RE: Ultrasonic range finder - BULK BUY?

["Keith Doxey" <ukha@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Ian

> How much were the Dontronics ones to import? Did you get stung for
import
> duties, customs, VAT etc.? Are they available locally?
>

I think that postage was about $10AUS. Didnt get stung for any duty etc.

I ordered two of the MicroUSB and two of the MicroLCD in the one order.

> They do look rather neat though I agree. I like the size of the first
one
> and the local availability of the second. Rarely a half way house is
> there...........
>

The MicroUSB is BRILLIANT. I am using them for developing PIC prototypes.
The USB-TTL is used for both sending and receiving serial when the program
is running normally and also for Bootloading the program into the PIC.

I thought I had accidently destroyed one of them as the veroboard I was
working on shorted out on a hairclip that Amber or Sharon had left lying on
the computer desk. I changed to my "spare" one and resumed
working on my
laptop later in the day. Some days later I was back on the
"proper" PC and
discovered that my project wouldnt work. That was when I found out that the
the first MicroUSB was actually perfectly OK (thankfully it was still
laying
on the bench). Sadly the same cannot be said for the 4 USB ports on the
rear
of the PC :(

> Typically I only use serial for debugging so not something I
> would run out to get.
>

Will let you know what the UK ones are like when I get some.

Keith