Smart-Prototyping

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Review Breakdown

Average Ratings

Product: (3.87)

Documentation: (3.00)

Shipping: (3.80)

Communication: (3.73)

All Reviews

Jeremy | Sept. 27, 2021

Great little breakout board for the SHT31

For Zio Qwiic Temperature Humidity Sensor (SHT31)

This is a great little breakout board for the SHT31. I love how tiny it is--it's about as small as you could possibly get while still providing all the connections in a standard spacing. Works great, high quality! I intend to buy several more.

Arne | Dec. 29, 2020

Shipping took forever

For SMD SMDuino UNO Board Arduino compatible

Took several months before they arrived. Modules not compatible with ordinary USB driver. Did not manage to get contact on Mac and on old PC. OK on my new PC. No documentation.

Kellen | Aug. 31, 2020

Powerful Little Chip

For Zuino XS PsyFi32 (ESP32, Qwiic, 3.3V, WiFi, BLE)

Really the only thing out there this size. I've used two in pretty high impact projects and they're still working great. Just received another two. The auto reboot after loading new code is a life saver for development.

Shipping is a little slow, but shipping from China can be tricky,so that is understandable, and the documentation could use a bit of love: like more board specifics, things such as dimensions (43*18mm), but the communication has been quick each time I've needed assistance, and the product itself is great. I recommend it for any project where space is limited.

James | Feb. 6, 2020

Great ruler

For New version PCB Ruler

It's a proto ruler, there are lots of proto rulers... This one has cm, mills, via holes with max current, text style and ration, copper thickness, basic layout footprints, mil to mm conversion, trace width vs max current, mm units, and visual trace reference..
Put another way, it has everything I need.

As an aside, I ordered the one made by the other reviewer on the same day I ordered this one.

Jan 13: Both ordered
Jan 16: Both shipped to the u.s. (this one with tracking, the other from france with no tracking)
Feb 6: This one arrived (exactly 3 weeks)

Still waiting on the one from france, and no way to track it...

Ronald | Sept. 29, 2019

Too complex for 4th graders. Only finished 3 in 1 hour.

For Shooting Star Learn To Solder Kit

We needed more badges for a STEM scouts class of 26. So I ordered ten shooting star badges. We started assembly of three badges, but with three LEDs, a switch, and a resistor, it took a lot longer to solder than the simpler badges. The kids did love them once assembled!

P | Sept. 2, 2019

// Pullup Resistor //

For E ink E paper new version display module 3.3V 2.04

I was not able to bring up board rev 2016-06-23 V1.5 until I placed a 10k pullup resistor on the RES pin. Unlike the previous reviewer all the pin names were printed on the version of the board I received. The 'datasheet' link in the Docs and Specs section of the Tindie listing is an .rar file that includes spec sheets, library, and example sketches. The listing description states the board is capable of SPI and I2C. The library, and examples, only implement SPI.

Jordan | Aug. 7, 2018

Best value as far as bulk soldering projects!

For 5pcs DIY makezine badge kit learn to solder

I think this is a great project for beginning solderers. I like the robot design and I am looking forward to working with these with my students. My only complaint is that they do not come with the battery. I knew this was the case the I ordered but there was nothing indicating which battery I needed to order. Luckily I was able to find an old post for the badge on another website to get the information I needed. I would be willing to pay more if they came with the battery. But overall, great product. Thank you. These are going to light up our school makerspace lab!

Elias | June 5, 2018

I am very happy with my order.

For 5pcs DIY makezine badge kit learn to solder

The badges came on time; and where as advertised. I am very pleased with my order; and, I would definitely buy from this seller again! I plan to use the badges to learn how to solder!

Simon | May 10, 2017

Good quality product but ...

For New version PCB Ruler

The overall quality is very good but it miss some very important information. The design rules are not complete.
I still prefer this (my) one (more complete) ;) : https://www.tindie.com/products/sinzu/the-ultimate-pcb-ruler/
By the way, it's look like you copy some parts from this ruler ...

Shipping: it took 3 weeks to receive it from China to France.

Jiri | March 1, 2017

Cube is OK.

For WS2812B LED Cube 96 for arduino colorful magic

I bought assembled cube. Perfomance is good. But I had small problem with documentation. I had to look on Google some description how to connect to arduino board and test sequence of LED for programming.
Thank You.

Oliver | Dec. 29, 2016

Display with great contrast, works as expected.

For E ink E paper new version display module 3.3V 2.04

I use this eInk display as test platform for u8g2 Arduino graphics library. Wiring is easy and the display works as expected. Only 4 stars for documentation, because the pin names are missing on the PCB (instead a paper description is included) and the original SSD1606 datasheet seems to be incomplete in some details.
As stated in the description: The eInk display requires about one second for screen refresh.
All in all a very nice display with great contrast, which keeps the content permanently (also during power off).

Michael | Nov. 1, 2015

Skewed cube, but ok boards.

For WS2812B LED Cube 96 for arduino colorful magic

I bought the assembled version, which I regret, because the job is not done well. The boards are not aligned well, some angles are visibly not 90 deg. Some edges have gaps. Assembly wires are protruding from the cube.
Overall the cube looks beat up.
The boards looks fine. My advise would be to buy the individual boards and do the assembly yourself.

It is unclear if the unassembled version means you get bare pcb and some smd components? Or if the pcbs are assembled and you only needs to assemble the cube?

No documentation is provided. You can google WS2812B datasheet, but you have to figure out how the leds are connected, by using trial and error.

Josh | Aug. 29, 2015

great module great display

For E-ink E-paper Display module 3.3V 2.04 inch 177x72

I finally got around to using this; I wanted a low power display that doesn't get updated very often (a few times a day at best) and this works great. Quality of the screen & backpack are great. It's clear they do a quality control check before they ship it out. If I need another paper white type screen, I would absolutely get another one.

Matthew | Jan. 13, 2015

Arrived too late for Christmas

For Colorful LED Christmas tree automatically flashing

I ordered a coupe of these to work on as a Christmas project with my two sons. I ordered it on Dec 11, thinking 14 days was enough time for it to arrive. Not only did it not arrive in time for Christmas, it didn't arrive before my kids winter break was over, and as a result we never got to work on it. It was completely inappropriate for Tindie to feature this in a promotional email sent out during the US holidays.

Regarding the item itself, it's a very simple PCB with some self-flashing LEDs. I've soldered it up myself (kids are no longer interested), but since there are no instructions, I have no idea what kind of batteries it takes. I guess I'll have to see if I can figure that out on my own.

Tony | Dec. 26, 2014

Never received item

For Colorful LED Christmas tree automatically flashing

I understood the item was coming from China which is why I ordered it a couple days after Thanksgiving. It's the day after Christmas. Still no product.

Response from Smart-Prototyping | Jan. 5, 2015

Hello Tony, sorry for the delayed shipping.

Is your order number 21255?
I just check your package tracking information it shows that:
2014-12-26 12:44
WEST MILFORD, NJ 07480, Notice Left (No Authorized Recipient Available), We attempted to deliver your item at 12:44 pm on December 26, 2014 in WEST MILFORD, NJ 07480 and a notice was left because an authorized recipient was not available. You may arrange redelivery by visiting http://www.usps.com/redelivery or calling 800-ASK-USPS, or may pick up the item at the Post Office indicated on the notice. If this item is unclaimed after 15 days then it will be returned to the sender. Information, if available, is updated periodically throughout the day. Please check again later.
2014-12-26 05:29
TETERBORO, NJ 07699, Departed USPS Facility

Hope you can get the package soon!

Alex Chu
Smart-Prototyping Team