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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://community.element14.com/cfs-file/__key/system/syndication/atom.xsl" media="screen"?><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xml:lang="en-US"><title type="html">Member and Staff Blogs</title><subtitle type="html" /><id>https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog/atom</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog/atom" /><generator uri="http://telligent.com" version="12.1.9.35025">Telligent Community (Build: 12.1.9.35025)</generator><updated>2026-03-23T12:40:07Z</updated><entry><title>Thank you E14 For The Surprise</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog/posts/thank-you-e14-for-the-surprise" /><id>https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog/posts/thank-you-e14-for-the-surprise</id><published>2026-04-17T05:49:35Z</published><updated>2026-04-17T05:49:35Z</updated><content type="html">I received this surprise swag bag last week, but unfortunately I was not able to make a post because I was having problems with my desktop. Now that the issue has been resolved, I am finally able to share it.
First of all, I was completely surprised ...(&lt;a href="https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog/posts/thank-you-e14-for-the-surprise"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=29680&amp;AppID=75&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>meera_hussien</name><uri>https://community.element14.com/members/meera_5f00_hussien</uri></author><category term="e14swag" scheme="https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog/archive/tags/e14swag" /><category term="e14" scheme="https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog/archive/tags/e14" /></entry><entry><title>See a Parakeet Dive Underwater in Its Own Submarine</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog/posts/see-a-parakeet-dive-underwater-in-its-own-submarine" /><id>https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog/posts/see-a-parakeet-dive-underwater-in-its-own-submarine</id><published>2026-04-16T19:50:21Z</published><updated>2026-04-16T19:50:21Z</updated><content type="html">
Bebe the green parakeet explores the underwater world In a DiY submarine built by Steven Lawyer. (Image Credit: &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DWtY0QXiryO/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank" data-e14adj="t"&gt;bebebirdparrot&lt;/a&gt;/Instagram)
Parakeets are great pets with high intelligence and social skills. However, they can&amp;rsquo;t dive in the water,...(&lt;a href="https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog/posts/see-a-parakeet-dive-underwater-in-its-own-submarine"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=29679&amp;AppID=75&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>Catwell</name><uri>https://community.element14.com/members/catwell</uri></author><category term="animal life" scheme="https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog/archive/tags/animal%2blife" /><category term="maker" scheme="https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog/archive/tags/maker" /><category term="diy" scheme="https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog/archive/tags/diy" /><category term="submarine" scheme="https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog/archive/tags/submarine" /><category term="animals" scheme="https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog/archive/tags/animals" /><category term="ocean" scheme="https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog/archive/tags/ocean" /></entry><entry><title>E14 swag set received!</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog/posts/e14-swag-set" /><id>https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog/posts/e14-swag-set</id><published>2026-04-13T16:10:57Z</published><updated>2026-04-13T16:10:57Z</updated><content type="html">I have also recently received unexpected package full of E14 swag, along with 2025 Community Roundup badge


E14 staff - thank you very much!(&lt;a href="https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog/posts/e14-swag-set"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=29653&amp;AppID=75&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>JWx</name><uri>https://community.element14.com/members/jwx</uri></author><category term="e14 Award" scheme="https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog/archive/tags/e14%2bAward" /></entry><entry><title>Analog Discovery 3 - StaticIO</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog/posts/analog-discovery-3---staticio" /><id>https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog/posts/analog-discovery-3---staticio</id><published>2026-04-11T17:24:31Z</published><updated>2026-04-11T17:24:31Z</updated><content type="html">
Some time ago, I occasionally bought an HP 5082-7010 LED display, which I did not have time to test if working properly. Today I decided to do this with the help of Analog Discovery 3.

The HP 5082-7010 is a single-digit red LED numeric display modu...(&lt;a href="https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog/posts/analog-discovery-3---staticio"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=29668&amp;AppID=75&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>kk99</name><uri>https://community.element14.com/members/kk99</uri></author><category term="HP display" scheme="https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog/archive/tags/HP%2bdisplay" /><category term="Analog Discovery 3" scheme="https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog/archive/tags/Analog%2bDiscovery%2b3" /></entry><entry><title>E14 Swag Bag - Thank you E14</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog/posts/e14-swag-bag---thank-you-e14" /><id>https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog/posts/e14-swag-bag---thank-you-e14</id><published>2026-04-08T03:06:57Z</published><updated>2026-04-08T03:06:57Z</updated><content type="html">I received by Swag bag yesterday, Being mentioned as a Rising Contributor in&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://community.element14.com/members-area/hall-of-fame/b/blog/posts/element14-community-2025-in-review-round-up-and-rising-contributors-"&gt;2025 Year in Review &amp;amp; Celebrating You&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp; It has been a honor to be part of this community. I started being active on this community almost an year ago and ...(&lt;a href="https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog/posts/e14-swag-bag---thank-you-e14"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=29655&amp;AppID=75&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>arvindsa</name><uri>https://community.element14.com/members/arvindsa</uri></author></entry><entry><title>Thanks for the swag surprise</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog/posts/thanks-for-the-swag-surprise" /><id>https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog/posts/thanks-for-the-swag-surprise</id><published>2026-04-04T16:34:01Z</published><updated>2026-04-04T16:34:01Z</updated><content type="html">

I was taken by surprise when a package had my name on it and it wasn&amp;#39;t something I remembered ordering.
It was full of swag from e14.


