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.

A Transistor Load: How it Works

jc2048

A Transistor Load A Transistor Load: Stability A Transistor Load: Stability Part 2 Introduction Important note: I'm learning about design with transistors and this is an investigation of transistor design techniques and presents a first pr...
- 30 Dec 2018
A Transistor Load: Stability Part 2

jc2048

Introduction This is a short follow-up to A Transistor Loadwhich I blogged about as part of the Project14 Test and Instrumentation competition. In the last blog A Transistor Load: StabilityI got as far as compensating the amplifier section ...
- 30 Dec 2018
Bluetooth Controller for LEDs #1 : De-constructing the Controller

dubbie

Whilst wandering around a local store after Christmas looking for reduced cost Christmas decorations and hence bargains - of which there were only a very small number this year, I noticed a Christmas Wonderland Bluetooth Transfer, for controlling a s...
- 27 Dec 2018
Alps exhibited at electronica 2018

alpselectric

Alps electric exhibited at electronica 2018 held in Munich, Germany.The booth introduced its technologies and products for market like IoT, automotive, virtual reality. HighlightTouch input module: a fusion of Alps (manufacturer of electronic co...
- 27 Dec 2018
Issue using Energia for the CC3200 LaunchXL

kweber250

Hello All,I'm trying to compile this code in Energia and I receive the error below, I receive a similar error regardless of the code, if I need to download a library to write in c, which library and where do I download it.Thank you!//////////////////...
- 26 Dec 2018
LoadCape, MotorCape, and BBBW/Flask and Ideas

silver2row

Hello, ... I was making some ideas come to life on GitHub.com. The two major items were related to BBBW and BBGW w/ the newer Capes available. I used the MotorCape to make some motors move and the LoadCape to make some loads (motors) m...
- 23 Dec 2018
Getting up and running with Arm Design Start, Generating the SW

adamtaylorcengfiet

In my last blog we examined how we could get the Arm Design Start Cortex M3 up and running on out Arty A7-35T board using the example SW application provided. In this blog we are going to look at how we can create our own application software. T...
- 19 Dec 2018
Implementing my Local Webserver - a frustrating, yet instructional story.

neilk

I've long harboured the dream of remotely monitoring the temperature in my greenhouses, but have been put-off by the need to run cables, or invest in relatively costly WiFi shields for my Arduinos. I'm sure there are other solutions, but let&...
- 17 Dec 2018
Next project .... Seismograph ?

tigerfeather

next project suggestion at home seismograph with data logging and maybe a mesh network of them to pin point the direction. The Surf Lab: A Place For Kooks and Dukes Alike
- 15 Dec 2018
Adding GPS functionality to the BG96 on the Telus LTE-M IoT Starter Kit

james.flynn

Previously, I developed an example program using the Telus LTE-M IoT Starter Kit (available from Avnet) using the Mbed O/S. This effort is detailed in the Blog post https://www.element14.com/community/blogs/JimFlynn/2018/09/25/using-the-mbed-os...
- 14 Dec 2018
Fluke Prize Winnings

three-phase

I recently completed a survey sent to me by Fluke and at the end had the option to enter a prize draw with the ability to select the preferred prize. Some of the prizes were meters, but they also offered their Calibration: Philosophy in Practice...
- 13 Dec 2018
Derek Molloy's new book includes PocketBeagle and BBB Wireless

jomoenginer

It looks like Dr. Derek Molloy, the author of the very popular Exploring Beaglebone and Exploring Raspberry Pi, is creating a second edition of his Beaglebone book which will include the PocketBeagle as well as the BeagleBone Black Wireless. Dr' Moll...
- 13 Dec 2018
Debugging Ethernet, SATA, and PCIe for IoT Devices

caroline_teledynelecroy

Figure 1: A generic IoT block diagram shows serial-data links in blue In our ongoing review of debugging serial-data standards for Internet of Things (IoT) devices, let's now turn to three more popular protocols: Ethernet, SATA, and PCIe. Et...
- 13 Dec 2018
Finished the Mobile Robot MOOC

dubbie

Having become a little behind on the four week Open2Study Mobile Robot MOOC that I signed up near the beginning of November 2018 I decided to put some extra effort in and get ti finished. I didn't quite manage to get 100% in every asse...
- 13 Dec 2018
Anyone need a set of SNES ASICs?

baldengineer

The Good NewsThe chips are in good physical shape. I removed them from the board with a hot air pencil. There are no significantly damaged pins. The chips include the main CPU, VRAM, PPU1, PPU2, and two 32K RAMs. There is also a BA6592F TV enco...
- 13 Dec 2018
micro:bit Break-In Game

yg@ap

The micro:bit Club we have been awarded from element14 for the Great Micro:bit Education Giveaway is still awaiting its showcase at one of our preferred At-Risk Youth Centers here in Singapore. Meanwhile, we've been working with Maha Bodhi s...
- 13 Dec 2018
Arduino Tutorial #4: RGB LED

meera_hussien

Arduino Tutorial #4: RGB LED In this tutorial, we will look into how to control the RGB LED. First, let us look at the theoretical of the RGB LED. B...
- 12 Dec 2018
ALPS / Energy harvester SPGA Series debut

alpselectric

ALPS' SPGA series Energy Harvester is a compact power-generating deviceemploying electromagnetic induction to generate power with each push or release.The product can function as a switch when it's combined with low-power wireless technology....
- 12 Dec 2018
Quick LED project

dwinhold

Here is a quick LED project I made for my daughter. The picture was cut with a CNC in 1/4" Plexiglas, I drew it in AutoCAD. There is an LED light strip attached to a USB outlet which I plugged into a battery. Thanks for checking it ou...
- 11 Dec 2018
Studying

dubbie

One of the goals of my retirement was to undertake some further study, mostly in robotics and Artificial Intelligence. Not for any constructive reason but just for fun. I didn't want to do anything too heavy or demanding as I wanted to be retired and...
- 10 Dec 2018
Arduino Simulator : UnoArduSim

meera_hussien

In this tutorial, we will look at the readily available simulator for Arduino. There are a lot of simulators available in the market. Some need to be purchased and some are freeware, which means you can use it for free. Today we will look at the Ard...
- 8 Dec 2018
iWave's RZ/G1C Single Board Computer to rank 'TOP 10' Single Board computers of 2018

prashanth.nagendrappa

Hi All Great to find iWave's G1C SBC ranked in TOP10 by EE Times. https://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1333687&page_number=8 &nb...
- 3 Dec 2018
Key Microminiature Connection Points

MolexConnectors

Microminiature connectors were initially designed for consumer handheld devices but are now being used in applications across my industries. These new application features have translated into more modularity and increased flexible printed assemblies...
- 30 Nov 2018
IOT Central - Microsoft's SAAS Solution

james.flynn

Overview Data Collection Internet Storage aka, the cloud Managing/Manipulating the Data Creating the IoT Central Application Create the Application Create a REAL device Configuring your Telus Kit/Data-Collection device source code Mon...
- 29 Nov 2018
Testing-8 pb

rachfasi

Testing pb
- 28 Nov 2018