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PCBite 2.0 – Hands-free & steady solution for your measurements

Electronics News Updates / By Ibrar Ayyub

Last year we created the flexible and rock solid PCB holder – the end to wobbly circuit boards on your workbench. TODAY we proudly present the perfection of a measurement tool. A steady but yet flexible precision probe made for instant measurements or total hands-free operations. Our amazing community enlightened us with ideas that would facilitate their […]

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Analog Discovery USB isolation

Electronics News Updates / By Ibrar Ayyub

Intro Back when I was deverloping the PSU burner, I wanted to have the Analog Discovery isolated from the common ground, to avoid noise and other issues. Since I did not have a way to do this, I ended up using a laptop on battery for measurements. But for long term, I needed to have

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NANOPC-T3 – OCTA-CORE, 2GB DDR3, EMMC STORAGE, GBPS ETHERNET, WIFI&BT

Electronics News Updates / By Ibrar Ayyub

FriendlyARM released a new member to NanoPC family. NanoPC-T3. It’s a powerful board for $75 (without shipping). The NanoPC-T3 Plus octa-core single board computer is designed and developed for professional and enterprise users. It uses the Samsung Octa-Core Cortex-A53 S5P6818 SoC. Compared to the FriendlyELEC NanoPC-T2 the NanoPC-T3 Plus not only has all the T2’s interfaces and ports

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RFM69 output power

Electronics News Updates / By Ibrar Ayyub

As I was mentioning in my 1000.1000 Hardware selection, I have opted for the cool RFM69HW radio module. Weirdly enough, in quite a few sources (big distributor and ebay) the higher power HW module is cheaper. So there is no reason not to get the higher power module, given quantity discounts. But I want it

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A NEARLY PRACTICAL 6502 BREADBOARD COMPUTER

Arduino News / By Ibrar Ayyub

Over the years we’ve seen a number of homebrew 6502 computers assembled with little more than a breadboard, a sack full of jumper wires, and an otherworldly patience that would make a Buddhist Monk jealous. Anyone who takes the time to assemble a fully functional computer on a half-dozen breadboards lined up on their workbench

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VINTAGE CAMERA FLASH TURNED OLED DESK CLOCK

Arduino News / By Ibrar Ayyub

After covering a few of his builds at this point, we think it’s abundantly clear that [Igor Afanasyev] has a keen eye for turning random pieces of antiquated hardware into something that’s equal parts functional and gorgeous. He retains the aspects of the original which give it that unmistakable vintage look, while very slickly integrating

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Accessible Microfluidics Devices With Ultimaker

Electronics News Updates / By Ibrar Ayyub

Researchers at Cardiff University use 3D printing to create small devices that move small volumes of fluid and are used in various areas of research. 3D printing makes it possible to share the devices with other researchers, making the study of microfluidics more accessible to a wider audience. The 3D printed devices offer a cost-effective

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NanoEVB & PicoEVB – Xilinx Artix Developemtn kits

Electronics News Updates / By Ibrar Ayyub

The Xilinx Artix dev kits that fit in your laptop. A convenient, affordable way to explore Xilinx PCIe IP. PicoEVB is an affordable, open source, development board which can be used to evaluate and prototype PCI Express designs using a Xilinx Artix 7 FPGA on Windows or Linux hosts. The boards are designed around the

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SIMPLE ULTRASOUND MACHINE SHOWS THE SKELETON LURKING INSIDE US ALL

Arduino News / By Ibrar Ayyub

That first glimpse of a child in the womb as a black and white image on a screen is a thrilling moment for any parent-to-be, made possible by several hundred thousand dollars worth of precision medical instrumentation. This ultrasound machine cobbled together from eBay parts and modules is not that machine by a long shot, but it’s

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YouTube Subscriber Counter With ESP8266

Electronics News Updates / By Ibrar Ayyub

I was inspired by the Play Button awards YouTube sends out for subscriber milestones and whipped up a simple circuit using an ESP8266 wifi board and seven segment display to show off my realtime subscriber count. This is a great IoT beginner project, with just a little soldering and a code personalization required to make

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