McLaughlin Engineering http://ryanjmclaughlin.com/blog A bit of everything, including the kitchen sink! Mon, 21 Feb 2011 20:10:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Back In Stock & New Store! http://ryanjmclaughlin.com/blog/2011/02/back-in-stock-new-store/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=back-in-stock-new-store http://ryanjmclaughlin.com/blog/2011/02/back-in-stock-new-store/#comments Mon, 21 Feb 2011 20:10:31 +0000 ryanjmclaughlin http://ryanjmclaughlin.com/blog/?p=203 Continue reading →]]> Good news, the thermocouple shields are now back in stock. Get them while they last, I am already putting in an order for another batch!

In other news, there is (another) new store! I promise this is the last time I change store software for a bit. It is still the same platform, but I needed to change hosts for speed reasons. As most of you know, the store was previously VERY slow. It show be much faster now. I am finishing working out a few bugs, but should have everything cleared up in about a week or two. If you need to access any information about previous orders, please contact me directly.

The current location is http://mcleng.clouldstores.com/. The final location will be http://store.ryanjmclaughlin.com/ very soon.

]]> http://ryanjmclaughlin.com/blog/2011/02/back-in-stock-new-store/feed/ 0 Thermocouple Shield Stock http://ryanjmclaughlin.com/blog/2011/02/thermocouple-shield-stock/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=thermocouple-shield-stock http://ryanjmclaughlin.com/blog/2011/02/thermocouple-shield-stock/#comments Tue, 01 Feb 2011 16:20:27 +0000 ryanjmclaughlin http://ryanjmclaughlin.com/blog/?p=201 The thermocouple shields will be back in stock around 2/21. Sorry for the delays!

]]> http://ryanjmclaughlin.com/blog/2011/02/thermocouple-shield-stock/feed/ 0 Alot of work http://ryanjmclaughlin.com/blog/2010/10/alot-of-work/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=alot-of-work http://ryanjmclaughlin.com/blog/2010/10/alot-of-work/#comments Wed, 27 Oct 2010 02:29:40 +0000 ryanjmclaughlin http://ryanjmclaughlin.com/blog/?p=198 Continue reading →]]> The new website has been a lot of work to go live. Magento is a pain in the ass, but it gives a lot of room to grow and maintain production inventory as well. I am still working on getting final descriptions for part, but please check out the wiki for product details for now.

Please feel free to give me suggestions for the site. I appreciate your input. Thats all for now. I am working on a new Arduino shield and will let you know when the design is done. Stay tuned!

]]> http://ryanjmclaughlin.com/blog/2010/10/alot-of-work/feed/ 1 New Website! http://ryanjmclaughlin.com/blog/2010/10/new-website/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-website http://ryanjmclaughlin.com/blog/2010/10/new-website/#comments Sat, 02 Oct 2010 16:00:40 +0000 ryanjmclaughlin http://ryanjmclaughlin.com.s101745.gridserver.com/blog/?p=190 Continue reading →]]> Welcome, I have done some major overhauling to the website!

A couple of major changes

  • New Store – based on Magento, much more powerful and less error-prone than the last software
  • Updated Blog – I will attempt to provide more updates and in the future customized RSS
  • Added Wiki – better documentation and examples of products as well as troubleshooting and support

Please let me know your comments about the site and any issues you have.  I am working to still fill in much additional information on product pages and details throughout the site.  If there is something missing you need, please let me know.

]]> http://ryanjmclaughlin.com/blog/2010/10/new-website/feed/ 1 Arduino Thermocouple Shield http://ryanjmclaughlin.com/blog/2010/09/arduino-shield/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=arduino-shield http://ryanjmclaughlin.com/blog/2010/09/arduino-shield/#comments Sun, 26 Sep 2010 03:52:47 +0000 ryanjmclaughlin http://ryanjmclaughlin.com/?p=164 Continue reading →]]> New to the store is the Arduino thermocouple shield. This is a great option for all in one temperature measurements using the Arduino. Here are the details of the shield and programming examples.

You can purchase it configured with 1, 2, or 4 channels.  The shield is available in the shop here.

