Tag Archives: review

Week in (p)review June 28, 2013

Here’s a summary of major developments over the last week. Free PCB Friday is coming up soon. FT2232H breakout board, Soldering iron driver v1.5 PCBs and Bus Pirate v4 Acrylic case kit v1 are back in stock Check out Kevin’s Mini 7-segment clock and Mats’ MrRef voltage/current reference Coming up: Free PCBs via Facebook on Friday […]

The MAX7219 LED display controller – real or fake?

John Boxall over at Tronixstuff has a detailed review of the differences between the real MAX7219 and the others: A few people have been asking me of late, and there’s only one way to find out … so over the last month I ordered eight random “MAX7219s” from different suppliers on ebay and will compare them […]

Week in (p)review June 21, 2013

Here’s a summary of major developments over the last week. Free PCB Friday is coming up soon. Check out Kevin’s E-Paper clock project, Bertho’s flipdot, Suf’s universal digital timer based on MSP430 in the project log forum Coming up: Free PCBs via Facebook on Friday App notes on the weekend Free PCB Sunday 3D model on Monday Eagle […]

Week in (p)review June 14, 2013

Here’s a summary of major developments over the last week. Free PCB Friday is coming up soon. FT311D breakout PCB build Check out Kasbah’s Nomech mini project, Mats’ Peweem, and Suf’s frequency counter based on MSP430 in the project log forum Coming up: Free PCBs via Facebook on Friday App notes on the weekend Free PCB […]

Week in (p)review June 07, 2013

Here’s a summary of major developments over the last week. Free PCB Friday is coming up soon. Bus Pirate LCD Adapter v2b free PCB build DP6037 PTH v1 free PCB build Check out Mats’ Blingtag project, Jaromir’s AVR programmer, Blarson’s BatLev, and Montspy’ LED wristwatch in the project log forum Coming up: Free PCBs via Facebook […]

Week in (p)review April 12, 2013

Here’s a summary of major developments over the last week. Free PCB Friday is coming up soon. ATX breakout board bench power supply back in stock This weekend was the second Shenzhen Mini Maker Faire Check out Asgard’s project the Powah and Rapper, Erl’s voltage reference project, MobileWill’s USB LED Matrix controller board, and Jechavarria’s DSETA […]

Week in (p)review March 29, 2013

Here’s a summary of major developments over the last week. Free PCB Friday is coming up soon. ATX Breakout Board V1.1 Acrylic case back in stock Cortex M3/M0 breakout board free PCB build Fixing a PM5132 function generator with the Part Ninja Workshop Update for March 27th, 2013 Workshop Update for March 26th, 2013 Workshop Update […]

TaoBao shopping service Bhiner review

In relation to the previously posted Sourcing cheap parts on TaoBao, China’s eBay, Sleemanj did a review of the TaoBao shopping service Bhiner: It’s a real shame that those shipping fees are SO much higher than some other agents, because otherwise I was impressed with Bhiner’s efficiency and speed (paypal delay accepted), with their website (even with […]

Week in (p)review March 22, 2013

Here’s a summary of major developments over the last week. Free PCB Friday is coming up soon. Logic Sniffer back in stock at Seeed Pre-China pilgrimage to Taco Loco Workshop Update for March 20th, 2013 Workshop Update for March 19th, 2013 Workshop Update for March 18th, 2013 Workshop Update for March 15th, 2013 Coming up: Free […]

Week in (p)review March 15, 2013

Here’s a summary of major developments over the last week. Free PCB Friday is coming up soon. WORKSHOP VIDEO #59: 946A+ solder reflow hot plate EEWeb PULSE: Bus Pirate as low-cost JTAG programmer Bus Pirate v4, XC9572XL CPLD development board, Bus Pirate v3.6 and Logic Sniffer 16-bit input buffer wing are back in stock at Seeed Studio […]