Thursday, June 30, 2016

SainSmart Raspberry Pi 3 Model B Starter Kit

I recently bought SainSmart Raspberry Pi 3 Model B starter kit and not disappointed at all.
I bought it from one of eBay seller and it was very much worth for the price. I received the item even before the estimated date and also in a good package. At the time I write this article, the price of this set was US $51.29

Here is the link of the eBay seller : Link of the Seller


Following items include in this set.
  • 1x New 2016 Raspberry Pi 3 (This is element 14 version)
  • 1x SainSmart ABS Black Case (Fits to the pi well)
  • 3x Aluminum Heat-sink (Average heat sinks)
  • 1x 5V Micro USB Charger Power Supply (Good quality charger, it can run your pi with some loads without any issue)
  • 1x USB Cable (Generic micro USB cable. you can use as your mobile phone data cable too ;)
  • 1x Quick-Start Guide (Basic guide with some information to up your pi)

This set does not includes a micro SD card. And also GPIO cable also not included.

Sunday, June 12, 2016

Ultrasonic Distance Measurement with Arduino

We can use ultrasonic sensors to measure distance with Arduino. There are several types of ultrasonic sensors available in the electronic market. In this example, I am using the famous HC-SR04 type ultrasonic sensor. This sensor is cheap, easy to connect to Arduino and highly used in robotic projects to identify obstacles. I will also use a LCD screen to display the distance in both Inches and Centimeters.