bawke Posted May 6, 2012 at 10:12 AM Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted May 7, 2012 at 03:01 PM Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cathodion Posted August 14, 2012 at 05:30 PM Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batti Posted August 15, 2012 at 08:28 AM Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cathodion Posted August 16, 2012 at 07:44 AM Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batti Posted August 20, 2012 at 07:52 AM Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cathodion Posted August 20, 2012 at 11:32 AM Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atak Posted September 18, 2012 at 02:32 AM Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cathodion Posted September 18, 2012 at 01:48 PM Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
photron Posted September 21, 2012 at 12:06 PM Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cathodion Posted October 4, 2012 at 08:18 AM Share Posted October 4, 2012 at 08:18 AM Any news on mounting plates? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malik Posted October 10, 2012 at 04:10 PM Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cathodion Posted October 16, 2012 at 08:03 AM Share Posted October 16, 2012 at 08:03 AM When will I be able to order some properly priced plates from the TinkerForge shop? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borg Posted October 16, 2012 at 11:46 AM Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cathodion Posted October 17, 2012 at 09:23 AM Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Posted October 18, 2012 at 02:58 PM Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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