Comments for WingShield Industries http://wingshieldindustries.com Make your projects take flight with one of our fine products. Thu, 25 Apr 2013 05:22:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Comment on ProtoScrewShield for Arduino by Dan http://wingshieldindustries.com/products/protoscrewshield-for-arduino/comment-page-1/#comment-19145 Dan Thu, 25 Apr 2013 05:22:30 +0000 http://wingshieldindustries.com/?page_id=138#comment-19145 I agree with Ken about the need to be able to break connection between screw terminal and ardunio pins. Even a solder pad in the path would work so I can cut a trace and have a place to solder the inserted electronics to.

The other Item that would be handy would be a silkscreen of white lines on all traces so that you could easily see where connections are being made and where traces could be cut if needed.

I was very disappointed when I got the board and saw the solid connection from screw terminals and no easy way to break the connection and connect in new electronics. Actual a dumb design for a proto board.

]]> Comment on ScrewShield for Arduino by Steve Roberts http://wingshieldindustries.com/products/screwshield/comment-page-1/#comment-13368 Steve Roberts Tue, 18 Sep 2012 21:22:46 +0000 http://wingshieldindustries.com/?page_id=27#comment-13368 Hello,
We teach a class here at UCSD (Univ CA San Diego) where we use Arduino Uno as a student dev platform. The configuration is Uno plus a screw terminal board. The problem we have is that most available screw terminal boards are offered as kits of parts, not assembled. We use typically 60 of these in our classes. Currently we need 35 more such shields.

Question: Can you offer us your screw shield in assembled form? For additional cost of course.

Please let me know.

Thanks!
-Steve Roberts
UCSD
Mech and Aero Engineering Dept.

]]> Comment on Products by Ken Jenkins http://wingshieldindustries.com/products/comment-page-1/#comment-13081 Ken Jenkins Wed, 22 Aug 2012 14:18:35 +0000 http://wingshieldindustries.com/?page_id=43#comment-13081 Would really like to see a screwshield for the Mega.

]]> Comment on Introducing the SparkFun ProtoScrewShield by fribbe http://wingshieldindustries.com/2011/04/13/introducing-the-protoscrewshield/comment-page-1/#comment-9471 fribbe Sat, 17 Mar 2012 10:48:37 +0000 http://wingshieldindustries.com/?p=146#comment-9471 Hi Rich,

have a look at:

http://dlnmh9ip6v2uc.cloudfront.net/datasheets/Dev/Arduino/Shields/Visio-Screwshield.pdf

fribbe

]]> Comment on ProtoScrewShield for Arduino by admin http://wingshieldindustries.com/products/protoscrewshield-for-arduino/comment-page-1/#comment-8749 admin Fri, 17 Feb 2012 22:19:27 +0000 http://wingshieldindustries.com/?page_id=138#comment-8749 Ken, that’s because the original design of the ScrewShield was a WingShield without a prototyping area. The whole idea of the shield is a breakout for the Arduino pins: http://wingshieldindustries.com/products/screwshield/

The protoshield variants were based on our original design, but we didn’t design them. I’d suggest you contact the maker of your protoshield with this suggestion, because I could see how it would be useful.

- Brian

]]> Comment on ProtoScrewShield for Arduino by Ken http://wingshieldindustries.com/products/protoscrewshield-for-arduino/comment-page-1/#comment-8740 Ken Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:57:08 +0000 http://wingshieldindustries.com/?page_id=138#comment-8740 Your screw shield has one major problem. The screw terminals are all connected to the Arduino pins. You need jumpers (i.e. the solder bridge type) so that it is easier to insert other electronics into the path. That is the purpose of the prototyping area. Argh! And when you do fix it, I want a single $1 for my design idea.

I will have to cut PCB traces to make it useful.

]]> Comment on ProtoScrewShield for Arduino by admin http://wingshieldindustries.com/products/protoscrewshield-for-arduino/comment-page-1/#comment-8702 admin Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:05:04 +0000 http://wingshieldindustries.com/?page_id=138#comment-8702 The protoscrewshields are a variation on our original design that may vary depending on whose variation it is. SparkFun’s product page has a lot of information in the comments and schematic): http://www.sparkfun.com/products/9729

]]> Comment on ProtoScrewShield for Arduino by Adrian http://wingshieldindustries.com/products/protoscrewshield-for-arduino/comment-page-1/#comment-8692 Adrian Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:49:56 +0000 http://wingshieldindustries.com/?page_id=138#comment-8692 Hi,
Have just purchased one of your protoscrewshields via sparkfun distributor in UK. I too was searching for a layout diagram for the prototyping area, as the various interconnected holes across the prototype area is not at all clear. A .pdf drawing of this pcb would be a great help in planning a layout as one could print the .pdf and then draw / plan the best layout.
Have tried looking at the schematics under engineering files on this site but don’t know what program to view them with.
Thanks.

]]> Comment on Products by Electronic Jude http://wingshieldindustries.com/products/comment-page-1/#comment-8631 Electronic Jude Mon, 13 Feb 2012 04:07:30 +0000 http://wingshieldindustries.com/?page_id=43#comment-8631 Sounds like you guys have similiar brainstorming sessions to us :)
Thanks for the chuckle and shield. I found stacking another shield on top of the wing stablilised it further when screwing the terminals.
Regards

~Jude

]]> Comment on ScrewShield for Arduino by Pinewood Derby Instant Replay System http://wingshieldindustries.com/products/screwshield/comment-page-1/#comment-8388 Pinewood Derby Instant Replay System Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:56:59 +0000 http://wingshieldindustries.com/?page_id=27#comment-8388 [...] used an Arduino with a Screw Shield to wire up the laser trigger, photocells and [...]

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