Pesky Products

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Average Ratings

Product: (4.74)

Documentation: (4.14)

Shipping: (4.80)

Communication: (4.60)

All Reviews

Jesse | Nov. 11, 2018

Great product

For VL53L0X Time-of-Flight Ranging Sensor

These work perfectly. At first, I had trouble getting them to work, but then I found the Arduino library - Adafruit VL53L0X. That did the trick for me.

Daniel | Sept. 26, 2018

Completely satisfied

For Ultimate Sensor Fusion Solution - MPU9250

The sensors arrived as planned. in Between, I received a tracking code after I had asked about the status of the order. Well done.

Simon | Sept. 17, 2018

Another winner from Pesky Products

For Ultimate Sensor Fusion Solution - LSM6DSM + LIS2MD

A variant of the Pesky Products MPU9250-based Ultimate Sensor Fusion Solution with the EM7180 SENtral unit, this board provides the same advanced EM7180 features (hardware quaternions, high-accuracy heading) with a different set of sensors. As always with this vendor, the order arrived promptly, and it worked right away with my cross-platform library (https://github.com/simondlevy/EM7180) for the EM7180, based on the vendor's Arduino sketches.

Robin | Aug. 29, 2018

Super fast shipping, great quality.

For Grid-Eye 8 x 8 IR Array

I used the Grid-Eye in an AI art installation - soldered it to a Trinket m0, then used Adafruit's Arduino Grid-Eye lib, setting AMG88xx_ADDRESS to 0x68. Works perfectly!

Simon | Aug. 16, 2018

Game-changing little sensor

For VL53L1 long-range proximity sensor

The VL53L1 doubles the range of its predecessor VL53L0, and seems likely to be the go-to solution for indoor ranging on micro aerial vehicles and other robots. As usual, Pesky Products offers it with the smallest form factor, at great price, fast shipping, and terrific customer support. I've got this sensor running on my Arduino-compatible STM32L4 boards from Tlera Corp and a Teensy 3.2, as well as a Rasberry Pi and an NVIDIA Jeston TX1: https://github.com/simondlevy/VL53L1X.

Erik | July 19, 2018

Excellent sensor fusion system

For Ultimate Sensor Fusion Solution - MPU9250

Worked perfectly as described. One hiccup was lack of a non-arduino (e.g. Raspberry Pi) driver, but by the time I got these in the mail one had been started (https://github.com/simondlevy/EM7180) and with a few mods (to be shared back) I have the warm-start functionality and a few other things enabled to work with wiringPi (for an RPi) and standard linux I2C code (for an NVidia TX1).

Colter | June 15, 2018

Ultimate sensor fusion works flawlessly

For Ultimate Sensor Fusion Solution - MPU9250

This product works perfectly giving reliable angles in degrees straight out of the box. I’m using it with a teensy 3.5 and it is being implemented on a underwater ROV, the documents kris has put together for this are outstanding and well commented allowing me to make modifications to his original code where necessary. I’m also using the warm start features kris put together which is very handy. I highly recommend this product for anyone needing orientation information on their project. Additionally, I tried SparkFun’s 9250 board and got it to work- sort of, no amount of calibration or tweaking could get it as stable or accurate as this solution

Fredrik | June 12, 2018

A review well deserved!

For BQ25504 Solar Cell LiPo Charger

Bought two pre-assembled and a few other ones via OSHpark since I was having trouble with my own design and wanted to proof it.
They worked just fine out of the box and I assembled a few on my own to check my soldering process. They worked as well so all is good!

Sent an email to Pesky Products and got a reply back with the solution to my problem within a few hours. Try to beat that!

A no-brainer should you need mW solar power for your projects!

Christopher | June 1, 2018

Good accuracy for the price, doesn't work in sunlight.

For VL53L1 long-range proximity sensor

For the price, the product is very good. The only problem I have is that they get completely lost in areas with sunlight.

Response from Pesky Products | June 1, 2018

Did you remember to remove the Kapton film protecting the lenses before use? This might cause the sensitivity to sunlight you mention.

I am somewhat surprised they would be very sensitive to sunlight since the sensor uses a chirped 940 nm laser source for the time-of-flight estimation; I would have thought this would be rather insensitive to sunlight and other ambient light sources. I have so far only tested them indoors though, so I will have to see for myself...

