2 March 2013

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It's about (real) time that we updated a couple of modules.

Firstly, the MOD-1005 gets a revamp with a removeable battery to make it easier to ship to some locations, which also makes the board thinner and flatter on the bottom. If you need a good quality RTC, this is the place to start.

Of course if you want a temperature sensor with that, the check out the shiny new MOD-1001. One of our oldest and best selling modules, now up to version 5, has got the same treatment. We make clocks with this little guy just for fun. And as we run out of TMP75 sensors we will be shipping them with TMP275 - use them exactly the same way, they're just much more accurate. Within 0.1C over the range of temperatures most humans hang out in.

And by way of new products, the MOD-1006 has arrived. Well, kind of.

Yep, it's missing the silkscreen overlay. These things happen, in this case our manufacturer forget a gerber file.

What does it do? It's a MCP1252 based charge pump.  So you want 3.3 and have two 1.5V batteries? No problem. Or 3x 1.5V batteries. Again, no problem.  It automatically adjusts the voltage up or down as necessary.  Same with 5V (just flip the switch to have it either way). Throw it anything from 2.2V to 5.5V and it will do the rest.

We've made a small run just to see how they go, and we're offering them right now at half price! So grab one while they're hot. When the production run comes in, they'll have a nice silkscreen of course, but back to normal price.  They won't last!