We're proud to have an assortment of hardware for you to check out for projects. We offer three types of checkout:
- For Use During Hack Nights
- For Use in a Project Over a Period of Up to 3 Months
- For ACM Sigs or IEEE TAGs
Please note that we will require all hardware back for HackIllinois when that occurs. Additionally, you may be responsible for the price of the hardware if you break it.
Policies are subject to change. Organizers may make changes at will, and all decisions are final. Just use common sense, and we won't have any problems.
At a hack night, you'll be able to check out anything we have for the duration of the night. In exchange, we'll record your name in this repository and hold your government ID as collateral. We'll also need your name, netid, and phone number. At the end of the event (or when you leave), you can exchange the hardware for your ID.
Since we have less control over this, we'll need to collect a deposit. As of now, we've opted to collect a deposit for up to 85% of the purchase price of the hardware (this is subject to change). We will accept this through Venmo or Google Wallet (details TBA). Your details will be recorded in this repository. When you return the hardware by the due date, you will receive your deposit back if the hardware still works. If you do not return the hardware in time, we will assess a late fee of $1 / day. Please keep this in mind.
If the hardware is returned in time and in working condition, you will be refunded your money completely. If you don't return the hardware, we'll keep the deposit. Please don't keep the hardware.
Please contact us directly. We will be able to setup longer duration or rentals without deposit.
Here's what is in our hardware lab. This list is not kept up to date in terms of quantity. We'll try and acquire more throughout the year:
| Item | Quantity | Purchase Price | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arduino GPS Shield | 3 | $10 | Shield to add GPS functionality to your Arduino hack. |
| Arduino NFC/RFID Shield | 3 | $10 | Shield for any 13.56MHz RFID or NFC application on the Arduino platform. |
| Arduino Touch/LCD Shield | 4 | $10 | 2.8" LCD/Touch color screen for Arduino |
| Arduino Uno | 17 | $10 | The UNO is the best board to get started with electronics and coding. It is a microcontroller board based on the ATmega328P. |
| Arduino Wi-Fi Module | 4 | $10 | A module that can be used to connect an Arduino microcontroller to a Wi-Fi connection. |
| Breadboard | 231 | $1 | A board for making an experimental, solderless, model of an electric circuit. |
| EL Wire | 9 | $1 | Electroluminescent wire that glows when an alternating current is applied to it. |
| Electrical Speaker | 12 | $10 | Speaker that can be integrated into your circuit when paired with a microcontroller. |
| Electronic Speed Controller | 4 | $5 | An electronic circuit with the purpose to vary an electric motor's speed, its direction, and more. |
| Intel Edison Board | 29 | $10 | A complete hardware/software solution to help you build an IoT project on the Intel Edison. |
| Intel Grove Starter Kit | 25 | $10 | A complete hardware/software solution to help you build an IoT project on the Intel Galileo Gen2. |
| Kinect for Windows | 8 | $50 | A kinect for Windows |
| LG G Watch | 5 | $50 | An Android Wear smartwatch |
| LeapMotion | 1 | $50 | Senses spacial movement in 3D, allowing hand and finger motions as input. |
| Lenovo ThinkPad Helix | 1 | $100 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad Twist S230u | 1 | $100 | |
| Linksys WRT54G Router | 2 | $20 | One of the most hackable routers, being able to run open-source firmwares and other software. |
| Logitech HD Webcam C310 | 5 | $20 | Webcam featuring 5-megapixel shots and 720p video. |
| Microsoft LifeCam Cinema Webcam | 5 | $20 | This full featured Microsoft webcam, LifeCam Cinema, with true 720p HD video, delivers smooth, detailed video. |
| Motor Shield | 12 | $5 | A dual full-bridge driver designed to drive inductive loads such as relays, solenoids, DC and stepping motors. |
| Nexus 5 | 4 | $50 | An Android smartphone that runs the latest version of stock Android. |
| Parrot AR Drone 2.0 | 3 | $100 | A Wi-Fi Controlled quadricopter, controlled by a phone, tablet, or code. |