Charles | May 25, 2018

Excellent Environmental Sensor in a compact package

For Air Quality Sensors

I initially had some trouble getting the CCS811 working but the seller was very responsive and helped me get up and running quickly. I plan to buy a couple more.

Chip

Kim | May 12, 2018

Clean, simple and small... Exactly what it needed to be!

For Wearable BNO055 Nano Board

Bought 10 of these so we could easily hand-solder for a prototype wearable. This product was a bit of a saving grace for getting our board-size down without having to deal with the fine-pitch at this early stage. Communication with the seller was awesome also. My only feedback is that it would have been great to have the XOUT32/XIN32 pins broken out to the two spare pin spaces the board has! That way an external xtal can be used if wanted. Thanks!

Michael | March 30, 2018

Great MPU-9250 breakout

For MPU9250 Teensy 3.X add-on shields

Worked out of the box. Just ordered 2 more for a total of 4 that I now have for my various projects plus a spare. Documentation and examples are abundant on GitHub by the seller. The seller's support is great and responsive.

Daniel | Feb. 2, 2018

Perfect solution

For Ultimate Sensor Fusion Solution - MPU9250

We are highly satisfied with the purchase and the sensor.
Further, an extended communicytion with the seller helped us to perfectly clarify issue we had with a previous purchase.

Rafael | Jan. 26, 2018

Excellent product and documentation

For Ultimate Sensor Fusion Solution - MPU9250

It really is 'ultimate'. The User Guide/Wiki has lots of great crucial and also beneficial/context information. Kris Winer has created multiple great arduino/teensy programs. My teensy 3.5 worked on first try and is updating at a staggering 4300Hz, that is some incredible update rate.

Shipping was really fast (to europe) and the receipt even included a hand-written thanks note. This brought a smile to my face (I was very surprised) and the first impression lasted.

An issue/question raised in one github repo by Kris with old code to read from an MPU6050 was swiftly answered, which makes me optimistic about solving issues and evolving the library in the future.

One thing I could criticize: the software presented on github could be dramatically improved with very little work: use some code formatter, even the one integrated in the arduino IDE. There is also plenty of trailing whitespace.

Tuncay Erhan | Dec. 24, 2017

Perfect product and service

For BQ25504 Solar Cell LiPo Charger

I have ordered a product as a first time user of Tindie website. I had some hesitations about service and product quality but the money that I put in risk was not so much. So I have got the risk.

The products have been shipped next day from my order. They arrived to me in a very well condition. The same day I have started to test. The results were fully the same what I have expected. This event rarely takes place in the life but it happened to me. I have got what I have imagined.

I both thank to Pesky products, who is the producer of what I bought, and Tindie website.

Response from Pesky Products | Dec. 24, 2017

Thanks for the kind words!

It is always gratifying to hear from a satisfied customer, but no less from an unsatisfied one, for in this case the product or service might be improved.

Both Pesky Products and Tindie guarantee these products, meaning a replacement or refund if not satisfied.

I am glad to hear there is no need to invoke the guarantee in your case!

Afnan | Nov. 21, 2017

Highly satisfied with results and service

For Ultimate Sensor Fusion Solution - MPU9250

Tried GY-80 board then shifted to MPU9250 but was not able to achieve a decent accuracy as i was using ESP82XX. I came across this USFS and could not be more happy with the results. Providing clients with written documentation and extensive practical code backed by responsive technical support is what set this company apart from others.

100% recomended

Regards
Afnan

Jean-Christophe | Oct. 11, 2017

Very good product !

For BQ25504 Solar Cell LiPo Charger

Hello I use your product to power a radio modem with a minimum voltage of 3v and max of 3.6v. I added a voltage regulator (https://boutique.semageek.com/fr/642-regulateur-de-tension-33v-600ma-lm3671-33v.html)to provide a stable voltage of 3.3v.
Is it really useful ?

Thanks in advance for the answer.

Jean

Response from Pesky Products | Oct. 12, 2017

It is convenient to have the led to make sure the board is working in your application but it is also easy to remove the led from the board with a small screwdriver or other small lever. As long as the total voltage remains in the accepted range of the BQ25504 you may use multiple solar cells in parallel to increase the current.

Brian | Sept. 23, 2017

Great little ultra low power sensor

For CaliPile™ TPiS1S1385 Presence and Motion Detector

Very happy with the TPiS1S1385 break out board, and while the sensor is fairly complex, the provided code got me over most of the difficulties. Tried it out on the Particle Photon, Arduino UNO, and LowPowerLabs Moteino - all worked well with only small changes to the code. Thanks!

