I first want to thank Texas Instruments and Element14 for having me as part of this road test. This is just a quick update on issues that I have encountered (My own fault but easy mistakes).First, I'm using Windows 10 and had to disable the driv...
Texas Instruments & Würth Elektronik LED RoadTest - Kit Unboxing First, I would like to say thanks to element14, Texas Instruments, and Würth Elektronik for selecting me to participate in this Roadtest+ I will do my best to make this o...
LED Road Test - Unboxing - Blog 1 (2015-11-01)
Who would have thought that electrons passing by some impurities in a semiconductive crystal would convert some of their electrical energy into light? In 1907 Henry Joseph Round discovered electrolumines...
Hello All I am over the moon to be one of the lucky 10 to be selected for the TI and Würth Elektronik LED RoadTest+ and when i applied i had a lot of ideas but i realized that if i want to be accepted for future roadtest and reviews i really need to ...
This is a road test review of the Cypress Semiconductor CY8CKIT-044CY8CKIT-044 PSoC 4M Pioneer Kit I did this before I realized there was a proper road test form - so the Road Test Form is here: Thank you to Cypress Semiconductor and element14 ...
I’ve always had an interest in astronomy at least ever since Haley’s comet came close to earth in 1986. My brother bought me a small telescope and I tried to find that comet, unsuccessfully. Since then, I’ve never really liked going outside and...
This is a continuation of the review of the U1461A Keysight Insulation Resistance Handheld meter. In this post I take them apart down to the main PCB and give you a tour in detail, Identifying the components where possible (Where I can find them...
G'day everyone, This will be my final blog post before I begin to write the road test review. In this particular video that I have created I have looked at all the electrical functions of the multimeter including Earth Bond, and insulation resis...
G'day everyone, This was only extremely spontaneous test that I needed to do and I thought this is a great opportunity to test the logging feature using my Android phone with the Keysight U1461A Insulation Multimeter and the U1117A Bluetooth ser...
Welcome back, Further advanced into my review of the Keysight Insulation Meter U1461A and it's turning out to be quite nice meter. I've managed to determine that it has a surprising level of resolution running up to 99,999 counts although that i...
Greetings everyone, For myself this has been a very eventful couple of weeks since I last posted the initial review. I unfortunately became so unwell I had to visit the hospital and was basically out of commission for a little while. I have two ...
This is a follow-on from the initial review which can be found hereSoftware UpgradeWhen we were checking the Keysight website documentation, it was noted there was a firmware upgrade available.As shipped the meter had ver 1.09, and the new version is...
Greetings everyone,Well this is my first blog entry relating to the Keysight U1461A Insulation multimeter. I would like to thank Element 14 and Keysight for the opportunity to carry out this road test review. I will try and create a perspective based...
In this blog post, comprised of mainly the video we test a few of the environmental ratings of the U1461A meter, www.youtube.com/watch why did I do this to my meter ?, well so you don't have to to know it works Specifically, ...
For google: SAMA5D3 Xplained TFT43AB_OMAP35x 081202 After months on and off with this device I have finally got it working as I intended. I have wifi working, framebuffer working, the LCD display working, and it has only taken me since Sept...
2014 Year in Review Check out some of the best and most popular RoadTests from 2014! Did you use any of these products this year? Are they are your wishlist to try in 2015? (This is not a ranking) #1 The Ultimate Raspberry Pi B...
After I finished my RoadTest review of the Zero Gecko starter kit, I still had some functionality that I want to try out. One of them is SPI support.I have an SD card breakout board in my toolbox. That's what I'm connecting to the starter kit.Simplic...
Hi, I am in the process of writing a tutorial for a Road Test and would like some comments on what items would be most useful: How to load software for IDEHow to setup a Bootloader on flashHow to quick start for demo like flash...
This will be the first posting of my road test experience with the EFM32™︎ Zero Gecko Starter Kit. Today I woke up to the very nice surprise of being chosen for this road test. I want to thank everyone involved who made this possible especially Silico...
For me one of the nice features of the MBR3 chips is the I2C bus. This allows you to read the status of the switches from a microcontroller with just two wires. If you can spare a 3rd wire then you can also use the "host interrupt" feature ...
For my road test of the CapSense MBR3 I want to see how suitable these sensors are for a workshop environment. In my previous test I looked at different types of gloves, so for this test I am going to review different front panel materials and thickn...
I put up my first ever Road Test video on YouTube! Once I get I2C working (or give up), I'll do a write-up as an actual Road Test review. In the mean time, here are my first impressions and a few notes about the CapSense MBR3 eval kit!www.youtube.com...
For my road test of the CapSense MBR3 I want to see how suitable these sensors are for a workshop environment. For that reason I'm conducting two key tests. Firstly one using different types of gloves, and secondly one with different thicknesses of f...
As mentioned in my previous post CapSense Evaluation Kit - First Impressions, I planned to run through the user guide to familiarise myself with the board. I was particularly interested in understanding the configuration of the switch sensitivity and...
