The HiViz WorkShop
What's New?
On April 10th, we added a kit version (unassembled) of the Multi-Trigger. This trigger kit incorporates sound, photogate, and delay unit all on a single breadboard. We also added step-by-step assembly instructions for the kit.
On April 1 (no fooling), we gave HiViz.com a new look but, more importantly, we upgraded some of our products. All of the delay units now include both coarse and fine control of the delay interval as well as an indicator LED to show whether the delay unit is working without having to attach a flash unit. The Schmitt-trigger photogate kits also include an indicator LED so that you can tell if the photogate is aligned and working correctly without having to attach a flash unit. We've also revised our online circuit-building instructions. When you open the instructions page, you'll now see columns for our newest kits (called v10) and our previous kits (<v10). Along with the upgrades come some price increases. We kept our prices on kits the same for the past 5 years, but now we need to make an adjustment for the increases in what we have to pay for parts.
More changes to the site are coming in the hopefully not too distant future. Projects in the works include:
- a blog to keep you informed of the questions (and answers) we hear most frequently, to provide tips, and to provide a place for you to share what you're doing
- a PCB version of the above
- a template, instructions, and parts kit for mounting a breadboarded
circuit inside a project box with switches, LEDs, jacks, and
linear pots conveniently located on the outside of the box.
This is another thing that we're asked about frequently.
Some earlier changes in the past few months
We've added instructions for connecting linear taper potentiometers to the breadboarded circuits.
We've expanded the Components page to include all of the components in our kits.
We've added an upgrade kit for the SPG1-DU-BB and SPG2-DU-BB circuits. This kit provides for indicator lights and fine control of the delay. If you have your own components, make your own upgrades using these instructions.
We've added two photogate cable kits that provide a way to convert an existing Schmitt-trigger photogate circuit for use with a different style of photogate.
We've added illustrated instructions for the Flash-to-PC cable assembly and the photogate cables.
We added a page with Parts for Projects. If you're putting your HiViz circuit in a project box, some of the components on this page will be helpful. Also, we've added an AC adapter so that you can replace your 9-V battery with a continuous power source.
We are also now offering Assembled Kits.
