Deck The Bench - Engineer Wish List

e14phil — Tue, 02 Jan 2018 17:34:30 GMT

Current Revision posted to Documents by e14phil on 1/2/2018 5:34:30 PM

Deck The Workbench this Holiday Season.

Are you stuck with what to buy an engineering friend or family member? We were! As I am sure most of you know, people that work for us are Geeks, Engineers and the type of people to have a electronics workbench in our office or tucked away in the basement. The question was raised in the element14 offices on what to buy for our Engineer friends, family and colleges over the Holiday season. We had an ideas session to find the most desirable (and affordable) presents that we would like to receive as a gift divided into different price points, because there are not a lot of friends I could justify buying a $500 Oscilloscope for, no matter how many times they have fed the cat while I was on holiday.

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Are these the product you would have chose in the $10, $20, $25, $50, $100, $150, $500 price ranges?

Think we are talking Reindeer poop and you can do better?

Then post your essential products and stocking fillers in our price ranges below.

Deck The Bench - element14 Engineer Wish List


Flush Cut Snips A cheap pair of snips are always a welcome addition to any tool kit. You could be snipping legs of freshly soldered components or breaking free from ziptie handcuffs in some James Bond-esk adventures. You never know when you need a cheap pair of snips. Aven Flush Cut SnipsAven Flush Cut Snips	M-F Jumper Cables An absolute classic suggested by shabaz, for connecting your projects, Raspberry Pi and Breadboards. Jumper cables, and by extension, Breadboards are a must for any engineer or maker. They have revolutionized prototyping circuits to the point where you can test out a project in full without wiring, soldering or creating your own PCBs. JumpersJumpers	DIP Breakout PBC from TI This is a PCB with tracks and pads to breakout for 6 of the most common small surface mount ICs. It gives you a great way to access the pins of the tiny IC in a more manageable way using terminal strips or jumpers. DIP BreakoutDIP Breakout	ESP8266 The ESP8266 is quickly becoming the industry standard for makers and engineers to add well defined and supported WiFi to their IoT Projects. This tiny, sub $10 chipset and antenna is a must buy. ESP8266ESP8266
Weller Battery Powered Soldering Iron Accessible, Mobile and Affordable. Battery soldering irons pack a lot of punch for the about $20. Built by Weller and recommended by e14phil for light and handy duty. Battery IronBattery Iron	Adafruit Feather ESP8266 Dev Board Adafruits super tiny ESP8266 WiFI Dev Board for tiny experiments in IoT suggested by Robert Peter Oakes The ESP8266 is becoming an industry standard in miniature WiFi Connectivity for IoT Devices. With the addition of a Micro controller and IO pins the feather is a great addition to any prototyping set up. FeatherFeather	RDM-KL43Z Dev Board .In terms of dev-boards the FRDM range is my favorite currently The FRDM-KL43ZFRDM-KL43Z is good value at$20 it has a built-in 4-digit LCD screen for easy debugging or presenting information and the micro-controller has lots of memory and built-in DAC and high-resolution ADC and tons of I/O pins and as easy to use as Arduino - shabaz FRDM-KL43ZFRDM-KL43Z	Magnetic Field Sensor "This flux-gate magnetometer plus a multimeter or oscilloscope provides endless hours of experimentation (see this Project14 blog post and the comments section for ideas), as me and jw0752 found out." - shabaz DRV425DRV425
Tenma MultiMeter The Engineering essential for almost any job. It is cheap, cheerful, portable, accurate, easy to use and can be thrown into your kit bag without too much guilt. Analogue Multimeter Analogue Multimeter	Flick, A 3D Tracking Gesture interface with I2C interface. For $25ish you can pick up new big boy of gesture interfaces. This is mainly a Raspberry Pi Hat but can work with any platform that supports I2C and their libraries. Suggested by Workshopshed FlickFlick	Raspberry Pi NoIR The Raspberry Pi 8MP camera is always a welcome addition to any stocking, but Robert Peter Oakes recommends a twist with the Pi NoIR. This is the official Raspberry Pi low light Infrared sensitive camera for Night, IR and UV Photography NoIR Camera V2NoIR Camera V2	58 Piece Precision Screwdriver Set There are good 58 reasons to buy this screwdriver set. That is less than 50c per reason! This set was recommended by community members. Screwdriver set Screwdriver set
Arduino Uno, 65 Piece Starter Kit with Breadboad A great introduction to microcontrollers, breadboards, programming and building your own interactive projects. Arduino Starter KitArduino Starter Kit	Tenma Digital Multimeter 4.5 Digit LCD Display, Data Hold, Diode Test, Continuity Buzzer (always useful), Batteries included... Everything a growing Boy or Girl needs! - Again suggested by shabaz TenmaTenma	EXTECH Digital Multimeter Next up in the, "You should always have a Multimeter on you" section is another cheap and reliable autorange multimeter from EXTECH. Suggested by fmilburn EXTECH MMEXTECH MM	TI myParts Kit A great introduction and useful parts kit from Texas Instruments that includes a collection of resistors, ICs, Capacitors, sensors, a screwdriver, LEDs and a buzzer. myParts KitmyParts Kit
Raspberry Pi 3 Starter Kit This includes the Sense Hat, IBM Watson IoT systems training modules as well as everything else you need to get started in the world of Raspberry Pi. Raspberry Pi 3 IoTRaspberry Pi 3 IoT	Tenma Bench Power Supply Sometimes a Single channel programmable bench top power supply is all you need to light up your world! - Suggested by Workshopshed TenmaTenma	Insulated Tool Set A 11 Piece Insulated tool kit that manufactured to IEC 60900 standards for hazardous work environments. These hansom yellow and red tools are rated and tested to 10000 VAC. Who wants to test them? Tool KitTool Kit	Beaglebone Blue Robotics Kit The Beaglebone Blue is the the Beaglebone Black's bigger brother. Built around the the ever-popular BB linux dev board but with lots of additional features, Servo, Motor and Bluetooth connectivity to help you with developing your robot building skills. BB BlueBB Blue
Bitscope USB Oscilloscope / Logic Analyzer A fantastic, versatile, no frills Oscilloscope and logic analyser that lets you see into the mind of your projects without a major outlay. Bitscope Micro Bitscope Micro	Weller Soldering Station A fantastic, versatile, no frills soldering station. There is not much more to be said about it. suggested by Robert Peter Oakes WellerWeller	Pyropen Piezo Butane Gas Soldering Iron Kit A portable Butane Gas soldering iron, that works on the go! No power required for this trusty little, self igniting, hot air blower and Iron from Weller. Suggested by the-dubster Pyropen Pyropen	Digital Microscope A handy and easy to use 10x 70x 200x magnification hand held digital microscope. These handheld microscopes are great for really getting to the route cause of problems by giving you the best view of the issue. Dino-LiteDino-Lite
Tektronix TBS1000B Tektronix make some of the best oscilloscopes in the world and this $500 model gives you most of the desirable features without the professional pricetag. Tektronix TBS1000B Tektronix TBS1000B	Keysight InfiniiVision 1000x Oscilloscope As Workshopshed succinctly said.. "A Scope" seems to the common suggestion around $500. The Keysight 1000x was suggested by Robert Peter Oakes KeysightKeysight	Analog Discovery 2 USB Oscilloscope, Flexing our price points a little, this device is around the $200 mark and is a The Analog Discovery 2 is a USB oscilloscope and multi-function instrument that allows users to measure, visualize, generate, record and control mixed-signal circuits of all kinds. USB ScopeUSB Scope	Stereo Zoom Microscope The DI-LI 900-T is a trinocular Stereo Zoom Microscope specially suitable for LED, PCB inspection, pressing plating and electronic component inspection. It comes with fluorescent right light and then trinocular port enables the addition of photographic or video capability. MicroscopeMicroscope