Pavel | Sept. 22, 2017

Disappointed.

For MLX90621 4 x 16 IR Array

Title of product is misleading. No words about PCB,
I thought I was buing sensor, but I bought PCB,

Response from Pesky Products | Sept. 22, 2017

Sorry you misunderstood Pavel.

From the Tindie page, second paragraph:

"This is the populated pcb with everything you need to make use of the MLX90621 IR Array except the array itself. You may purchase the MLX90621 from Mouser or Digikey. It is an expensive part, so I am offering only the populated pcb with through holes for mounting the MLX90621, 4K7 pullups on the SDA and SCL pin pads, and an NCP161AMX25 450 mA, 2.5 V LDO with bypass capacitors on the VDD input."

Not sure how I could make it any clearer.

If you aren't happy with your purchase, please send me the product and I will refund your money.

Samy Benhellal | Sept. 19, 2017

Track my package

For Grid-Eye 8 x 8 IR Array

Hi,

Please can you tell me more about my command ? I can't see my tracking number for this product.

Best regards,

Samy

Diogo | Aug. 14, 2017

All right.

For Grid-Eye 8 x 8 IR Array

The item is of quality, according to the advertisement. Fast delivery. All right, I recommend it! ...

Josef | Aug. 7, 2017

Great product. Unbelievably small!

For Smallest ESP32 Development Board

This was exactly what I was looking for to reduce the size of my hobby project. Everything worked as expected after the seller helped me with flashing the device (my own ignorance, no fault with the product).

Michael | Aug. 1, 2017

Better than the Adafruit SPH0645LM4H

For ICS43432 I2S Digital Microphone

I have both the Adafruit SPH0645LM4H breakout and the ICS43434 version of this board. This one performs much better, the difference in noise level is very noticeable.

Martin | July 24, 2017

Arrived promptly, very small, works perfectly

For STBC08 High-Current LiPo Battery Charger

Arrived in Canada within a week. Package contained only the receipt and the chip, and I had to browse forum posts and pages on predecessor products to verify that:
*The Vin and Vusb traces on the Teensy must be separated.
*Only the (4) labeled connections require soldering to the corresponding Teensy pins.
A Teensy audio board is directly below the Teensy, so I had to mount below that. It works, powering both of these and an audio Bluetooth module, and charging a LiPo battery connected via wires. The lug switch could be larger - planning to replace for finished device.
As advertised.

Justin | July 23, 2017

Really handy little board once you figure it out

For STBC08 High-Current LiPo Battery Charger

The charger is exactly what I needed and has been functioning perfectly thus far. It would be nice if the seller included a picture of how it is expected to mount to the Teensy. It took me a few test fits to find, what I think is, the correct orientation of PCB and JST. Some documentation on the LEDs would have been nice as well. Shipping was prompt; I ordered it on a Sunday and the seller had printed out a shipping label by the end of the day.

Antony | July 20, 2017

Great CCS811 board, with a BME280 included.

For Air Quality Sensors

This is a great little board that can be used to evaluate the CCS811 at a fraction of the cost of the official development board.
The addition of a BME280 is a bonus and is used to enhance the accuracy of the CCS811 as well as providing useful environmental information.
There is excellent software support in the form of well-written code on github.
The BME280 temperature values read slightly higher than ambient, this is mentioned in note 9 in section 1.7 of the BME280 data sheet. There are plenty of low cost I2C temperature sensors that can be used if this is an issue and in no way detracts from this excellent board.

Matthew | July 18, 2017

Like the esp8285 board, great and small

For Smallest ESP32 Development Board

Bought it to run micopython and had trouble with the default build but that was easily fixed by creating my own build and setting fm to dout (default is dio and will cause rapid rebooting on this board). Happily running a very tiny crazy fast board :).

Another great thing about this board - easy to carry around and plug into my phone with a micro to micro otg cable. Wifi AP and webserver anywhere! ....or just play around in the REPL.

Joseph | July 7, 2017

Great Part, Great Seller

For Grid-Eye 8 x 8 IR Array

This part may seem a bit expensive, unless you're familiar with where the state of the field of thermal imagers, etc... are at...from that angle, this is a good price and a very nice breakout. The example code provided by seller was useful, although I found it too specific for my need (uses an additional less-standard i2C library and external screen for full functionality. It is a good starting point, so points for the seller for providing it!), so I rewrote/generalized it into what should be a more widely-supported format library (attached here in case anyone needs it: https://github.com/jodalyst/AMG8833). Shipping was ridiculously fast. Great seller who is filling a useful niche enabling users to quickly prototype with recent parts available on Digikey but without the hassle of having to kludge/fab a breakout board yourself.

