Title: USB IR Toy Shield
Post by: tagno25 on June 17, 2011, 05:00:31 am
Post by: tagno25 on June 17, 2011, 05:00:31 am
I built a IR Toy Shield. I have not tested it, but am having my brother try to get it working.
I put down solder paste and heated each side of the surface mount components with my Hakko. It was rather simple to assemble.
(http://https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/rc_XmYzA_kDzusABH4GFsQ?feat=embedwebsite)
(http://https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/qTRcI5aNppBPrSHV6RZtUg?feat=embedwebsite)
(http://https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/01ezokQyrPa4RvzyvaWimg?feat=embedwebsite)
I put down solder paste and heated each side of the surface mount components with my Hakko. It was rather simple to assemble.
(http://https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/rc_XmYzA_kDzusABH4GFsQ?feat=embedwebsite) (http://https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/qTRcI5aNppBPrSHV6RZtUg?feat=embedwebsite) (http://https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/01ezokQyrPa4RvzyvaWimg?feat=embedwebsite)
Title: Re: USB IR Toy Shield
Post by: rsdio on August 05, 2011, 07:39:23 am
Post by: rsdio on August 05, 2011, 07:39:23 am
Looks cool.
What makes this a "USB IR Toy Shield" instead of just an "IR Shield" ??
Seems like there is no USB, and it's not much like the the USB IR Toy except for the IR part.
What makes this a "USB IR Toy Shield" instead of just an "IR Shield" ??
Seems like there is no USB, and it's not much like the the USB IR Toy except for the IR part.
Title: Re: USB IR Toy Shield
Post by: tagno25 on August 05, 2011, 07:49:07 am
Post by: tagno25 on August 05, 2011, 07:49:07 am
[quote author="rsdio"]What makes this a "USB IR Toy Shield" instead of just an "IR Shield" ??[/quote]
That is name it is called in the free PCB drawer. Really it is just a IR Shield with TX and RX.
That is name it is called in the free PCB drawer. Really it is just a IR Shield with TX and RX.
Title: Re: USB IR Toy Shield
Post by: ian on August 05, 2011, 11:31:24 am
Post by: ian on August 05, 2011, 11:31:24 am
Thanks for posting your build, I'll send a free PCB code.
Have you tried it? It is intended to work with Adafruit's IR arduino tutorials. Except they did a few things I didn't understand, so the jumpers swap to other pins with hardware peripherals that I think would work better.
We actually just got the through-hole version of this in, it might actually become a project. If you do any testing please share/document, it would be a great help when I sit down to work out the prototype.
It is just the USB IR Toy shield like the Bus Pirate shield - the original project name plus shield. We don't exactly have a marketing department to work these things out ;)
Have you tried it? It is intended to work with Adafruit's IR arduino tutorials. Except they did a few things I didn't understand, so the jumpers swap to other pins with hardware peripherals that I think would work better.
We actually just got the through-hole version of this in, it might actually become a project. If you do any testing please share/document, it would be a great help when I sit down to work out the prototype.
It is just the USB IR Toy shield like the Bus Pirate shield - the original project name plus shield. We don't exactly have a marketing department to work these things out ;)
Title: Re: USB IR Toy Shield
Post by: ian on August 05, 2011, 11:32:30 am
Post by: ian on August 05, 2011, 11:32:30 am
PS: may I please add the build picture to the wiki for this project?
Title: Re: USB IR Toy Shield
Post by: tagno25 on August 05, 2011, 05:30:46 pm
Post by: tagno25 on August 05, 2011, 05:30:46 pm
[quote author="ian"]PS: may I please add the build picture to the wiki for this project?[/quote]
Sure, you can add them to the wiki.
Sure, you can add them to the wiki.