Legacy Personal Blogs

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My Keysight DAQ970A RoadTest Application

three-phase

Introduction Following on from my successful selection, I have decided to publish my application for the Keysight DAQ970A. There are a number of reasons for doing this; 1) First of all, and primarily, it lets everyo...
- 27 Jun 2019
Running the current amplifier without De-coupling capacitors

three-phase

This is a little extension of my tests on the current amplifier I have been working on. The amplifier was previously used in the Experimenting with Polymer Capacitors design challenge and during the testing I noticed that the polymer capacitors seeme...
- 25 Jun 2019
ATmega/ATtiny Microcontroller Programming Shield for Arduino As ISP R2 - #4

andrewsays

This is the second part of R2 User Guide. Programming 1) Placing the target microcontrollerMake sure the power switch of R2 is off, set the voltage selection jumper to the voltage you want and put your microcontroller in its socket at the r...
- 25 Jun 2019
Apollo 11 Documentry to air June 23rd, 2019 on CNN

jomoenginer

The Apollo 11 Documentary directed by Todd Douglas Miller and sponsored by CNN films will premier tonight, June 23rd, 2019, on CNN. This is an awesome documentary that outlines the moments before the historic Apollo 11 launch with Neil Armstron...
- 23 Jun 2019
DCMotorsMobileRoBot #4 : 3D Printed PCB Holder

dubbie

For my DCMotor Mobile Robot I have now 3D printed a small holder for the Nano and dual H bridge drive PCBs. I wanted to make this mobile robot as tidy and neat as I could so this is a good way of fixing in these two PCBs while at the same time making...
- 21 Jun 2019
ATmega/ATtiny Microcontroller Programming Shield for Arduino As ISP R2 - #3

andrewsays

This is the first part of R2 User Guide. Parts 1) ATmega/ATtiny Microcontroller Programming Shield for Arduino As ISP R2.2) Arduino UNO compatible microcontroller board: Genuine Arduino UNO R3 is recommended but most of all compatible board...
- 20 Jun 2019
Raspberry Pi BOINC Client from Project Mooninite

airbornesurfer

CP at NUCC put these scripts together to handle communication with the BOINC server for our element14 Presents collaboration. boinc.pyimport subprocess class boinc(): # Executes boinccmd commands def cmd(self, command): try: com...
- 19 Jun 2019
Increasing the current amplifier supply decoupling to 220uF

three-phase

Introduction Physical fit Test results Temperature measurements Amplifier gain Performance relative to capacitor size Polymer capacitors Electrolytic capacitors Conclusions IntroductionI am extending my test results blog for the exp...
- 18 Jun 2019
Version control in PSoC Creator

koudelad

Hello, I know many people on element14 community know PSoCs and do projects with them. So do I. There is a newer IDE, ModusToolbox Software Environment (based on Eclipse), but currently only for PSoC 6 devices. However, for PSoC 5 and lower, the...
- 18 Jun 2019
Dad's Day Gift - Every Tool's a Hammer

jomoenginer

So, on Dad's day I was surprised by a gift from my daughter that was sitting on the table. It's was Adam Savage's latest book Every Tool's a Hammer which details his journey as a developing Maker. For those not familiar with Adam Savage, ...
- 17 Jun 2019
DC Motor Mobile Robot : With Nano Controller

dubbie

I took the Nano controller that I used with the small train from my SuperRobot and just reconnected it to the battery and DC motors on my DCMotorMobot. This is all connected outside the 3D printed shell so is just dragged or pushed along but I wanted...
- 16 Jun 2019
Getting up and running with Arm Design Start, Debugging the ARM Cortex M1 and M3

adamtaylorcengfiet

We have previously explored how to create the Arm Cortex M1/M3 hardware design in Vivado and how to build and run a SW when using a Xilinx FPGA. However, not every application works perfectly first time, this is where debugging comes in. In this blog...
- 16 Jun 2019
ATmega/ATtiny Microcontroller Programming Shield for Arduino As ISP R2 - #2

