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  • MaaxBoard-RT: XBAR demo - for you

    Another SDK project converted and extended: a demo what XBAR is and how to use it (I tried to get familiar with XBAR, features and looking for more features to support on my project). What is XBAR? XBAR is a programmable "cross-connect matrix", used…

  • #24: Transient EMI Debug using Tektronix MDO4000 Mixed Domain Oscilloscope

    Note that I revised this video recently. The revise video can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhXEI3ihEFI This video shows an example of using the Tektronix MDO4000 Mixed Domain Oscilloscope to track down the source of a transient EM...
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  • USB Type-C Power Delivery Trigger Board || DIY or Buy

    Click "Like" to get coupon: https://jlcpcb.com/Workshop-PCB-Project-Competiton $2/5pcs 2Layer & $5/5pcs 4Layer PCBs: https://jlcpcb.com Previous video (Reflow Soldering video): https://youtu.be/ARWmGVCOw3w Here is why USB Type-C is awesome video: ...
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  • Quick tip: Automatically start Google Maps and a Speed Camera app with NFC!

    This is a really easy life hack if you’ve got an NFC tag kicking around. Putting the phone into the holder activates whatever apps you want using an app called Automate (there are others like Tasker which can do the same thing). #shorts Here's a v...
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  • How 555 timers Work - The Learning Circuit

    The 555 timer is probably the most common and popular IC to be used in hobby circuits. There are A LOT of projects out there using the 555 in various ways and it’s easy to find schematics to make a project that has already been proven. But rather ...
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  • Triggering And Decoding Serial Protocols On An Oscilloscope - Workbench Wednesdays

    Everything with a microcontroller has serial busses in it. Busses like UART, I2C, and SPI are very popular choices. When you have a problem with a sensor that uses one or the bus itself, you can use an oscilloscope or logic analyzer to “decode” th...
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  • USART Trigger not working

    I've been trying to debug this program. I am using an ATmega328p My USART trigger isn't getting called? Maybe I'm missing something? Hardware using PuTTY to send message or simply echo 1> COM1 #include <avr/io.h> #include <avr/interrupt.h> #include <util…

  • Toggle switch to push button switch conversion (Arduino or IC logic)

    I would like to build an interface for a flight simulator consisting on various toggle and trigger switches, unfortunately i can't just simply flip a switch to an ON state and leave the signal like that, i need to send a quick pulse every time you toggle…

  • Arduino Relay Gun

    Any one got any ideas for how to trigger a 350v capacitor with an arduino in the smallest way possible? I was thinking something like a transistor or a mosfet transistor that would'nt need to many volts(probobly 9v max).

  • Review 9b: Atmel SMART SAMA5D4 Xplained Ultra - Set up ADC Buffer with Hardware Trigger Part 2

    I'm trying the Buffer and Hardware Trigger capabilities of the SAMA5D4. I follow the instructions of http://www.at91.com/linux4sam/bin/view/Linux4SAM/IioAdcDriver . In Part 1 , I enabled the hardware trigger from the linux prompt. In this post, I'm testing…

  • Review 9a: Atmel SMART SAMA5D4 Xplained Ultra - Set up ADC Buffer with Hardware Trigger Part 1

    I'm trying the Buffer and Hardware Trigger capabilities of the SAMA5D4. I followed the instructions on IioAdcDriver < Linux4SAM < TWiki , but was struggling with one particular command. I raised a topic on tha at91.com forum. And resolved it myself. Sometimes…

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  • How 555 Timers Work -- The Learning Circuit 62

    The Learning Circuit: 62: How 555 Timers Work The Learning Circuit | element14 presents | Project Videos You don't have permission to edit metadata of this video. …

  • How to use external trigger in Digilent Test & Measurement Devices

    All of Digilent Portable Test and Measurement Devices including Analog Discovery 2 Analog Discovery 2 , Analog Discovery Studio Analog Discovery Studio and Digital Discovery Digital Discovery have external trigger. With triggers enabled, a dynamic waveform…

  • i2c Debugging with a RIGOL DS1054Z Oscilloscope: Trigger and Decode

    This real world example shows how to trigger a RIGOL DS1054Z oscilloscope at a specific point in an i2c communication, and then check signal + data. The DS1054Z comes with i2c functionality. In the past they were options you bought separately. Since 2019…

  • Debug your embedded design. Look at the Xilinx Zynq boot sequence

    In the process of developing a new Xilinx Zynq SoC system, it's important to know the specifications of the hardware and see the timing of signals. Unfortunately, the speed of the QSPI transactions in the boot sequence isn’t always an evident specification…

  • Different trigger types for faster debugging

    The correction of a bad circuit can be difficult with conventional edge triggers because the error state cannot be selected precisely. That is the reason why modern oscilloscopes offer various digital triggers that are specialized to address specific…

  • [Pi IoT] Plant Health Camera #7 - Synchronizing the cameras

    This week I was traveling again, so unfortunately I didn't have much time to work on the project. Therefore I will share my thoughts on how to synchronize the two cameras. Previous posts: [Pi IoT] Plant Health Camera #6 - Putting the slave Pi to work…

  • LED Road Test - Timing software - Blog 9 - Jan 18

    Previous Posts: TI and Würth Elektronik LED RoadTest+ application and un-boxing - Blog 1 - Nov 10 LED Road Test - Software issues - Blog 2 - Nov 26 LED Road Test - LED PCB issues - Blog 3 - Dec 5 LED Road Test - Some words on timing - Blog 4 - Dec 15…

  • The Ring of Lights: Arduino & TLC5940 LED Driver + Blender Render

    After about a month, I finished this project and I am really happy how it turned out. I spent allot of time modeling everything in Blender. My new gadget is easy to program and satisfying to watch it work. This was a really inexpensive project, as many…

  • LED Road Test - Some words on timing - Blog 4 - Dec 15

    Previous Posts: TI and Würth Elektronik LED RoadTest+ application and un-boxing - Blog 1 - Nov 10 LED Road Test - Software issues - Blog 2 - Nov 26 LED Road Test - LED PCB issues - Blog 3 - Dec 5 Related links: search for a PCB for Würth power leds LED_RoadTest_Unboxing…

  • Trigger pulse generation inside FPGA

    Hello, i am facing small problem with FPGA programming. Problem is simple, i have unknown length trigger pulse (1ns-5us) that should start CCD readout. What i need is to be able to make that signal as short as possible, so i don't waste clock cycles to…

  • Super Glue Gun Progress

    This week we're back to working on the Super Glue Gun. We've reviewed many of the comments and suggestions posted here on the Community and are factoring them into our design. The first thing we are addressing is the motor location. Ben originally had…