In SX Microcontrollers, SX/B Compiler and SX-Key Tool, djmullen wrote: I'd like to recommend Futurlec at [url=http://www.futurlec.com/index.shtml]http://www.futurlec.com/index.shtml[/url] They have some fantastic parts and boards for sale and they're dirt cheap! Examples: A real time clock PCB with a DS1307 clock chip, crystal, battery and connectors all ready to plug into your system: $6.90 each! They have some exotic parts too, such as an MP3 decoder board for $22.90. They're pretty amazing, actually. I'm not sure if anybody recommended Jameco at [url=http://www.jameco.com]www.jameco.com[/url] , but if you're looking for wires to use on a solderless breadboard, I highly recommend their "Reinforced Jumper Wires." These are very flexible stranded wires with metal pins on each end which slide o-so-easily into solderless breadboards. The typical solid wires often require long nosed pliers to insert them into the board. These snick right in. They're on page 201 of their catalog, which you can download from the address above. There come in three lengths: 126360 50mm/2 " $4.45 for a pack of ten 126342 100mm/4" $5.49 per pack of ten 126325 200mm/8" $5.79 per ten pack. Get three or four packs of the 50mm wires and a pack of the 100mm wires and all of your breadboarding will be 100% easier. One caveat - you can't lay the wires flat along the board like you can with solid wire and you have to be careful with your routing or your parts will be buried under all the wires. I'd also advise you to order catalogs from lots of suppliers, especially Digi-Key and Jameco. Online is nice, but when you're searching for a part, there's nothing like a catalog in your hands. ---------- End of Message ---------- You can view the post on-line at: http://forums.parallax.com/forums/default.aspx?f=7&p=2&m=239136#m242260 Need assistance? Send an email to the Forum Administrator at forumadmin@parallax.com The Parallax Forums are powered by dotNetBB Forums, copyright 2002-2008 (http://www.dotNetBB.com)