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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.

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  • Solar Power Use

    knight_rider1977
    knight_rider1977
    I was thinking about using solar power to either charge batteries or power a small Radio Controlled car.  Would this be feasible or would the amount of solar cells needed be so large it would look more like a giant moving solar panel than a car....
    • 25 Feb 2015
  • Help with high volt transistor

    e14 Contributor
    e14 Contributor
    Hello,I am trying to find a transistor or amplifier that can work with large voltages, like 100 kilovolts. I am trying to build an x-ray machine and need the transistor to vary the voltages with an Arduino. The transistor will separate the Arduino fr...
    • 25 Feb 2015
  • Atmel SAMA5D4 Xplained Ultra Road Test -- Day 3

    pettitda
    pettitda
    I followed the link listed in my last post and decided to use the J20 EDBG-USB connector to "talk" to the board.  So I clicked on the link labeled "Install USB drivers for Atmel and Segger tools" and landed on the download page for the...
    • 25 Feb 2015
  • Electrical Safety in Product Design

    mistertee
    mistertee
    Here is a link to a post from some time ago. This presents the points to be taken into account in the design of products that uses mains voltages. Electrical Safety in product design This covers Class I, Class II, types of insulation and th...
    • 25 Feb 2015
  • Facing and solving the big problems of digital marketing

    e14 Contributor
    e14 Contributor
    Think about the types of digital advances we’ve seen in the last few years.We’ve seen the rise of Blu-ray technology, the introduction of Facebook,the invention of the iPod, the iPhone, the iPad and all their equivalenttechnologies. Each time a new t...
    • 25 Feb 2015
  • Vintage Turntable repair: Can I fix a Perpetuum Ebner from 1958 - part 3 - Infineon Motor Driver shield

    Jan Cumps
    Jan Cumps
    What happened before: For almost a year I have a vintage turntable from Perpetuum Ebner at home.It's not mine. It belongs to someone that asked me to fix it. And it turned out that fixing the motor would cost too much.I asked the owner to co...
    • 24 Feb 2015
  • Optimum PCB Design Flow

    e14 Contributor
    e14 Contributor
    How to achieve an ideal PCB Design flow by using the Eurocircuits smart menus ?Helping our electronics design customers to define the best PCB layout flow possible and thus save time, avoid communication problems and achieve the best price and reliab...
    • 24 Feb 2015
  • CurSns2. Current Sense Resistors

    peterjcs23
    peterjcs23
    CurSns2 – Current Sense Resistors.24 Feb 2015This section, CurSns2, will cover Current Sense Resistors (RSense) in different circuit configurations:Low-SideHigh-Side2-Wire4-WireA current sensor is used to convert current to an easily measured voltage...
    • 24 Feb 2015
  • Looking for a rugged hinged SIM connector?

    LaurenceHillGCT
    LaurenceHillGCT
    Then look no further than SIM5055 from GCT!  This hinged SIM Connector accepts Mini SIM cards, it's robust locking mechanism holds the SIM card tight and provides solution resistant to vibration and mechanical shock. The hinge opens, the SIM car...
    • 24 Feb 2015
  • Hvorfor Download elendig bredbånd europapolitik? The Corliss Group Latest Tech Review

    e14 Contributor
    e14 Contributor
    Federal Communications Commission forbereder sig på at behandle internetvirksomheder som offentlige forsyningsvirksomheder under afsnit II af 1934 Communications Act, er det værd at spørge, hvordan offentlig regulering af internettet ville faktisk ar...
    • 24 Feb 2015
  • Atmel SAMA5D4 Xplained Ultra Roadtest -- Restart

    pettitda
    pettitda
    I decided I had gotten a little ahead of myself as my application had stated that I would setup and run the applicable demos.  So, I've restarted at the link given by doctorcdf on the roadtest discussion page: GettingStarted_a5d4_xplained &...
    • 23 Feb 2015
  • One Guy's Pursuit for the Perfect Hand: 39 Years and a 3D Printer

    e14 Contributor
    e14 Contributor
    Jose Delgado, Jr., suches as the reaction he's reaching his brand-new 3D-printed hand. "Wow," his employers at the storage facility claim. "Where did you get that?".  It's one of the most realistic prosthesis he's ever before had, though it...
    • 23 Feb 2015
  • piezo

    e14 Contributor
    e14 Contributor
    how to connect ABT-441-RC  PIEZO ELEMENT, 27MM, 4200HZ to produce high power?
    • 23 Feb 2015
  • Current Sensor 1. Introduction.

