Here’s a summary of major developments over the last week. Free PCB Friday is coming up soon. WORKSHOP VIDEO: Favorite Bus Pirate features PARTS LIBRARY: 85×56 credit card sized standard PCB template 3D Model: FT2232H Breakout Board v1a Only 16 ATX Breakout Boards left Logic Sniffer back in stock at Seeed Another Eagle 6.xx library […]
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Week in (p)review July 06, 2012
Here’s a summary of major developments over the last week. Free PCB Friday is coming up soon. WORKSHOP VIDEO: Exploring the serial port 3D Model: ATX Breakout Board v1.1 Eagle Monday: Easier way to make parts in Eagle Sabernetics I2C OLED display with the Bus Pirate Bus Pirate v3 LCD adapter back in stock MSP430 […]
Week in (p)review June 29, 2012
Here’s a summary of major developments over the last week. Free PCB Friday is coming up soon. WORKSHOP VIDEO: ATX Breakout Board NEW PROTOTYPE: ATX Breakout Board 3D Model: Superprobe v1a Unbricking a MacBook with the Bus Pirate Fixing the EDID ROM of a monitor using the Bus Pirate Logic Sniffer client 0.96 beta 3 […]
Week in (p)review June 22, 2012
Here’s a summary of major developments over the last week. Free PCB Friday is coming up soon. WORKSHOP VIDEO: The flashback episode 3D Model: XC95144XL Breakout Board HOW-TO: Crude ways of making plated slots in Eagle PARTS LIBRARY: 2×07 0.1″ pitch shrouded pin header Open source USB echo demo ported to the PIC18F2550 Breakout Board […]
Week in (p)review June 15, 2012
Here’s a summary of major developments over the last week. Free PCB Friday is coming up soon. HOW TO: Bus Pirate as dev-board, read a voltage and view in terminal 3D Model: USB IR Toy v3 with remote PARTS LIBRARY: Bourns 3306F trimmer resistor DIY tiny Bus Pirate clone Stained hardwood case for the Bus […]
Week in (p)review June 08, 2012
Here’s a summary of major developments over the last week. Free PCB Friday is coming up soon. WORKSHOP VIDEO: Parts we stock and part storage 3D Model: PIC32-DIP breakout board HOW-TO: Open Source USB stack for PIC microcontrollers EAGLE PART: Incremental encoder with switch Copy parts between libraries in Eagle Library supports all PIC hardware […]
From the forum: Raspberry Pi review
Here is a review of the Raspberry Pi from the forum: This is my “home” forum for embedded stuff, as the community here is good. Though I note Raspberry Pi (here forward R-Pi) has its own forum (I’m teholabs there). I wonder how many persons here got one? I ordered on day 1 (March) and […]
Week in (p)review June 01, 2012
Here’s a summary of major developments over the last week. Free PCB Friday is coming up soon. Workshop Video: Get your open hardware manufactured OHS 2012 talk proposal: A sketchy history: USB and open hardware OHS 2012 idea: Who’s doing indy cottage manufacturing? OHS 2012 poster proposal: Get your stuff made: open hardware manufacturing 3D […]
Week in (p)review May 25, 2012
This week was dominated by Bay Area Maker Faire coverage, but we managed to slip in an Eagle how-to and 3D model as well. Free PCB Friday is coming up soon. HOW-TO VIDEO: Bay Area Maker Faire 2012 HOW-TO: Create parts with separate power pins 3D Model: MMA7455L breakout board Maker Faire 2012 epilogue: Holy […]
Week in (p)review May 18, 2012
Here’s a summary of major developments over the last week. Free PCB Friday is coming up soon. WORKSHOP VIDEO: How we prepare for the Bay Area Maker Faire HOW-TO: Visit Bay Area Maker Faire 3D Model: USB Persistence of Vision Toy v1c Workshop Update for May 17th, 2012 Workshop Update for May 16th, 2012 Workshop […]
Week in (p)review May 11, 2012
Here’s a summary of major developments over the last week. Free PCB Friday is coming up soon. WORKSHOP VIDEO: USB POV Toy calibration tests Workshop update May 10th, 2012 Workshop update May 9th, 2012 Workshop update May 8th, 2012 USB Infrared Toy firmware v23 test HOW-TO: Bus Pirate PIC 24 analog to digital converter tutorial […]
Week in (p)review May 04, 2012
Here’s a summary of major developments over the last week. Free PCB Friday is coming up soon. WORKSHOP VIDEO: Flux-off part 2, more flux reviews FIRMWARE UPDATE: USB and Serial LCD Backpack v1.1 beta 1 HOW-TO: Advanced circuit board rendering with SketchUp and Kerkythea Test buffer logic for Bus Blaster v3 PCB review Tuesday videos […]
Week in (p)review April 27, 2012
Here’s a summary of major developments over the last week. Free PCB Friday is coming up soon. WORKSHOP VIDEO: Part Ninja v1 testing and overview 3D Model: PIC18F2550 Breakout Board HOW-TO: Learn PIC serial UART with your Bus Pirate Control your Bus Pirate with an Android Tablet Machined Bus Pirate v3 case and Bus Pirate […]
Adam’s Geek Tour of Akihabara Electric Town
Adam went to the Akihabara electronics market in Tokyo using the Global Geek Tour map and video. Visit his blog for a list of his buys. We asked him for his top tips for other hackers visiting Akihabara: DP: What should people take to Akihabara? Adam: Money! As you mentioned in the comments, stuff there […]
Week in (p)review April 20, 2012
Here’s a summary of major developments over the last week. Free PCB Friday is coming up soon. Bus Pirate helps out a hybrid race car build Bus Blaster free PCB built HOW-TO: Single member LLC/Sole proprietor taxes VIDEO: Shenzhen Maker Faire VIDEO: Seeed Studio open source hardware manufacturing tour in Shenzhen, China 2012 Seeed Studio […]
Week in (p)review April 13, 2012
Here’s a summary of major developments over the last week. Free PCB Friday is coming up soon: WORKSHOP VIDEO: Global Geek Tour China preview Global Geek Tour: Sjaak’s score from Hong Kong and Shenzhen, China Global Geek Tour: Ian’s Hua Qiang Bei (SEG Market) score Global Geek Tour: Ian’s Apliu Street Hong Kong score Our […]
Week in (p)review April 4, 2012
Here’s a summary of major developments over the last week. Free PCB Friday is coming up soon: Free PCB: guess where @dangerousproto is going with @Finnair 3D Model: Part Ninja v1a Fixing botched prototypes Part Ninja semiconductor tester demo firmware available FT2232H breakout board back in stock CPLD development boards back in stock Coming up: […]
Review of the Hakko FX-888 soldering station
John reviews the Hakko FX-888 soldering station. It’s the latest iteration of one of the most cloned soldering stations, the Hakko 936. The stations are simple and sturdy, with a wide selection of tips. The tips are backward and forward compatible, 900M tips fit the FX-888 and the T-18 tips fit older 936 stations. Although […]
Oscilloscope overview
David from Nut&Bolt has written a short overview of affordable oscilloscopes (sub 400 euro) on his website. Via the contact form.
Review: Siglent SDS1102CM oscilloscope
Csaba Bleuer writes:”I bought a Siglent SDS1102CM oscilloscope, and since there are no reviews about it on the net I have written one.” Check out Csaba’s well illustrated review on his website. Via the contact form.
