This part of the Polarfire SOC Video Kit review will detail the installation of the required software for working with the Polarfire Video SOC development board. Ubuntu 22.04 LTS was used for all the development work however similar steps can b...
This is the third and last blog post before the final review for the Rohm BD9G500EFJ-EVK-001 RoadTest. Here, I'm going to explore one of the many tools Rohm has available on its website to assist with the design process.
To get access, you have t...
This is the second part of the Eval Kit BD9G500EFJ-EVK-001 RoadTest. If you have missed the first blog, you can check it out here.
In this blog I'm going to design a buck converter to provide power to one servo. Input power is supposed to be 4s L...
I recently had the good privilege of being selected to receive the Keysight E36731A Battery Emulator and Profiler as part of Element14's roadtest program. Now, batteries might not be everyone’s cup of tea, but having spent some years worki...
First of all, I want to thank element14 and Rohm for this great opportunity: testing the BD9G500EFJ-EVK-001 evaluation board and becoming for the first time a roadtester.
What's special about the BD9G500EFJ-EVK-001 ?
The BD9G500EFJ-EVK-001 is a...
6.4 Aim-TTi SMU4201 vs Keithley 2450
As of 8/26/23, both the Aim-TTi SMU4201 ($5,250) and the Keithley 2450 ($6,870), show enough similarities in their electrical capabilities, that it makes sense to compare them to see how they differ. Here I w...
6.3 Introduction
Batteries are energy storage devices that store chemical energy to then convert it into electrical energy when required. With the increasing demand for mobile devices and electric vehicles, batteries have become a fundamental compone...
6.2 Diode characterization
A diode is a two-terminal device that facilitates current conduction in one direction and blocks it in the other. The I-V characterization of a diode can be challenging due to the exponential relationship between voltage an...
6.1 Instrument Interfaces
Modern bench test equipment usually support different workflows. Controlling the instrument from the front-panel has the advantage of not requiring a connected computer, but the disadvantage that the instrument's screen ...
My ADI ADALM2000 device, received under Element14's Roadtest program, came at a time when I had begun working on a project related to communications on relatively long (few kilometers long) twisted pairs. I have used cables in differen...
I recently received an ADALM2000 unit, designed and built by Analog Devices, as part of the roadtest program. I have been using this opportunity to explore all that the device offers.
The good thing about the ADALM2000 is that it is a small in...
My Weller WXsmart unboxing video was already finished some weeks ago, but I didn't dare to publish it. Now my fellow roadtesters already published it, I decided to show it to you as well.
Stay tuned for my detailed review which I will p...
There's a 30-minute video review of the MXO 4 oscilloscope here, admittedly longer than I hoped, but it is 20-minutes if you watch at 1.5 times the speed : )
There are chapters in case (like me) you don't like watching long videos. The ...
Weller's WXsmart Soldering Platform is an outstanding setup of equipment and I am fortunate to be selected for this review!
My review of the Weller WXsmart is well underway, however I would like to post an un-boxing video while evaluation continues.
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Hello everyone.
Last week I was randomly selected as a winner of giveaway as part of quiz in Ferrites Essential module sponsored by Würth Elektronik. Today I received the reward. Let’s look at it.
Code of the Kit which I received is 742&nb...
MXO4 Road Test – A digital filter meets the Frequency Response Analyser
I’ve been following some of the audio projects on E14. A combination of the blogs from genebren (Multi-Voice Synthesizer) and javagoza (SystemVerilog Study Notes) pr...
As one of the fortunate RoadTesters of the Weller WXsmart Soldering Platform, part of my assignment is to deliver an unboxing video of two to three minutes in length. After delivering a sneak-peek music-only unboxing last week, I'm back this week...
