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.

Nouveau projet à temps très partielle...

Qtroniks

Voila, j'ai toujours la tête pleine d'idées et l'une des idées qui me trotte depuis trop longtemps est la conception d'un animatronique de creature Scy-Fy...Bien sur j'avais jamais commencé quoi que ce soit puisqu'il me manquait des ressources d'info...
- 30 Nov 2013
Micro-MaTch Connectors

veronicaluijten

TE Connectivity’s (TE) Micro-MaTch connectors’ spring connection can extend the life of your device and offer a unique solution for your high vibration applications by preventing fretting corrosion through a spring-design contact. With a center...
- 28 Nov 2013
How to minimize power consumption?

e14 Contributor

Current Sensing resistors are designed for low resistance so as to minimize power consumption. In order to meet the requirements of the market Panasonic offers a wide range of Current Sensing Resistors in many case sizes (0402 to 2512), ...
- 28 Nov 2013
Linux Tip: Easy way to run Internet Explorer

fustini

I'm a full-time Linux user so sometimes I run into a site that only works with IE. Here's an easy way to run Internet Explorer in Linux that I found last night: Ask Ubuntu: How to install Internet Explorer (multiple versions)?http://askubu...
- 27 Nov 2013
My First FPGA!

mraureliusr

So today I picked up my first FPGA! It was a sample that I got from Atmel, the AT40K40AL. I had no idea that the part was selling for about $85 on some electronic parts suppliers websites!!! The problem is, I can't seem to find any tools to writ...
- 27 Nov 2013
HP LCD screen comes back to life.

knight_rider1977

My HP dv9000 fell victim to the known motherboard issue. It also fell victim to the crummy screen mount clutch. it has been out of commission for close to a year. While browsing for Raspberry Pi stuff I came across a lvds driver kit...
- 26 Nov 2013
Rasduino - A Raspberry Pi-Arduino robot programmed with Simulink

anujaapte

How can you make a cool Arduino robotics project even cooler - by adding a Raspberry Pi component to it! This is exactly what we did when preparing for our demo booth at Open Hardware Summit in MIT earlier this year. Raspberry Pi is powerful enough t...
- 23 Nov 2013
How I started programming Arduino with Simulink..

anujaapte

Over last few months I have had a lot of fun working on Arduino projects using Simulink. Honestly, I was a bit apprehensive when I started on my first Arduino project. An engineer turned marketer, I had not worked with hardware in over a decade. I ha...
- 23 Nov 2013
Back to work (Or how to finish your coffee and get back to work)

cookieglitch

So, short(ish) break over after settling into a new job and focussing on some other projects that require decent weather (Don't know about you, but I'm not a fan of trying to do fibreglassing and similar when your work space is <10C, or as my phon...
- 23 Nov 2013
Stepper motor speed 28BYJ-48

knight_rider1977

Well after some playing around with some python code I discovered the max speed I can set a delay between pulses in my 28BYJ-48 stepper motor is .002 MS. That speed yielded an average of 5.25 seconds for a full rotation. .003 was at 8 sec...
- 23 Nov 2013
Traveling While Engineering: Why You Should Try Freelancing

e14 Contributor

If you’ve read my first post on the topic, then you already know that I am an electrical engineer traveling the world with my wife. One of the things I do to stay relevant as an engineer is freelance work that I find online. I believe tha...
- 20 Nov 2013
Augmented Reality BreadBoard circuit building guide

Stuartsjones

Spotted this on Reddit just now. In prototype stage, but this could be an excellent teaching tool. www.youtube.com/watch
- 20 Nov 2013
FMCC SOL: Get the Maximum Efficiency of Power System

schurter

SCHURTER today announced an extension of its FMER SOL DC filter portfolio with a series for applications using 3-phase AC. The new FMCC SOL high-performance filter series is designed for rated currents from 150A to 2500A which are ideal for inc...
- 19 Nov 2013
Exemption will expire

gnevison

The exemption for nickel cadmium batteries in Cordless Power Tools (directive 2006/66/EC) will expire on 31 December 2016. Find out more EU Batteries Directive information. Register with element14 to be able to receive the latest EU B...
- 18 Nov 2013
Keithley 2450 SMU quick accuracy comparison

robrenz

I did some quick accuracy testing against my 8846A and it looks pretty impressive. I am not a Cal. lab so this is the best I can do.8846A was set for 100NPLC and digital filtering.2450 was set for the max 10NPLC and filtering with 10 readings t...
- 15 Nov 2013
Reading in a 0V - 5V Analogue voltage on the PSOC 4 Pioneer board

e14 Contributor

This confused me for a bit so if the following helps anyone then great. Here is my circuit diagram.. The problem I was having was assuming that using a single ended ADC input at 12 bits was going to give me 0 for 0V and 4096 for 5V.However ...
- 15 Nov 2013
How to use a Clamp Meter

e14 Contributor

There are several cases when current measurement is necessary. In many of these cases it is practically impossible to break an electrical circuit in order to connect a digital multimeter. Another limitation of using a DMM is that common multime...
- 14 Nov 2013
Traveling While Engineering: An Unexpected Journey

e14 Contributor

In May 2013, I graduated with an electrical engineering degree and a fascination with microprocessors and embedded system design. But instead of going to grad school or getting a job as many of my friends did, I took what a lot of people would ...
- 13 Nov 2013
How I Learned Electronics: A trip down engineering memory lane

tpcipri

As an engineer, I am constantly learning new technologies. Hardly a day goes by where I haven’t learned some new technology or aspect of a technology. In the early 70s when cutting my teeth on electronics, integrated solid state electronics was just ...
- 11 Nov 2013
NF4EB Relay alternative

e14 Contributor

The Panasonic / Matsushita NF4EB relays became obsolete at the end of 2012, Cephos now manufactures a replacement relay module - Cephos C-NF4EB. Available in 5, 12 and 24V versions this module has the same dimensions and pinning as the original ...
- 7 Nov 2013
Panasonic offers highly interesting MELF Replacement Solutions

e14 Contributor

Currently, the market trend goes from MELF type Resistors to SMD Resistors for several reasons. These reasons are cost reduction, optimization of mounting speed, simplification of mounting equipment (no nuzzle needed) and better solder joint reliabil...
- 4 Nov 2013
c++ coding

e14 Contributor

i am writing a c++ code for windows to interact with arduino on com7. i have the code for arduino to take data from com 7. but having difficulty for finding command of c++ for transmitting data on com7. help plz
- 3 Nov 2013
An instant success... Sorta

funinalaska

So this evening on a whim I decided I wanted to try my hand at networking my arduino.So i searched the web for something easy to try my brand spanking new Ethernet Shield with.I ran across this:https://arduino-info.wikispaces.com/ethernet-temp-humidi...
- 2 Nov 2013
Recent Awesome Engineering Podcast Episodes

fustini

The Amp Hour #169 – An Interview with Vincent Himpe – Escaped Electron Elocution http://www.theamphour.com/169-an-interview-with-vincent-himpe-escaped-electron-elocution/ Hosts Chris Gammell and The specified item was not found. interview Vincent Himp...
- 1 Nov 2013
NEW Tiva C Series TM4C129x MCUs

e14 Contributor

Blaze your trail onto the Internet of Things. Check out our new Tiva C Series TM4C129x MCUs, industry’s first ARM Cortex-M4 with Ethernet MAC+PHY, which serves as your gateway to the cloud! http://bit.ly/1bFh3LG
- 31 Oct 2013