Electronics mini travel kit. - Page 1
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author: mtdoc
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 30, 2018, 03:48:46 am
content: Leaving tomorrow for a weeklong trip to visit SWMBOs mom in Michigan. Anticipating lots of down time while kids play with cousins and the womenfolk socialize. So, I put together a mini travel kit for electronics tinkering and prototypingifwhen I get bored. Thought I’d post some picks.Flying with a carry on bag only. Hope the TSA goons don’t take an interest. And no, I don’t plan on puting something together on the plane.

author: mtdoc
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 30, 2018, 06:05:01 am
content: Quote from: blueskull on June 30, 2018, 05:44:34 amYeah they’re twins ...Or I left out the apostrophe ‘.

author: VK5RC
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: June 30, 2018, 07:44:50 am
content: SWMBOs - a nightmare!I suppose mother-in-law comes close!

author: sokoloff
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 01, 2018, 12:55:41 pm
content: I’ve never been hassled by TSA and carried more than that in a less organized fashion before. (It does look odd on the Xray, though.)I’d suggest buying a USB power pack for power supply later and, in the meantime, capping the 9V with a plastic cap that some come with, or taping the terminals with electrical tape.

author: mtdoc
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 01, 2018, 02:31:04 pm
content: Quote from: sokoloff on July 01, 2018, 12:55:41 pmWell, the TSA didn’t even blink at my bag. They did however find my wifes’s bag suspect due to a small container of Metamucil.QuoteYeah, I did bring along a USB power pack as well for device charging though it not part of this kit. I have te ability to use it to power a breadboard (or the Arduino) with the broken out USB cable directly, or via the small adjustable bread board PSU (far right in the bottom pic).

author: iainwhite
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: July 01, 2018, 02:41:02 pm
content: QuoteIn my experience, the TSA freak out over containers with liquids or powders, but care little about electronics, cables, etc.

author: mtdoc
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 01, 2018, 03:15:57 pm
content: Quote from: iainwhite on July 01, 2018, 02:41:02 pmI guess that makes sense. Not much electronics needed for detonation - and it would be indistinguishable from other consumer electronics. It’s the stuff it detonates that counts.

author: aargee
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: July 02, 2018, 02:39:05 am
content: Here in Australia I get regularly stopped for carrying forgotten tools, screwdrivers mostly, the last comment was "Sorry we will have to take this from you, we can't allow anything on board that may let you dismantle the aircraft"That mental image has me chuckling in my mind.I now carry one of these on my key-ring, it seems to XRay as a standard key and good for a quick fix if desperate.

author: BillB
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: July 02, 2018, 02:50:14 pm
content: Quote from: aargee on July 02, 2018, 02:39:05 am+1 on the utili-key! The scanners don't even blink an eye at it.I will say that if one travels a lot (in the US) the TSA Pre(check) program is great, they almost treat you like a human.

author: iainwhite
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: July 02, 2018, 06:14:41 pm
content: Quote+1 for TSA-Pre and another +1 for Global Entry

author: Zucca
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: July 03, 2018, 07:18:29 am
content: Quote from: mtdoc on June 30, 2018, 03:48:46 amNo soldering iron? Do the kids not enjoy the solder fume dance in the air?TSA: I never understood why I can carry my heavey tripod camera but no baseball bat on hhe plane....

author: mtdoc
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 06, 2018, 10:15:51 pm
content: Detroit TSA was less benign than Seattle. Both my travel kit and the Power Designs TP340 I picked up in Michigan we’re flagged and had the chemical sniffer deployed on them.

author: exit_failure
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: July 06, 2018, 10:23:43 pm
content: That's a great idea. I like your kit a lot. I'm thinking about putting one together myself right now. Not that that I necessarily would need something like that but you never know.The only thing I would add is a USB-A(female) to USB-B cable so you can connect it to the USB-A to mini-USB cable and use that to program your Arduino with your phone or tablet.

author: mtdoc
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 06, 2018, 10:29:01 pm
content: Is there an Arduino IDE or compatible app for mobile devices?

author: chris_leyson
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 06, 2018, 10:58:10 pm
content: ArduinoDroid.http://www.instructables.com/id/Program-your-Arduino-with-a-Android-device/And you need an OTG USB cable.

author: exit_failure
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: July 06, 2018, 11:24:16 pm
content: Quote from: mtdoc on July 06, 2018, 10:29:01 pmThere's ArduinoDroid for Android. I haven't tried it myself but from what I read it seems to work.

author: chris_leyson
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 07, 2018, 12:29:42 am
content: ArduinoCode for ipad. You need the Apploader app and an Arduino BLE module like HC-8 or HM-10/11/13. haven't tried it yet.

author: ebastler
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 07, 2018, 07:15:31 am
content: Quote from: mtdoc on July 06, 2018, 10:15:51 pmHey, I found the apostrophe that went missing from your first post!SCNR...

author: mtdoc
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 07, 2018, 09:47:56 am
content: Quote from: ebastler on July 07, 2018, 07:15:31 am

author: Eka
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: July 09, 2018, 10:27:46 pm
content: Quote from: ebastler on July 07, 2018, 07:15:31 amCould you tell if it was it supposed to before or after the 's'?