bawke Posted May 6, 2012 at 10:12 AM Posted May 6, 2012 at 10:12 AM Hi, is there a generally suggested baseplate to mount bricks and bricklets as opposed to just scatter them around while working on a prototype? Something conceptually similar to a breadboard. Similar question on enclosures - what do you use? Please share... Thank you. Quote
Paul Posted May 7, 2012 at 03:01 PM Posted May 7, 2012 at 03:01 PM I don't own a baseplate nor do I know of a baseplate/enclosure for the TF system. But I will make me a baseplate out of chipboard and screw four holders for the TF bricks and one for the LCD bricklet on it. I would love to see enclosures for bricks and bricklets, but I think it will be quite difficult, because the projects vary in size very much, eg. you need multiple tf bricks and bricklets, stepper, servos, batterys or power supply. But a baseplate to mount the bricks and bricklets on it would be awesome! Quote
Cathodion Posted August 14, 2012 at 05:30 PM Posted August 14, 2012 at 05:30 PM I've been asking around my local electronics shop, but the look on their faces when I showed them my TinkerForge components immediately shattered my hope of finding something there. They don't have anything useful for mounting TF components. If you (tinkerforge guys) can offer a plate of some sorts that has the right holes in it, I would really like to order some of those. Quote
batti Posted August 15, 2012 at 08:28 AM Posted August 15, 2012 at 08:28 AM I understand the need for a mounting plate, but I don't know how this plate should look currently. I think it should have a 5mm grid with 3mm drills. What dimensions should this plate have? Should there be some other kind of Mounting holes? Please make some suggestions. If possible a DXF file or something else would be nice. Thanks Quote
Cathodion Posted August 16, 2012 at 07:44 AM Posted August 16, 2012 at 07:44 AM A plate the size of an A4 or even better an A3 sheet of paper would be ideal. I could cut that to the right size for a particular application. One of my usecases: I have a Master brick, a 20x4 LCD, a humidity and a temperature bricklet floating around on my desk, and i've stuffed my other components (16io's, distanceIR, DualRelay, etc) in a box on a shelve to make sure I don't loose them. I'd like to screw the TF components to a A3/A4 sized base plate that I can attach to the wall, which would give me a good orderly overview on the components, as well as make sure that i don't loose them. (i got kids too ) Quote
batti Posted August 20, 2012 at 07:52 AM Posted August 20, 2012 at 07:52 AM Dear Cathodion, ok, I have now something like ab A3 or A4 plastic sheet with ~2mm thickness and 5mm hole grid in mind. I will contact our hardware supplier and ask for prices... Quote
Cathodion Posted August 20, 2012 at 11:32 AM Posted August 20, 2012 at 11:32 AM Dear Cathodion, ok, I have now something like ab A3 or A4 plastic sheet with ~2mm thickness and 5mm hole grid in mind. I will contact our hardware supplier and ask for prices... Nice, thanks! I found the following enclousure: http://www.conrad.nl/ce/nl/product/520586/Euro-behuizing-grijs-150-X-50-X-80-mm/0203042&ref=list I'm hoping I can screw TinkerForge components on a plate, cut it to size, and shove it in the enclosure. Quote
Atak Posted September 18, 2012 at 02:32 AM Posted September 18, 2012 at 02:32 AM Here are some ideas... http://nwazet.com/plate http://nwazet.com/product/mounting-solution http://www.pololu.com/catalog/product/734 http://www.serpac.com/ http://www.pactecenclosures.com/ Quote
Cathodion Posted September 18, 2012 at 01:48 PM Posted September 18, 2012 at 01:48 PM This one looks like it: http://www.pololu.com/catalog/product/734 Batti, Isnt this exactly what we need? Quote
photron Posted September 21, 2012 at 12:06 PM Posted September 21, 2012 at 12:06 PM This one looks like it: http://www.pololu.com/catalog/product/734 This one looks good. It has the correct grid and hole size for Bricks and Bricklets. Quote
Cathodion Posted October 4, 2012 at 08:18 AM Posted October 4, 2012 at 08:18 AM Any news on mounting plates? Quote
Malik Posted October 10, 2012 at 04:10 PM Posted October 10, 2012 at 04:10 PM I got myself three of the "Universal Plate L" from pololu (or rather, as it turned out, from RelChron). Though these plates cost me an arm and a leg (one plate goes for 9.93, plus shipping of 12.50 Pound to Germany!), they are exactly what matches to the Tinkerforge mounting holes. Durable plastic, 3 mm thick. No hampering, all my bricks and bricklets settled nicely. Except, of course, for the LCD 20x4 bricklet. "Non standard" hole distance! If there was a way to get them a little cheaper, I would rate these plates ******* (7 stars). Quote
Cathodion Posted October 16, 2012 at 08:03 AM Posted October 16, 2012 at 08:03 AM When will I be able to order some properly priced plates from the TinkerForge shop? Quote
borg Posted October 16, 2012 at 11:46 AM Posted October 16, 2012 at 11:46 AM The question is: Where can we buy apropriate plates that are cheap enough so we can resell them properly priced in our shop ? These Tamiya plates are intendet for modelmaking and modelmaking stuff is always freaking expensive. Quote
Cathodion Posted October 17, 2012 at 09:23 AM Posted October 17, 2012 at 09:23 AM I will contact our hardware supplier and ask for prices... I was wondering whether batti has heard from the hardware suppliers yet... Quote
Nic Posted October 18, 2012 at 02:58 PM Posted October 18, 2012 at 02:58 PM Maybe that could be an alternative, slightly massiv and strong, but who cares... http://nodna.de/MicroRAX Quote
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