Device solutions, Ltd. utilizing SchmartBoard for new Meridian

Drives Solutions Ltd., an embedded system design solution provider, has announced a partnership with Schmartboard, Inc. to provide added value for customers by allowing them to more easily add i/o and other hardware features to prototyped embedded integrated circuits.

The new Meridian/P Micro Development Board from device solutions based on Freescale MXS ARM920T.  The product allows one to transfer Desktop skills to the embedded world. The user can use the C # and Visual Studio Tools for developing Meridian/P.  Fast USB connection allows one to download and debug code directly on Meridian/P.

"Drive solutions have made software prototyping end easily," said device solutions CEO Martin Welford.  "Partnering with SchmartBoard makes that hard to be easy for our customers as well."

SchmartBoard has two major advantages over other circuit prototyping system.  First, they are small boards or circuit blocks, which physically connects together with mechanical bridges.  The other advantage is that hand soldering surface mount technology (SMT) components with SchmartBoards, is very lightweight, so users can prototype with most current SMT package types on the market.

"SchmartBoard looks at circuit prototypes from a circuit block perspective," says Neal Greenberg, Schmartboard's VP of Sales and marketing.  "Many development or reference boards from businesses ge engineers all the bells and whistles, a solution for all the possibilities.  This is expensive and unproductive.  Many times an engineer spends his time dissecting a Board to the functions that are really needed.  We believe that the boards should have core hardware, and engineers will then add the circle which blocks the needs rather than to take away what they don't need.  Device solutions has been providing its customers with this advantage by allowing them to physically connect to SchmartBoards to complete their hardware needs. "

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Device solutions solves the issue of time-to-market for developers to quickly learn how to write embedded code in C # with our Meridian CPU and Microsoft ® .NET Micro Framework.  This allows the fast and efficient prototypes of resource-constrained devices will be launched on the market faster than ever before. Learn how at devicesolutions.net

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The SchmartBoard is the fastest and simplest electronic circuit prototyping system ever conceived. The system supports through hole and surface mounting components.

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SchmartBoard Adds DFN Boards to “EZ” Solder SMT to DIP Lineup

SchmartBoard, a company that makes prototyping electronic circuits easier, has expanded its product offering with a new family of products that support the use of Surface Mount Technology (SMT) components with breadboards.   Schmartboard has released two new SMT to DIP adapters that use the patented "ez" technology, which makes soldering the surface mount component simple.  As with all "ez" boards, SchmartBoard is the only company with a patented solution for easily soldering of surface mount parts.

“We have hit a real need with this line,” says Neal Greenberg, SchmartBoard’s VP of Sales and Marketing.  “This has been our fastest growing family of products in the few months that we have been marketing it.  The reason is that many users are in a quandary because they still need to use a breadboard and in many cases and only surface mount components are available. No other company has a solution to easily solder components such as QFN and DFN, so there has not been a cost-effective, usable solution until now.”

The two new boards are the first released that support DFN devices.  Part number 204-0021-01 gives you the ability to use two 8 lead, .5mm pitched DFN components.  Part 204-0022-01 supports two 10 lead, .5mm pitched DFN components.

The suggested retail on each of these new products is $6.00

Schmartboard plans to release new products for this family over the next year until all of the most popular QFN and DFN chip package sizes are supported for breadboard use.  

Information on our full line of SMT to DIP adapters can be found at: http://www.schmartboard.com/index.asp?page=smt_to_soic

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SchmartBoard™ is committed to helping engineers, students and hobbyists develop electronic circuits faster, easier, and less expensively than previously possible.  SchmartBoard's patented SchmartBoard's "EZ" Technology makes hand soldering of surface mount components fast and flawless and are utilized by engineers, education and hobbyists for simple to complex electronic circuit design work.

The SchmartBoard system is the fastest and easiest electronic circuit prototyping system ever conceived. The system supports through hole and surface mount components.

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SchmartBoard Announces New Through Hole Board With A Twist

“In July of this year, SchmartBoard asked for the input of it’s users for what they would want to see in a through hole board”, said Neal Greenberg, SchmartBoard’s VP of Sales and Marketing.   “We received a number of responses, and thus have taken something that could have been a “me to” product and instead have a unique item that adds much greater value than anything that we could have designed alone.  The users who helped with input will receive a free sample as a thank you.  We will most certainly do this again with other product designs.”

