Legacy Personal Blogs

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This blog contains the legacy personal blog posts of our members, other than our Top Members whose content has been migrated into individual blogs in this area. Our new platform does not have personal blogs so this is how we have preserved the personal blog posts of our members from the Jive platform. No new posts will be permitted in this blog. Instead, if you wish to create blog content, please post it in the blog in the most appropriate topic area.

  • Light

    e14 Contributor
    What is the diffeence between Current & Light ?

  • 未来LED灯具研发技术的三大方面

    ledlszm
    作为户外应用，大功率LED景观灯具不仅要解决均匀度、亮度方面的问题，同时在配光方面也有一定的要求，即覆盖面积要足够大，光线可以左右拉伸。这样才能实现真正意识上的LED照明，结合目前LED景观灯户外照明的应用现状，未来技术研发将集中在以下几大方面：加强对LED芯片的研发，实现核心技术自主化，进一步降低LED聚光灯具成本;加强电源系统的研发。大功率LED聚光灯具需要恒流驱动电源，以此保证LED补光灯具输出功率的恒定，特别是我国电源电压供应不稳固的现状，这点显得更为重要。

  • Video challenge prize received

    codewhiz
    What a nice surprise! Today, I have received the prize from Video Challenge group where I was selected as one of the lucky winners for a specific week. I guess it pays to be actively voting on those videos uploaded by the community members. I st...

  • 试用这个博客

    e14 Contributor
    EDN的博客现在越来越烂了。 试用这个博客，如果可以的话，把EDN的博客搬到这里来。

  • My first electronics assignment - Hand Peeler

    e14 Contributor
    the link will lead you to a PDF of my first electronics assignment. I think its alright, I feel like its too simplistic, especially since i completed A-Level physics, so this feels extremely simplistic compared to this, but dave seems to think its de...

  • Fluke 233 Review

    cookieglitch
    Late post is late. Many thanks to e-14 for this one. Some time in summer, I won a lovely bit of kit. At the time I was cursing, the day I found out I was only round the corner from the offices but couldn't make it to drool in person. However, fo...

  • Using a Cheap RC Toy as Robotics Platform

    e14 Contributor
    A lot of hobby robotic builders spend a lot of time on building the motorized platform before they even get to any of the sensors or programming options that can really help to advance the skillset needed for this genre of experimental electronics.&n...

  • New Deeter Low Volume Liquid Dispenser offers automated control and monitoring

    deetergroup
       Temperature CompensatedAutomatic Calibration  The Deeter Group, market leaders in the design, development and manufacture of electronic sensors and control systems, announce the introduction of their new Low Volume Liquid Dispenser...

  • Productronica 2011 - as the dust settles...

    wendypreston
    Hi all, Well, we made it all safely back from Munich; and, given the madness that the show started with, it was actually very fruitful for us!  The problem with that, of course, is that when we get back to the office, there are more e-mails...

  • Péter Fankhauser: Meet Rezero, the dancing ballbot

    patkelly
    Really cool robot called "Rezero" has been created by 10 undergraduate students.  It balances on a single ball -- though the ball needs to keep moving to  stand up, it can move very dynamically with the single point of contact  to the ...

  • New TI deal - MSP-EXP430F5529 USB Experimenter’s Board

    RWM
    Watch out for tideals.com!MSP-EXP430F5529 USB Experimenter’s Board for half the standard price!

  • Simple NE555 sound generator

    RWM
    Minimalistic NE555 design - simple sound generator using only one speaker and one capacitor (besides NE555 and battery). Schematic:  Video: players.brightcove.net/.../index.html

  • Simple NE555 piezo sound generator

    RWM
    Minimalistic NE555 design - simple sound generator using only one piezo element (membrane) and one potentiometer to change frequency (besides NE555 and battery). Switch can be used to learn Morse code transmission. Schematic:  Video:pl...

  • Element14 Member of the Month November 2011: Ryszard Milewicz

    patkelly
    Rewarding 5 star membersThis month, we are recognising Ryszard for his great contribution to the community showing great experise in his field. Ryszard will receive a mixed box of goodies.Ryszard Milewicz– Engineer in Power Management and Solid State...

  • Productronica 2011 - halfway through...

    wendypreston
    OK, so far this show has been a classic example of how you can still succeed despite the obstacles that are thrown at you! Try this lot for size: a) My colleague Neil Higby (through no fault of his own) breaks his arm on Saturday, and is not al...

  • New Deeter Liquid Volume Dispenser is Temperature Compensated

    deetergroup
    The Deeter Group, designer, developer and manufacturer of electronic sensors and control systems, Is proud to introduce the Liquid Volume Dispenser.  Typical applications include dosing of chemicals, colours, flavourings or control of any liquid...

  • Lock N Load

    codewhiz
    Recently, I was starting my own development workplace for my personal projects that I'd like to build from time to time. After searching through at element14, here are the tools that I placed on my list. Soldering Station    ...

  • Erster Prototyp

    e14 Contributor
    Hallo! Hier der erste Prototyp meines Chrisduino. Im Anhang findet ihr Schema und Board. Ich freue mich über Anregungen und Hilfe! GrußChris Attachments:community.element14.com/.../chrisduino.brd.zipcommunity.element14.com/.../chrisduino.sc...

  • Productronica 2011 - 10 days to go!

    wendypreston
    Hello all again, Here we are, 10 days to go -  well, strictly speaking 11 days until the start of the show, but my colleagues and I will be there in 10 days time, to "dress" the stand.  We've got a crazy early start on that Monday - th...

  • Sony Ericsson is eyeing to capture the phone market

    e14 Contributor
    It seems that Sony Ericsson is not done yet! It has  got lot more to offer in the future, especially in the Xperia rows. I am  not the one who is anticipating this. Yeah! As per the leaked out ikon which can be considered as the Xperia road...

  • Moflash News: Farnell stock new Moflash Products

    e14 Contributor
    Moflash are pleased to announce that Farnell now stock the AE35M (formerly P40) and AE36M (formerly P60) industrial buzzers from Moflash to extend the current portfolio. Ideal for a wide range of applications including: panel alarms, process control ...

  • Tux or Treat!

    fustini
    Boo! I hope everyone out there is enjoying a frightfully fun Halloween.  I always try to sweeten the open source value proposition in the office: The LED pumpkin is a Vellemen kit: http://www.vellemanusa.com/products/view/?country...

  • And now we wait...

    NurulTaha
    November will be a very anxious time for me. Although I'm not competing in any more major boccia events for the rest of the year, I'm feeling even more anxious waiting for the results of the BC3 Individuals events at both the Europa Cup 2011 and Para...

  • Foto / Video Lightening?

    Stefan-xp
    Thanks to I got inspired to do some more tests with my TI Piccolo Multi-DC/DC Color LED Kit.The Formfactor is a bit difficult to hande, but I managed it by low-tech ;-) So I put the Kit on the edge and got my DSLR ready to shoot some Testpictures...

  • BP 0x0001

    billabott
    This being the 56th anniversary of my birth, it should be noted that I have Big Plans to "Tune in the World with Ham Radio".  I shall be taking and passing the General Class Amateur Radio Examination within the next 30 days.  After that I s...