Legacy Personal Blogs

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Make a component a device in Eagle

drlucyrogers

CadSoftusa Eagle PCB design software already has a lot of Farnell Element 14 components in its libraries - and more you can add from here. But what happens if there is something you want to use that isn't there? Recently I wanted to attach a CR2...
- 5 Aug 2015
Matrix have a Formula for success with latest robotics Kickstarter

benmatrix

This Friday, 7 August Matrix TSL launch their first ever Kickstarter campaign with a state of the art robot buggy and robotics course they are hoping to launch in early 2016. players.brightcove.net/.../index.html https://d2pq0u4uni88oo.cloudfront...
- 4 Aug 2015
On our way for an Integrated Braking Chip for Motorcycle ABS

MAb

The first Motorcycle ABS IC Familly. One Channel ABS IC for Scooters, two Channels ABS IC for Motorcycles. Smallest ABS package with low RDSon low side drivers. first published on YouTube/Freescale channel www.youtube.com/watch
- 3 Aug 2015
TimeFrame Part2

andysc

In part 1 of this blog, I described the original concept behind the TimeFrame clock, its initial implementation in the SecondLife 3D immersive world, and my 4-bit mechanical prototype. With the confidence gained from getting the 4-bit prototype ...
- 30 Jul 2015
Grow tray and gravity driven pump thoughts

sftwrngnr

I talked to my 12 year old daughter this morning about how to minimize the power consumption for the hydroponic system for our vertical farming system. She suggested something that used gravity, and I looked on YouTube and found some interestin...
- 30 Jul 2015
Intro: PCB Design Software CadSoft EAGLE

drlucyrogers

What do you do when you want to make your first PCB? This is what I did: Ask around to see who else has made one and how they did it.See what free / inexpensive PCB design software is available - I may hate it and only ever make one.Downloa...
- 29 Jul 2015
No, Alexander Graham Bell did not invent the telephone

bluescreen

I came across a fascinating bit of historical correction today. Generations of children in the United States (including me) were raised to revere Alexander Graham Bell as the inventor of the telephone. We learned about how his work with the d...
- 28 Jul 2015
TI Hercules LaunchPad RM57: Digital filtering Heart

martinvalencia

Digital filter design: The cardiac signal has a bandwidth of 200Hz, we want to design a filter to remove band reject of 60Hz power line induced around us: 1. Calculation: BW = bandwidth of the input signal.Fs: Sampling frequency.FNyqui...
- 28 Jul 2015
Weekend Project: Advanced Hydroponic Maintenance System

russm24

It's been quite a while since I came up with a new project, part of it is me being occupied with running tests and projects for my company and the rest is spent for leisure. This weekend, though, I decided that it was time for me to get back on t...
- 27 Jul 2015
EPROM Reader Project

SGarciaV

Introduction It all started at the beginning of 2015 when an EPROM related topic was discussed in the Color Computer mailing list where I participate. I recall that way back in the 80s I coded a small program that I put on an EPROM and ran when ...
- 27 Jul 2015
Zero to IoT in Five Minutes (Part 2)

chriswhite

This post was written by chriswhite. Last time, I gave an intro to the Photon IoT development board, but didn’t have enough time to get into the details of the project I was making. This week I’ll get into the details. Despite my outward sk...
- 27 Jul 2015
MTBF of GM Tubes

GJZ

Assisting Fred helan with MTBF details for GM tubes. Got some details for Fred postGeiger Mueller counter's Tube protection and preservation but it will probably raise more questions. New to GM tubes or just curious? Please read this https://en...
- 22 Jul 2015
Configuring GitHub with Eclipse on a Mac

PEarle

These are the steps I took to enable me to be able to use GitHub with Eclipse on a Macbook. I'm using Eclipse Mars version, which comes with the Git plugin installed by default so I don't have to worry about that - my main challenges were in ...
- 21 Jul 2015
Raytheon Researchers have 3D Printed 80% of the Components in a Guided Missile

GardenState

The printable components of a missile are shown in this cutaway model.The newest addition to the arsenal of 3D printed weaponry, which currently includes pistols, rifles and dart guns, is a guided missile. Using 3D printing researchers at Raytheon Mi...
- 20 Jul 2015
Arduino RTC I2C example

roeebloch

Hi,See my clock with some theory here:http://www.electronics-freak.com/lesson-15-arduino-i2c-rtc/ Enjoy,Roee
- 18 Jul 2015
How the IoT will Impact the Supply Chain

wpolk

Dianne Kibbey, global head of community for element14, was recently featured in an article on Global Purchasing's website. The piece examined how the IoT will affect the supply chain, from design engineers to manufacturers and even purchasing pro...
- 17 Jul 2015
Checking Out GaN Half-Bridge Power Stage: Texas Instruments LMG5200 - Part 1: Preview

Jan Cumps

It doesn't have to be silicon all the time. I have a Gallium-nitride device here at the Cumps lab that I'm going to try out. In some high voltage, high power designs, GaN FETs have advantages over Si. On the other hand they are also more difficult to...
- 17 Jul 2015
Geiger Mueller counter's Tube protection and preservation

e14 Contributor

Currently I am investigating the lifetime or MTBF of GM Tubes.Usually a maximum of Counts is specified on GM Tubes.For example the SBM-20 from Russia has a total pulses lifetime of: at least 2*1010''GSTube.com''. Tubes, sockets etc. Parameters and ch...
- 17 Jul 2015
What pictures capture your love of engineering?

bluescreen

Hi Guys. It's been an action-packed couple of weeks. I attended a conference in New York where I got to hang out with the ever-amazing GardenState, met with our team in Chicago to discuss our plans for the second half, took a few days to go camp...
- 16 Jul 2015
How to get started and earn points

GJZ

To get rid of a low ranking status I think new users should know that element14 has posted a page where you can see where and how you can crank up your ranking:Your Ranking: element14 Community Badges, Levels & Points
- 15 Jul 2015
Rotary Encoders - Part 5: Capturing Input on an FPGA

Jan Cumps

I've removed the rotary encoder from the scroll button of a defect mouse. Let's see how we can use that in a microcontroller design.In post 1, I wired up the electronics.In part 2, I'm capturing the encoder's info on a Cypress PSoC4.In the third blog...
- 15 Jul 2015
Virtual Eye System -- Post-2 -- Setting up and getting started

nikhil22

Good day folks!!! I know......I know......It has been very late since the last blog.....but we're back in to action. Having received the kit very late, we are having a minor setback compared to other comrades. Never the less, I would like ...
- 15 Jul 2015
Device Security Checklist

chriswhite

Written by Elecia White.I am not a security expert. I am not a cryptographer. I do care, perhaps slightly more than average, how my device data can be used maliciously. Possibly, it is because I am a developer and can think of all the slimy ways I co...
- 14 Jul 2015
Rotary Encoders - Part 4: Capturing Input on a Texas Instruments Hercules LaunchPad with eQEP

Jan Cumps

I've removed the rotary encoder from the scroll button of a defect mouse. Let's see how we can use that in a microcontroller design.In post 1, I wired up the electronics.In part 2, I'm capturing the encoder's info on a Cypress PSoC4.In the third blog...
- 13 Jul 2015
Rotary Encoders - Part 3: Capturing Input on an Arduino

Jan Cumps

I've removed the rotary encoder from the scroll button of a defect mouse. Let's see how we can use that in a microcontroller design.In post 1, I wired up the electronics.In part 2, I'm capturing the encoder's info on a Cypress PSoC4.This time, I'm ch...
- 13 Jul 2015