The features on this 4” x 4” board are as follows:
•   ¾ of the board our signature offset traced rows of holes
•   ¼  of the board with untraced holes
•   Long enough for any DIP
•   Every 10th row, silk-screened to help with part placement  
•   Two columns of power and ground strips  
•   Easy ground connection to the mounting holes  
•   PCB is scored to break in half if chosen
The suggested retail is $15 per board or $130 for a 10 pack.  More information and a detailed diagram can be found at:  http://www.schmartboard.com/index.asp?page=products_th&id...

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SchmartBoardTM is committed to helping engineers, students and hobbyists develop electronic circuits faster, easier, and less expensively than previously possible. SchmartBoard’s patented Electronic Circuit Building Blocks makes this possible. SchmartBoard’s “EZ” Technology and Solder By NumbersTM program makes the soldering of surface mount components and circuit creation accessible to virtually anyone.

The SchmartBoard system is the fastest and easiest electronic circuit prototyping system ever conceived. The system supports through hole and surface mount components.

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SchmartBoard announces a line of 6 regulated power modules

SchmartBoard today announced the launch of six useful internal voltage regulated power SchmartModules, which is designed to offer a quick, easy and inexpensive option for users to drive up their circuits.

SchmartBoards pair and called "electronic circuit building blocks". The purpose of Schmartboard's prototyping systems are for users to easily solder components SchmartBoards with our "ez" technology, which makes soldering a surface mount component easily.  When possible, connect SchmartModules, which are popular functional circuit blocks, even faster and easier.

"SchmartBoard is similar in approach to software development, but for electronic circuit prototypes," said Neal Greenberg, SchmartBoards executive vice President for sales and marketing.  "In software, one can design the core code and adding popular software blocks around it rather than writing code that already exists.  These SchmartModules are the corresponding software blocks that engineer would source and glue to their code. Why redesign or solder a popular circuit blocks that RS232 for example?  We now have the power and i/o-SchmartModules and will be adding many more modules in the coming months.

Regulated power modules come in 1.8-1.5, 2.5, 3.3, 5, and 9 volt.  Suggested retail price for each is $ 15.

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SchmartBoard assigned important circuit Prototyping Patent

Fremont, CA-SchmartBoard announced today that patent,228 was granted to 7,511 Schmartboard's "EZ" technique for hand soldering Surface Mount Technology (SMT) electronic components.

In summary, the patent covers a modification of the circuit board technology.  A normal printed circuit board (PCB) consists of two main components on the surface.  Solder mask, is the colored areas, and the electronic pads, which is the metallic areas.  The electronic pads are on top of the solder mask, and that's where the electronic components are placed.  This system works well when circuits are mass-produced with precise robotic pick and place equipment.  However, not the average engineer when circuits need to be hand soldered for projects or prototypes, skill or expertise to do it. Alternatively, it is very expensive to have a custom PCB fabricated and parts on it.

Schmartboards new patent requires solder mask being much higher than pillows.  The pads are also "pre tinned" with solder.  What this amendment does is to electronic components for easy hand-placed by almost anyone.  Because the solder already on pillows, a user simply takes a soldering iron and the solder melts component lead or go boards through a new flow furnace.  This technology makes it almost impossible to create shorts or bridges when the soldering SMT components.

"Our technology is utilized by three primary user groups: industry, education, and hobbyists," says Neal Greenberg, Schmartboard's VP of sales and marketing.  "It has saved a lot of time and money for the industry, SMT technology to be used in education, and has made it possible for amateurs to use current component technologies.  Schmartboards website has videos of SMT components are soldered and offers a free demo Board with chip for users to try before they buy.  Standard SchmartBoards with "ez" technology has a suggested retail price of $ 9.99 and is available through the Schmartboards website and leading electronic retailer. "

SchmartBoardTM is committed to assisting engineers, students and hobbyists developing electronic circuits, faster, easier, and less expensive than previously possible. Schmartboards patented electronic circuit building blocks makes this possible. Schmartboard's "EZ" technologies and brazing of NumbersTM program makes soldering of surface mount components and circuit creation accessible to almost everyone.

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SchmartBoard launches two new contests

SchmartBoard, a company that makes prototyping electronic circuits easier, has announced competitions to coincide with the launch of two new products for the embedded electronics market.

