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A self driving autonomous Uber car killed a pedestrian in Tempe Arizona. How did this happen? It basically shouldn’t have. TLDR; It looks as though the LIDAR and/or RADAR system failed to detect the pedestrian until fairly ideal practical circumstances. A look at the newly released camera footage of the …

A further clarification to the previous video on the Hakko FX-888D vs the JBC direct heat CD-2B soldering station. And the differences between applied power, tip design, sensor design, control loop design, and power delivery to a ground plane. Power measurements and DaveCAD explanations. https://kit.com/EEVblog/soldering-equipment Forum HERE Podcast: Download

What are the differences between the “old” style soldering iron tips like used on the low cost Hakko and Weller et.al low cost irons, and the more expensive integrated tip type? An apples to oranges comparison of the Hakko FX-888D and the JBC CD-2B stations. Bonus footage under the FLIR …

A video from the archives. David Hillman from Rockwell Collins giving a talk on Tin Whiskers and the dangers of shorted contacts on PCB’s and other electronic circuits caused by using lead free solder. Forum HERE

Unboxing and review of the new Trezor Model T cryptocurrency bitcoin hardware wallet. And comparison with Crypto Currency: https://www.eevblog.com/crypto-currency/ https://kit.com/EEVblog/crypto-hardware Hardware Github Forum HERE

Repairing the Data IO universal programmer. Will it be a happy ending? https://theamphour.com/the-amp-hour-99-impavid-ideopraxist-insider/ Forum HERE Podcast: Download

Marty! This is the big one, the one I’ve been waiting for all my life! Teardown of the classic Data IO Unisite Universal Programmer from the 1980’s, with a typical configuration selling for $35,000 It stayed in production for over 20 years. Forum HERE http://www.dataio.com/Company/About-Data-I-O/40th-Anniversary/1980s http://dataioinfo.dataio.com/support/manuals.asp http://www.paulswan.me/arcade/DataIOUnisite.htm http://matthieu.benoit.free.fr/dataio_unisite_programmer.htm UPDATE: From …

Just the product the world has been waiting for! A $7000 Internet of Things intelligent umbrella with GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth, solar power, 360 camera, and an app. Someone liked the idea so much they invested $2M in seed funding. Throw in a bunch of patents and a dodgy Wikipedia page …

WIRED are looking for a new tech journalist, and this triggered something in Dave he just has to rant about. What about skepticism in tech journalism?

An update on the Quick 861DW, and probing its current consumption in comparison to the Atten 858D+ with the TTi I-Prober Forum HERE Podcast: Download

Dave reviews and tears down the $300 Quick 861DW hot air rework station. How much better is it than the $70 Atten 858D+ ? https://www.rossmanngroup.com/quick861dw Forum HERE Louis Rossmann’s video Podcast: Download

Dave investigates a problem with a recent batch of uCurrents, something that WASN’T supposed to happen! A rare look at a real world combination of design, manufacturing, production testing, and procurement problems. Forum HERE Follow-up fix HERE Podcast: Download

Dave looks at the Digilent Open Scope MZ Review, an $89 open source oscilloscope, logic analyser, and function generator. Forum HERE Podcast: Download

How to design a custom multiplexed LCD display. Dave takes you through what is required to design your own custom LCD display and what consideration you need for manufacturing and choosing an LCD display driver. Part 3 in the LCD Tutorial series. Forum HERE Podcast: Download

How does a PC read an old school analog joystick? It might be more interesting than you think. Or how to make an ADC out of a 555 Timer… IBM PC Jr Technical Reference Manual Tandy 1000 Technical Reference Manual Forum HERE Podcast: Download