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| We're now stocking this rather nice GPS module. 5Hz output, up to 5Hz update rate, on-board patch antenna, 3.3V @ 41mA and all at a smidge over 13 grams. Treat your UAV to an upgrade with this delight of a unit. |
| We've launched a series of RSS feeds to let you all know about new products, fresh stock and news. To subscribe, please copy the link next to the RSS icon at the top left of the page into your reader. Then, every time we update our product range or stock levels, you'll be amongst the first to know. A very simple, easy to use reader is this one provided by Google. |
| We're proud to be sponsoring an art exhibition at Bristol's Arnolfini gallery. The exhibition is called 'SuperToys' and uses Arduino USB boards to allow visitors to add interactivity to old toys. |
| Bizarre, and yet stunning pictures from Switzerland have been released showing the cognitive and physical power of so called 'swarm-bots'. From the land of cuckoo clocks and chocolate, we present.... robot aided child pulling! Go Jade! |
Give your Arduino a Display |
| Why not give your Arduino the ability to interact with the world in a really special way? This LCD display from Liquidware is also touch sensitive and has been designed to fit directly onto your Arduino like a normal shield extension. Used with some clever code, it's capable of doing some pretty amazing stuff. |
Introducing the PIC MAXI Web! |
| Take a look at the new PIC Maxi Web board, now in stock. It's the biggest of the Olimex web server development boards and includes an amazing range of features including power relays, an LCD display, temperature sensors and much much more. With a little bit of software, this board will allow the devlopment of complex over-the-internet control and monitoring systems. The possibilities with this dev board are endless, and it's great value for money. |
Glossy, colourful displays |
| Now in stock - several fantastic models of colour LCD displays. Most of the devices allow access to their functions via a simple serial interface, meaning that even
the smallest MCU can generate some pretty impressive on screen displays. We've seen these units being used for all sorts of things, from medical displays, to purpose built hand held games. With 256k colours and good resolutions, these devices are fast enough to display video. Some even have their own on-board storage and sound! |
Self controlling, programmable blinky ThingMs |
| Now in stock, the BlinkM Smart LED from ThingM. A fully networkable and programmable RGB light source for designers, experimenters - or anyone who needs a controllable colour light source. Because the unit is controlled by an on-board micro, once it's programmed, you just need to power it up and it'll run continually. The BlinkM is programmed via an I2C bus via free sequencer software.Multiple BlinkMs can be stranded together on an I2C bus allowing for some amazing light displays. |
| Tiny, low cost and flexible - Measuring just 50mm x 30 mm the PIC-MICRO-WEB is one of the smallest web servers available in the world. Mounted in a DB25 connector shell, it's the perfect way to add internet access to an existing project quickly and without fuss. The server comes programmed with the easy to use Microchip TCP/IP stack but is easily reprogrammable. Try one and never look back! |
| They're one of the first, and one of the best - Now Cool Components is proud to announce that we're stocking a selected range of great products from Sparkfun. Their breakout boards allow easy access to the most fiddly of components and help reduce development time by cutting short all of the messy soldering. In addition the guys in Colorado produce a number of ready made units that are easy to integrate into your current project. Their products are great - the only problem is - they're in the US and postage sure ain't cheap. Thankfully now we're stocking select items that's not a problem. |
| Cool Components is proud to announce that we're now stocking a range of carefully selected development boards and programmers for the popular ARM processor. ARM microcontrollers are High-Performance, 16/32-Bit RISC Core devices and their market is one of the most fastest growing in the sector. ARM processors are available from number of vendors including Analog Devices, Atmel, Cirrus Logic, OKI, Philips Semiconductors, ST Microelectronics and Texas Instruments. Experts predict that in the next 5 years ARM MCUs will replace the industry standard 8051 architecture in most applications. If you're looking for an easy to use hardware development environment, try the LPC-P2106 prototyping board together with the flexible ARM-JTAG programmer. |
| Since the dawn of time, their unique sense of direction has been a mystery, now scientists are unravelling the natural navigational talents of pigeons by the use of GPS modules. Researchers at Oxford's Merton College are using EM406 GPS modules fixed to the back of common pigeons to follow and log their flight paths. The tiny modules, weighing virtually nothing, mean that the pigeons fly in a natural manner from the release point to their destination. |
| Take a look at our range of Sirf Star III GPS Modules. These lovely units have the sensitivity to get satellite lock in areas where other, lesser units do not. In some situations these units will even get lock indoors. We're selling them at seriously silly prices, so please take a look before they're all gone! Please note : the 50p piece is not included! |
| Fancy internet enabling your fridge, your kettle or your front door!? Let's face it, pretty much everything is becoming internet enabled these days and there's no reason why your devices shouldn't have the same feature. Microchip's ENC28J60 is a fully featured and easy to use stand alone ethernet controller. This wonderful device has an SPI interface, on-board MAC and PHY. Simple to use, cheap and well documented. |
Cool Components is a dynamic electronic components supply company based in South London. We were set up in 2004 and have grown dramatically over the past few years. Our mission is to supply everyone from academics to hobbiests with the latest prototyping and development components at cutting edge prices. We use cheap, fast shipping and only operate via the internet, keeping costs down. So far we have supplied some of the biggest universities in the UK, NHS trusts, and thousands of inventors, engineers, hobbiests and modellers. Our aim is to take on some of the 'big boys' at their own game, whilst offering value for money, and not charging extortionate shipping fees. We hope you like what you see on Cool Components, and would love to hear from you if you have any suggestions about what we should be stocking, or how we should be improving our service. |
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