The first contest is for the recently announced SchmartBoard 8 bit PIC Microcontroller Development Board.  This product allows designers to use any of the 116 8 bit microchip PICâ microcontroller in an SOIC/SOP chip-package.  The Board is completely filled with the exception of PICâ, which are hand-soldered by the user using Schmartboard's "ez" technology, which makes hand soldering SMT (surface mount) components easy and error-free.  Contestants also mention a friend on contest entry, and if the contestant WINS, both he and his friend win.

The other contest is for the new Parallax Propellerâ SchmartModule.  This is a fully populated Development Board that allows the user to solder Propellerâ chip, again using Schmartboard's "ez solder" techniques.  This contest is also the contestants to name a friend, who also will win, if the contestant WINS.

Winners of both competitions are selected every month.  One only has to register once per contest to be eligible for the full length of the campaign.   U.s. and international users are eligible. These contests can be entered at: http://www.schmartboard.com/index.asp?page=schmartland_ev ...

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The SchmartBoard is the fastest and simplest electronic circuit prototyping system ever conceived. The system supports through hole and surface mounting components.

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SchmartBoard Offers a $30/Hr

SchmartBoard is better known for its line of prototyping products, and less so, for its prototyping related services. SchmartBoard is planning a significant push to introduce companies to our service offerings through the 1st quarter of 2010.  To begin the campaign, during the months of December 2009 through January 2010, PCB layout will be offered at 72% off our normal pricing of $108/hr.

“SchmartBoard has become the de facto product for hand soldering surface mount circuits together, which we are very happy about”, says Neal Greenberg, SchmartBoard’s VP of Sales and Marketing.  “We also have a vibrant and competent engineering team who can add significant value to customers of SchmartBoards’ by offering other services to augment their prototyping needs.  SchmartBoard gains most of its service customers from those who use our boards and referrals.  They include everyone from start-ups to large corporate entities.”

In addition to PCB layout, SchmartBoard can offer PCB design, PCB fabrication, small and medium volume manufacturing, mechanical engineering and full turn-key services.  We have an office in Fremont, CA and in Taiwan with all of the benefits of Asia at our disposal.

Inquiries can be made at info@schmartboard.com or by calling the main office.  More information on our engineering and manufacturing services can be found at: http://www.schmartboard.com/index.asp?page=services

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The SchmartBoard system is the fastest and easiest electronic circuit prototyping system ever conceived. The system supports through hole and surface mount components.

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SchmartBoard Releases Family for SMT Connectors

These boards support SMT connectors from companies such as Hirose, Molex, Samtec and Tyco and pitches of .4mm, .5mm, 8mm, 1.0mm and 1.27mm.  They also use our patented SchmartBoard|ez technology which is our solution for hand soldering surface-mount components. After some extensive R&D we learned that two skills are needed to hand-solder surface mount components. First, the ability to place the components on the solder pads and keep them in place to solder.  Second is the ability to solder such small areas without creating short circuits on the chip legs. SchmartBoard|ez resolves both issues so that virtually anyone can now use surface mount components.

“Users have been asking us to support SMT connectors for some time now,” said Neal Greenberg, Schmartboard’s VP of sales and marketing.  “In fact, users have been taking our SOIC boards and cutting them in half to support SMT connectors and LCD panels.  With these new boards we now support the vast majority of what people have been requesting, and we hope to work closely with the connector manufacturers to fill in other areas of need.”

The suggested retail for the boards is $9.99 each or 10 packs for $80.00.

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SchmartBoardTM is committed to helping engineers, students and hobbyists develop electronic circuits faster, easier, and less expensively than previously possible.  SchmartBoard’s patented Electronic Circuit Building Blocks makes this possible. SchmartBoard’s “EZ” Technology and Solder By NumbersTM program makes the soldering of surface mount components and circuit creation accessible to virtually anyone.

The SchmartBoard system is the fastest and easiest electronic circuit prototyping system ever conceived. The system supports through hole and surface mount components.

