Difference between revisions of "Hardware: Overview"
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*provide a platform to foster open source community development. | *provide a platform to foster open source community development. | ||
| − | It will contain the hard to find or special order items from China: | + | It will be available at cost plus a voluntary contribution to the Center for Honeybee Research, a 501(c)(3) organization to help cover R&D expenses. The kit will contain the hard to find or special order items from China: |
| − | + | #four 50 kg C3 load cells | |
| − | # | + | #one HX711 ADC board with shield and screw terminals attached |
| − | # | + | #one TTL to USB serial converter cable |
| − | # | ||
The rest of the materials can be obtained from local suppliers. | The rest of the materials can be obtained from local suppliers. | ||
[[Assembly Manual]] | [[Assembly Manual]] | ||
Revision as of 04:57, 3 December 2014
An early goal of Hivetool was to develop a $50 scale. A developers kit is being planned to
- get beta units in the field for testing,
- gather user feedback and
- provide a platform to foster open source community development.
It will be available at cost plus a voluntary contribution to the Center for Honeybee Research, a 501(c)(3) organization to help cover R&D expenses. The kit will contain the hard to find or special order items from China:
- four 50 kg C3 load cells
- one HX711 ADC board with shield and screw terminals attached
- one TTL to USB serial converter cable
The rest of the materials can be obtained from local suppliers.
