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| - | ==== Introduction ==== | + | |
| - | + | This tutorial has moved to [[http://learn.adafruit.com/maker-business-manufacturing-software-our-tips-and-tricks|http://learn.adafruit.com/maker-business-manufacturing-software-our-tips-and-tricks]] | |
| - | The first part of designing electronics is specifying the components, but your job is not done there. Now you have to find someone to sell it to you! We have a few favorite distributors but as it is, sometimes they're out of stock, or its much less expensive elsewhere. For this reason we use part search engines //constantly// sometimes 10 times a day! | + | |
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| - | In general, we use [[http://www.findchips.com|findchips.com ]]and then back that up with [[http://www.octopart.com|octopart]] but whichever you use they're pretty similar in functionality. We think that if you're good with component naming conventions, findchips is a little more powerful - you can search and compare multiple packages/tempgrades. If you're just starting and images help you out, octopart has that going for it. | + | |
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| - | [[http://www.ladyada.net/wiki/partfinder|If you're looking for just some common parts, check out our partfinder as well, which has more of an 'expert system' approach]] | + | |
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| - | ==== Findchips ==== | + | |
| - | [[http://www.findchips.com|Findchips]] is sort of the old standby, its been around as long as I can remember and works fantastically. It used to be an independantly owned website but the fellow who runs it sold it recently to supplyframe (which was a competitor). [[http://www.supplyframemedia.com/privacy-policy-article.html|Basically, supplyframe sells the information to distributors - maybe about which parts are common, or how their pricing compares.]] | + | |
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| - | If you're someone who doesn't like having their every click tracked, we suggest using an anonymizer and blocking cookies. | + | |
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| - | Lets say you want to find Atmega328P-PU - the DIP version of the Atmega328p - more commonly known as the chip inside an Arduino. Type as much of the name as you know into the box and click Find. | + | |
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| - | It will return the distributors that have that part in stock, and sometimes even their pricing. | + | |
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| - | In this case, you can see that if you want to buy one, it might be cheaper to go to Arrow or Avnet or Newark. If you want to buy a bunch, Mouser has **tons** in stock. So you can see how this is helpful depending on whether you want 1 or 1000 of an item! | + | |
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| - | ==== Octopart ==== | + | |
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| - | Octopart is a more recent addition to the mix. It also makes money by selling information on usage. There are tradeoffs to using octopart. On one hand, they have a nifty 'instant' search feature which can be handy (although we found it confusing at times) | + | |
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| - | When you type in the name, it gives you all the equivalent components that match that name with a small picture and short description | + | |
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| - | {{ http://www.ladyada.net/images/software/octoatmegasearch.gif?nolink&668x326 |}} | + | |
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| - | You then click on the header to get detailed information | + | |
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| - | As you can see, the information is very similar, but in this case the information is a little compressed | + | |
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