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SchmartBoard releases new Board for TI MSP430F5172

SchmartBoard, a company that makes prototyping electronic circuits easier, has expanded its product range with a new Development Board to support users of the Texas Instruments microcontrollers.  These boards use our "EZ" soldering technology to ensure quick, easy and perfect soldering. According to Texas Instruments online product information: (http://www.ti.com/product/msp430f5172)

"The Texas Instruments MSP430 family of ultralow-power microcontrollers consist of multiple devices with different types of peripherals targeted for different applications. Architecture, combined with five low-power modes, is optimized to achieve longer battery life in portable metering applications. The unit has a powerful 16-bit RISC processor, 16-bit registers and constant generators that contribute to maximum code efficiency. Digitally controlled oscillator (DCO) can wake up from low power mode to active mode in less than 5 µs.

MSP430F51x2 series microcontroller configurations with two 16-bit high-resolution timers, universal serial communication interface (USCI_A0 and USCI_B0), 32-bit hardware multiplier, a high performance 10-bit analog-to-digital (A/D) converters, on-chip comparator, three-channel DMA, 5-V tolerant I/Os, and up to 29 i/o pins. MSP430F51x1 series microcontroller configurations with two 16-bit high-resolution timers, universal serial communication interface (USCI_A0 and USCI_B0), 32-bit hardware multiplier on-chip comparator, three-channel DMA, 5-V tolerant I/Os, and up to 29 i/o pins.

Typical applications for these devices include analog and digital sensor systems, LED lighting, digital power supply, motor control, remote controls, thermostats, digital timer, hand-held meter, etc. "

The Board was co-designed by Texas Instruments and the University of Colorado's EE Department to address educational needs.  With students in mind, it has been aggressively priced at just $ 35.00, fully populated and ready to go.

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SchmartBoard releases new Board of Cypress PSoC ® 3 and PSoC 5LP architectures

SchmartBoard, a company that makes prototyping electronic circuits easier, has expanded its product range with a new Development Board to support users of PSoC ® programmable system-on-chip architectures from Cypress Semiconductor Corp Board using Schmartboard's "EZ" soldering technology to ensure quick, easy and error-free soldering of PSoC 3 and PSoC 5LP Silicon on board or users can purchase a fully populated with boot-loader PSoC Silicon. The Board is currently available at www.schmartboard.com and authorized SchmartBoard distributors

"Cypress is pleased to have added the SchmartBoard PSoC 3 and PSoC 5LP boards in their development board tool," said John Weil, Director of marketing for Cypress ' PSoC programmable Systems Division.  "The full power of PSoC, including more than 100 pre-controlled, production-ready components, is now available through SchmartBoard on their small, affordable Development Board."

SchmartBoards for Cypress's PSoC architecture includes a critical resources in a cost-effective package.

The Board's dip packaging layout connects to a cutting board or a prototyping board to easily develop proof of concept system or take advantage of prototypes
PSoC chips operate from 0.5 v to 5.5 V using onboard boost converter that will work from 0.5 v to 3.6 V, an LDO with up to 35 Wine or an external DC source
It has 30 i/o that can be used for digital or analog signals as well as 2 CapSense ® modules
Configure the hardware resources as well as develop, Download and debug your application using the free PSoC Creator ™ IDE to choose library modules or create your own
Full speed USB 2.0 Mini-B connector for use with the boot loader to program your design. Schmartboard has a standard Mini-B USB cable for your convenience.
Troubleshooting your USB design with SnoopyPro free USB sniffer
MiniProg3 header to download and debug your designs
Join the Cypress developer ™ or watch video series PSoC today
Schmartboard offers technical support for the Development Board and Cypress will support technical questions regarding PSoC Silicon

Fully equipped, boot-loader PSoC 5LP Board from SchmartBoard is only $ 35.  Completely filled except for PSoC IC Board has a suggested retail of $ 25.  The Board is currently available at www.schmartboard.com.

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SchmartBoard signs electronic school supply, Inc.

SchmartBoard today announced the signing of education distributor electronic school supply, Inc. to carry line of SchmartBoard prototyping products. Education is a major focus and significant share of sales for SchmartBoard.  The ease of soldering surface mount technology (SMT) components using SchmartBoard ez technology has solved a | a significant problem for colleges and universities.  Teachers want to teach electronic theory, not hand soldering of SMT components.

