In celebration of our Cygni ARM development board going on sale (20 USD shipped worldwide). We are giving away more than one item this week.
We have an ATMega168-20PU. It is a great micro for a beginner to start with.
BMP085 pressure sensor breakout board.
A Sparkfun XBee to breadboard PCB.
A MCP2200 USB UART chip. (Really a PIC 18F14K50 inside see: here)
10 pin locking row headers. We meant to order non-locking ones but Mouser’s parametric search isn’t always accurate and we didn’t look at the datasheet. Notice the pins aren’t in a straight line (on the bottom solder side, they are on the top):
To win an item:
For all items except the headers your comment must be a multiple of 4 in terms unique posters. You may ask for both an item and headers.
If people are letters: A B A A C B D <- gets the item they ask for (if it is still available).
For the headers: you can ask for as many of them as you want up to the full 25 count we have. This is socially interesting. If you take too many you will leave others with nothing however you must take at least 5!
You may only ask for one item (other than headers).
Be aware comments are moderated unless you have posted here before (so your comment won’t appear instantly) and you will need to use a real email so I can get your mailing address! Unclaimed items due to comments or lack of email replies will go back in the drawer.
As an added bonus because of the moderation lag you can’t sit and wait to be the right poster! You’ll just have to guess! Have fun!
Edit: Everything is gone except MCP2200. It has been asked for plenty but not at the right post count 
Great projects
Thanks you didn’t even ask for anything! Thanks for getting the ball rolling so to speak though.
I was just happy with the site and had to let somebody know. But if one is a multiple of four now the ATMega168-20PU is a cool micro.
Sadly no
The giveaways are meant as inducement to help get people coming back and reading what is up here. Most of the time it will be PCBs, but as seen today, we will also give away chips and parts we don’t need. Come back and see what is up every Friday (or more) and perhaps let others know who like electronics!
I could use 4 headers.
You will get 5 as that is the minimum.
Oi, it says 4 is the minimum in the post
Sorry about that! Fixed it. I had had it every 5th poster for big items. But I thought that was too much. I guess I changed all 5s to 4s. Sorry. You are number 2. People can ask for both header and an item to be clear
muliple of 4? UART and 5 headers
ATMega168-20PU and headers if you please. Awsome stuff. Thanks Cody for the facebook post.
Thank you Cody for sharing! Hope you check out the site while here Mike.
yep codys facebook here as well
Good to hear! I think Mike is a multiple of 4. If no one gets the MCP2200 in a multiple of 4 by the end of the day, you’ll get it Arron, otherwise just headers.
5 Headers and the ATMega168?
I’m not sure I understand how this works.
Sorry Gary. I know it is complex this week, I wanted to make the give away last longer so word would spread more that there is one every week.
ATMega168-20PU and every last header pin you have left
Interesting idea by the way.
I’d like the XBee please!
Xbee board and 5 headers if you have any left. I plan to make an Xbee board that will save all the LIVES, so you should give it to me.
Atmega168-20PU and MCP2200
I’d love that UART chip. Great site
Xbee or pressure sensor board
Xbee or pressure
I’d like the ATMega and some header pins please
MCP220 or pressure sensor. I love sites that do give aways!
MCP2200
(found you via reddit!)
I love the comment system you’re using for the give aways.
one question: do you ship these worldwide?
If so, I’d like to have the ATMega
Xbee? I’d take 5 headers too.
MCP2200