Member and Staff Blogs

  • New home, first lab!

    strb
    After more than a year of work to tidy up everything, I finally moved from my parents house to my new apartment, living on my own for the first time. With the move, I managed to gain something that I had wished for a long time: a dedicated space for ...

  • 2024 Summary of element 14 activity - DougW

    dougw
    This is my usual year end summary what I did on element 14 for the past year. I use these summaries as a handy chronological index of my content activities. 2024 was a lean year for Project14 with the departure of Tariq, but I compensated by doing de...

  • Building an electronic load for the lab

    strb
    Introduction One important piece of equipment that is missing in my lab is an electronic load. Lately, I found myself ill so I was forcefully blocked home for few days. I decided to take advantage of this "free time" to try building myself ...

  • Multicomp Pro Desktop Bundle - electronica 2024 - Give Away Competition

    e14phil
    Multicomp Pro - Give Away Competition Thanks to Multicomp Pro for sponsoring Student Day and our Benchtop Kit Bundle.  How to Enter: Join the element14 Community.  Visit the competition Page here: You Are Here!  Pos...

  • Electronica 2024 - Competitions and Meet and Greets

    e14phil
    Grüße von der Electronica 2024!  12th - 15th November in Munich we will be live and alive at Electronica 2024.  Come Find us! Come catch up with e14phil and mayermakes  from element14 presents ...

  • Open-Source Cardiography Signal Measuring Device

    milosrasic98
    Hi! I started writing on E14 in January of 2018 when I was first year of college, 6 and a half years later and around 70 blogs here later, I've finally gotten my Master's degree in Electrical Engineering! This site was a crucial part of that journey ...

  • Earth Will Get a Second Moon for a Few Weeks Before Heading off into Space

    Catwell
    Asteroid 2024 PT5 is expected to be captured by Earth's gravity on Sunday, September 29 and leave on Monday, November 25. (Image credit: Wikipedia) NASA scientists have calculated that the Earth will gain a second 10-meter-wide "moon" ...

  • Exploring the Digilent ADP5470: A Versatile Tool for Students, Professionals, and Hobbyists

    hongseleco
    Disclaimer: This post is sponsored, and the ADP5470 featured here was provided for review purposes. The opinions expressed in this article are solely my own and do not reflect the views of my employer, and educational institution. At Hong's Electr...

  • Corginator v2

    hugohu
    A few years ago, I designed an ATmega328P based corgi-shaped Arduino. Now armed with better PCB design skills and improved soldering techniques, I thought it was possible to improve upon this design. Using an ATSAMD21G18 with a feather pinout, t...

  • Digilent Analog Discovery Pro Unique Capabilities

    dougw
    Intro This blog is about some unique capabilities of the Digilent Analog Discovery Pro. This instrument was a prize in the "Experimenting With Extreme Environments" design challenge. This blog is not a road test, but I wanted to demonstrate a few of ...

  • midi to function generator

    SensoredHacker0
    Well my previous attempt at making this blog post failed, and nothing was saved. boo. This project is my exploration into utilizing the programable control features of my Agilent 33220A function generator, as at some point programtic control sure bea...

  • A fun side project: MIDI to Function generator

    SensoredHacker0
    In some current professional projects, I have been really utilizing my Agilent 33220A function generator, but when I got tired of manualy scaling and configuring the thing, I decided it was finaly time to learn how to program the function generator. ...
  • Five Years of Making & Sharing: My element14 Story

    Five Years of Making & Sharing: My element14 Story

    javagoza
    For the past five years, element14 has been my playground to experiment, learn and share. This blog highlights some of the most rewarding and helpful to others projects I have created during that time, including AI projects, embedded systems bas...

  • SECOND prize won in ASIA Region for SCAVENGER HUNT QUIZ

    ram123
    Hurry! Second Prize was won by me in the Scavenger Hunt Quiz, it was pleasure to receive the prize from the ASIAN region. Element14 community gave me good opportunity to showcase my hidden talent as a reward BOSE speaker and Raspberry PI4 and en...

  • Scavenger hunt Quiz First Prize winner ASIA

    karthickiot
    Good Day.  I won 1st prize in the Scavenger Hunt Quiz in ASIA region which was an exciting achievement, the prize include AirPod HeadPhones, Temperature control Soldering Station kit. The kit is costly I had never won such huge prize it was spec...

  • Scavenger hunt Quiz Asia region 3rd Prize winner

    praveen
    Hi, I am Praveen member of element14 community, Design Engineer working on IoT, AI, etc. I was actively participating Element14 community for webinars, roadtest, quizzes, Design challenges etc.  Once I received notification as community member t...

  • The simplest Capacitance sensor, simplified.

    SensoredHacker0
    Not Gonna lie, Im a big fan of what Mirko Pavleski does, and when I saw his simple capacitance sensor I knew I had to build my very own. Right away, I noticed He is using an LCD screen that isnt in my stock pile, and Im not about to add another to my...
  • Received Scavenger Hunt Quiz Prize

    Received Scavenger Hunt Quiz Prize

    misaz
    Hi Element14 Community! About two weeks ago, I received 2nd prize in EMEA region for completing Scavenger Hunt Quiz which ran in January. So, let’s see the reward. Raspberry Pi 4B with 8GB RAM Buy Now Reward come in huge box, but first th...

  • Analog to digital Harmonograph

    SensoredHacker0
    The harmonographics project was a drawing machine using pendulums. A perhaps passe tik tok craze was to make pendulum art, but paint every place isnt my thing.For the uninitiated:A harmonograph is a mechanical apparatus that employs pendulums to crea...

  • Sketch-Y-Etch a retrospective drawing experience with a modern twist!

    SensoredHacker0
    A retrospective drawing machine with a modern twist. Current functionality: If you have ever used an Etch-A-Sketch, the usage of the Sketch-Y-Etch should be delightfully intuitive. Turn the knobs to draw in the X,Y plane. Change colors with ...

  • Misaz's Blogs

    misaz
    This blog actually is not a blog. I use it for linking all my (misaz’s) blogs on single public place and single page. Additionally, I picked some blogs which I consider somehow outstanding and/or interesting. Date at the beginning of line is da...

  • Solar Eclipse update.

    DAB
    Hi all, I lucked out on Monday. The day opened with full sunshine and warm temperatures. As the time neared, we had some high altitude cirrus clouds, but visibility was still good, so I drug out my telescope and set it up. I invited some of the neig...

  • Digilent Analog Discovery 3: a gadget or a lab must-have ?

    Guillaume_Martin
    Table of Contents Introduction 1. First test: eye diagram 1.1. Test introduction 1.2. Using the Waveforms scripting capability 1.3. Test results 1.4. How to run this test yourself? 2. Second test: logic analyzer 2.1. Test introduction 2.2. Firs...

  • What is inside an access token?

    colporteur
    I went on a Caribbean cruise and all I got was this lousy token! The token is used to access all guest services on the ship. It was provided in a lanyard when we boarded. Entering and leaving cabins required the token. Entering a leaving the ship re...

  • So Long...Farewell

    ChristyZ
    Dear element14 Community members, As we complete another release tonight and I reflect on my journey with Avnet/Premier Farnell, I'm filled with a profound sense of gratitude and pride. It's hard to believe that this Friday, March 1, marks the end of...