Thread: Hardware Development Links

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?...e=14&doy=17m11
looks useful, cheaper then phidgets...

http://www.quasarelectronics.com/
http://www.mister-computer.com/
http://www.basicx.com/
http://www.pcremotecontrol.com/info.html
http://www.hobbyengineering.com/

And the site that I an really looking into purchasing my relay controler card from...
http://www.controlanything.com/

some more good sites for ordering electronic components:

http://www.elexp.com/index.htm
http://www.web-tronics.com/
http://www.goldmine-elec.com/default.htm
http://www.arrow.com/

http://www.futurlec.com/
http://www.phanderson.com/
http://www.ramseyelectronics.com/
http://www.action-electronics.com/

How to build a freaking simple IR receiver
http://lnx.manoweb.com/lirc/

Some Info about IR Receiver and computer
http://www.modasylum.com/guides.php?guide=16&page=1
Igor Cesko author of the Igor plugin for Girder and that freaking simple IR.
http://www.cesko.host.sk/

This is a good place to order electronic components.
http://www.mcmelectronics.com/

How to build a freaking simple IR receiver
http://www.sixca.com/eng/articles/remote/remote.php

Here's a nice PIC12F629 Development Kit. This lets you test your firmware without swapping chips or wires. It has a built in PIC Programmer and comes with a plastic hood enclosure to keep the circuit sealed up once you are ready to deploy. It also works with PIC12F675 and PIC12F683 chips.

PIC Programmer and Protoboard

Full schematics and some firmware examples available at the site as well.

www.epanorama.net :lots of info on lots of electronics topics
www.digikey.com : best place to buy most parts, including micros like Pics
www.allelectronics.com :surplus electronics, you can get a lot of stuff cheap here, from cables to LCD displays.

i've never used these but they seem cheap enough:
http://www.rev-ed.co.uk/picaxe/