TEARDOWN: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsTZuPN7wQQ FIRMWARE BUGS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fC382Tog0k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmGi7BZS5NM PC INTERFACE & DATA LOGGING: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSmiDzbVt_U A review of the Agilent U1272A multimeter. How does it compare with the Fluke 87-V it is aimed at? If you are looking for data logging solutions, visit Measurement Systems. Podcast: Download
Read More »EEVblog #248 – LCD Enabled Microcontroller Selection
Look over Dave’s shoulder as he tries to select a 7 segment LCD and suitable driving microcontroller. Podcast: Download
Read More »EEVblog #247 – Anti Static Bag Myth Revisted
Element 14 shipped Dave some chips in just “anti-static” packaging, instead of proper “static shielding” bags. So he decided to revisit the anti-static bag myth he mentioned in episode #3, but this time doing some static measurements and actually trying to kill a chip. Podcast: Download
Read More »EEVblog #246 – Makerbot Thing-O-Matic Time Lapse Build
Dave and Phil assemble Makerbot Thing-O-Matic #6887 in x100 time lapse! Podcast: Download
Read More »EEVblog #245 – PSU Design Part 10 – PCB Layout Editing
Part 9 is HERE Part 10 of the PSU Design series, and Part 2 of the PCB Layout, this time, editing the changes from REV A to REV B and pushing the changes through to the PCB and doing a revised layout. Time lase is x20 speed. Podcast: Download
Read More »Makerbot Build LIVE
For those interested, many hours of LIVE footage of the Makerbot build with myself and Phil, but still only half complete! Video streaming by Ustream Video streaming by Ustream
Read More »EEVblog #244 – PSU Design Part 9 – PCB Layout
Dave video captured laying out his power supply PCB in real-time, and in this video speeds that up by 10 times and adds audio commentary over the top explaining his thought processes and techniques whilst layout out the board. Podcast: Download
Read More »EEVblog #243 – Vintage Brick Mobile Phone Teardown
What’s inside an almost 20 year old analog mobile phone? Dave tears down a 1993/1994 vintage Motorola Ultra Sleek 9660 “Dynatac” phone and compares it with a Nokia 3310 from 2000 Podcast: Download
Read More »The EE Rap
The EE Rap Music: C.Had Vocals: C.Had, Ben Brand Sound Bites thanks to Dave Jones of EEVBlog.com Inspired sites: EEVBlog.com, HackNMod.com Lyrics: http://eevblog.com/files/EERapLyrics.txt
Read More »EEVblog #242 – Hakko FX-888 Soldering Iron Hack
Dave got fed up not knowing if his Hakko FX-888 iron was left on or not. So hacked the LED to toggle RED/GREEN, so it’s always on. Toshiyuki Kita link Podcast: Download
Read More »EEVblog #241 – Circuit Labs PCBs from New Zealand
http://www.pcbzone.net http://iteadstudio.com/ Many people asked to see the PSU PCB’s from Circuit Labs in New Zealand. Here is an in-depth look, compared with the same board from ITEAD Studios Podcast: Download
Read More »EEVblog #240 – Power Supply Design Part 8
PART 7: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8b4h_UybLE After some Arduino hurdles, Dave troubleshoots his DAC SPI driver code in “real time”, and takes a peek at an issue with the LCD I2C bus. As well as showing off his PSU PCB for the first time. The PCB is from Circuit Labs in New Zealand: …
Read More »EEVblog #239 – PCB Design For Manufacture Part 2
SIGN UP HERE: http://www.eevblog.com/2012/01/18/ucurrent-request-list/ PART 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXE_dh38HjU A follow up to Dave’s popular PCB Design For Manufacture (DFM) tutorial video. This time he updates his uCurrent PCB for production, including panelisation layout and component reel selection. Lots of the same ground is covered as in part 1, but with a …
Read More »EEVblog #238 – Power Supply Design Part 7
Dave has changed a few things in the Rev B schematic of his power supply design. Talk on opamp specifications, I2C I/O expansion and AVR microcontroller pin usability. Download the RevB schematic HERE Podcast: Download
Read More »uCurrent Request List
The latest batch of uCurrent’s has sold out again! If you missed out, this time I have a list you can sign up to register to get one: This doesn’t guarantee you anything, but I will base the next batch number on how many sign up to this list, so …
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