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.

"Newbees" Q- About Arduino UNO R3

e14 Contributor

The UNO R3 is running a simple program calculatinga variable declared as "TD". The Arduino IDE is runningon the Laptop and both computers are interconnectedwith a USB Cable. Is there any way to have "TD" displayed on the Laptop ??(Would function...
- 5 Mar 2014
A Cousin’s Dilemma

SGarciaV

My cousin emailed me on Friday to let me know that she was having problems with her USB flash drive. Her employer provides these to allow their employees to store files. She mentioned in the email that the drive felt wobbly and that she thought that ...
- 2 Mar 2014
Real-time Streaming Data Visualization using a Raspberry Pi and Plotly

e14 Contributor

Stream all the things! Using a Raspberry Pi and Plot.ly, an online collaborative graphing tool, it is now possible to visualize your sensor data in Real-time! It is very easy to get started; you'll be streaming your own sensor data in no time at...
- 2 Mar 2014
Projects on the horizon

e14 Contributor

I have (a bunch but for this post...) two projects in mind that I want to get working on. I figure this is a good place to keep some notes and maybe even get some feedback or suggestions along the wayArduino Hi - Low - Current Temp MonitorI go on a l...
- 1 Mar 2014
Evolution of Printed Circuit Board Finishes - ENEPIG

e14 Contributor

The evolution of technology manufacturing is always moving towards a higher level of complexity. Newer designs have to be lighter, faster and smaller with every iteration of the next device. As a printed circuit board manufacturer, not on...
- 26 Feb 2014
RPiNoIR as is or with various coloured filters in low light photography.

e14 Contributor

Having a background in photography my interest in the Raspberry Pi started because I saw some potential for expanding my horizons in this field. I have previously worked with infra-red film so the development of the NoIR Pi camera module has gi...
- 26 Feb 2014
Keithley Low Level Measurement Handbook: New 7th Edition

e14 Contributor

Keithley's 200+ page Low Level Measurements Handbook is considered by many to be the authority on precision low level DC measurements. Newly updated for 2014, the handbook explains how to make low level measurements of Current, Voltage, Resistance an...
- 26 Feb 2014
An Interview with Jeri Ellsworth

sophikravitz

This blog is about working for yourself, quitting that horrible day job and finding the creative satisfaction in being your own boss. (Formerly at supergreendot.com)Engineers are typically the type of people who dream up product ideas and can make st...
- 25 Feb 2014
Brain dump

mrspaceman

I have been working a little bit on the Android App (not as much as I would have liked, but time seems really scarce at the moment). for anyone who would like to see some screen designs have a look at the document [https://github.com/element14/n...
- 25 Feb 2014
Reviewers required for book on Electronic Product Design

mistertee

If anyone is keen to read and review this book on Amazon, please get in touch. I can forward a free Kindle copy. Brief details of the book can be found here From Prototype to Product - A Practical Guide for Electronic Engineers eBook: Seggy...
- 25 Feb 2014
Short term contract position for pcb layout - space application

e14 Contributor

Moon Express has an immediate short term need for a layout designer with experience in small pitch CGA / BGA for EU / flight board. Please send resume to adrianadamson@moonexpress.com
- 24 Feb 2014
Company update, Ambiq Micro and more

mlease

It’s been a few crazy busy months at work but I should be getting back on track with regular postings next week. This week I just have a few things that might be of interest ... First, my company started a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo last...
- 24 Feb 2014
Construire un réseau de prise de données avec mon frère!

Qtroniks

Mon frère est en visite et ont a décidé de faire fonctionner son LCD Adafruit et de faire montré le minimum et le maximum de la température prises par un LM35!Maintenant ont réussit à afficher la vrais température en °C et j'ai modifié le code Arduin...
- 23 Feb 2014
Windows 7系统下如何使用USB UART功能【已解决】

e14 Contributor

大家好，我目前正在使用PSoc 4评估板做UART-IIC方面的东西，用来测试一款触摸液晶，但现在在Windows 7操作系统下无法使用板子自带的串口功能，这让我有点郁闷，虽然可以使用其他的USB转串口线代替，但我觉得这样比较麻烦，板子本身就有此功能，为何不用，所以在这里请教各位大神，有没有版本新一点的驱动什么的可以解决该问题。
- 22 Feb 2014
Project Auto PiPiLot: Progress report

docjim

This project forms part of element 14's Ultimate Pi Roadtest portfolio and, as a month has passed since the Ultimate Pi bundle was received, a progress report is due. A lot has happened in that month so I'll detail my experiences under various ...
- 21 Feb 2014
"Beyond the Phone" - Wireless Power Challenge:

e14 Contributor

Have you ever thought of designing ways to incorporate wireless power into our daily lives? If you can provide a solution which goes 'Beyond the Phone' then you should join this challenge. The prizes up for grabs are a 13' MacBook Pro wit...
- 21 Feb 2014
6-Button Lock Controller: Hardware Part 1 - Selection and Simulation

e14 Contributor

Assuming you haven't read the introduction to this project, go to the intro blog: Assuming that you have read the intro above, let's talk about the hardware. To begin with, I'm not going to explain every piece of hardware on th...
- 20 Feb 2014
6-Button Lock Controller: Introduction and PIC Selection

e14 Contributor

I found (and bid on) this project on oDesk.com. I decided it looked like an interesting project, and as I was never awarded the project, I don’t think there are any issues with me posting a solution to it. Here is the original project:&nb...
- 20 Feb 2014
EWeek Infographic: Engineering A Road To Success

Stuartsjones
- 19 Feb 2014
Help- Special effect Led Christmas light controller

e14 Contributor

I am posting here hoping to get idea and help with my project that i wanted to make for an long time. Here the specifics i wanted an 64 channels of led with red, yellow, blue, and white. There will be 16 clusters of four colors, into one ...
- 19 Feb 2014
Did you get your NEW I2C guide?

e14 Contributor

Get to know TI’s world-class I²C bus portfolio!www.ti.com/i2c-sm-eu
- 17 Feb 2014
Setup Hadoop on pcDuino

alvin_jin

Hadoop is a free, Java-based programming framework that supports the processing of large data sets in a distributed computing environment. It is part of the Apache project sponsored by the Apache Software Foundation.Hadoop makes it possible to run ap...
- 17 Feb 2014
Learn from a Fabricator; Time and Money Saving Design Rules

e14 Contributor

As a PCB fabricator we’re frequently asked, “What are your basic design rules?” This could mean a variety of things but typically what designers are looking for are some guidelines to follow when designing a PCB layout. Over the years there’s b...
- 14 Feb 2014
3d Printer Build

e14 Contributor

Started working on a 3d printer called the reprap mendelmax. totally open source and a lot of fun to make!
- 14 Feb 2014
Just Finally Joined Element 14

e14 Contributor

I am soo excited to finally join a website with real people to talk to, with great support and a lot more. I will try to keep you up to date with my new projects I do. Stay tuned weekly!!
- 14 Feb 2014