"Electronic school supplies are a perfect partner for Schmartboards educational market goals, says VP of marketing SchmartBoard Neal Greenberg.  "They can do anything that we can not-namely to integrate SchmartBoards in kit.  Many schools are just now making the transition from yesterday's still hole technology to today's surface mounting technology.   It is absolutely necessary for training to do this if they want the students to have realistic industry experience in the curriculum.  With the help of electronic school supply, we can make this transition less painful. "

"Many of our customers prefer Custom Lab kit as a method to save time, warehouse maintenance and money," says Sue Terry, ACE President.  "ACE also recognizes that there are many choices of components on the market today.  SchmartBoard will give us competitive advantages to help our client's transition to the SMT components.  We plan to begin integrating them into kits for many customers who are ready to make this change. "

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SchmartBoard Makes Hand-Soldering Though-Hole Easy

SchmartBoard today released a new product that makes it simple to hand solder through-hole components.  This product embraces SchmartBoard’s mission statement of “Electronics for Everyone”

Students and hobbyists who are involved in electronics must eventually learn to hand solder components, which is often difficult, messy and frustrating.  Even for those with experience, tight spaces can create a nightmare scenario.  With the advent of SchmartSolder, anyone can now hand solder through-hole components no matter how close together they are.  In addition, the soldering will look like it has been preformed by a pro.

SchmartSolder are loops of solder produced in just the right diameter to fit over the component leads.  One places the solder over the lead and flush to the circuit board and simply touches the soldering iron to the SchmartSolder.  The SchmartSolder quickly melts and flows into the hole.  The result is a perfect, neatly soldered component with no cold solder joints or other flaws.  A video showing the use of the product is viewable at: http://www.schmartboard.com/index.asp?page=resources_howto

“SchmartSolder is just another step in our mission to make ‘Electronics for Everyone’”. says SchmartBoard’s VP of Sales & Marketing, Neal Greenberg.  “We previously perfected hand soldering of surface mount components with SchmartBoard|ez and with the addition of this new product, almost every type of electronic component on the market can be easily and flawless hand soldered.  Our next step is to make reading electronic schematics easy for everyone which we will begin with the the launch of www.solderbynumbers.com on Sept. 8.”

The suggested retail price on SchmartSolder is $5.00 for 50 pieces and the product is available on SchmartBoard’s website and through SchmartBoard’s distributors.

SchmartBoardTM is committed to helping engineers, students and hobbyists develop electronic circuits faster, easier, and less expensively than previously possible.  SchmartBoard’s patented Electronic Circuit Building Blocks makes this possible. SchmartBoard’s “EZ” Technology and Solder By NumbersTM program makes the soldering of surface mount components and circuit creation accessible to virtually anyone.

The SchmartBoard system is the fastest and easiest electronic circuit prototyping system ever conceived. The system supports through hole and surface mount components.

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SchmartBoard Offers a $30/Hr. Layout Special For First Time Customers

SchmartBoard is better known for its line of prototyping products, and less so, for its prototyping related services. SchmartBoard is planning a significant push to introduce companies to our service offerings through the 1st quarter of 2010.  To begin the campaign, during the months of December 2009 through January 2010, PCB layout will be offered at 72% off our normal pricing of $108/hr.

“SchmartBoard has become the de facto product for hand soldering surface mount circuits together, which we are very happy about”, says Neal Greenberg, SchmartBoard’s VP of Sales and Marketing.  “We also have a vibrant and competent engineering team who can add significant value to customers of SchmartBoards’ by offering other services to augment their prototyping needs.  SchmartBoard gains most of its service customers from those who use our boards and referrals.  They include everyone from start-ups to large corporate entities.”

In addition to PCB layout, SchmartBoard can offer PCB design, PCB fabrication, small and medium volume manufacturing, mechanical engineering and full turn-key services.  We have an office in Fremont, CA and in Taiwan with all of the benefits of Asia at our disposal.

Inquiries can be made at info@schmartboard.com or by calling the main office.  More information on our engineering and manufacturing services can be found at: http://www.schmartboard.com/index.asp?page=services

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SchmartBoardTM is committed to helping engineers, students and hobbyists develop electronic circuits faster, easier, and less expensively than previously possible. SchmartBoard’s patented Electronic Circuit Building Blocks makes this possible. SchmartBoard’s “EZ” Technology and Solder By NumbersTM program makes the soldering of surface mount components and circuit creation accessible to virtually anyone.

