Electronic References

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This is a reference page for your information to know where to dispose off your toxic waste properly.
Please DO NOT contact PIC-CONTROL for waste disposal matter.
We do not provide waste disposal or consultation service.

The electronic product contains toxic which pollute our environment and can cause a health issue. It is important to dispose of the electronic waste properly to protect our environment in Singapore. Battery especially, contain leads content.

Unwanted electronic waste (e-waste) example,

• Batteries (lead acid battery, SLA battery, alkaline battery, lithium battery)
• mobile phone, tablet
• computer, laptop, hard disk, keyboard, mouse
• entertainment system, earphone

Places in Singapore which you can dispose of your electronic waste.

There are many recycle bins (e-waste disposal bins) scatter all across the island of Singapore.

Check out this map for the location to recycle your E-waste nearest to your location.

Click here to find out the nearest recycle bin available near your specific location.

Free Mailing of your Electronic Waste

You can also collect free envelopes from SingPost and Singtel to mail your electronic waste for free. Everyone doing their part to protect our environment.

Professional Service for Toxic Waste Disposal

For bulk disposal of toxic waste, you can engage local professional companies to help you with the disposal.

Check out this list of authorised industrial toxic waste collectors in Singapore (This list is provided by NEA).

Example of Toxic Waste Items

• SLA Batteries (Sealed Lead Acid Batteries)
• Chemical Waste (Solvent)
• PVC materials

Be sure to dispose of the toxic waste with care. Protect our environment, protect our home.

Please DO NOT contact PIC-CONTROL for waste disposal matter.
We do not provide waste disposal or consultation service.

Electronic Parts, Market Place in Malaysia

What can we buy or shop for electronic parts, components, PCB fabrication or electronic design services in Malaysia?

For electronic parts sourcing in Malaysia, the Central Market Kuala Lumpur (also known as Pasar Seni) is a heaven place for electronic shopping. It is located in the city of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur. There is a whole row of shops selling electronic stuff, and designing electronic projects. The shops can be found along the Jalan Pasar road which is near the Pudu Wet Market.

On this street, you will be able to find a lot of electronic parts and components. This is equivalent to the electronic components market at Sim Lim Tower located in Singapore.

Check out more from this link of the map for electronic components, parts, design or PCB from the entire Malaysia.

Komponen Elektronik Shops in Kuala Lumpur along Jalan Pasar Street, Malaysia

Jalan Pasar. A street full of electronic component shops in KL Malaysia. A 5 minutes walk from the nearest MRT train station “Pudu“.

The market opens at about 9am, and starts to close at about 5pm (from Monday to Sunday)

Electronic Components Shops near Kuala Lumpur

• Ubitap (Selangor, Malaysia)
• Cytron Technologies Sdn. Bhd (Penang, Malaysia)
• GI ELECTRONIC (Melaka, Malaysia)
• ESCOL (Johor, Malaysia)

Electronic Component Shops in Penang Malaysia

• Tonsin Component  (30, Argyll Road, 10050 Penang, Tel: 04-2644691)
• Hondai (19, Jalan Pantai Jerjak, Taman Pantai Jerjak, 11900 Bayan Lepas, Pulau Pinang Malaysia, Tel: +60 4 656 6469)
• Destiny Electronic Centre (4238, Jalan Kampung Benggali,12200 Butterworth, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia, Tel: +60 4 324 7699)
• Hitech Electronics Institute (54A-56A, Jalan Sulam, Taman Sentosa, Johor 80150 Malaysia, Johor Bahru, )

Electronic Component Online Store in Malaysia

https://www.cytron.io/

http://www.astanadigital.com/

https://www.autobotic.com.my/

Electronic and PCB Manufacturer in Malaysia Johor

There are a number PCB manufacturers in Malaysia Johor, which is very near Singapore. The following PCB manufacturer can also be located using the google map above.

• Eastool Industries Sdn Bhd
• Escatec
• Sanei Electronics Manufacturing Sdn Bhd
• Pne PCB Bhd
• GG Circuits Industries Sdn. Bhd.
• Circuits Plus (M) Sdn Bhd. (Johor Malaysia, Singapore)
• Ronnie Electronics (J) Sdn. Bhd.
• K.E.Manufacturing Sdn. Bhd. (Small Volume PCB assembly)
• MAGNUM

More PCB Manufacturer in Malaysia

The following are more other PCB manufacturers in Malaysia (away from Johor)

• Qdos Flexcircuits Sdn. Bhd. (Penang, Malaysia)
• Bumi Circuit (Penang, Malaysia)
• Silvtronics Sdn. Bhd. (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
• Beyonics (Singapore, Malaysia)

Electronic Engineering Services in Malaysia

Looking for Electronic Design and Engineering Services in Malaysia?

Click here for a list of electronic circuit design companies in Malaysia.

Updates

Please feel free to update us for new electronic related goods and services in Malaysia. We will like to share with people more on the electronic industry in Malaysia. Hear from you. Thank you.

If you are looking for electronic parts or components in Singapore, click here check out our other web page.

If you prefer online sourcing of electronic parts, check out these online websites.

This article is written as a guide to loading an Arduino bootloader or firmware onto a brand new ATMEL microcontroller IC chip.

When you first purchase a legitimate ATMEL ATMEGA16U2 chip, it is actually loaded with a default DFU firmware. If you did not purchase the microcontroller from the legitimate source, there might not be any firmware pre-loaded inside. In this case, you can only load the bootloader firmware using the ATMEL ICSP programmer method.

If you built the basic USB circuit using the ATMEL microcontroller and plugged it into your computer’s Windows Operating System (example Win7), you should be able to see a USB device name “ATmega16U2” under a folder libusb-win32 devices in the Win7 Device Manager.

