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Surprise Deal: 433Mhz RF Transmitter and Receiver Kit $0.99

ICStationICStation BannedPosts: 12
edited 2014-07-11 11:01 in General Discussion
This deal will not let parallaxers down.:smile:

433Mhz RF Transmitter and Receiver Kit

Each customer can purchase max.5pcs with this surprise price.
Transmitter_Receiver.jpg

Comments

  • Duane DegnDuane Degn Posts: 10,588
    edited 2014-07-10 19:12
    I'm a fan of ICStation but I don't think these sorts of posts belong in the general forum.

    If they are posted at all, I think they belong in the classified forum though I'm not sure they really belong there either.
  • GenetixGenetix Posts: 1,754
    edited 2014-07-10 19:18
    What do you have to say about that Erco? :P

    I would be concerned though about this inexpensive device frying my costly microcontroller.
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,256
    edited 2014-07-10 19:36
    Looks like a smoking deal to me. Whether that's magic processor smoke or not, dunno Genetix.

    @Duane: this does taste a bit spammy, but from what I recall, Wanita of ICstation behaves herself far better than most, maybe one post a month, and with useful stuff. I'd say under those circumstances, it's beneficial. Especially now that the P'lax Daily Deal is history!
  • Duane DegnDuane Degn Posts: 10,588
    edited 2014-07-10 19:58
    erco wrote: »
    @Duane: this does taste a bit spammy, but from what I recall, Wanita of ICstation behaves herself far better than most, maybe one post a month, and with useful stuff. I'd say under those circumstances, it's beneficial. Especially now that the P'lax Daily Deal is history!

    I'll agree.

    As I said, I like ICStation and I like Wanita. I don't mind the occasional post by ICStation, but I'm guessing you and I are likely in the minority concerning this topic.

    I guess, I'll let the moderators decide.

    What do you mean the Daily Deals are done? There's one today.

    Edit: You're right. I should have never doubted.
  • Ken GraceyKen Gracey Posts: 7,392
    edited 2014-07-10 20:05
    How about simply moving this to classifieds and asking for IC Station to deliver some Propeller products while they're at it. We're getting popular in China these days.

    . . .uh, this thing says "for Arduino" on the graphic image. Really doesn't work "for Propeller"?
  • GenetixGenetix Posts: 1,754
    edited 2014-07-10 20:12
    Duane, Ken said the Daily Deal is going away from the main page but he hasn't said what will replace it yet. See his post in the General Forum.

    Erco, I thought you might have seen something comparable.
  • NWCCTVNWCCTV Posts: 3,629
    edited 2014-07-10 21:20
    If anyone buys these please let all of us know how they work out.
  • Oldbitcollector (Jeff)Oldbitcollector (Jeff) Posts: 8,091
    edited 2014-07-10 21:43
    I pulled the trigger on a handful of these... If it will work with the Ardunio, there is no reason why it won't work with the Propeller with a small amount of effort.

    Prob be here next month.. :)
  • LoopyBytelooseLoopyByteloose Posts: 12,537
    edited 2014-07-10 22:34
    NWCCTV wrote: »
    If anyone buys these please let all of us know how they work out.

    I have a pair of these I bought years ago and never really got working. They seem to simply take an RS232 input and transmit it without any enhancement or monitoring for error.

    You need TWO pairs for duplex communications with two separate antennas at each end unless you want to set up an antenna switching relay.

    Not much in the way of documentation and no antenna included. You have to create your own and figure out what an idea 433Mhz set up should be.

    They may work well in some situations, but the XBee is really a more reliable solution.
  • Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi)Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi) Posts: 23,514
    edited 2014-07-10 22:53
    Moved thread to classifieds, but I screwed up the title, and now I can't change it. Wanita, if you see this you can re-edit your post to fix the title.

    -Phil
  • ICStationICStation Banned Posts: 12
    edited 2014-07-11 01:48
    Dear All,

    Thank you for your support and help!
    I'll be more careful for my future posts.

    It seems that I cannot edit the title by my side. :(

    All the best!

    Wanita
  • Duane DegnDuane Degn Posts: 10,588
    edited 2014-07-11 11:01
    ICStation wrote: »
    This deal will not let parallaxers down.:smile:

    Hi Wanita,

    For your information, we aren't "parallaxers". We are "Parallaxians". :smile:

    I'm going to try a couple of the $0.99 RF kits.

    In case any aren't aware of the fact, these intended to be used for one way communication.

    For two way communication, I like to use these nRF24L01+ transceivers. Since I already have a bunch of the nRF24L01+ modules, I'm going to get a few of the SI24R01 modules to see how they compare with the nRF24L01+ modules.

    Thanks for Making Easier Possible.
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