Review Blogs

Mobile live podcast encoder - part I

mstarzak

IntroThe deadline for blog post submission is way too close to be ignored so let's get down to business. I've been lately busy with a lot of work-related stuff. All the hobby projects had to be put on hold. But since the summer vacation is getting cl...
- 23 Jun 2014
CapSense Evaluation Kit - First Impressions

Workshopshed

I volunteered for this road test because I thought that capacitive switches could be a good solution for front panels for CNC or measuring equipment in a workshop environment. I particularly liked the idea that you could design your switches on a PCB...
- 21 Jun 2014
The Ultimate Raspberry Pi bundle Pi Dozer Post 3

afoste12

Forward: I have to say, being an engineering student it has been such a tool and resource to have Element 14. For example tuition costs are pricey, so to afford all the awesome electronics I received from this bundle would have been far and in betwe...
- 31 May 2014
Poll

edumotion

Looking forward to your entries ...: What to do next ?
- 24 May 2014
Wait-Time

edumotion

First weeks status, I didn't received the hardware yet. Looking forward to get the tools soon as I would like to use them for the The Inductive Sensing Design Challenge
- 23 May 2014
New Year’s Party Pack - To entertain the masses or just babysit the kids - Introduction

Brett.Wildermoth

Goal: Being a father of two and having many friends in the same category. The goal to having a great party is ensuring, the kids are entertained. So my goal was not to turn the raspberry pi into the ultimate rave machine, but to use it to keep a...
- 1 Jan 2014
RoadTest Review Round-up - December 10, 2013

doctorcdf

Over the past week, we have had more compelling, interesting and engaging content come in:Agilent 34461A Digital Multimeterhttp://www.element14.com/community/roadTestReviews/1628Agilent MSOX2024A with a Development Kithttp://www.element14.com/communi...
- 10 Dec 2013
RoadTest Review Round-up - December 2, 2013

doctorcdf

Over the past couple of weeks, we have had much more compelling, interesting and engaging content come in:chipKIT™︎ Pihttp://www.element14.com/community/roadTestReviews/1620TI Hercules TMS570LS04 LaunchPadhttp://www.element14.com/community/roadTestRev...
- 2 Dec 2013
Christmas Gift Ideas part 2 - Analog Kit

shabaz

Christmas Gift Ideas part 2 – Analog Kit IntroductionI noticed another interesting kit from Farnell/Newark which was so nice I purchased two – one as a gift and one for myself. The Arduino kit reviewed earlier is suitable for beginners of any ag...
- 30 Nov 2013
RoadTest Review Round-up - November 18, 2013

doctorcdf

Since the site upgrade, we've had even more excellent reviews come in of RoadTest products - take a look:Agilent 34461A Digital Multimeterhttp://www.element14.com/community/roadTestReviews/1578Agilent MSOX2024A with a Development Kithttp://www.elemen...
- 18 Nov 2013
Keithley 2450 Zener diode test

robrenz

I just had to try out the sweep functionality of the 2450 on a 12V zener. Very easy to set up and the graph mode is very functional.The pan and zoom is a little slow and seems to have a glitch if you zoom in too far. Still very awesome. As...
- 30 Oct 2013
RoadTest Review Round-up - October 22, 2013

doctorcdf

Over the past seven days, we've had even more excellent reviews come in of RoadTest products - take a look:Agilent 34461A Digital Multimeterhttp://www.element14.com/community/roadTestReviews/1578Cypress PSoC4 Pioneer kithttp://www.element14.com/commu...
- 22 Oct 2013
RoadTest Review Round-up - October 15, 2013

doctorcdf

Over the past seven days, we've had some excellent reviews come in of RoadTest products - take a look: EasyPIC Fusion v7 http://www.element14.com/community/roadTestReviews/1570 http://www.element14.com/community/roadTestReviews/1569 Ardui...
- 15 Oct 2013
Review of the Freedom KL25z Board

Former Member

At first glance, this board seems a little complex, to say the least: it has two USB ports, a million pads to solder headers on, a touch slider, an accelerometer and a large TQFP-80 ARM microcontroller. This is different to what most people com...
- 26 Jul 2013
reviewing the freescale accelerometer demo

jaytech101

ive have went through emense amount of research and tested my cube with other peoples projects with the SDA and scl pins with arduino but unbeknownst to me every single attempt I've done never worked. please help.
- 2 Jul 2013
CoreCommander RoadTest

ngadhia

I am writing the post to give some more insight on the product that is available for Enrollment from today (May 16, 2012). Most of the information is already posted on the roadtest page: http://www.element14.com/community/roadTests/1087&nb...
- 16 May 2012
Road Test Results for FLUKE 190-204 Portable SCOPE-METER

kkazem

Road Test: FLUKE 190-204, SCOPE-METER First, the grade for the FLUKE 190 Portable Scope-Meter; I give it an 8 out of 10. I would have given it a higher grade except for two reasons. First, the screen can’t seem to provide essential data on the c...
- 29 Mar 2012
Test du Agilent U1272A (Review of Agilent U1272A)

Former Member

Hello, As I'm a french Speaker I will write this review in french but I will try to add some comment in english. Le multimètre U1272AU1272A d'agilent à un aspect très "pro" dès qu'on le prend en main. ...
- 4 Apr 2011
Hawkboard Roadtest Review

gbrettell

Hawkboard Review / Part-1 By Gregory M Brettell I was stoked when I found out that I had won a Hawkboard on the element-14 website! I also received some element-14 ‘swag’ (slang for freebees) including pens, post-it pads, T-...
- 11 Nov 2010
TDK 24 LS10024

Former Member

I chose the LS100 24V 4.5A model to test, afterwards I intend to use it to power some stepper motor drivers. First impressions are that the unit is of good quality and was made in Vietnam where I guess labour ischeap. There are very similar item...
- 20 May 2010
How to take a RoadTest

awinning

RoadTest started as a feature in Technology First Journal, and proved so popular we decided to extend it to element14. We offer journal readers and element14 members a chance to get the latest development kits and other new products to trial. To...
- 7 Aug 2009