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Forgotten treasure

gecoz

I can still remember when, more than 4 decades ago, I was used to go and visit my grandmother Vincenza at her place for every holiday. It was never a long stay, just a day trip, as she lived in Nettuno, near Anzio (famous for the landing of the Allie...
- 21 Feb 2019
Transistors: Saturation

jc2048

This is another exploratory blog relating to bipolar junction transistors (BJTs). This time I'm going to look at saturation. Be aware that I'm not an expert in all this: I'm studying it and you're looking over my shoulder as I experiment and exp...
- 5 Feb 2019
Celebrate the Year of the Pig with the element14 Community!

cstanton

Happy Lunar New Year! This year ushers in the Year of the Pig for 2019! Now this is a year I can relate to, being born in the Year of the Pig myself, this year welcomes the types of pigs that like to keep their feet to the ground being the ...
- 3 Feb 2019
Experimenting with a Simple Wideband Transistor Amplifier

jc2048

This blog grew out of my getting interested in wideband voltage amplifiers as a result of doing the transistor load. Something that's fascinating with all this blogging is that, whatever subject I choose to cover, it naturally seems to lead on to...
- 2 Feb 2019
CES 2019 in Vegas: A Most Excellent Adventure!

tariq.ahmad

This is a follow up post to element14 at CES 2019! by danzima . Thought I would share some more pictures and videos. Plus, I wanted to put everything together just in case someone asks what I did in Vegas! As Dan m...
- 20 Jan 2019
element14 at CES 2019!

danzima

CES 2019! If you go by their numbers, the 2018 edition was attended by over 180,000 people, 70,000 of those being exhibitors, with more than 4,500 companies exhibiting, yadda yadda yadda. It's massive! At one point I naively thought I'd...
- 16 Jan 2019
Welcome Zedboard to the element14 Community

cstanton

No doubt you've already seen the range of products that we sell at Premier Farnell / element14, and after the company joined with Avnet we are happy to welcome a lot more products available to us and this includes a new line of mainly FPGA based micr...
- 10 Jan 2019
Applications Open for 3rd Annual ASU Innovation Open (ASU.io) !

cstanton

www.youtube.com/watch Applications are open for the 3rd annual ASU Innovation Open (ASU.io), sponsored by Avnet, bringing together student ventures from across the US, all competing for $100K in unrestricted capital. The ASU.io brings toget...
- 2 Oct 2018
Maker Faire 2018: Hannover, Germany: The Roundup Post!

tariq.ahmad

Maker Faire Hannover was a 3 day event held between the 15th and the 16th Sept 2018 at the Hannover Congress Centrum in Hannover, Germany. The event showcased invention, creativity, resourcefulness, the Maker movement, gaming, fashion, drones, handma...
- 28 Sep 2018
Programming Python on Xilinx Zynq

alexwonglik1

Python is a very powerful and flexible programming language, enabling engineers to perform complex mathematics analysis, implement Artificial Intelligence solutions and develop a range of other complex engineering solutions. The ability to use Python...
- 4 Apr 2018
Fizz Buzz Game - Prototyping

Workshopshed

The Ben Heck Team ask how we could inspire STEM learning We're Giving Away Two Ben Heck Hex Game Prototypes! My idea was for a Fizz Buzz Game. It has a couple of big buttons for Fizz and Buzz and a small screen. The game counts up and you ...
- 5 Feb 2018
Help us Shape Design Challenges - Prizes

e14phil

Hello everyone! For you that don't know, I help head up the Design Challenges team here at element14 and we are always looking to get community input on how to improve our programs. If you have not heard of our Design Challenges, they are...
- 25 Jan 2018
Icom IC-R2

kk99

In the era of software defined radio the old receivers/scanners the go into oblivion. I would like to remind one of the good portable scanners in short video presentation.www.youtube.com/watch
- 14 Jan 2018
Thank You Community Members for the 500K!

tariq.ahmad

I just wanted to give a heartfelt thanks to the community members who made this wonderful community possible. Without your support there wouldn't be a community. 500K is a big number, especially for an online community. I've been lu...
- 6 Aug 2017
SHA2017 (Still Hacking Anyway) - Anyone checking it out?

cstanton

Like CCC and EMFCamp all of the talks are online: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHmPMdU0O9P_W6I1hNyvBIQ
- 6 Aug 2017
NASA’s asteroid deflecting test, DART, moves into the design phase

Catwell

This is the proposed satellite that’s going to protect the planet (Photo from NASA) NASA is always on the cutting edge of space exploration and technology. Their latest mission is no different. This time, NASA is looking to protect the Earth fro...
- 10 Jul 2017
Tektronix Seeking Feedback on New Oscilloscope Concepts

rscasny

I was approached by Tektronix about their need to obtain professional feedback on some oscilloscopes they are developing. If you are interested, you would be compensated. Here's the type of background they are looking for: If you have any e...
- 7 Jun 2017
Rocket Lab prepares to launch The Electron, which could carry the remains of your loved ones into space

Catwell

Rocket Lab gets ready to launch The Electron, a rocket made for small payloads; several companies reveal plans to launch ashes into space for the ultimate send off. This rocket can carry payloads weighing 300-500300-500 Km (Image via Rocket Lab...
- 30 May 2017
2017 Bay Area Maker Faire Update on the State of Arduino

tariq.ahmad

Arduino HomeAn Open-Source platform to create digital devices and interactive objects that sense and control physical devices.Arduino Tutorials Arduino Projects I was able to get a way from my booth at the 2017 Bay Area Maker Faire long enough to...
- 30 May 2017
What I Learned from Attending 2017 Bay Area Maker Faire

tariq.ahmad

I went to Maker Faire, not only to help promote areas of the community I work on such as The Ben Heck Show , Arduino , and Project14 , but to also get insight that would help me produce better content for the community. As a content writer; who works...
- 26 May 2017
Life as a Cyborg - Day 3 - Implant Migration

e14phil

Life as a Cyborg - Day 3 - Implant Migration Other posts are here:Life as a Cyborg - Day 0 - Implantation Life as a Cyborg - Day 1 - First day out as Transhuman Life as a Cyborg - Day 2 - I think I broke it Life as a Cyborg - Day 3 - Implant...
- 25 May 2017
Life as a Cyborg - Day 2 - I think I broke it

e14phil

Life as a Cyborg - Day 2 - I think I broke itOther posts are here:Life as a Cyborg - Day 0 - Implantation Life as a Cyborg - Day 1 - First day out as Transhuman Life as a Cyborg - Day 2 - I think I broke it << You Are HereLife as a Cyborg...
- 25 May 2017
Life as a Cyborg - Day 1 - First day out as Transhuman

e14phil

Life as a Cyborg - Day 1Life as a Cyborg - Day 0 - Implantation Life as a Cyborg - Day 1 - First day out as Transhuman <<You are hereLife as a Cyborg - Day 2 - I think I broke it Life as a Cyborg - Day 3 - Implant Migration &n...
- 24 May 2017
Life as a Cyborg - Day 0 - Implantation

e14phil

Please note: Scenes of piercing are show below but No Blood or Gore is shown in this blog or any of the accompanying videos,Other posts are here:Life as a Cyborg - Day 0 - Implantation << You Are HereLife as a Cyborg - Day 1 - First day o...
- 1 May 2017
When life gives you lemons...

pathfider1998

You make a lemonade.So I completely ripped a very important pad off an ESP8266 module (GPIO2) because of multiple reasons:1. I used wrong gauge wire.2. I should have removed the insulation first, but didn't. 3. I didn't hold the wire while attempting...
- 1 Apr 2017