This time last year we released a new version of our medium sized board. The new version had exposed tracks on both sides which made them easier to see. This change also allowed SMD components to be soldered onto the top side. The Large Style 1 prototyping boards are back in stock with the same...
The USBASP windows driver was previously based on libusb-win32. The certificate on the base drivers have expired and the library has now been superseded by libusbK. Earlier today we packaged up the driver and uploaded it to the server. You can now download it from the location below. https://protostack.com.au/download/USBasp-win-driver-x86-x64-v3.0.7.zip This driver should work with version...
The USBASP windows driver is based on libusb-win32. A while back they released version 1.2.6 and this has now been packaged up for the USBASP. The download link is below: https://protostack.com.au/download/USBasp-win-driver-x86-x64-ia64-v1.2.6.zip This driver should work with version of Windows, XP and higher (both 32 and 64 bit editions).
Until now, the USBASP windows driver wasn't signed. On older versions of windows this was't too much of a problem as you could override the signature error. On Windows Vista x64 and Windows 7, it is almost a show stopper. Various methods have been suggested including a utility called Driver Signature Enforcement Overrider or Pressing...
We released the 28 Pin AVR Development Board back in 2008 and since then it has gone through many iterations. This week we release version 1.6 which adds 4 improvements. These improvements were based on customer feedback and we are very grateful for the feedback. Please keep it coming. What has changed? The size of...
The ATMEGA168 Development Kit now comes with 10 extra components for the power supply block. Specifically that includes: 1 x Resistor - Metal Film 1/4W - 1K 1 x LED General Purpose 5mm Yellow 1 x DC Jack 2.1 x 5.5mm 1 x 1N4004 General purpose 1A Rectifier Diode 1 x L7805 +5V Linear Voltage...
Version 1.5 of the 28 Pin AVR Development Board is now available. As before we have incorporated a number of changes that people had asked for. The most notable change is a figure-8 shaped hole for mounting the voltage regulator. This configuration allows for both Input/Ground/Output (IGO) and Ground/Output/Input (GOI) style voltage regulators. Other changes...
After much deliberation the winner for the Get your next project sponsored by us contest is Murray Harms from Queensland Australia. His idea was to develop a system to help him manage his fish farm. in his words... Aquaculture System Controller. Overview The proposed project is to construct a controller for an automated self cleaning...
This contest is pretty simple. Submit your project ideas and the winner will receive the parts require to build their projects (as so far as the parts are things that we stock of course). To submit your idea, send an email to the address below. Please describe your idea and include a bill of materials....
This month we release version 1.4 of our 28 pin AVR board. As with the previous releases, we've incorporated changes our customers recommended. Keep the feedback coming, cause we love it. The most notable change is the inclusion of a power supply area. In previous versions you could create a power supply by using the...
Breadboards are great and so are protoboards that are based on breadboard layouts. Well most of the time :-( . They both have problems when you need to use IDC connectors, dual row headers or any other component that has 2 rows of connectors on a 0.1" (2.54mm) grid. The problem is due to the...
This weekend we released the lastest version of our 28 pin avr board. This version includes 7 improvements which we are pretty excited about. The changes include: Updated external crystal block in ground plane for better isolation Updated AVCC block with room for bigger inductors 6 pin ISP interface in addition to the existing 10...
We now have the new version of our Half Size Prototyping Board in stock. The key difference between this version and the previous version is addition of power rails on the top layer. This allows for almost twice the current. The rails on the top layer are 50 mil wide to fit within the screen...
We got a batch of board manufactured and unfortunately the factory failed to put the red solder mask on both sides. Functionally the boards are perfect but they don’t look nearly as nice. I don't think anyone should have to pay full price for a product that is not perfect, so I’ll be discounting these...
We've been busily working on the next version of our half size board The most notable change in version 1.2 is power rails on both the top and bottom of the board. This allows for almost twice the current. The tracks on the top of the board are slightly smaller than the ones on the...