Monk Makes
Tucked away in the undergrowth of the semi-rural suburbs, just outside a small town called Leyland, is Monk Makes HQ. Inside, many wondrous things are made, with wires and circuitboards and imagination. But it hasn’t always been this way.
Simon Monk has always had a passion for fiendish gadgetry and electronic experiments. In 1991, he graduated from Lancaster University with a doctorate in Software Engineering, and went on to co-found a software development firm based in Manchester. Yet the call of emerging technologies in Open Source hardware harkened him back to his youth, and so in 2010 he found himself writing his first commercial book, 30 Arduino Projects for the Evil Genius. His success opened a doorway for him to go on to write even bigger and better works, and now Simon is the proud author of over 25 different books on Arduino, Raspberry Pi and electronics, including the best-sellers Programming Arduino and The Raspberry Pi Cookbook.
Yet something was still missing. Fans of Simon’s books used to have a difficult time gathering all the various parts to get started with the exciting hardware that Simon wrote about in his books. That’s when Simon had another bright idea. With the help of his partner-in-crime Linda, they started developing the kits themselves designed with customers in mind, and thus Monk Makes was born.
Simon divides his time between writing and designing new products for Monk Makes and Linda runs the business. Both can often be found at Maker Faires, especially if they are somewhere sunny or interesting.
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Raspberry Leaf GPIO Template for Raspberry Pi
Monk MakesThe Raspberry Leaf GPIO template is a great way of identifying the GPIO pins on your Raspberry Pi. This multi-pack contains 5 Raspberry Leaf GPIO t...
View full detailsMonk Makes Project Box for Raspberry Pi
Monk MakesThis kit contains everything you need (except a Raspberry Pi) to build 10 amazing electronics projects with your Raspberry Pi: Blinking LED Blink...
View full detailsAmplified Speaker Kit for Raspberry Pi
Monk MakesThe Speaker Kit for Raspberry Pi is a great way of attaching a small amplified speaker to a Raspberry Pi. The kit includes: MonkMakes Amplified Sp...
View full detailsPower For Micro:Bit
Monk MakesThis tiny board has a standard DC barrel jack socket at one end and provides a regulated 3.3V output that you can use to power your micro:bit usin...
View full detailsElectronic Starter Kit for Micro:Bit
Monk MakesWith this kit, you get everything you need to start learning about connecting electronics to your micro:bit in an accessible and easy manner. Every...
View full detailsRaspberry Squid Combo Pack (RGB LED + 2 Switches)
Monk MakesThe Squid Combo Pack comprises a Raspberry Squid RGB LED, two Squid buttons and a Raspberry leaf to help you identify the GPIO pins. A bright RGB (...
View full details7-Segment for Micro:Bit
Monk MakesThe 7-segment for micro:bit is a four digit 7-segment display for micro:bit. You can use it to display numbers, but it can also display letters and...
View full detailsShort Alligator Leads for Micro:Bit 10 pack
Monk MakesThese are some great alligator leads for the Micro:Bit! These leads are supplied in a bundle of 10 leads. Two each of black, red, white, green and...
View full detailsServo For Micro:Bit
Monk MakesCLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE SERVO KIT FOR MICRO:BIT. The MonkMakes Servo for micro:bit board provides a really easy way to at...
View full detailsServo Kit for Raspberry Pi
Monk MakesDescription This kit allows you to connect the two included servo motors to your Raspberry Pi using the Monk Makes ServoSix interface board. The k...
View full detailsSensor for Micro:Bit
Monk MakesThe MonkMakes Sensor Board for micro:bit allows you to sense sound level, temperature and light level. Features 3V and GND connections can be mad...
View full detailsMonkMakes Protoboard Kit
Monk MakesMonkMakes Protoboard is designed to make the creation of one-off projects and prototypes as simple to make as possible by: Using the same layout ...
View full detailsServoSix board
Monk MakesThe Servo Six board simplifies the process of connecting up to six servo motors to a Raspberry Pi or Arduino. The Servo Six has the followin...
View full detailsRelay for Micro:Bit
Monk MakesThe MonkMakes Relay for micro:bit is a solid-state (no moving parts) relay that allows an output of a micro:bit to turn things on and off. A micro:...
View full detailsSlider / potentiometer for micro:bit
Monk MakesThe MonkMakes Slider for micro:bit allows you to interact with your micro:bit by sliding a control left and right. The board uses a 10kΩ linear va...
View full detailsRGB LED for Micro:Bit
Monk MakesThe MonkMakes RGB LED for micro:bit provides a colorful add-on to your micro:bit. Connect it up with alligator clips and then use the three output...
View full detailsCharger Kit for micro:bit
Monk MakesA rechargeable battery and acrylic case kit for your micro:bit. The Charger for micro:bit automatically charges while you are connected to USB. Mak...
View full detailsConnector for micro:bit
Monk MakesThe MonkMakes Connector for micro:bit makes it super-easy to connect I2C, SPI and other devices to your micro:bit without losing the main connecto...
View full detailsMonk Makes Protoboard 5 pack
Monk MakesMonkMakes Protoboard is designed to make the creation of one-off projects and prototypes as simple to make as possible by: Using the same lay...
View full detailsHalf-size Breadboard for Raspberry Pi Pico
Monk MakesDo you love working with the Raspberry Pi Pico, but don't love the fact that the pins aren't labelled anywhere you can see them? Monk Makes thought...
View full detailsSolar Experimenters Kit for micro:bit
Monk MakesThe MonkMakes Solar Experimenters Kit for micro:bit is a project kit that allows you to experiment with harvesting energy from the sun and other li...
View full detailsAir Quality Sensor for Raspberry Pi
Monk MakesThe MonkMakes Air Quality Kit for Raspberry Pi is based around the MonkMakes Air Quality Sensor board. This add-on for the Raspberry Pi measures ...
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