Kit buying instructions for Worldwide distribution
For the class you will need a microcontroller board and a set of extra electronic parts. The microcontroller board can be either a Stellaris LaunchPad or Tiva LaunchPad. Below is a list of international suppliers with solid reputations for service. These international distributors are suggested retailers with one click carts provided. That said, if you can find a better price on the parts elsewhere then by all means please do.
Purchase the complete kit (microcontroller board + extra electronic parts)
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element14 Worldwide Landing Page | |
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Digi-Key Worldwide Landing Page |
Purchase the microcontroller board
Every student will need either a Stellaris LaunchPad or a Tiva LaunchPad. All the projects we will develop in this course will run on either of these microcontroller boards. There are many places one can go to get the board. For a full list of sources from which you can get the board go to www.octopart.com and search for either EK-LM4F120XL or EK-TM4C123GXL. As of August 2014, buying the EK-TM4C123GXL from the TI estore is the least expensive option after shipping.
Store |
Stellaris Launchpad |
Price |
Tiva Launchpad |
Price |
TI eStore |
No Longer Selling |
$12.99 USD |
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Digi-Key |
$13.49 |
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Mouser |
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Newark |
No Longer Selling |
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Farnell |
No Longer Selling |
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element14 APAC |
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Extra electronic parts
The extra electronic parts includes: a solderless breadboard with at least 400 holes, six LEDs with current at 2mA, six 470 ohm resistors, one 1k resistor, three 1.5k resistors, three 12k resistors, four 10k resistors, four B3F tactile switches, at least 16 male-male solid wires ranging from 5 to 10 cm in length, one 3.5 mm audio jack, and one slide potentiometer. These distributors have all earned high praises for service and reputation. All prices are listed in USD.
element14 Worldwide Landing Page
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Quantity |
Description |
Manufacturer |
Manufacturer Part |
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Unit
cost |
Cost |
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1 |
Solderless breadboard + wires |
Twin Industries |
TW-E41-1020 |
56T0251 |
$14.14 |
$14.14 |
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2 |
Green LED 1.8V 2mA 5mm |
Everlight |
HLMP-4740 |
40K0082 |
$0.43 |
$0.86 |
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2 |
Red LED 1.8V 2mA 5mm |
Everlight |
HLMP-4700 |
40K0080 |
$0.41 |
$0.82 |
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2 |
Yellow LED 1.8V 2mA 5mm |
Everlight |
HLMP-4719 |
40K0081 |
$0.41 |
$0.82 |
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6 |
Carbon 1/4W resistor, 5%, 470 |
Multicorp |
MCF 0.25W 470R |
38K0375 |
$0.02 |
$0.12 |
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1 |
Carbon 1/4W resistor, 5%, 1.0k |
Multicorp |
MCF 0.25W 1K |
38K0327 |
$0.02 |
$0.02 |
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3 |
Carbon 1/4W resistor, 5%, 1.5k |
Multicorp |
MCF 0.25W 1K5 |
38K0340 |
$0.02 |
$0.06 |
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3 |
Carbon 1/4W resistor, 5%, 12k |
Multicorp |
MCF 0.25W 12K |
38K0335 |
$0.02 |
$0.06 |
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4 |
Carbon 1/4W resistor, 5%, 10k |
Multicorp |
MCF 0.25W 10K |
38K0328 |
$0.02 |
$0.08 |
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4 |
B3F tactile push button switch |
Omron |
B3F-1052 |
52F3550 |
$0.35 |
$1.40 |
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1 |
Stereo Jack 3pin 3.5mm |
Multicorp |
SPC21348 |
11M0543 |
$2.10 |
$2.10 |
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1 |
Slide Potentiometers 15mm |
Bourns |
PTA6043-2015DPB103 |
05R8050 |
$1.44 |
$1.44 |
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Total |
$21.92 |
Digi-Key Landing Page
This landing page is maintained by our friends at Digi-Key. They have been gracious enough to provide us with an academic pricing discount.