]]> http://ryanjmclaughlin.com/blog/2010/09/arduino-shield/feed/ 2 Google Checkout Errors http://ryanjmclaughlin.com/blog/2010/09/google-checkout-errors/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=google-checkout-errors http://ryanjmclaughlin.com/blog/2010/09/google-checkout-errors/#comments Sat, 11 Sep 2010 11:39:02 +0000 ryanjmclaughlin http://ryanjmclaughlin.com/?p=170 Good news!  All products are back in stock.

Bad news, Google Checkout was having some erros for the past 24 hours, however everything is patched up again and you should see no further problems.

]]> http://ryanjmclaughlin.com/blog/2010/09/google-checkout-errors/feed/ 1 Back in stock http://ryanjmclaughlin.com/blog/2010/09/back-in-stock/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=back-in-stock http://ryanjmclaughlin.com/blog/2010/09/back-in-stock/#comments Fri, 10 Sep 2010 15:29:36 +0000 ryanjmclaughlin http://ryanjmclaughlin.com/2010/09/back-in-stock/ Continue reading →]]> Sorry for all the delays, but I am happy to report that all components that have been out of stock are arriving to my shop today and will be back in stock in the store tonight. Backlogged orders will ship tomorrow.

The Arduino thermocouple shield has had some minor updates. There is now a solder jumper to select where to connect the max6675 chips. You can use the default pins or a separate header and wire to your own pins.

]]> http://ryanjmclaughlin.com/blog/2010/09/back-in-stock/feed/ 0 New Boards http://ryanjmclaughlin.com/blog/2010/05/new-boards/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-boards http://ryanjmclaughlin.com/blog/2010/05/new-boards/#comments Sun, 02 May 2010 22:34:25 +0000 ryanjmclaughlin http://ryanjmclaughlin.com/?p=158 Continue reading →]]> I just got in a batch of new PCB’s!  So, what does this mean? Updated and new products!

The Single Thermocouple Interface has been updated to V1.2.  There was not many major changes, mostly just minor modifications to the layout and solder mask.  These boards are available for sale assembled and as PCB only.

On to the new products.  First the Multi Interface!  The Multi Interface was designed because of a few requests for boards that supported more than 4 thermocouples.  This board can be populated with up to 28 MAX6675 and thermocouple connectors.  It will be available for sale later this week and can be configured with any number of thermocouple in increments of four.  Currently the PCB only is for sale.

The next new product is the Arduino Shield version of the Quad Thermocouple interface.  This is the standard thermocouple interface with the MAX6675 breakout, but configured as an Arduino shield.  It will be available later this week configured with 1, 2, or 4 thermocouple/MAX6675 chips.  ”Long” pin header will be available to make the shield stacking, or standard pin headers.

]]> http://ryanjmclaughlin.com/blog/2010/05/new-boards/feed/ 0 Out of Stock! http://ryanjmclaughlin.com/blog/2010/03/out-of-stock/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=out-of-stock http://ryanjmclaughlin.com/blog/2010/03/out-of-stock/#comments Thu, 25 Mar 2010 18:07:57 +0000 ryanjmclaughlin http://ryanjmclaughlin.com/?p=156 Continue reading →]]> Sorry for any problems people have been having. I am currently out of stock on thermocouple wire connectors and thermocouples. I will be back in stock by 4/2! If you order these products before then, your order will ship as soon as I have them back in stock.

Sorry for any inconvenience, please contact me if you have any questions.

]]> http://ryanjmclaughlin.com/blog/2010/03/out-of-stock/feed/ 0 Forums are Up http://ryanjmclaughlin.com/blog/2010/01/forums-are-up/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=forums-are-up http://ryanjmclaughlin.com/blog/2010/01/forums-are-up/#comments Fri, 01 Jan 2010 18:14:37 +0000 ryanjmclaughlin http://ryanjmclaughlin.com/?p=143 Continue reading →]]> I have just activated the forums on the site. You can access via http://ryanjmclaughlin.com/forums/ or click forums at the top right of the page.

The forums are a great place to share ideas as well as some community support for the products. Let me know what you think or if you have problems.

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