Price Range

Flush Cut Snips

A cheap pair of snips are always a welcome addition to any tool kit.

You could be snipping legs of freshly soldered components or breaking free from ziptie handcuffs in some James Bond-esk adventures. You never know when you need a cheap pair of snips.

Aven Flush Cut SnipsAven Flush Cut Snips

M-F Jumper Cables

An absolute classic suggested by shabaz, for connecting your projects, Raspberry Pi and Breadboards.

Jumper cables, and by extension, Breadboards are a must for any engineer or maker. They have revolutionized prototyping circuits to the point where you can test out a project in full without wiring, soldering or creating your own PCBs.

JumpersJumpers

DIP Breakout PBC

from TI

This is a PCB with tracks and pads to breakout for 6 of the most common small surface mount ICs.

It gives you a great way to access the pins of the tiny IC in a more manageable way using terminal strips or jumpers.

DIP BreakoutDIP Breakout

ESP8266

The ESP8266 is quickly becoming the industry standard for makers and engineers to add well defined and supported WiFi to their IoT Projects.

This tiny, sub $10 chipset and antenna is a must buy.

ESP8266ESP8266

Weller Battery Powered Soldering Iron

Accessible, Mobile and Affordable. Battery soldering irons pack a lot of punch for the about $20.

Built by Weller and recommended by e14phil for light and handy duty.

Battery IronBattery Iron

Adafruit Feather

ESP8266 Dev Board

Adafruits super tiny ESP8266 WiFI Dev Board for tiny experiments in IoT suggested by Robert Peter Oakes

The ESP8266 is becoming an industry standard in miniature WiFi Connectivity for IoT Devices. With the addition of a Micro controller and IO pins the feather is a great addition to any prototyping set up.

FeatherFeather

RDM-KL43Z Dev Board

.In terms of dev-boards the FRDM range is my favorite currently The FRDM-KL43ZFRDM-KL43Z is good value at$20 it has a built-in 4-digit LCD screen for easy debugging or presenting information and the micro-controller has lots of memory and built-in DAC and high-resolution ADC and tons of I/O pins and as easy to use as Arduino

- shabaz

FRDM-KL43ZFRDM-KL43Z

Magnetic Field Sensor

"This flux-gate magnetometer plus a multimeter or oscilloscope provides endless hours of experimentation (see this Project14 blog post and the comments section for ideas), as me and jw0752 found out." - shabaz

DRV425DRV425

Tenma MultiMeter

The Engineering essential for almost any job.