The SchmartBoard system is the fastest and easiest electronic circuit prototyping system ever conceived. The system supports through hole and surface mount components.

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SchmartBoard Awarded Key Circuit Prototyping Patent

SchmartBoard announced today that patent 7,511,228 has been granted for SchmartBoard’s “EZ” technology for hand soldering Surface Mount Technology (SMT) electronic components.

In summary, the patent covers a modification of circuit board technology.  A normal Printed Circuit Board (PCB) consists of two main components on the surface.  The solder mask, are the colored areas, and the electronic pads, which are the metallic areas.  The electronic pads are on top of the solder mask, and this is where the electronic components are placed.  This system works great when circuits are mass-produced using precise robotic pick and place technology.  However, when circuits need to be hand soldered for projects or prototyping, the average engineer does not have the dexterity or expertise to do it. Alternatively, it is very expensive to have a custom PCB fabricated and parts assembled on it.

SchmartBoard’s new patent calls for the solder mask to be much higher than the pads.  Additionally the pads are “pre-tinned” with solder.  What this modification does is allow the electronic components to easily be hand placed by virtually anyone.  Because the solder is already on the pads, a user simply takes a soldering iron and melts the solder to the component leads or runs the boards through a re-flow oven.  This technology makes it virtually impossible to create shorts or bridges when hand soldering SMT components.

“Our technology is utilized by three main user groups: industry, education and hobbyists,”  says Neal Greenberg, SchmartBoard’s VP sales and marketing.  “It has saved significant time and money for industry, allowed SMT technology to be used in education, and has made it possible for hobbyists to use current component technology.  SchmartBoard’s website has videos of SMT parts being soldered and offers a free demo board with chip for users to try for themselves before purchasing.  Standard SchmartBoards with “ez” technology have a suggested retail price of $9.99 and are available through SchmartBoard’s website and leading electronic distributors.”

SchmartBoardTM is committed to helping engineers, students and hobbyists develop electronic circuits faster, easier, and less expensively than previously possible. SchmartBoard’s patented Electronic Circuit Building Blocks makes this possible. SchmartBoard’s “EZ” Technology and Solder By NumbersTM program makes the soldering of surface mount components and circuit creation accessible to virtually anyone.

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SchmartBoard Announces New Through Hole Board With A Twist

“In July of this year, SchmartBoard asked for the input of it’s users for what they would want to see in a through hole board”, said Neal Greenberg, SchmartBoard’s VP of Sales and Marketing.   “We received a number of responses, and thus have taken something that could have been a “me to” product and instead have a unique item that adds much greater value than anything that we could have designed alone.  The users who helped with input will receive a free sample as a thank you.  We will most certainly do this again with other product designs.”

The features on this 4” x 4” board are as follows:
•   ¾ of the board our signature offset traced rows of holes
•   ¼  of the board with untraced holes
•   Long enough for any DIP
•   Every 10th row, silk-screened to help with part placement  
•   Two columns of power and ground strips  
•   Easy ground connection to the mounting holes  
•   PCB is scored to break in half if chosen
The suggested retail is $15 per board or $130 for a 10 pack.  More information and a detailed diagram can be found at:  http://www.schmartboard.com/index.asp?page=products_th&id...

SchmartBoardTM is committed to helping engineers, students and hobbyists develop electronic circuits faster, easier, and less expensively than previously possible. SchmartBoard’s patented Electronic Circuit Building Blocks makes this possible. SchmartBoard’s “EZ” Technology and Solder By NumbersTM program makes the soldering of surface mount components and circuit creation accessible to virtually anyone.

The SchmartBoard system is the fastest and easiest electronic circuit prototyping system ever conceived. The system supports through hole and surface mount components.

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Device Solutions, Ltd. To Utilize SchmartBoard for New Meridian

Devices Solutions Ltd., an embedded system design solution provider, has announced a partnership with Schmartboard, inc. which will add value for customers by allowing them to more easily add I/O and other hardware features to prototyped embedded circuits.

The new Meridian/P Micro Development board from Device Solutions is based on the Freescale i.MXS ARM920T.  The product allows one to Transfer Desktop Skills to the Embedded World. The user can use C# and the Visual Studio tools to develop applications on the Meridian/P.  The fast USB connection allows one to download and debug your code directly on Meridian/P.  

