Here’s a summary of major developments over the last week. Free PCB Friday is coming up soon. Recover a laptop after a failed BIOS update with the Bus Pirate Sniffing I2C traffic with a Bus Pirate Bus Pirate v3.8 free PCB build Yet another laser cut Open Bench Logic Sniffer case Bus Blaster v4 and […]
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Week in (p)review July 18, 2014
Here’s a summary of major developments over the last week. Free PCB Friday is coming up soon. 60+ FPS with OLED and Bus Pirate Bus Pirate v3.8 PCB and USB IR Toy v3 PCB are available now in the free PCB drawer Bus Pirate v3.8 free PCB build Bus Pirate v3.6 Sick of Beige v1 […]
Week in (p)review July 11, 2014
Here’s a summary of major developments over the last week. Free PCB Friday is coming up soon. Bus Pirate v3.8 free PCB build Yet another Logic Sniffer case Bus Pirate v4 talks I2C to TI Fuel Gauge FT2232H breakout board is back in stock Coming up: Free PCBs via Facebook on Friday App notes […]
Week in (p)review July 04, 2014
Here’s a summary of major developments over the last week. Free PCB Friday is coming up soon. Bus Pirate v3.8 free PCB build Check out Geir Andersen’s solder paste dispenser, and Diogoc’s Hakko T12 soldering controller in the project log forum Coming up: Free PCBs via Facebook on Friday App notes on the weekend Free […]
Week in (p)review June 27, 2014
Here’s a summary of major developments over the last week. Free PCB Friday is coming up soon. Bus Pirate v3.6 back in stock Bus Pirate v3.8 free PCB build Check out Bertho’s fruit machine, a 7-segment one-armed bandit, in the project log forum Coming up: Free PCBs via Facebook on Friday App notes on the […]
Week in (p)review June 20, 2014
Here’s a summary of major developments over the last week. Free PCB Friday is coming up soon. ATX breakout board bench power supply, USB and serial enabled LCD backpack back are back in stock Using Bus Blaster + openOCD on OSX Mavericks Serial Protocol debugging with Ubuntu & Bus Pirate v4 Insomni’hack CTF 2014: Bus Pirate […]
Week in (p)review June 13, 2014
Here’s a summary of major developments over the last week. Free PCB Friday is coming up soon. Dockstar debricking with the Bus Pirate JTAG debugging with Bus pirate and OpenOCD Bus Pirate used as a serial interface to communicate with the MSP430 microcontroller Logic Pirate and Sick Of Beige basic case v1 (DP5031) are back in stock […]
Week in (p)review May 30, 2014
Here’s a summary of major developments over the last week. Free PCB Friday is coming up soon. NEW PROTOTYPE: Premium Make Your Own Keyed Cable Kit Bay Area Maker Faire 2014: Booths and Exhibits Bay Area Maker Faire 2014: Robots! Bay Area Maker Faire 2014: Cool stuff Getting around at Bay Area Maker Faire 2014 […]
Non contact voltage test pen teardown
Alan Parekh of Hacked Gadgets writes: If you are doing any electrical work, one of these Non Contact Voltage Test Pens can be quite handy. Just touch the wire that you want to make sure isn’t live and check that the tester doesn’t beep and start flashing. This test pen is on all the time […]
Multicode transmitter teardown
Jaanus Kalde did a teardown of a Multicode transmitter: I got my hands on a broken Satel OY multicode transmitter. It is an transmitter used to get information from remote sites – alarm codes, telemetry or sensor values. You can attache it to your pump or ground station and it sends a message up to 30 km […]
Black and Decker Gyro screwdriver teardown
Alan Parekh of Hacked Gadgets writes: Thanks to Black and Decker for sending in this Gyro Screwdriver for review, you can see the review here. In this article we are going to tear into it and see what we have on the inside. Opening the unit was very simple since there are just 5 phillips […]
Week in (p)review May 16, 2014
Here’s a summary of major developments over the last week. Free PCB Friday is coming up soon. New Bus Pirate v3 probe cable with labels and male pins XC9572XL CPLD development board , Bus Pirate v4 and USB Infrared Toy v2 are back in stock RTCC shield kit with a prototype PCB from Dirty PCB’s Coming up: Free PCBs […]
Hantek PPS 2320A review
Alan Parekh of Hacked Gadgets writes: Thanks to Circuit Specialists for sending in this 3 chanel power supply. The Hantek PPS 2320A sure packs in a ton of features for the price. The video below goes through the unboxing of the power supply and a quick run through its features. Overall it functions quite well, […]
Week in (p)review May 09, 2014
Here’s a summary of major developments over the last week. Free PCB Friday is coming up soon. NEW PROTOTYPE: Premium Make Your Own Cable Kit Hacker Camp Shenzhen Day 3: Office hunting, hiring, starting companies, work visas Sick Of Beige basic case v1 (DP6037) and Bus Blaster v4 are back in stock at Seeed Studio Cable […]
Week in (p)review May 02, 2014
Here’s a summary of major developments over the last week. Free PCB Friday is coming up soon. NEW PROJECT: BGA Reballing Practice Kit, removal, reballing, soldering exercise Hacker Camp Shenzhen Day 2 Video: Export, Import, Shipping, Sourcing Agents Bus Pirate v3.8 free PCB build Check out Elpis’ sensor stick in the project log forum Coming […]
Week in (p)review April 25, 2014
Here’s a summary of major developments over the last week. Free PCB Friday is coming up soon. Hacker Camp Shenzhen Day 1: Surviving Shenzhen, Chinese Lesson, Market Hacker Camp Shenzhen Day 2: Export, Import, Shipping, Sourcing Agents Hacker Camp Shenzhen Day 2: Soldering workshop Hacker Camp Shenzhen Day 2: BBQ dinner Hacker Camp Shenzhen Day […]
Week in (p)review April 18, 2014
Here’s a summary of major developments over the last week. Free PCB Friday is coming up soon. NEW PROTOTYPE: Logic Pirate 8 channel, 256K sample, 60MSPS logic analyzer The deal with Dirty Cheap Dirty Boards PCBs Dirty Circuits PCB routing for open hardware designs Hacker Camp Shenzhen Day 1: Hot pot dinner Hacker Camp Shenzhen […]
Laserworld CS-500RGY laser projector teardown
Jaanus did a teardown of a Laserworld CS-500RGY laser projector: I got my hands on a Laserworld CS-500RGY laser projector. This is the smallest 500 mW one. It is a device that has three laser sources (red, red and green) and mirrors for moving laser pointer. It can be controlled by sound, DMX512 or ILDA interface. So, […]
Week in (p)review April 11, 2014
Here’s a summary of major developments over the last week. Free PCB Friday is coming up soon. Hacker Camp Shenzhen April 3-5, 2014 Sick Of Beige Basic Case v1 (DP5050) back in stock Yet another Logic Sniffer case Check out sparkybg’s controller for soldering irons using the Hakko T12 type tips in the project log […]
Week in (p)review April 04, 2014
Here’s a summary of major developments over the last week. Free PCB Friday is coming up soon. DP6037 Protoboard v1, Bus Blaster v3 acrylic case v1 are PCB back in stock UK print press – Custom PC article on ATX breakout board Bus Pirate Demo Board 3: I2C Part B Coming up: Free PCBs via Facebook on […]