Setting Up Your Test Bench
Continuing on from our previous article, we'll find a solution to the clock glitches, add a serial LCD screen to free more pins, and introduce an eight-bit fast ADC. Then, put it all together to make an even nicer digital storage oscilloscope.
What equipment do you really need for monitoring and testing all your projects?
Harmonics form a base line for testing, comparing, and explaining various circuits. This short tutorial shows how you can systematically look at the structure of complex circuits using a simulation program and building block approach.
Devices like the ESP8266 make possible the idea of connecting almost anything to the Internet.
The ferroelectric event detector adds excitement to a single bit of non-volatile memory.
Next in our Vintage Computing series is how to emulate a Commodore 64 home computer on your modern PC.
TechKnowledgey
by Jeff Eckert
Events, Advances, and News (10.2015)
This time, read about taking another stab at GW detection, a really big tablet, easy cable tracing, an instrument of torture, plus some other cool stuff.
The Spin Zone
by Jon McPhalen
May the G-Force be with You
Badges? We don’t need no stinking badges. Unless, they’re Parallax’s new hackable Conference types complete with a three-axis accelerometer.
Q&A
by Tim Brown
Reader Questions Answered Here (10.2015)
Topics answered include drone mechanics, PID control, and music editing.
Practical 3D Printing
by Chuck Hellebuyck
3D Print Designs for Electronic Hobbyists
Discover some handy tools to print that will make a welcome addition to your work bench.
Near Space
by L. Paul Verhage
GPSL 2015 and My 150th Near Space Launch
Highlights from this year’s Great Plains Super Launch conference and commemoration of Paul’s 150th adventure into the great beyond.
The Design Cycle
by Fred Eady
From Data Logger to On-Demand Data Storage Device
Roland Riegel, Bill Greiman, and the folks at SparkFun laid the ground work for the OpenLog. OpenLog was originally designed as an “out of the box” data logger. We’re going to add some PIC32MX electron spice to the OpenLog design and turn it into an “out of the box” general-purpose microSD-based storage device.
