Aluminum (or aluminium) electrolytic capacitors have a chemical layer that has known wear-out mechanisms. Eventually, they need to be replaced. To make matters worse...
UK-based Pico Technology is a Test and measurement company best known for its USB-based oscilloscopes and vector network analyzers. The oscilloscopes work with the PC...
If your test tools have a USB or LAN port, there is a good chance that they support SCPI. Using pyVISA, you can write automated test programs for most equipment without...
James explores the features and functionalities of the versatile B &K Precision DAS60 data recorder. Overall, the B&K Precision DAS60 shines with its extensive input...
NXP's MCX Microcontrollers are their latest generation. They combine the best aspects of the previous LPC and Kinetis series products with a look to future applications...
How do you pick I2C pull-up resistor values? The common response is to choose anything between 1 kOhm and 10 kOhm . But, still, how do you know the best value? The answer...
Nordic's first Wi-Fi-capable chip was the nRF7002. This companion IC adds Wi-Fi 6 at 2.4 and 5 GHz to any microcontroller with an SPI or QSPI interface. The nRF7002 DK...
Keysight's Battery Emulation tool is a combination of power supply, electronic load, and unique software. It consists of a Keysight E36731A instrument and the BenchVue...
Eaton invited James to tour their Industrial Controls Mobile Showcase. A truck trailer contains the entire showcase. It is a clever way to bring industrial equipment...
It is not often a bench power supply comes along that is unique compared to the options already on the market. In this Workbench Wednesdays video, James shows what makes...
In this episode of Workbench Wednesdays, James dives into the world of oscilloscopes and the Nyquist theorem, shedding light on the often-misunderstood concept of aliasing...
Silicon Carbide Diodes and MOSFETs have become the favored device for high-voltage power-converter applications. These devices have breakdown voltages as high as 1700...
Digilent’s Analog Discovery 3 is a multifunction electronics test tool. It includes an oscilloscope, function generator, spectrum analyzer, voltmeter, power supply, logic...
Can the NTS-2 Oscilloscope from KORG be used as a general-purpose oscilloscope? KORG is better known for music synthesizers. But the NTS-2 kit is an oscilloscope you...
Low-power IoT devices can harvest energy from Wind, Heat, or Solar sources. You can store that energy in a battery or a supercapacitor. With help from Eaton, James shows...
The “Twin Lead Adapter” (CT3679) from Cal Test Electronics gives passive voltage probes sockets for easily connecting header pins. The SMD grabbers make connecting to...
Maximizing IoT battery usage means you need to know the DC-DC converter’s efficiency across many different loads. Learn how to measure it on your electronics bench. This...
On Workbench Wednesdays, James walks you through several advanced electronic load measurements using the Multicomp Pro MP710258 electronic load. It lets you simulate...
Development boards for microcontrollers speed up prototyping. They collect all of the bits you normally need into a single place. The Pico Eurocard was designed by element14...
Handheld oscilloscopes and DMM combinations merge two electronics tools into one powerful tool. In the past, James wasn’t a fan of these “scope meters.” But his mind...
