Circuit Lab is a online electronics design suite, incorporating schematic design and simulation. It’s free of charge, and allows you to share your designs online. CircuitLab is a suite of web-based electronics design tools, including the first web-based circuit simulator with the power and accuracy needed for board-level design tasks. Explore example circuits and draw […]
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Scheme-It: Digi-Key online schematic editor
Digi-Key has an online schematic editor known as Scheme-It. “Scheme-it is an online schematic and diagramming tool that allows anyone to design and share electronic circuit diagrams. The tool includes a comprehensive electronic symbol library and an integrated Digi-Key component catalog that allows for a wide range of circuit designs. Additionally, a built-in bill of […]
Testing post integration with Google+ this week
If you’re a Google+ social networking fan, we’ll be experimenting with post syndication on our Google+ page this week. As always, we don’t use social networking features malware widgets on DangerousPrototypes.com to better protect your privacy. We do syndicate posts to Facebook, Twitter, and now Google+ if you’re into that.
We get letters: More SEO and Realize Inc rapid prototyping spam
I need your help. Realize Inc. is a competitor of mine. I fired my SEO firm for spamming everyone. However, I’m now on page 2 while Realize is top of page 1. They have an unfair advantage over me because I won’t engage in spamming practices. Is there any way that you know of to […]
Dangerous Prototypes 3D project models
We’ve started to build SketchUp 3D models of our projects. To automate the process we’re using the EagleUp export/import script. It builds a 3D model of the PCB and arranges models of components onto the board. Sounds simple right? It is pretty easy, but you still have to find or build models for all the […]
Apps for Arduino
Apps For Arduino is a website that specializes in creating software applications that work specifically with your hardware projects. You download and install the app on your Mac or iOS device and it communicates with the Arduino via a serial connection. While not all the apps are free, those which aren’t can be “purchased” as […]
NoDaddy: Small outage while we leave GoDaddy
There may be a few moments of outages here and there. We transferred our domain registration from GoDaddy.com to Name.com. There’s a couple reasons. First, you may have heard about the kerfuffle where GoDaddy supported a particularly noxious piece of anti-piracy law called SOPA. That’s not cool. They’ve lost a fair few big customers over […]
Comments seem to be down on some posts
Our apologies, there is an an unknown error commenting on the workshop video post and some other posts (such as this one). We’ll try to get it worked out ASAP. This post is a test to see if only new posts are broken. Sorry for the rapid fire posting. For some reason this posts accepts […]
Forum login issues? Try this link to clear cookies
If you have problems logging in to the forum today, please try this link to clear your forum cookies. That should fix up any lingering issues after yesterday’s server migration. If this does or doesn’t work for you, please let us know. Another option, guaranteed to work, is to clear your browser cookies. On Fire […]
Realize INC rapid prototyping spam, why most SEO is garbage
Over the last week a rapid prototyping company in Indiana, Realize INC, showed up in spam posted in the forum from several user accounts. This is the first spam to make it through our spam hammer filter with a link intact. By all accounts it was really well done spam. Since they are a real […]
Getting started with the STM32F4-Discovery board and ChibiOS/RT
Giovanni writes to inform us about his guide regarding the STM32F4-Discovery. This article will explain how to get started with the recently released STM32F4-Discovery board using ChibiOS/RT. This board is really cheap (below $20) and is an excellent evaluation platform for the STMicroelectronics Hi-Performance & DSP STM32F4 family. Via the contact form.
Parallax KickStart tutorials
Anticipating an increase in interest in their products now carried at Radio Shack and other retailers, Parallax has posted a number of useful tutorials on their Getting Started with Parallax Wiki Google code site. Designed to bring beginners up to speed with coding and interfacing peripherals with the Propeller multi-core MCU, the Basic Stamp module […]
New Dangerous Prototypes stickers arrive
A test printing of Dangerous Prototypes stickers just arrived. The first batch used Sven’s logo design on a standard 2×3″ vinyl sticker. There’s a lot of extra white space that could have been use for something but these were just a test. They turned out ok, so we’ll spring for die-cut stickers shaped like the […]
Twitter plugin fail and new plugin test
On Monday the usually trusty WordPress Tweeter plugin that pushes posts to Twitter stopped working. It wasn’t obvious until yesterday when there were no replies, and lots of complaints, about free PCB Tuesday. WP Tweeter hasn’t been updated in a long time, so we found something fresher. This post will hopefully be syndicated by the […]
CadSoft releases EAGLE Version 6 for beta testing
Eagle has released beta Version 6 of their CAD software for public testing. They note: We suggest that only users who already have experience with previous versions of EAGLE participate in the beta test. If you are new to EAGLE please use our current release version. CadSoft notes that the beta version is NOT for […]
Dangerous Prototypes on Google+
Google+ introduced pages for organizations yesterday, you can now add +Dangerous Prototypes to your circle. You may have already added +Ian Lesnet in the past, but it looks like we can’t migrate the accounts.
Dangerous Prototypes logos
Sven is doing some awesome work designing Dangerous Prototypes grunge logos. We’re going to have a version of this made into stickers.
Open Hardware Journal
Kelvin writes: Just to highlight that there is an Open Hardware Journal. Do check it out. Via the contact form.
TI Deals: eZ430-Chronos RF watch
TI Deals is again offering the eZ430-Chronos at half price. This deal lasts for two weeks or until the supply is exhausted. Check out the TI eZ430 Chronos page or their wiki for more tech details.
Storing Arduino sketches in the cloud
Paul Asselin shares a tip for storing Arduino sketches “in the cloud”. He used Dropbox’s free storage to host his Arduino sketchbook. Now he can access it from anywhere. Via the contact form.