andrewsays

The schematic is now ready to be shared.It is not my creation after all but a combinations of common reference designs out there with my little creativity.You may find my R2’s limitations from it if you have some knowledge on AVR programming. – Let’s...
- 16 Jun 2019
ATmega/ATtiny Microcontroller Programming Shield for Arduino As ISP R2 - #1

andrewsays

I’m back with my “ATmega/ATtiny Microcontroller Programming Shield for Arduino As ISP R2”.This is a slightly enhanced version of R1 which I’ve been using for programming microcontrollers for long time.I’m now able to program most of all major DIP typ...
- 15 Jun 2019
Heatsink performance on the current amplifier

three-phase

I have carried out some more temperature measurements at two different current levels on the amplifier board. The original current amplifier had insufficient heatsink originally, and I improved the cooling by thermally bridging the heatsink to the al...
- 14 Jun 2019
Element14 Rewards for Something! : Unboxing (technically unbagging)

dubbie

Just came back to my house to find an envelope containing some stuff from Tariq and Element 14. Not entirely sure why they sent me some stuff as I am not a recent winner of Project14. Maybe it was for being a runner up or a presenter or just being ni...
- 14 Jun 2019
YAPS Part Nine - Creating the Arduino Interface

Andrew J

Edits: 15/6/19 - embedded YouTube video rather than just have a link. 9/7/19 - updated link to part 10 Whilst waiting for the new PCBs to be manufactured and delivered, I started on the...
- 14 Jun 2019
How I Enroll for a RoadTest - Part 8: Case for Harting Mica Road Tests

Jan Cumps

The element14 roadtests are a great way to learn new things. Whenever I see a test that interests me, I enroll.Success is not guaranteed. I've been selected for some, not for others. In this series I'll explain how I decide to enroll or not.I'll also...
- 11 Jun 2019
DCMotorsMobile Robot : Full 3D Printed Chassis

dubbie

I printed out the remaining part for my half dome head for the DC Motor Mobile Robot and I decided that I did not really like it. It didn't fit together particularly well and it just didn't look very good. So, I decided to return to my ...
- 11 Jun 2019
YAPS Part Eight - Prototyping the Power Stage

Andrew J

EDITS: 14/6/19 - updated navigation link 27/6/19 - updated post for built power stagePrototyping BoardI'm waiting for new PCBs to come before cr...
- 11 Jun 2019
DC Motor Mobile Robot : The Top Rotating Dome

dubbie

The next step in my DC motor mobile robot was the 3D printing of the top dome part. The purpose of this part is to contain some sensors so that the mobile robot can obtain information about the environment in front of the chassis. By making this a ro...
- 10 Jun 2019
Amplifier test board

three-phase

This is the test board I made up for the experimenting with polymer capacitors challenge based around my current amplifier project. I had meant to include this in the first challenge blog, but published the blog without including it, so I will put it...
- 9 Jun 2019
DC Motors Mobile Robot : Adding the Battery Container

dubbie

The next step in my DC Motor Mobile Robot is to add the battery container. This is a 3D printer box that a slightly smaller 4 x AA battery holder fits into. I decided to use a smaller battery holder as the original one did not leave any room for putt...
- 7 Jun 2019
DC Motor Build #2 : Almost Completed Chassis and First Trials

dubbie

Having purchased some of the Micro Metal GearMotors I decided to make a small mobile robot to try them out. As the motors are so neat I decided that I would try to make a mobile robot that was also 'neat' and try and make it look as nice as p...
- 6 Jun 2019
ATmega/ATtiny Microcontroller Programming Shield for Arduino As ISP R1

andrewsays

ATmega/ATtiny Microcontroller Programming Shield for Arduino As ISP R1 I like using ATmega/ATtiny microcontrollers for my projects.I normally use Arduino IDE and Arduino As ISP to program them.I built a shield for the programming by myself for m...
- 6 Jun 2019