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Quantity |
Description |
Manufacturer |
Manufacturer Part |
Digi-Key Part |
Unit |
Cost |
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1 |
Solderless breadboard + wires |
Twin Industries |
TW-E41-1020 |
438-1046-ND |
$13.82 |
$13.82 |
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2 |
Green LED 1.8V 2mA 5mm |
Everlight |
HLMP-4740 |
516-1327-ND |
$0.54 |
$1.08 |
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2 |
Red LED 1.8V 2mA 5mm |
Everlight |
HLMP-4700 |
516-1325-ND |
$0.54 |
$1.08 |
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2 |
Yellow LED 1.8V 2mA 5mm |
Everlight |
HLMP-4719 |
516-1326-ND |
$0.54 |
$1.08 |
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6 |
Carbon 1/4W resistor, 5%, 470 |
Yageo |
CFR-25JB-52-470R |
470QBK-ND |
$0.10 |
$0.60 |
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1 |
Carbon 1/4W resistor, 5%, 1.0k |
Yageo |
CFR-25JB-52-1K |
1.0KQBK-ND |
$0.10 |
$0.10 |
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3 |
Carbon 1/4W resistor, 5%, 1.5k |
Yageo |
CFR-25JB-52-1K5 |
1.5KQBK-ND |
$0.10 |
$0.30 |
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3 |
Carbon 1/4W resistor, 5%, 12k |
Yageo |
CFR-25JB-52-12K |
12KQBK-ND |
$0.10 |
$0.30 |
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4 |
Carbon 1/4W resistor, 5%, 10k |
Yageo |
CFR-25JB-52-10K |
10KQBK-ND |
$0.10 |
$0.40 |
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4 |
B3F tactile push button switch |
Omron |
B3F-1052 |
SW405-ND |
$0.41 |
$1.64 |
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1 |
Stereo Jack 3pin 3.5mm |
CUI |
SJ1-3553NG |
CP1-3553NG-ND |
$1.03 |
$1.03 |
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1 |
Slide Potentiometers 15mm |
Bourns |
PTA2043-2015CPB103 |
PTA2043-2015CPB103-ND |
$1.01 |
$1.01 |
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Total |
$18.47 |
Mouser shopping cart
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Quantity |
Description |
Manufacturer |
Manufacturer Part |
Mouser Part |
Unit |
Cost |
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1 |
Solderless breadboard + wires |
Twin Industries |
TW-E41-1020 |
589-TW-E41-1020 |
$11.99 |
$11.99 |
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2 |
Green LED 1.8V 2mA 5mm |
Everlight |
HLMP-4740 |
638-HLMP4740 |
$0.42 |
$0.84 |
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2 |
Red LED 1.8V 2mA 5mm |
Everlight |
HLMP-4700 |
638-HLMP4700 |
$0.46 |
$0.92 |
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2 |
Yellow LED 1.8V 2mA 5mm |
Everlight |
HLMP-4719 |
638-HLMP4719 |
$0.47 |
$0.94 |
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6 |
Carbon 1/4W resistor, 5%, 470 |
Xicon |
291-470-RC |
291-470-RC |
$0.10 |
$0.60 |
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1 |
Carbon 1/4W resistor, 5%, 1.0k |
Xicon |
291-1K-RC |
291-1K-RC |
$0.10 |
$0.10 |
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3 |
Carbon 1/4W resistor, 5%, 1.5k |
Xicon |
291-1.5K-RC |
291-1.5K-RC |
$0.10 |
$0.30 |
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3 |
Carbon 1/4W resistor, 5%, 12k |
Xicon |
291-12K-RC |
291-12K-RC |
$0.10 |
$0.30 |
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4 |
Carbon 1/4W resistor, 5%, 10k |
Xicon |
291-10K-RC |
291-10K-RC |
$0.10 |
$0.40 |
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4 |
B3F tactile push button switch |
Omron |
B3F-1052 |
653-B3F-1052 |
$0.29 |
$1.16 |
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1 |
Stereo Jack 3pin 3.5mm |
Kycon |
STX-3120-3BM |
806-STX-3120-3BM |
$0.78 |
$0.78 |
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1 |
Slide Potentiometers 15mm |
Bourns |
PTA2043-2015CPB103 |
652-PTA20432015CPB10 |
$1.01 |
$1.01 |
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Total |
$19.34 |
Nokia 5110 LCD Display & Header
The Nokia 5110 LCD display is a low-cost option for the course. Also listed is a super optional 8x1 100mil header that makes connecting the Nokia 5110 LCD to the breadboard very easy, as opposed to soldering fly wires. As with the rest of the parts we encourage you to find the best price, providers listed below have a solid reputation for service.
Store |
Nokia 5110 LCD |
Price (USD) |
Adafruit |
$10 USD + shipping |
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Sparkfun |
$10.95 USD + shipping |
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Amazon |
$5+ USD + shipping |
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Ebay |
$5+ USD + shipping |
Any one of these headers will work, please order which ever is cheapest for you. We have listed the cheapest part for each distributor, as well as links to the octopart page for several headers. Please choose which ever is cheapest for you based on shipping and who you are ordering with. A short list of the parts we considered was Molex 22-03-2081, TE Connectivity 3-644456-8, Areva 54101-S08-08, FCI 68000-208HLF, 3M 961108-6404-AR, Molex 22-28-4080.
Store |
Header |
Price (USD) |
Newark |
$0.19 USD |
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Mouser |
$0.34 USD |
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Digi-Key |
$0.43 USD |