Happy days. Thank you so much. It&amp;#39;s always appreciated.

As a fan of e14 I just love the fan... after la...(&lt;a href="https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog/posts/thanks-for-the-swag-surprise"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=29649&amp;AppID=75&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>BigG</name><uri>https://community.element14.com/members/bigg</uri></author><category term="swag" scheme="https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog/archive/tags/swag" /></entry><entry><title>What was your last Aluminum based Project?</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog/posts/what-was-your-last-aluminum-based-project" /><id>https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog/posts/what-was-your-last-aluminum-based-project</id><published>2026-04-01T09:14:06Z</published><updated>2026-04-01T09:14:06Z</updated><content type="html">
            


    
        
        	       
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    		        Joined the group of element13 insiders for the metallic redesign in 2026!
    		        
    		   ...(&lt;a href="https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog/posts/what-was-your-last-aluminum-based-project"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=29641&amp;AppID=75&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>e14phil</name><uri>https://community.element14.com/members/e14phil</uri></author><category term="aluminium" scheme="https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog/archive/tags/aluminium" /><category term="april fools 2026" scheme="https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog/archive/tags/april%2bfools%2b2026" /><category term="element13" scheme="https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog/archive/tags/element13" /><category term="gosh I love aluminium" scheme="https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog/archive/tags/gosh%2bI%2blove%2baluminium" /><category term="aluminum" scheme="https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog/archive/tags/aluminum" /></entry><entry><title>Top Aluminum Facts! - element13</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog/posts/top-aluminum-facts---element13" /><id>https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog/posts/top-aluminum-facts---element13</id><published>2026-04-01T08:54:16Z</published><updated>2026-04-01T08:54:16Z</updated><content type="html">
            


    
        
        	       
    		            element13 Certified
    		       
    			
    				
    		    
    		    
    		        Joined the group of element13 insiders for the metallic redesign in 2026!
    		        
    		   ...(&lt;a href="https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog/posts/top-aluminum-facts---element13"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=29640&amp;AppID=75&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>e14phil</name><uri>https://community.element14.com/members/e14phil</uri></author><category term="aluminium" scheme="https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog/archive/tags/aluminium" /><category term="april fools 2026" scheme="https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog/archive/tags/april%2bfools%2b2026" /><category term="element13" scheme="https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog/archive/tags/element13" /></entry><entry><title>Analog Discovery 3 - Pattern generator &amp; logic analyzer</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog/posts/analog-discovery-3---pattern-generator-logic-analyzer" /><id>https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog/posts/analog-discovery-3---pattern-generator-logic-analyzer</id><published>2026-03-30T15:11:22Z</published><updated>2026-03-30T15:11:22Z</updated><content type="html">
Today, I decided to check the pattern generator and logic analyzer features of the Analog Discovery 3. I have used a Microchip development board from the Curiosity Nano series with AVR16EB32 MCU, as a device under test unit. The AVR16EB32 MCU has su...(&lt;a href="https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog/posts/analog-discovery-3---pattern-generator-logic-analyzer"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=29633&amp;AppID=75&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>kk99</name><uri>https://community.element14.com/members/kk99</uri></author><category term="avr" scheme="https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog/archive/tags/avr" /><category term="microchip" scheme="https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog/archive/tags/microchip" /><category term="Analog Discovery 3" scheme="https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog/archive/tags/Analog%2bDiscovery%2b3" /></entry><entry><title>E14 SWAG in a Bag thank you</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog/posts/e14-swag-in-a-bag-thank-you" /><id>https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog/posts/e14-swag-in-a-bag-thank-you</id><published>2026-03-30T12:52:09Z</published><updated>2026-03-30T12:52:09Z</updated><content type="html">&lt;a id="fragment-17303_savedraft" class="internal-link save-post button disabled" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank" data-e14adj="t"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Save as Draft
I just arrived home from an extended&amp;nbsp; trip and what did my wandering eyes see but a swag bag from E14.
My friends and family are enjoying the spoils. I typically share the stuff. The miniature USB fan I think I will keep. That has ...(&lt;a href="https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog/posts/e14-swag-in-a-bag-thank-you"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=29630&amp;AppID=75&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>colporteur</name><uri>https://community.element14.com/members/colporteur</uri></author><category term="swag" scheme="https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog/archive/tags/swag" /><category term="gifts" scheme="https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog/archive/tags/gifts" /><category term="promotion" scheme="https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog/archive/tags/promotion" /></entry><entry><title>element14 Community Contributor Swag 2025</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog/posts/element14-community-contributor-swag-2025" /><id>https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog/posts/element14-community-contributor-swag-2025</id><published>2026-03-29T04:15:08Z</published><updated>2026-03-29T04:15:08Z</updated><content type="html">Thanks &lt;a href="/members/e14alice"&gt;E14Alice&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;and element14 for the surprise swag package for contributing to the community.
Here is a quick video showing all the goodies.....
&lt;a href="https://youtu.be/4bk5VVIOIsY"&gt;https://youtu.be/4bk5VVIOIsY&lt;/a&gt;

