Comments for WingShield Industries http://wingshieldindustries.com Make your projects take flight with one of our fine products. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 22:19:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 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 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. 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 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. 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 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 [...] [...] used an Arduino with a Screw Shield to wire up the laser trigger, photocells and [...]

]]> Comment on ProtoScrewShield for Arduino by Scott216 http://wingshieldindustries.com/products/protoscrewshield-for-arduino/comment-page-1/#comment-7957 Scott216 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:52:21 +0000 http://wingshieldindustries.com/?page_id=138#comment-7957 Is there a document showing the PCB lahout? I'd like to know which holes in the prototype area are connected together. Is there a document showing the PCB lahout? I’d like to know which holes in the prototype area are connected together.

]]> Comment on ProtoScrewShield for Arduino by admin http://wingshieldindustries.com/products/protoscrewshield-for-arduino/comment-page-1/#comment-7205 admin Thu, 15 Dec 2011 20:15:05 +0000 http://wingshieldindustries.com/?page_id=138#comment-7205 It's Blu-Tack. Very handy material: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blu-Tack It’s Blu-Tack. Very handy material: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blu-Tack

]]> Comment on ProtoScrewShield for Arduino by howard http://wingshieldindustries.com/products/protoscrewshield-for-arduino/comment-page-1/#comment-7203 howard Thu, 15 Dec 2011 19:47:47 +0000 http://wingshieldindustries.com/?page_id=138#comment-7203 what is the blue putty exactly? what is the blue putty exactly?

]]> Comment on ProtoScrewShield for Arduino by admin http://wingshieldindustries.com/products/protoscrewshield-for-arduino/comment-page-1/#comment-6950 admin Mon, 05 Dec 2011 19:01:43 +0000 http://wingshieldindustries.com/?page_id=138#comment-6950 Igor, the switches should only snap in easily in one orientation. If you are having trouble, try rotating them 90 degrees and pushing them in again. So long as they snap in without your needing to press too hard, you don't need to worry about orientation. Igor, the switches should only snap in easily in one orientation. If you are having trouble, try rotating them 90 degrees and pushing them in again. So long as they snap in without your needing to press too hard, you don’t need to worry about orientation.

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