It is cheap, cheerful, portable, accurate, easy to use and can be thrown into your kit bag without too much guilt.

Analogue Multimeter Analogue Multimeter

Flick, A 3D Tracking

Gesture interface with I2C interface.

For $25ish you can pick up new big boy of gesture interfaces. This is mainly a Raspberry Pi Hat but can work with any platform that supports I2C and their libraries. Suggested by Workshopshed

FlickFlick

Raspberry Pi NoIR

The Raspberry Pi 8MP camera is always a welcome addition to any stocking, but Robert Peter Oakes recommends a twist with the Pi NoIR. This is the official Raspberry Pi low light Infrared sensitive camera for Night, IR and UV Photography

NoIR Camera V2NoIR Camera V2

58 Piece Precision Screwdriver Set

There are good 58 reasons to buy this screwdriver set.

That is less than 50c per reason!

This set was recommended by community members.

Screwdriver set Screwdriver set

Arduino Uno, 65 Piece Starter Kit with Breadboad

A great introduction to microcontrollers, breadboards, programming and building your own interactive projects.

Arduino Starter KitArduino Starter Kit

Tenma Digital Multimeter

4.5 Digit LCD Display, Data Hold, Diode Test, Continuity Buzzer (always useful), Batteries included... Everything a growing Boy or Girl needs! - Again suggested by shabaz

TenmaTenma

EXTECH Digital Multimeter

Next up in the, "You should

always have a Multimeter on you" section is another cheap and reliable autorange multimeter from EXTECH.

Suggested by fmilburn

EXTECH MMEXTECH MM

TI myParts Kit

A great introduction and useful parts kit from Texas Instruments that includes a collection of resistors, ICs, Capacitors, sensors, a screwdriver, LEDs and a buzzer.

myParts KitmyParts Kit

Raspberry Pi 3 Starter Kit

This includes the Sense Hat, IBM Watson IoT systems training modules as well as everything else you need to get started in the world of Raspberry Pi.

Raspberry Pi 3 IoTRaspberry Pi 3 IoT

Tenma Bench Power Supply

Sometimes a Single channel programmable bench top power supply is all you need to light up your world!

- Suggested by Workshopshed

TenmaTenma

Insulated Tool Set

A 11 Piece Insulated tool kit that manufactured to IEC 60900 standards for hazardous work environments. These hansom yellow and red tools are rated and tested to 10000 VAC. Who wants to test them?

Tool KitTool Kit

Beaglebone Blue Robotics Kit

The Beaglebone Blue is the the Beaglebone Black's bigger brother. Built around the the ever-popular BB linux dev board but with lots of additional features, Servo, Motor and Bluetooth connectivity to help you with developing your robot building skills.

BB BlueBB Blue

Bitscope USB Oscilloscope / Logic Analyzer

A fantastic, versatile, no frills Oscilloscope and logic analyser that lets you see into the mind of your projects without a major outlay.

Bitscope Micro Bitscope Micro

Weller Soldering Station

A fantastic, versatile, no frills soldering station. There is not much more to be said about it. suggested by Robert Peter Oakes

WellerWeller

Pyropen Piezo Butane Gas Soldering Iron Kit

A portable Butane Gas soldering iron, that works on the go! No power required for this trusty little, self igniting, hot air blower and Iron from Weller.

Suggested by the-dubster

Pyropen Pyropen

Digital Microscope

A handy and easy to use 10x 70x 200x magnification hand held digital microscope. These handheld microscopes are great for really getting to the route cause of problems by giving you the best view of the issue.

Dino-LiteDino-Lite

Tektronix TBS1000B

Tektronix make some of the best oscilloscopes in the world and this $500 model gives you most of the desirable features without the professional pricetag.

Tektronix TBS1000B Tektronix TBS1000B

Keysight InfiniiVision 1000x Oscilloscope

As Workshopshed succinctly said.. "A Scope" seems to the common suggestion around $500. The Keysight 1000x was suggested by Robert Peter Oakes

KeysightKeysight

Analog Discovery 2 USB Oscilloscope,

Flexing our price points a little, this device is around the $200 mark and is a

The Analog Discovery 2 is a USB oscilloscope and multi-function instrument that allows users to measure, visualize, generate, record and control mixed-signal circuits of all kinds.

USB ScopeUSB Scope

Stereo Zoom Microscope

The DI-LI 900-T is a trinocular Stereo Zoom Microscope specially suitable for LED, PCB inspection, pressing plating and electronic component inspection. It comes with fluorescent right light and then trinocular port enables the addition of photographic or video capability.

MicroscopeMicroscope

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Please comment below your alternatives and what you would like to get as a gift.

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