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breakout kit for the Raspberry PI

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Nate1616 over 14 years ago

Dont know if this has been posted but tought it would share it with all the Pi lovers. Its a breakout kit by addafruit  allows the PI's GPIO, I2C and SPI pins to be connected to a solderless breadboard.  Here is te link http://www.adafruit.com/products/914.  Let me know what you guys think

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    morgaine over 14 years ago in reply to e14 Contributor

    Excellent summary of your experiences with Adafruit's UK distributors, RorschachUK.  Many thanks!

     

    Tracked delivery (or at least predictable for next day) is very important to me, so I think you've just given Proto-Pic a sales boost. image  I like what I've seen of their website so far, and can think of several must-have items already.

     

    Morgaine.

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    e14 Contributor over 14 years ago in reply to morgaine

    As Ray says, thanks Morgaine, the info is very useful.

     

    BTW are you aware of the MagPi magazine?  http://www.themagpi.com/.

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    morgaine over 14 years ago in reply to e14 Contributor

    Yes indeed acoats, and I think the MagPi people do an amazing job, both in their production values and in creating very readable content suitable for all levels of experience.  Full marks there.

     

    I've yet to read everything in any of the 3 issues though, because I transfer the PDFs to my tablet for reading in bed, but once in bed I fall asleep too fast so I've only been skimming.  Must try harder. image

     

    (BTW I disliked the original Flash version intensely, but now that their issues are available in PDF to which I've become very accustomed because of engineering datasheets, all that annoyance is forgotten.)

     

    Morgaine.

     

    Addendum.  I think I should mention though that the esteem in which I hold MagPi will plummet sharply if the ***-inspired "the_magpi_issue4_draft"  cover makes it into print.  It's almost certainly just a joke done in very poor taste, but since the draft cover has been up on the site for a long time now, who knows.  I'm no prude but horses for courses, and given MagPi's target audience in education, it certainly has no place in the magazine IMO.  The very worthwhile goals of Raspberry Pi do not need sex to sell the device, the aims, nor the magazine.

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    e14 Contributor over 14 years ago in reply to morgaine

    I can only agree with what RorschachUK says about proto-pic. Had a few things off them recently and service was excellent. 

     

    Mistakes do happen however and when they shipped me a wrong part they fixed it immediately no questions asked by shipping the tiny and low cost replacement part by next-day courier. Can't imagine they were left with much profit out of the order after that, but it's that attention to fixing things when they do go wrong that earns them my recommendation and ensures I'll use them again.

     

    The delivery timeslot thing is done through DPD and at least where I live was amazingly accurate. You're reading the email at 10:59 that says delivery from 11-12 and have to stop reading it to answer the door...

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    Nate1616 over 14 years ago in reply to e14 Contributor

    Thanks for posting the distributors for all the non USA people.  Since im in the US i dont have to worrry about that but i wouldnt pay 5 times the purchase price to have it shipped.  That just crazy.

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    e14 Contributor over 14 years ago

    I really like that kit I might have to get one when I get my pi at the end of november.

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    e14 Contributor over 14 years ago in reply to morgaine

    Just ordered the Adafruit's Cobbler breakout kit from Phenoptix, Nottingham (http://www.phenoptix.com/) for £6.99 with free p&p. Definitely a lot cheaper than buying it direct and it was dispatched the same day.

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