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 […]

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 […]

Week in (p)review March 08, 2013

Here’s a summary of major developments over the last week. Free PCB Friday is coming up soon. WORKSHOP VIDEO #58: Visit to Switch-Science open hardware offices in Akihabara, Tokyo, Japan Possible issue with voltage regulation on some Bus Pirates USB Infrared Toy v2 and Sick Of Beige basic case v1 (DP10080) are back in stock at […]

Week in (p)review February 22, 2013

Here’s a summary of major developments over the last week. Free PCB Friday is coming up soon. WORKSHOP VIDEO #56: TM220A table top pick and place overview Loading TM220A pick and place part stacks TM220A pick and place TM220A pick and place first test TM220A pick and place unboxing TM220A pick and place arrives Box of […]

Week in (p)review February 15, 2013

Here’s a summary of major developments over the last week. Free PCB Friday is coming up soon. WORKSHOP VIDEO #55: Infrared reflow oven Qinsi QS-5100 Bus Pirate education kit parts Eagle Tip: Gateswap and Pinswap tool This week we gave away 2×20 character vacuum florescent displays Workshop Update for February 14th, 2013 Workshop Update for February […]

Week in (p)review February 08, 2013

 Here’s a summary of major developments over the last week. Free PCB Friday is coming up soon. WORKSHOP VIDEO #54: 983A/986A Solder paste dispenser v2 QFP surface mount protoboard 0.80mm available at Seeed ATX breakout board bench power supply and Serpac box fits DP5031 with central hole, ATX Breakout Board V1.1 Acrylic case V1 are back in stock USB […]

Week in (p)review February 01, 2013

Here’s a summary of major developments over the last week. Free PCB Friday is coming up soon. WORKSHOP VIDEO #53: Unboxing reflow oven, hot plate, and test rig Bus Pirate v3.6 added to the Fritzing library Reflow oven at 200 solder temperature looks good Reflow oven USB jack test with new heat profile Reflowing first […]

Week in (p)review January 25, 2013

Here’s a summary of major developments over the last week. Free PCB Friday is coming up soon. Ian featured engineer on EEWeb Dangerous Prototypes kits on EEVBlog #413 mailbag Sample boxes for Bus Pirate educational kit Shipping goodies from Shenzhen Bus Pirate Arduino Shield, Android Accessory Development kit, DP6037 SMT.v1 free PCB build Workshop Update for […]

Week in (p)review January 11, 2013

Here’s a summary of major developments over the last week. Free PCB Friday is coming up soon. WORKSHOP VIDEO #51: Fake flash drive, QFP protoboards, 1 year of workshop video retrospective New QFP prototyping boards tests arrived ATX Breakout Board V1.1 Acrylic case V1 back in stock at Seeed MMA7455L accelerometer and ENC424J600 breakout free […]

Week in (p)review December 28, 2012

Here’s a summary of major developments over the last week. Free PCB Friday is coming up soon. WORKSHOP VIDEO: Beers in Akiba’s Workshop 3D Model: Bus Pirate and breadboard holder 2 Unbricking a laptop with the Bus Pirate Home soldered Sick of Beige compliant Bus Pirate v4 DP6037 Protoboard v1 PCBs and all the Sick of […]

Week in (p)review December 21, 2012

Here’s a summary of major developments over the last week. Free PCB Friday is coming up soon. 3D Model: Bus Pirate and breadboard holder Eagle Parts: Dual supply 8-Bit bidirectional voltage level translator in TSSOP-20 Bus Pirate scratch and dent brought back to life Testing the new reduced-sized ICSP connector Workshop Update for December 20th, […]

Week in (p)review December 14, 2012

Here’s a summary of major developments over the last week. Free PCB Friday is coming up soon. WORKSHOP VIDEO: Tokyo Hackerspace new Shibuya location tour WORKSHOP VIDEO: Interview with Dimitri from Smartduino The Amp Hour interviews Ian about Dangerous Prototypes Bus Pirate v3.6 Sick of Beige v1 acrylic case v1 back in stock MMA7455L accelerometer […]

Week in (p)review December 07, 2012

Here’s a summary of major developments over the last week. Free PCB Friday is coming up soon. WORKSHOP VIDEO: Interview with Mitch from Hackvana Shenzhen Hua Qiang Bei market visit report Tokyo Maker Faire 2012: Around the Faire day 1 Tokyo Maker Faire 2012: Robots and Art day 1 Booths and Exhibits at Tokyo Maker […]

Week in (p)review November 30, 2012

Here’s a summary of major developments over the last week. Free PCB Friday is coming up soon. Stroll down Akihabara Electric Town Akihabara’s best picks Global Geek Tour: Visit Tokyo Hackerspace Bus Pirate on EEVblog We added guest PCBs from Boseji to our free PCB drawer Check out Nickjohnson’s Loki PSoC based development board and Cpirius’ DIY […]

Week in (p)review November 23, 2012

Here’s a summary of major developments over the last week. Free PCB Friday is coming up soon. Shenzhen day 3: The North East quadrant Shenzhen day 2: South West quadrant Shenzhen day 2: Other stuff Shenzhen day 2: Meeting with shippers Shenzhen day 1: Hua Qiang Bei market Shenzhen day 1: Visit to Seeed Studio LogicBoost […]

Week in (p)review November 16, 2012

Here’s a summary of major developments over the last week. Free PCB Friday is coming up soon. WORKSHOP VIDEO: rhydoLABZ open hardware tour in Kochi Global Geek Tour India: Bangalore’s SP Road market, Tenet Technetronics, protoCentral and Cerebra Tech visits Global Geek Tour India: protoCentral shop tour Global Geek Tour India: Tenet Technetronics tour Ealge Parts: […]