EEVblog – Podcast

Teardown Tuesday What’s inside a 1991 vintage IBM PS/2 L40SX 80386SX laptop? Datasheets: IIT 3C87 Co-Processor WD76C30 WD76C20 WD76C10 LT1270 8042 PS/2 Controller Intel 8 Macrocell PLD Forum HERE Podcast: Download

Dave tests to see if the chips in a 1960’s Apollo LVDC Saturn V Launch Vehicle Digital Computer still work. Fran Blanche LVDC info and videos The Dinosaur Den http://fran-n-bil.com/ Forum HERE Podcast: Download

What’s inside one of those omni-directional laser barcode scanner you use at the supermarket, and how does it work? Motorola / Symbol LS9208 Datasheets: Reflective Interrupter Atmel ARM7 Thumb H8S Processor Podcast: Download

Dave checks out several FPGA demo boards, and tries out the DE0 Nano and Altera Quartus II software. Forum HERE Podcast: Download

How easy are FPGA’s to hook up and use use compared to traditional microcontrollers? A brief explanation of why FPGA are a lot more complicated to setup and get working that microcontrollers. A short video linking to several other FGPA videos. NOTE: This is very old footage that was meant …