Keith | July 3, 2017

Great product and very helpful support

For MPU9250 Teensy 3.X add-on shields

A very powerful little teensy shield.
The documentation and examples makes it easy to get started with it. The support from the seller has been very quick and helpful.
It was shipped just hours before I made the order and reached me in Europe in less than a week.

Erich | June 17, 2017

Another great little breakout board

For TCA9548A I2C Multiplexer

I have to manage a bundle of the same sensors in my wearable project. Having the smallest possible breakout of any chip for prototyping is key to success.

Pesky is again saving my day with this multiplexer breakout which helps me to shave off some volume of my electronics.

This little guy took me no time to set up and let it handle my 6 sensors. Was really Easy Pesky to set it up ;)

Right now the multiplexer is sold out but I hope it will be available soon. Need another couple to them very soon.

Nathan | June 16, 2017

Great product!

For LiPo battery charger add-on for Teensy 3.1

I've been trying to come up with a simple way to manage battery power on my fleet of teenys for some time when I came across this little gem. Highly recommended!

Erich | June 16, 2017

Got my first couple of BNO055 nano boards, GREAT

For Wearable BNO055 Nano Board

Ordering was a breeze, delivery fast and the product ........ Amazing.

Ripped the envelope open, soldered the 4 wires to the nano board, connected it to my already existing Arduino prototype setup and the Pesky nano board is happily working along with various other breakout boards with BNO055 sensor (using multiplexer) on my Arduino project setup. Not a single line of Arduino code to change, the nano board is playing nicely along all the other sensors.

Could not be happier. Certainly I will replace the other - good working but too large for my project - breakout boards with this tiny tiny nano board.

What I am doing? Wearable motion monitoring. Using the smallest possible components in wearables is imperative, even at a prototype stage when custom PCBs are too expensive to make.

Lucky me, I ended up a couple of weeks ago on Tindie and the Perky portfolio. Was looking for ages to improve my proof of concept design.

Harry | June 11, 2017

????

For ESP8285 Add-on for Teensy 3.2

All I need it a single photo showing how the engineer who created this uses it on a Teensy and I'll be ready to go. However, all that he did was describe what to do. Show me a picture of your wiring on a Teensy 3.2 and all will be well!

Until then, I am guessing. I'm sure your products are great but not even posting photos of the product in its working state connected to a Teensy is HIGHLY frustrating. I thought I'd be able to figure this out when I got it. I was wrong.

edit: thanks for the clarification. Perhaps this wording could be used on the blurb in your product description. A photo says a lot. If I can see how you wired it, I can get a sense of everything.

Response from Pesky Products | June 11, 2017

Hi Harry,

You could have asked me, maybe you did and weren't satisfied with the answer, I don't know. In any case there is really only two ways to mount this, either above the teensy 3.2 or below the Teensy 3.2. And as fasr as I know, there is only one Serial2 on the Teensy 3.2 (pins 9 and 10). So the idea is to mount the add-on on the non-usb end of the Teensy 3.2 (I would choose the top). Looking at the top of the add-on, the TX2 hole goes to Teensy 3.2 pin 10 (TX2, oddly enough) and the add-on RX2 hole goes to Teensy 3.2 RX2 (pin 9). Then add-on 3V3 connects to the 3V3 hole between GND and VBAT at the top edge of the Teensy 3.2 and the GND of the addon connects to the GND at the Teensy 3.2 top edge. You should only need to make these four connections to get the device to work. Before you solder anything though, make sure you can program the add-on with the Arduino IDE, load whatever serial handling program you want onto it and make sureit works with your Teensy. If you are still having trouble, ask for help at the Teensy forum, dozens of people have been using these add-ons for more than a uyear and surely one of them can give you a hand.

If you still can't make it work, let me know and I will refund your money.

Kris

Michael | June 1, 2017

Different Than The Rest

For Smallest ESP32 Development Board

Most ESP32 dev modules follow the DevKitC form factor, and sometimes add a feature or two. But if you need the smallest ESP32 dev board, this is the one to get.

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