EEVblog #983 – A Shocking Oscilloscope Problem!

Dave discovered a hidden feature in the new Rohde & Schwarz RTB1004 Oscilloscope – Whack Trigger! Does the feature exist on other scopes? Dave checks and compares every scope in the lab to find out! Keysight 3000X Keysight 1000X Rohde & Schwarz HMO1202 Rigol DS1054Z Siglent 1000X-E Rigol 2000 GW …

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EEVblog #981 – Introduction To Digital Logic

NEW screencast type tutorial! Let me know what you think. NOTE: The plan is at least several of these tutorial videos per week consistently. So on my main channel that frequency could swamp the other content, hence considering a new channel. An introduction to digital logic, digital vs analog, logic …

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EEVblog #979 – Mailbag

Mailbag is back! Robomaid teardown VIDEO Forum HERE SPOILERS: http://www.frantone.com Protean 8×2 MOSFET driver Proto Board http://protean.adamlhumphreys.com/ Fujitsu Lifebook Stylistic 500 Tablet PC Teardown HP 48G Graphing Calculator RoboMaid RM-770 Robot Vacuum Cleaner RatherBoard Industrial Raspberry Pi Controller http://www.ratherboard.com/ Old Philips Databook Podcast: Download

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EEVblog #978 – Keysight 1000X Oscilloscope Hacked

Dave hardware hacks the bandwidth and sample rate on the new Keysight 1000X Oscilloscope, turning his 100Mhz model into 200MHz in this Part 2 video. And a look at some weird unintended modes along the way. Will it work across all models? Part 1 HERE Forum HERE Podcast: Download

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EEVblog #977 – Keysight 1000X Hacking – Part 1

How to find and inspect hidden serial UART terminal ports inside equipment. Dave finds the uBoot Windows CE UART part in the new Keysight 1000 X-Series oscilloscope and uses the info to find some of the product mode configuration pins. A hardware hack shows that changing product configuration modes in …

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Product & Circuit Design Brainstorming

Dave and David2 brainstorm new uCurrent and other product design options. Autoranging systems, low current measurement design, noise, overload, USB isolation, ADC’s, Gold vs Platinum, marketing, market direction, and a host of other stuff in this often tangential session. And what common component name did Dave pronounce embarrassingly wrong for …

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EEVblog #975 – Human vs Autorouter

Which produces the better PCB layout, a human or a computer? By popular request, a walkthough to see what the Altium Situs Autorouter can do on the Nixie tube PCB layout. Does it beat Dave’s human layout? How useful are autorouters? Forum HERE Podcast: Download

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EEVblog #974 – PCB Layout Walkthrough

Part 4 of the Nixie tube display project. In this tutorial Dave walks you through a complete PCB design from begin to end, with a ton of hints and tips throughout that can be applied to any PCB layout package. Forum HERE How to lay out a PCB VIDEO Podcast: …

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