Saturday, April 2nd, 2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZ4r8Rc5aus What's in a name? David L. Jones of EEVBlog thinks he's found an Easter egg in the performance characteristics of the 555 timer chip which reveals the basis of the "555" in its name. Build his circuit (schematic at video 13:25), fire up the scope and see if you...Tags: 555, April 1st, Easter egg
Posted in Chips, demonstrations, oscilloscope | 3 Comments »
Friday, April 1st, 2011
Don't forget to share your current project in the comments or the forum. This week our favorite project gets a free QFP protoboard. Here's a summary of major developments over the last week: We released XC9572XL and XC2C64A (CoolRunner-II) CPLD development boards USB IR Toy v1 and Web platform v1.1...Tags: April 1st, Bus Pirate, CoolRunner-II, CPLD, jawi, Logic Sniffer client, Logic Swiffer, Nokia LCD backpack, USB IR Toy v1, Web platform v1.1, XC2C64A, XC9572XL
Posted in week in review | 5 Comments »
Friday, April 1st, 2011
Kinect self-awareness hack. Thanks NBitWonder! Via the contact form.Tags: April 1st, Kinect Self-Awareness
Posted in hacks | No Comments »
