and retail parts. Thanks to Andrew Milmoe for the link.
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HB Electronics
HB is an electronics reseller shipping parts from China. Pretty good prices on LEDs, Peltier modules, and more.
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Thermochromic inks
They have the widest product line and appear to provide some of the smaller resellers as well (they sell minimum by the 1/2 gallon i think)…. “The problem is that all of the products we have come across start with a color and go to clear or to a lighter color when activated with heat (or cold).”
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Amazing Magnets
Amazing Magnets sells rare earth magnets, ferrofluid, and other magnet products. Thanks to Zach Layton for the link.
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Mettrix PCB fabrication
Mettrix is an upstate NY company who do PCB fab and assembly. Their work is recommended by Todd Polenberg, and apparently they can do Ball grid array parts too.
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MidiStroke
MidiStroke is an application for OSX that allows you to trigger keystrokes an any application using MIDI messages. It can be used to automate various tasks using MIDI devices.
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MIDI/OSC devices
The Royal Conservatory in Holland has made a number of microcontroller modules with MIDI interfaces, and implementing the Open Sound Control (OSC) protocol. Among them are IPSonLab, an IP to MIDI board; MicroLab, a voltage to MIDI board, and more.
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Mignon Game Kit
The Mignon Game kit is an Atmel-based game board. It’s got a simple LED display and a few buttons, and is designed for beginners to start writing handheld video games on it in BASCOM’s AVR BASIC.
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