Member and Staff Blogs

What Is Your Favorite Project?

dougw

It is common to have a favorite song from when you first got heavily interested in music. Do you have a favorite project from when you were getting into projects? Maybe something that provided a lot of satisfaction and still inspires you to do projec...
- 15 Oct 2022
Seeking 2 Judges for Experimenting with Thermistors Competition

rscasny

I have just wrapped up our Experimenting with Thermistors competition. I must say this was a surprise for me. For something is simple as a thermistor, the participants wrote some interesting blogs. So, it's judging time. I am seeking two me...
- 5 Oct 2022
Custom Trombone Kazoo Controller for Trombone Champ

thereminhero

https://youtu.be/2rkete0sTwo How it works The Time-of-Flight (ToF) sensor measures the approximate distance between the main trombone section (bell brace) and the slider brace. It sends this data over USB Serial to the PC running my custom software,...
- 5 Oct 2022
Acknowledgement surprise

colporteur

Thank you for the badge. I was surprised today to discover that I receive a level I & II and two badge for Support Help. I was humbled to be included in the group of community members that hold the badge. I see many posts that I am unable t...
- 26 Sep 2022
Reviewing my Pico Projects & Raspberry Pi Historical Projects

dougw

I was one of the lucky winners in the longest serving Raspberry Pi projects Competition. /products/raspberry-pi/w/documents/27518/10-years-of-raspberry-pi---longest-serving-raspberry-pi-projects-competition The prize was 10 Raspberry Pi Pico modules ...
- 22 Sep 2022
Experimenting with a Transmission-Line Transformer

jc2048

This blog was inspired by this one by Shabaz. It would be worth reading that one first, if you haven't already done so. I decided to have a go at making a simple balun with galvanic isolation between the two sides - single-ended in, balanced out. Thi...
- 18 Sep 2022
What is E=mc2? Einstein's famous equation explained

Catwell

Albert Einstein's famous E=mc2 equation led to the invention of nuclear power, the theory of gravity, and the discovery of particles making up the universe. (Image Credit: ParentRap/pixabay) Although this article goes on to explain e=mc2, I figu...
- 15 Sep 2022
Intel's groundbreaking in Ohio - future of chip manufacture?

Catwell

(Image Credit: Intel) On September 9th, Joe Biden joined Intel, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, and federal, state, and local officials to break ground on Intel's $20 billion project in the Silicon Heartland to build the world's most advanced semicon...
- 14 Sep 2022
John Carmack introduces new AGI startup, Keen Technologies, and has raised $20 million

Catwell

John Carmack recently announced he started a new AI startup called Keen Technologies and has raised $20 million in funds. (Image Credit Wikimedia Commons) John Carmack is at it again! The former CTO of Oculus and id Software co-founder is working on...
- 24 Aug 2022
Could space debris eventually claim human life? And where it’s landed so far

Catwell

Space debris orbiting the Earth could claim human life in the upcoming decade. (Image Credit: pixabay/PIRO4D) I was laying on my back on the top of a highrise building. Not sure how many stories up. Looking up at the sky… I just couldn’...
- 4 Aug 2022
Big milestone achieved! Quantum computing performs 9,000 years of work in 36 microseconds. Cypto next?

Catwell

Quantum computing is advancing at impressive rates. (Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons) New technological breakthroughs have been surfacing every week at an impressive rate, leading to endless possibilities for advancements. By using a photonic quantu...
- 1 Aug 2022
Congress approved a bill for computer chip manufacturing in the United States

Catwell

U.S. President Joe Biden recently announced House lawmakers passed legislation to boost domestic chip manufacturing. )Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons) Earlier today (July 28th), House lawmakers passed a bipartisan CHIPS-plus bill in a 243-187 vote i...
- 29 Jul 2022
Looking a gift horse in the mouth....meter feedback

colporteur

For those members where English is not their first language The expression look a gift horse in the mouth is looking a critical way at something that has been given to you. I received a DMM as a participation gift in a design challenge. I have notic...
- 7 Jul 2022
Raspberry Pi BLE and WiFi Internet Radio - Part 3

fmilburn

This is an update of the Raspberry Pi Internet Radio project I’m doing with my brother. My brother is making the cabinet. I am doing the electronics. Since the last blog we’ve elected to limit the physical portion of the...
- 4 Jul 2022
KiCad and the Autorouter

philipmcgaw

You may have heard the saying "never trust the auto-router" or even seen it written on a t-shirt! KiCAD doesn't have an auto-router If you can use an auto-router with KiCad can you trust it in your #Arduino, #Electronics or #RaspberryPi projects, or ...
- 29 Jun 2022
Raspberry Pi BLE and WiFi Internet Radio - Part 2

fmilburn

This is an update on the Raspberry Pi Internet Radio project I'm doing with my brother. My brother is making the cabinet. I am doing the electronics. The Raspberry Pi will source audio from BLE, WiFi Internet sources, or mu...
- 26 Jun 2022
POLL For a Recent Roadtest You Were Considering, What Primary Factor Swayed You NOT to Apply for the Roadtest?

rscasny

If you have the time, please vote in my poll. Thanks.
- 19 Jun 2022
Instrument Control Board: Encasing

Andrew J

Introduction It’s been a while since I posted anything on this project. Progress has been slow because I’ve been really busy working on the house and garden but it has been made. I’ve finally made use of my prize winning...
- 16 Jun 2022
Predictive Maintenance Of Compressor Water Pumps

vilaksh01

Applying sensor fusion with RSL10 and Bosch sensors to run a TinyML model for predictive maintenance of compressor water pumps.
- 6 Jun 2022
AREC - Agricultural Records on Electronic Contracts

vilaksh01

Secure, robust, tinyML based delivery of agricultural products to its valid consumers is the most important step for our AREC.
- 6 Jun 2022
My Element14.com Activities

skruglewicz

My Element14 activity Log I would like to introduce myself. I am a retired Senior Software Engineer with a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Computer Science from Boston University. I Graduated from BU in 1980 and had been working as a Software E...
- 30 May 2022
Instrument Control Board: Master Index

Andrew J

I have a few posts describing this project and I'm using this one as a master contents index to make it easier to find them all and to see how the project evolved. Creating an Instrument Control Board: Initial idea and design. Instrument Co...
- 30 May 2022
Unlock Passwords with TinyML-based Digit Recognition

vilaksh01

Perform the MNIST digit recognition on passwords using the TinyML approach on a tiny MCU.
- 30 May 2022
Recognizing MNIST-based Handwritten Digits on M5Stack Core2

vilaksh01

Learn how to quickly develop a TinyML model to recognize drawn digits on touch interfaces with low-power MCUs.
- 30 May 2022
Handmade Drawing Recognition Interface as from my Smartphone

vilaksh01

Learn how to quickly develop TinyML models to recognize custom, user-defined drawn gestures on touch interfaces, embedded in low-power MCUs.
- 30 May 2022