HomeWork Board Summer Special
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Has anybody seen this board at parallax's main site?
Well im thinking of getting this board for the use of my one-time
prototype project. Are there any downsides of getting this instead of
getting the bs2 kit?
I plan to use it for motor and light control(dim - bright). Is this
board capable of doing so? or do i need the bs2 kit for that?
Anyway please be aware that this is an extreme newbie here, pardon my
ignorance as the wealth of information here is getting me confused [noparse]:)[/noparse]
Well im thinking of getting this board for the use of my one-time
prototype project. Are there any downsides of getting this instead of
getting the bs2 kit?
I plan to use it for motor and light control(dim - bright). Is this
board capable of doing so? or do i need the bs2 kit for that?
Anyway please be aware that this is an extreme newbie here, pardon my
ignorance as the wealth of information here is getting me confused [noparse]:)[/noparse]
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lots of 10 or 20. The idea is to help teachers with a low-cost version
of the BS2/BOE combination that they can let their students take home.
Anyway, you may want to take advantage of the special ... who knows if
we'll offer it again.
-- Jon Williams
-- Parallax
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Has anybody seen this board at parallax's main site?
Well im thinking of getting this board for the use of my one-time
prototype project. Are there any downsides of getting this instead of
getting the bs2 kit?
I plan to use it for motor and light control(dim - bright). Is this
board capable of doing so? or do i need the bs2 kit for that?
Anyway please be aware that this is an extreme newbie here, pardon my
ignorance as the wealth of information here is getting me confused [noparse]:)[/noparse]
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It's a nice board, not too expensive, with some
protection resistors and a nice set of parts.
Downside:
The BS2 is not removable, since it's in the form
of a surface mount OEM version. It does have a
'breadboard' on it -- which you might not want
to deliver to your customer, but does make it
simple to prototype. For $120, you could get
the BOE, which does have a removable BS2.
It does not come with a wall-wart power supply,
nor plugs for one, but a 9-volt 'snap' interface
would work.
Otherwise, it's a nice package.
--- In basicstamps@yahoogroups.com, "terewbonf" <terewbonf@y...>
wrote:
> Has anybody seen this board at parallax's main site?
>
> Well im thinking of getting this board for the use of my one-time
> prototype project. Are there any downsides of getting this instead
of
> getting the bs2 kit?
>
> I plan to use it for motor and light control(dim - bright). Is this
> board capable of doing so? or do i need the bs2 kit for that?
>
>
> Anyway please be aware that this is an extreme newbie here, pardon
my
> ignorance as the wealth of information here is getting me
confused [noparse]:)[/noparse]
prototyping, components are simply placed on the board and left
hanging, is this true?
And what about the functionality, can the homework board do the same
thing as its bs2 kit counterpart?
Thanks for the replies guys!
--- In basicstamps@yahoogroups.com, "Allan Lane" <allan.lane@h...>
wrote:
> Benefits:
> It's a nice board, not too expensive, with some
> protection resistors and a nice set of parts.
>
> Downside:
> The BS2 is not removable, since it's in the form
> of a surface mount OEM version. It does have a
> 'breadboard' on it -- which you might not want
> to deliver to your customer, but does make it
> simple to prototype. For $120, you could get
> the BOE, which does have a removable BS2.
>
> It does not come with a wall-wart power supply,
> nor plugs for one, but a 9-volt 'snap' interface
> would work.
>
> Otherwise, it's a nice package.
a 'breadboard' is a white plastic thing
you can plug wires and chips into without
soldering. The one on this board has 17
'rows'.
A 'prototyping area' typically is a 'sea
of holes' in a pre-made board, where you can
solder your own components.
Soldering is more permanent (things can't
'fall out' as they might in a 'breadboard')
and it's seen as more professional. It is
harder to modify, though.
I believe it is completely as flexible as the
BOE in terms of labs you can do with it.
If you're doing serious robotic work (servos)
the BOE has three servo connectors this one
lacks.
--- In basicstamps@yahoogroups.com, "terewbonf" <terewbonf@y...>
wrote:
> Okay, from my understanding a breadboard is a board where one does
> prototyping, components are simply placed on the board and left
> hanging, is this true?
>
>
> And what about the functionality, can the homework board do the
same
> thing as its bs2 kit counterpart?
>
> Thanks for the replies guys!
>
>
>
> --- In basicstamps@yahoogroups.com, "Allan Lane" <allan.lane@h...>
> wrote:
> > Benefits:
> > It's a nice board, not too expensive, with some
> > protection resistors and a nice set of parts.
> >
> > Downside:
> > The BS2 is not removable, since it's in the form
> > of a surface mount OEM version. It does have a
> > 'breadboard' on it -- which you might not want
> > to deliver to your customer, but does make it
> > simple to prototype. For $120, you could get
> > the BOE, which does have a removable BS2.
> >
> > It does not come with a wall-wart power supply,
> > nor plugs for one, but a 9-volt 'snap' interface
> > would work.
> >
> > Otherwise, it's a nice package.