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DangerousPrototypes web site QR code with logo

TitanMKD created a DangerousPrototypes QR code with logo inside based on Hack a Day’s tutorial. Via the forum.

LCD-MCU interface tutorial

Rickey’s World has an interesting collection of information on interfacing LCDs to MCUs. Beginners will find a lot of information here on the use of standard HD44780 LCD displays, including the basics as well as the generation of custom characters. If you’re already familiar with LCD interfacing this can serve as a handy reference.

Dangerous Prototypes t-shirts now available

Get your dangerous on with a Dangerous Prototypes t-shirt. T-shirts are black with a white Dangerous Prototypes logo on the front. Sizes available are small, medium, large and extra large. This is a test batch, we have no idea how this will work out. They’re available at cost ($7) from Seeed. A special thanks to […]

Dangerous Protototypes t-shirts

After a long wait our Dangerous Protototypes t-shirts are in! They”l be listed in the Seeed shop for the actual cost (~$7) soon.

Zencart MOD: Limit Paypal to specific categories

Adafruit posts some Zencart zennieness every week. Here’s our first humble mod of the popular online store software. Soon one or two popular PCBs will be available for a couple bucks from the PCB drawer. This is just a test, we don’t plan to go into the retail business. We need a way to stop […]

SDR Sunday – monitor web SDRs and decode digital data

Want to try out software defined radio (SDR) before you buy or build a rig? Or do you just want to see what all the ham radio chatters about? Then check out the online SDRs available for your listening pleasure at WebSDR. This unique website lists dozens of online radios which you can click on […]

Free online course: basics of programmable logic

Altera has available a free online course covering the Basics of Programmable Logic. This training will give you a basic introduction to programmable logic devices, focusing on FPGAs. By exploring the history of programmable logic technologies, you’ll learn about the architectural features that make up an FPGA device. You will see the advantages of using […]

Tutorials: The Signal Path EE vlog

Kelvin writes to inform us of a tutorial site: Would like to recommend this blog site, The Signal Path. The videos there provide very good explanation about the topics covered. The most recent one is using op-amp to generate PWM signal. The previous one on oscillator was also very informative. Do check it out. Via […]

Report: Cloud Flare service issues

Damon Billian writes: Sorry about the service issues today in Amsterdam. A full explanation from our CEO is below: We had problems in our Amsterdam datacenter last night which lead to a period of time where traffic through that datacenter was resulting in 502 errors. These error pages were white and displayed a “cloudflare-nginx” footer. […]

Codeacademy

Codeacademy provides an interesting way for beginners to learn Javascript coding. While not directly applicable to MCU programming, it’s sites like these that expose new hobbyists to simple programming concepts. Once picqued, this curiosity about programming can lead to more exploration of coding with MCUs. Via Adafruit.

Cloud Flare outage hits some regions

For the last hour we’ve been getting reports of 502, 504, and “error loading page” problems across the EU. We deactivated the Cloud Flare global cache system and all sites are back online. Pages might not load as fast without Cloud Flare, we’ll activate it again once they straighten out their issues.

Hacking hardware chips

Ever wonder what’s inside an unassuming black microchip? octal tipped us to the FlyLogic Engineering blog with illustrated chip internals. Via the forum.

Chronos chronicles

For those interested in exploring the ez430-Chronos, TI has a wiki page summarizing tools, tips, mods and hacks. It’s a good place to check when starting your development.

Mobile forum new look

An updated mobile theme is running on the forum. Please let us know about any issues. The mobile theme MOD doesn’t give the user an option to switch to the desktop theme, but we’re working on it.

Forum: New look preview

Here’s a preview of the new forum theme. We’re having a few problems getting it on the live site, you might notice some strange layout issues. When all the sites are synced, we’ll make a big list of changes and do them all at once. If you hate something, or find a problem, please add […]

Dangerous Prototypes: Browser usage summary

The Piwik tracking software we installed last Friday is already giving some interesting stats about visitors to the site. Here’s a summary of the web browsers we’re using. Looks like Firefox and non-IE alternatives rule the day.

Dangerous Prototypes: Removing third-party website tracking to protect your privacy

As of today there are no third-party website tracking services in use on this site. As geeks and Slashdot trolls we’re naturally privacy advocates. We don’t like social media tracking malware, and we don’t like to share your info with a third party. Previously we used a Google Analytics-type tracker on the blog. It was […]

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