We are excited to announce the new

Common Parts Library for Prototyping

. It is a list of commonly used components, tools and equipment for

new connected devices.

The Common Parts Library for Prototyping is designed to complement the

Common Parts Library for Production

that we launched in September 2014.

As we talked with people at hackathons, makers, and hardware start-ups, we found out that many people were looking for

which got us thinking about a separate CPL for Prototyping.

specifically for prototyping new products, with sections for wearables, interface boards, test, and soldering equipment:

to explain the reasoning behind part selection and to inspire people to develop their own product ideas.

and

The components in the CPL for Prototyping provide a good base for moving into production using CPL for Production parts.

You can access them by clicking next to each orderable part as shown below:

has also had updates in the sensors category with the addition of an

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to enable the community to collaborate easily, as well as give feedback about the new list. Get your

invitation

before going to the

chatroom

to meet other like-minded people.

We believe that Common Parts Library for Prototyping will be a great resource for makers and hardware startups, both new and experienced, to learn more about prototyping and to make better part selection decisions. We will be speaking more about the library at the Open Hardware Summit (OHS) at Philadelphia on Sept 19th.

We would like to extend thanks to the community as well as our partners for the support! Drop us a note at

reach out to us at the

These are theof the Common Parts Library for Prototyping:directly linked to distributor pages, to speed the buying process:For example, with the links in the descriptions, you can learn about different Arduinos see the video tutorials as well as learn about interfacing Arduino with hardware such as motion sensors, cameras, audio output and more.In the CPL for Production, we are now providingCPL for Production