Proposals for the Open Hardware Summit will be submitted tomorrow. We’re proposing a talk on USB IDs again, updated with a nod to OpenMoko’s USB VID and ethernet MAC giveaway. Based on last year’s summit line-up we think the USB talk probably won’t be accepted (again), so we’re also submitting it as a poster so […]
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Workshop Update for May 28th, 2012
Today we had meetings, cleaned up the workshop, and worked on our application to the Open Hardware Summit. OHS applications are due the 31st (Thursday), we’ll post ours as soon as it’s done. We continued updating and cleaning up our Eagle part library, and made some adjustments to a soon-to-be-released PCB. Capacitor measurement in now […]
3D Model: Part Ninja v1c
Today’s 3D model is the latest version of the Part Ninja electronic component testing tool. It identifies electronic components like transistors and FETs, determines the pinout, and measures basic specifications. Several SMD footprints are included so surface mount parts can be tested too. Check out our tutorial on how to build 3D models from Cadsoft […]
Workshop Update for May 25th, 2012
We finished responding to every email received during the Maker Faire, and wrote everyone who gave us a business card. If you were expecting a mail and didn’t get one, please followup again, it may have been lost in the shuffle. We also debugged the RSS feed issue. FireFox uses the description field of the […]
Workshop update for May 24th, 2012
Today we finished up the Bay Are Maker Faire video, and unpacked the prototypes. We caught up on forum support, and are in the process of answering our email backlog. Some minor updates to the Maker Faire wiki have new info from our 2012 trip. We finished some Part Ninja updates. Since the LCD is […]
Workshop Update for May 23rd, 2012
We unpacked our Maker Faire kit, scanned in business cards, and started editing the video. There will probably be one epic “how-to participate in a Maker Faire” video with tips, project interviews, and a behind the scenes look at the pre- and post- parties. A tutorial on how to create parts with same pin names […]
Workshop Update for May 22, 2012
We are back in the workshop from the Bay Area Maker Faire, expect our full report to start tomorrow. We continue the work on the Part Ninja firmware. We implemented part specific functions for many parts. These functions figure out the pinout, and calculate part specific values, like the forward voltage for Diodes, hFE for […]
Workshop update for May 21st, 2012
Today we’re getting back to the workshop from our Bay Area Maker Faire visit. Over the next few days you can expect the full coverage, and a few videos. Be sure to check out our Twitter feed for lots of pictures from the Maker Faire and the after party. In the workshop we are figuring […]
Workshop Update for May 17th, 2012
Today Ian is in San Francisco for the Bay Area Maker Faire enjoying the Mission Street Taco crawl. Part Ninja firmware is moving along. Today we fixed some bugs, cleaned up some earlier functions. We also added a special ADC function that has low acquisition time for MOSFET readings. We made a tutorial on how […]
Workshop Update for May 16th, 2012
Ian is on his way to the Bay Area Maker Faire, and is having a hard time with Air France. We continue our redesign of the secret board, we are also working on a tutorial explaining how to make separate power planes with Cadsoft Eagle. Firmware for the Part Ninja is progressing along. We trashed […]
Workshop update for May 15th, 2012
Today we continue to prepare for the Bay area Maker Faire. We also made the workshop video today instead of Thursday, it’ll be about Maker Faire of course. If you subscribe to our YouTube channel you might even be able to preview the video early. On the design side we continue to adjustment an unnamed […]
Transistor tester powerd from 2 AA batteries
Ferdinand added a dc/dc converter circuit to the transistor tester, allowing it to be powered from 2 AA batteries instead of a single 9volt. This project is similar to our Part Ninja, it’s designed to test various electronic components like transistors, diodes, resistors, etc, and display their pin out and basic specifications. I built my […]
WORKSHOP VIDEO #19: Part Ninja v1 testing and overview
The Part Ninja identifies electronic components like transistors and FETs, and measures basic specifications. Get an overview of this new project in this week’s workshop video. If you’re at Bay Area Maker Faire next month please stop by and see it in person. We give a preview of the revision 2 board in the video. […]
Part Ninja semiconductor tester demo firmware available
A demo firmware for the Part Ninja is available in the forum. The Part Ninja detects they key properties of semiconductors. It can identify transistors, FETs, resistors, diodes, capacitors, and thier pinouts. It also makes a rough estimate of key values like current gain (hFE) for BJT transistors, or the gate threshold voltage for FETs. […]
3D Model: Part Ninja v1a
Our latest 3D model is the Part Ninja electronic component testing tool. It identifies electronic components like transistors and FETs, determines the pinout, and measures basic specifications. Several SMD footprints are included so surface mount parts can be tested too. Check out our tutorial on how to build 3D models from Cadsoft Eagle board files, […]
Part Ninja v1 free PCB build
Ginpb built a free Part Ninja v1 PCB. After some initial issues with crystal load capacitors he was able to get his board to run. The Part Ninja is a electronic component testing tool. It identifies electronic components like transistors and FETs, determines the pinout, and measures basic specifications. Several SMD footprints are included so surface […]
Part Ninja v1 free PCB build
Schazamp assembled his Part Ninja free PCB. The Part Ninja is a electronic component testing tool. It identifies electronic components like transistors and FETs, determines the pinout, and measures basic specifications. Several SMD footprints are included so surface mount parts can be tested too. If you build a free PCB we’ll send you another one! […]
PROTOTYPE PREVIEW: Part Ninja v1
Part Ninja V1 is a electronic component testing tool. It identifies electronic components like transistors and FETs, determines the pinout, and measures basic specifications. Several SMD footprints are included so surface mount parts can be tested too. Only a few pins and resistors are needed for the transistor tester, so we used the extra PIC […]