Basic USB circuit for ATMEGA16U2

Click to enlarge the basic USB ATMEGA16U2 schematic circuit.

Using the ATMEL FLIP software, you will be able to load firmware or bootloader using its default ATMEL DFU bootloader. You can download this FLIP software from ATMEL website. Or you can download here,

• JRE – Flip Installer – 3.4.7.112.exe, (21MB, updated August 2012), FLIP 3.4.7 for Windows (Java Runtime Environment included)

Uploading Arduino USB Serial Firmware via FLIP

1. Plug the USB circuit to your computer. You should see the ATmega16U2 device in the Win7 Device Manager. This is the default DFU firmware loaded in the ATMEGA16U2 microcontroller chip. It is also known as the DFU mode.
   
2. Install and execute ATMEL FLIP software.
3. Select the microcontroller. Click “Device”>”Select…”, or use the shortcut key <Ctrl>+S. Select the microcontroller “ATMEGA16U2”.
4. Select the communication. Click “Settings”>”Communication”>”USB”, or use the shortcut key <Ctrl>+U.
5. A dialogue box may appear. Then click open.
6. Download this USB serial firmware for ATMEGA16U2. For ATMEGA8U2, you can download the USB serial firmware here.
   • Arduino-usbserial-atmega16u2-Uno-Rev3.hex (11Kbyte, for ATMEGA16U2)
   • Arduino-usbserial-uno.hex (11Kbyte, for ATMEGA8U2)
7. Load the firmware on the FLIP software. Click “File”>”Load HEX File…”>”Arduino-usbserial-atmega16u2-Uno-Rev3.hex”
8. Ensure the check box is checked. “Erase”, “Program” and “Verify”
   
9. Click “Run”.
10. Once the firmware is loaded, you can unplug the USB connection and plugged it back to your computer. You should be able to see in your device manager as “Arduino Uno” under the section “Ports (COM & LPT)” instead of the previous “ATMEGA16U2” device.
    
11. The ATMEGA16U2 is now loaded with the USB serial firmware which is used in a typical Arduino UNO board. Your ATMEGA16U2 microcontroller is now a USB serial (CDC) or USB to serial communication converter. The same converter IC chip used in Arduino UNO board.

Upload DFU Bootloader to brand new ATMEL USB Microcontroller

For the ATMEL microcontroller which does not have the default DFU firmware pre-load into it, you can load the following DFU hex file for the respective ATMEL microcontroller chip.

• DFU firmware *.hex for ATMEGA8U2
• DFU firmware *.hex for ATMEGA16U2
• DFU firmware *.hex for ATMEGA16U4
• DFU firmware *.hex for ATMEGA32U4

Since the microcontroller does not have a bootloader, the only way to load this DFU to the microcontroller via an ATMEL ICSP programmer. The instruction guide for the uploading of a firmware using an ICSP programmer can be found here.

Upload Arduino Bootloader into ATMEGA328P Microcontroller

For the ATMEL Microcontroller ATMEGA328P used in Arduino UNO, the Arduino bootloader can be upload using an Arduino ICSP programmer with the Arduino IDE (integrated development environment) Software.

• Run the Arduino IDE software.
• Select “Arduino UNO” from the Tools > Board menu.
• Select “ArduinoISP” from Tools > Programmer (depending on the programmer that you are using)
• Run Tools > Burn Bootloader

Now your ATMEGA328P microcontroller is loaded with the Arduino bootloader firmware.

Take Note for ATMEGA328 Microcontroller

Uploading of  bootloader for ATMEGA328 (signature ID 0x1e 0x95 0x14)  is different from ATMEGA328P (signature ID 0x1e 0x95 0x0F).

Check out the following webpage if you want to upload the bootloader to ATMEGA328.

Other Arduino Related Services

• Arduino Programming Services.
• PCB Design for Arduino and Attachment boards (Hat or Shield boards).
• How to load Arduino bootloader into ATMEL microcontroller ATMEGA328P

Mechanical design and manufacturing companies providing mechanical part fabrication and prototyping in Singapore. CNC machining.

Mechanical Design Companies in Singapore

The following companies provide high end mechanical enclosure design in Singapore. If you are looking for designing enclosure for your mass production purpose, check out these design companies in Singapore.

• Aeoner
• GenCast Design

Mechanical Prototyping Companies in Singapore

• Shonan Design (S) Pte. Ltd.
• Cutter Technologies
• One Maker Group
• EPCOT
• XENTIQ
• Promax

Laser Cutting and laser marking service companies in Singapore

• The Maker Store
• KISSAKI
• Sunny Metal and Engineering Pte. Ltd.
• Masutai Engineering Pte. Ltd. (*)
• Fin Mark Laser
• DigiMax Sign Engineering Pte. Ltd.
• Plixo
• Online Acrylic Factory (*)
• Million Advertising and Silk Screen (*)

Laser Cut for Stainless Steel Sheet Metal

• WHL Wong Hing Long
• SSH Automation
• T&T Metal Craft
• Zoom Engineering Pte Ltd
• seng joo hardware
• 3 G Laser Pte Ltd
• Sing Chow Metal Works

Silkscreen Printing Service in Singapore

• Great Enterprises
• A&J
• Online Acrylic Factory
• Microscreen Production Pte. Ltd.

Stencil

• Microscreen Production Pte. Ltd.
• Lam Thing Corporation

Workshop

• Silkscreen Printing
• STPI
• Silkscreen Printing on Tote Bag
• Silkscreen printing material

Others

You may also like to check out this mechanical material engineering services and resources or mechanical screws supplier in Singapore.

Click here for electronic product prototyping and development services in Singapore.