“Device Solutions has made software prototyping end easy”, said Device Solutions CEO Martin Welford.  “Partnering with SchmartBoard makes the hardware portion easy for our customers as well.”

The SchmartBoard system has two major advantages over other circuit prototyping systems.  First, they are small boards or circuit blocks, which physically connect together using mechanical bridges.  The second advantage is that, with SchmartBoards, hand soldering surface mount technology (SMT) components is very easy, allowing users to prototype with most current SMT package types on the market.

“SchmartBoard looks at circuit prototyping from a circuit block perspective,” says Neal Greenberg, SchmartBoard’s VP of Sales and Marketing.  “Many development or reference boards from companies give engineers all the bells and whistles, a solution for every possibility.  This is expensive and also unproductive.  Many times an engineer spends his or her time dissecting a board down to the features really needed.  We believe that the boards should have the core hardware, and engineers should then add the circuit blocks they need rather than taking away what they do not need.  Device Solutions has given their customers this advantage by allowing them to physically connect to SchmartBoards to finish off their hardware needs.”

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Device Solutions solves the time-to-market issue for developers by enabling them to quickly learn how to write embedded code in C# using our Meridian CPU and the Microsoft® .NET Micro Framework.  This enables the rapid and efficient prototyping of resource-constrained devices to be launched to market faster than ever before. Learn how at devicesolutions.net

About SchmartBoard (www.schmartboard.com)
SchmartBoardTM is committed to helping engineers, students and hobbyists develop electronic circuits faster, easier, and less expensively than previously possible.  SchmartBoard’s patented Electronic Circuit Building Blocks makes this possible. SchmartBoard’s “EZ” Technology and Solder By NumbersTM program makes the soldering of surface mount components and circuit creation accessible to virtually anyone.

The SchmartBoard system is the fastest and easiest electronic circuit prototyping system ever conceived. The system supports through hole and surface mount components.

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SchmartBoard releases a new tip for MSP430F5172 t.i.

SchmartBoard, a company that facilitates prototyping electronic circuits, has broadened its product offering with the new Council development for Texas Instruments microcontroller user support.  These boards use our "EZ" soldering technology to provide fast, easy and flawless.

The Texas Instruments MSP430 family of microcontrollers is ultra low voltage devices, showing a different set of peripherals, designed for different applications. Architecture, combined with five low-power modes are optimized to achieve the extended battery life in portable measurement applications. The device has a powerful 16-bit RISC processor, 16-bit registers and permanent generators, affecting the efficiency of the maximum code. Digitally controlled oscillator (DCO) allows you to Wake up from the low-power modes Active mode in less than 5 ?S.

MSP430F51x2 series microcontroller with two configurations were 16-bit high-resolution timers, universal serial communication interfaces (USCI_A0 and USCI_B0), 32-bit hardware multiplier, high performance 10-bit analog to digital (A/D) converter, comparator, three-on-a-chip DMA channel 5-V tolerant i/o and up to 29. MSP430F51x1 series microcontroller with two configurations were 16-bit high-resolution timers, universal serial communication interfaces (USCI_A0 and USCI_B0), 32-bit hardware multiplier, three-on-a-chip comparator, DMA channel, 5 V-tolerant i/OS and up to 29.

Typical applications for these devices include analog and digital sensor systems, led lighting, digital power, motor control, remote controls, thermostats, timers, digital, hand-held meters, etc. "

The Council was developed jointly with Texas Instruments and the University of Colorado Department of EE address educational needs.  With the students in mind he was aggressively price of only $ 35.00, fully populated and ready to go.

SchmartBoard ™ is committed to helping make electronic circuit development faster, easier, and cheaper than ever before. Patented SchmartBoard EZ "in" makes hand soldering surface mount components quickly and flawlessly.  Our products are used by engineers, students and lovers of simple to complex electronic circuits design work.

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SchmartBoard Announces a Line of 6 Regulated Power Modules

SchmartBoard announced today the release of six useful single voltage regulated power SchmartModules, which are designed to offer a quick, easy and inexpensive option for users to power up their circuits.

SchmartBoards connect together and are called “Electronic Circuit Building Blocks”. The purpose of SchmartBoard’s prototyping system is for users to easily hand solder components onto SchmartBoards using our “ez” technology, which makes soldering any surface mount component easy.  When possible, connecting SchmartModules, which are popular functional circuit blocks, is even quicker and easier.

