New Arduino Primo, Pop-Up Adventure, LED Dot Matrix Displays, History of the Power Cord, Night Light, Free Shipping

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A Pop-up Adventure With Dragons, Princesses... and Circuits

By embedding circuits into the pages of their princess books powered by a 3D dragon, Project Daffodil hopes to change the perception of electronics as a “boy thing”. By reading these books, kids learn key concepts about circuits, switches and resistors to foster their interest in STEAM.

The Journey of Project Daffodil

Working with LED Dot Matrix Displays

A dot-matrix display is a device that is used to display information. It uses lights arranged in rectangular configuration to display text or graphics when programmed. Here is an easy way to teach the basics of using LED dot matrix displays with microcontrollers.

The Dot Matrix Driver Circuit

The History of the Power Cord

Nowadays, getting power to your devices really is just as simple as plugging something into a wall outlet, but it certainly took some time and effort to get to that point. Our friends at cables.com wanted to share an infographic they created on the history of the power cord.

Grab a seat, plug in, and read on to learn more!

Arduino Now with Nordic RF52 Processor

The Primo packs a Nordic nRF52 processor, the wildly-popular Espressif ESP8266 WiFi and battery charger into the standard-sized Arduino board. The Primo Core is a coin-sized version that is suited for low-power wearable applications. The Nordic chip provides Bluetooth Smart (BLE 4.0) and NFC-A tag functions so you can develop your next IoT project.

Are you ready for the new Arduino Primo?

Hot Club Jameco Kit: RGB Color Shifting Night Light

A simple Arduino based kit that uses a small AVR microcontroller (ATtiny85) to control a color shifting night light. It has a light sensor that enables it to turn on and off according to the ambient light.

Build this kit for only $19.95

Jameco Offers Free Shipping on orders over $99

Qualifying orders with merchandise totaling $99 or more are eligible to receive free shipping, no coupon code necessary.

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