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In this tutorial Dave explains what a PCB spark gap is and how it can be a useful zero cost addition to your PCB layout to help prevent ESD damage. He shows how to easily design them into your board and calculate the approximate voltage rating. And of course has …

Mailbag Monday Dave opens his mail. Spoilers & Links: HP 4260A LCR Universal Bridge User & Service Manual iPod Blood pressure monitor Old computer hardware Intel 1Mb Bubble Memory PICop development board TEM Products SMD IC and LED thermal products PowerPeg Stepper Motor Controller TSL1401CL LineScan Camera Forum HERE Podcast: …

FTDI have released a windows driver update that bricks any product using counterfeit chips. A classic case of corporate suicide. Dave breaks down “FTDIgate”, and rants about FTDI’s official response. NOTE: The 2nd half of this video includes the original rant video before FTDI responded and withdrew their new driver. …

Dave shows you how to reverse engineering a PCB to get the schematic. In this case the new Rigol DS1054Z oscilloscope. How does the discrete transistor analog front end and the software bandwidth limiting work? How do you decode SMD transistor codes? How does it compare to the old Rigol …

Dave tears down the new US$399 Rigol 4 channel 50MHz DS1054Z oscilloscope. How can they get such incredible value for the price? Datasheets: Hittite HMCAD1511 ADC ProASIC 3 FPGA SRAM Freescale iMX283 Applications Processor Forum HERE High Res Teardown Photos: Podcast: Download