parts counter

BeanCounter Open-Source Parts Counter BeanCounter: Battery-Powered, Pocket-Sized, Open-Source Parts Counter for 8 mm Cut Tape and Partial Reels

BeanCounter is a SMT parts counter that fits in your pocket and uses two IR photointerrupters to count parts about as fast as you can pull them through. Powered by a CR2032 coin cell, it works with any opaque, 8-mm-wide carrier tape up to 2 mm in height, which covers most 0805-or-smaller LEDs and passives, as well as SOT23 transistors. It can be configured for…