    peterjcs23
    peterjcs23
    Current Sensor 1. Introduction. 19 Feb 2015 Voltage and current sensing are fundamental to electrical and electronic circuits. Pretty much all analogue parametric sensors have a voltage output that is going to be compatible with the input ...
    • 21 Feb 2015
  • Newbie

    e14 Contributor
    e14 Contributor
    just wanted to say that i am new here, but also that I am amazed at how cool this place is...
    • 21 Feb 2015
  • Received the Atmel SAMA5D4 Xplained Ultra board! Yay!

    pettitda
    pettitda
    I received the Atmel SAMA5D4 Xplained Ultra board via UPS yesterday.  Here's what I found in the box.  The little cardboard inside directed me to go to http://www.atmel.com/sama5d4xplained to get started.  At the website under...
    • 20 Feb 2015
  • MIT AppInventor and Arduino Part5 - controlling 28BYJ-48 stepper motor via Bluetooth from Android app

    neilk
    neilk
    This post builds on previous posts, drawing together the use of AppInventor to create an Android app to send commands, via Bluetooth, to an Arduino controlling a stepper motor using the AccelStepper library.Because the HC06 Bluetooth board is connect...
    • 19 Feb 2015
  • Now able to reset the Si4703 via C code

    packetgeek
    packetgeek
    One of the problems with working with the Raspberry Pi and various peripherals is the sometimes confusing documentation.  Case in point: writing C code to control the Si4703 FM radio receiver breakout board via it's I2C interface. The Si470...
    • 18 Feb 2015
  • Use of Ri w Goggle Monitor and glove typewriter/mouse

    e14 Contributor
    e14 Contributor
    It is quite obvious that Ri is making computers more portable than ever and will continue to do so.  The user interface for computing should also undergo revolutionary changes. Any products out there going this route?  I envision Ri to...
    • 18 Feb 2015
  • Creating the 6 DoF Platform – Part2

    benmatrix
    benmatrix
    In this follow-up blog article we will discuss how we created an Android based application to run on a tablet which transmitted XY rotation data out over Bluetooth to our Arduino. We will also discuss the Bluetooth module we attached to our Arduino a...
    • 17 Feb 2015
  • need a bit of help with new project

    e14 Contributor
    e14 Contributor
    Need some assistance with a piface digital board attached to Raspberry piwhat I am looking to do is connect a flow sensor to it and try and write a program where I can dispatch a set volume of oil into a container.I have the motor relay pump etc all ...
    • 17 Feb 2015
  • Package day, not so much else

    e14 Contributor
    e14 Contributor
    Very short, first blog post.Recieved a nice package yesterday from UPS:The Atmel SAMA5D4 Xplained Ultra wonderfull mouthfull name, ill call it the SAMA.Was searching for some detailed information and well, im slightly sad, the optional LCD is atleas...
    • 17 Feb 2015
  • How to print myself

    e14 Contributor
    e14 Contributor
    Hi everyone,Have you seen this kind of dolls before? They are dolls of real people, and made by 3D printer!In the past, we can make cartoon images of ourselves. Just take a photo and edit it with software such as Photoshop or others. It’s only a 2D m...
    • 17 Feb 2015
  • Raspberry Pi 2

    glofx
    glofx
    Just got my Raspberry Pi 2 ordered. I can't wait to test this thing out, and get to developing some new projects This sounds awesome, and can't wait to dive right in!
    • 15 Feb 2015
  • Witam

    e14 Contributor
    e14 Contributor
    • 13 Feb 2015
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