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EEVblog #1234 – MORE Epic Solar Roadways FAIL!

It just never ends! Two days after I posted my last solar roadways video, details and photos emerge of another two recent epic failures of the new SolaRoad installations in the Netherlands. A trial with buses and trucks results in failures within a week and cancellation of the project. Now …

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EEVblog #1233 – The Demise Of Solar Roadways

The inevitable demise of Solar Roadways in France, China, and the Netherlands. But Solar Freak’n Roadways won’t go down without a fight!, not that it was ever in the ring, apart from starting this whole boondoggle concept. Forum HERE Podcast: Download

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EEVblog #1232 – Add Web Access To Old Instruments!

A look at the KISS-488 GPIB to Ethernet adapter that lets you add a web based user interface, HPGL plotter emulator, and Telnet interface to old instruments with a GPIB interface. And you might even get some extra resolution out of those old instruments too! GPIB Telnet Data logger program …

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EEVblog #1229 – Mailbag

SPOILERS:TomTom XL GPS teardown9:26 Casio RM-9850 graphing Calculator18:15 40th Anniversary of the 6809 and a special demo boardhttps://gitlab.com/dfffffff/gcc68096809 gcc compiler23:14 Japanese Anime and various prototype boardshttps://gerbolyze.jaseg.net32:34 WebFPGA Beginner web based FPGA development system Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ryanmjacobs/webfpga-rapid-fpga-development-systemRaspberry Pi Zero aluminium case121GW Multimeter holder Podcast: Download

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EEVblog #1224 – uBeam is Sinking!

Everyone’s favorite impractical technology ship, the SS uBeam has finally hit the iceberg, but what’s left of the band is still playing as it sinks! Meredith Perry’s TED Talk uBeam CEO presentation Paul Reynolds’ Blog Correction: Paul was former VP of Engineering, not CTO Forum HERE Podcast: Download

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EEVblog #1223 – What’s All This AC RMS Stuff Anyhow?

What’s all this AC RMS and Standard Deviation measurement stuff on your oscilloscope anyhow? And how does it differ from “normal” RMS measurement? Another trap for young players. Dave made an oopsie in the 1GHz Siglent scope review, did you spot it? Podcast: Download

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