Hello Mr Postman - RFLink and FTDI arrive!


A good parcel in the post today!

  1. FTDI USB <-> Serial interface board; red board above; looks pretty simple, handy 5/3.3V interface voltage jumper; somewhat boring "wobbly sided" mini USB interface, but I have some of those
  2. RFLink kit; somewhat more challenging, found the instructions on the nodo.nl website, think I might need a new pointy-ended soldering iron, but all the bits are there, including
    1. Arduino Mega knock off - blue board 
    2. RFLink PCB - large green PCB
    3. RF Transceiver - small green PCB
    4. Connector pins for RFLink-Arduino connection; it's basically a HAT
    5. Dipole 433MHz aerial, in plastic bag
    6. Christmassy tablecloth and GOSH charity magazine - er, no, just background!
Can't wait for a few minutes to try out the FTDI, not sure how I'll do that, and need to nip to the famous Shop On The Bridge, shortly to be defunct, for a new soldering iron. They're having an "closing, everything must go" sale, to you never know.

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