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About Iguana
Labs
Iguana Labs began in 1995. We saw a need for a low cost programmer for 8051 based microcontrollers and created the PG302, our first product. It programs 20 pin versions of the 8051. We soon added the ADT87 for programming the more standard 40 pin versions of the 8051. Our line of low cost electronic kits began soon after we opened. We decided to use our web site to give away the instructions for the kits for free in the form of electronics tutorials. The tutorials and the kits have gone through many revisions and improvements over the years. Our largest kit, introduced in 2001, is the microcontroller beginner kit. It includes everything needed for a beginner to start from not knowing anything about electronics and progress up through using microcontrollers to make their own custom projects. Since 1990 we have been working with 8051 based microcontrollers and we have found the Atmel (http://www.atmel.com) line of chips to be the easiest to work with. They were one of the first to make versions of the 8051 with electrically erasable (Flash) memory rather than ultra violet erasable memory (usually called EPROM). EPROM versions require a UV light source to erase the memory and erasing the memory can take 5 to 15 minutes compared to the Flash memory that can be erased and reprogrammed in one step with the erasing taking less than a second. In 1997 Atmel released a new line of microcontrollers called AVRs. They are fast and most incorporate a non volatile data memory space. We were quite impressed by these chips so the PG302 was modified so it can program the major chips from the AVR family. We believe in accurately representing the price of our products. We do not make any money on shipping. The price you see is the price you pay. For US orders, all of our products can be shipped for free through the US Postal Service (either First Class or Priority Mail, depending on the weight). For FedEx and UPS options, you only pay the price that we pay (and often you pay a little less than our actual cost for FedEx and UPS). We do not artificially increase these prices to make money on shipping. More about the PG302... We decided to keep the cost as low as possible by avoiding some common but unnecessary costly options. There is no case. The PG302 has built in legs so it can stand on its own.The PG302 hardware is a mature product now in it's 9th year of production. Many modifications have been made over the years to increase the quality and lower the cost. Iguana Labs Contact Information Phone: 303-823-5326 or Toll Free - (800) 297-1633 This page last updated on June 22, 2006. |