(&lt;a href="https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog/posts/element14-community-contributor-swag-2025"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=29625&amp;AppID=75&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>dougw</name><uri>https://community.element14.com/members/dougw</uri></author><category term="dougw" scheme="https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog/archive/tags/dougw" /><category term="2025 Contributor Swag" scheme="https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog/archive/tags/2025%2bContributor%2bSwag" /></entry><entry><title>Surprise Anniversary Present</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog/posts/surprise-anniversary-present" /><id>https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog/posts/surprise-anniversary-present</id><published>2026-03-27T23:13:44Z</published><updated>2026-03-27T23:13:44Z</updated><content type="html">Thanks Element14 and &lt;a href="/members/e14alice"&gt;E14Alice&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp; for the 2025 Contributor Swag package that arrived just in time for my 14th Anniversary next Tuesday!&amp;nbsp; Very rewarding (literally!) to be part of this engineering community.&amp;nbsp; Looking forward to participati...(&lt;a href="https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog/posts/surprise-anniversary-present"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=29623&amp;AppID=75&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>ralphjy</name><uri>https://community.element14.com/members/ralphjy</uri></author><category term="community awards 2025" scheme="https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog/archive/tags/community%2bawards%2b2025" /><category term="element14_community_awards" scheme="https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog/archive/tags/element14_5F00_community_5F00_awards" /></entry><entry><title>Surprise swag bag</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog/posts/surprise-swag-bag" /><id>https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog/posts/surprise-swag-bag</id><published>2026-03-23T20:05:29Z</published><updated>2026-03-23T20:05:29Z</updated><content type="html">It looks like the Easter Bunnies have been busy again at e14.
Many thanks for the mention in&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="/members-area/hall-of-fame/b/blog/posts/element14-community-2025-in-review-round-up-and-rising-contributors-" data-e14adj="t"&gt;2025 Year in Review &amp;amp; Celebrating You&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;and many thanks for all the lovely surprise swag received today. Much appreciated.

(&lt;a href="https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog/posts/surprise-swag-bag"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=29604&amp;AppID=75&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>beacon_dave</name><uri>https://community.element14.com/members/beacon_5f00_dave</uri></author></entry><entry><title>2025 Community Round-Up Bling (Swag?)</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog/posts/2025-community-round-up-bling-swag" /><id>https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog/posts/2025-community-round-up-bling-swag</id><published>2026-03-23T20:03:27Z</published><updated>2026-03-23T20:03:27Z</updated><content type="html">Thank you element14 and &lt;a href="/members/e14alice"&gt;E14Alice&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;!&amp;nbsp; Earlier this morning, a package appeared on my front porch.&amp;nbsp; What a great way to start a Monday.&amp;nbsp; And inside the package was... e14 stuff!!!&amp;nbsp; Whoo-hoo!!!
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As you can tell, I&amp;amp;#39...(&lt;a href="https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog/posts/2025-community-round-up-bling-swag"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=29603&amp;AppID=75&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>kmikemoo</name><uri>https://community.element14.com/members/kmikemoo</uri></author><category term="community awards 2025" scheme="https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog/archive/tags/community%2bawards%2b2025" /><category term="element14_community_awards" scheme="https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog/archive/tags/element14_5F00_community_5F00_awards" /></entry><entry><title>Thank you E14 for 2025 Contributor swag !</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog/posts/thank-you-e14-for-2025-contributor-swag" /><id>https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog/posts/thank-you-e14-for-2025-contributor-swag</id><published>2026-03-23T16:40:07Z</published><updated>2026-03-23T16:40:07Z</updated><content type="html">Great surprise delivery today, Christmas in March, for 2025 Contributor swag.
Wonderful gifts, thank you so much !&amp;nbsp;
(&lt;a href="https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog/posts/thank-you-e14-for-2025-contributor-swag"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=29602&amp;AppID=75&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>robogary</name><uri>https://community.element14.com/members/robogary</uri></author></entry></feed>