“SchmartBoard is similar in approach to software development, but for electronic circuit prototyping,” says Neal Greenberg, SchmartBoards VP of sales and marketing.  “In software, one may design the core code and add popular software blocks around it rather than rewriting code that already exists.  These SchmartModules are the equivalent of software blocks that an engineer would source and glue to his code. Why redesign or solder a popular circuit block such as RS232 for instance?  We now have power and I/O SchmartModules and will be adding many more modules over the coming months.”

The Regulated Power Modules come in 1.5, 1.8, 2.5, 3.3, 5 and 9 volts.  The suggested retail price for each is $15.

SchmartBoardTM is committed to helping engineers, students and hobbyists develop electronic circuits faster, easier, and less expensively than previously possible. SchmartBoard’s patented Electronic Circuit Building Blocks makes this possible. SchmartBoard’s “EZ” Technology and Solder By NumbersTM program makes the soldering of surface mount components and circuit creation accessible to virtually anyone.

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SchmartBoard Releases Family for SMT Connectors

These boards support SMT connectors from companies such as Hirose, Molex, Samtec and Tyco and pitches of .4mm, .5mm, 8mm, 1.0mm and 1.27mm.  They also use our patented SchmartBoard|ez technology which is our solution for hand soldering surface-mount components. After some extensive R&D we learned that two skills are needed to hand-solder surface mount components. First, the ability to place the components on the solder pads and keep them in place to solder.  Second is the ability to solder such small areas without creating short circuits on the chip legs. SchmartBoard|ez resolves both issues so that virtually anyone can now use surface mount components.

“Users have been asking us to support SMT connectors for some time now,” said Neal Greenberg, Schmartboard’s VP of sales and marketing.  “In fact, users have been taking our SOIC boards and cutting them in half to support SMT connectors and LCD panels.  With these new boards we now support the vast majority of what people have been requesting, and we hope to work closely with the connector manufacturers to fill in other areas of need.”

The suggested retail for the boards is $9.99 each or 10 packs for $80.00.

About SchmartBoard (www.schmartboard.com)
SchmartBoardTM is committed to helping engineers, students and hobbyists develop electronic circuits faster, easier, and less expensively than previously possible.  SchmartBoard’s patented Electronic Circuit Building Blocks makes this possible. SchmartBoard’s “EZ” Technology and Solder By NumbersTM program makes the soldering of surface mount components and circuit creation accessible to virtually anyone.

The SchmartBoard system is the fastest and easiest electronic circuit prototyping system ever conceived. The system supports through hole and surface mount components.

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SchmartBoard Announces Two New Contests

SchmartBoard, a company that makes prototyping electronic circuits easier, has announced contests to coincide with the release of two new products for the embedded electronics market.

The first contest is for the newly announced SchmartBoard 8 Bit PIC Microcontroller Development Board.  This product allows designers to use any of the 116 8 Bit MicroChip PICâ Microcontrollers that are in an SOIC or SOP chip package.  The board is fully populated except for the PICâ , which is hand soldered by the user using SchmartBoard’s “ez” technology, which makes hand soldering SMT(surface mount) components easy and flawless.  The contestants also name a friend on the contest entry, and if the contestant wins, both he/she and the friend win.

The second contest is for the new Parallax Propellerâ SchmartModule.  This is a fully populated development board that allows the user to solder the Propellerâ chip, again using SchmartBoard’s “ez solder” technology.  This contest also allows the contestant to name a friend, who will also win, if the contestant wins. Winners for both contests are chosen each month.  One only has to register once per contest to be eligible for the full length of the promotion.   US and international users are eligible. These contests can be entered at:  http://www.schmartboard.com/index.asp?page=schmartland_ev...

About SchmartBoard (www.schmartboard.com)
SchmartBoardTM is committed to helping engineers, students and hobbyists develop electronic circuits faster, easier, and less expensively than previously possible. SchmartBoard’s patented Electronic Circuit Building Blocks makes this possible. SchmartBoard’s “EZ” Technology and Solder By NumbersTM program makes the soldering of surface mount components and circuit creation accessible to virtually anyone.

The SchmartBoard system is the fastest and easiest electronic circuit prototyping system ever conceived. The system supports through hole and surface mount components.

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