The new Keysight/Agilent 3000T Oscilloscope is released today, and Dave has a world first review of it. It’s a replacement for the existing 3000A X-Series, and is essentially the same in many ways, so only the differences are covered in this video. A lot of features from the 4000 X-Series …
Read More »EEVblog #700 – Indiana Jones HO Scale Model Train Set
Dave rescues this awesome one-of-a-kind Indiana Jones themed HO scale model train set from the dumpster! Complete with Ark of the covenant, Petra, the well of souls, the truck chase, the raft ride, the swing bridge, the plane, the mine cart chase, and the big boulder. All he’s got to …
Read More »EEVblog #699 – Rigol DS1054Z Oscilloscope Jitter Fix Testing
Dave tries out the new DS1054Z firmware from Rigol that is supposed to fix the 5us delay jitter issue, and the AC Trigger Coupling jitter issues. Have they fixed it, or is there still a problem? What caused the 5us jitter issues to begin with, Dave also investigates the ADC …
Read More »EEVblog #698 – GPU Video Rendering
Dave tests a really high end NVIDIA GTX-970 video card for accelerated CUDA GPU video rendering with Sony Movie Studio (Vegas) & also Adobe Premiere. Will it work for the new high frame rate video ? Will it work at all? How about a Radeon HD7850 and OpenCL? Does the …
Read More »eevBLAB #4 – Youtube Multi-Channel Networks SUCK!
Dave doesn’t particularly like Youtube Multi-Channel Networks like Fullscreen, Machinima, and Makers Studios, and wishes they would just leave him alone. Should you join one? What are the benefits? The Ray William Johnson controversy Forum HERE
Read More »EEVblog #697 – Mailbag
A bumper mailbag, the last one for 2014! SPOILERS: A car dashcam and custom automatic LCD video player from: http://eve-radio.com/ Girl time! And old GPS unit, and a PIN Calculator from Gemma & Liz a.k.a Annierak and Hoofbag http://www.hoofbags.me.uk/ https://www.youtube.com/user/hoofbags http://www.annierak.hoofbags.me.uk/ Blood Glucose meter Crappy calculator with secret construction technique …
Read More »eevBLAB #3 – Engineers Can’t Spell
Is Dave asking too much to get a resume without spelling or grammar mistakes? NOTE: Obviously a lot of people don’t understand the point of this video. It’s not about actual spelling ability, it’s about showing care and attention to detail in your resume. And no, I do NOT reject …
Read More »EEVblog #696 – Apple Lisa Retro Computer Teardown
Dave tears down the 1983 vintage Apple Lisa, the first graphical user interface machine that pre-dates the Macintosh. Datasheets: Apple Lisa repair guide R6500 processor AM2148 static RAM AMD AM9512 floating point math co-processor MOSTEK MK4564 Switching regulator Apple Macintosh Teardown Apple Newton Teardown Teardown Photos: Forum HERE Hires Teardown …
Read More »EEVblog #695 – Mailbag Tektronix 2465 Analog Oscilloscope
Sagan & Dave take a look at a couple of Tektronix 2465 analog oscilloscopes, and compare the march of technology. Thanks to Eric Wasatonic Forum HERE Podcast: Download
Read More »EEVblog #694 – Mailbag
Mailbag that’s not on a Monday, because Dave has been inundated with 35 packages! Spoilers: Atlassian Swag Angry Nerds T-Shirt And play Angry Nerds the game Dave plays with his Rigol DSA815 spectrum analyser and some Tekbox TBPS01 EMC H-Field and E-Field Near-Field Probes for EMC pre-compliance: Commodore Scientific Calculator …
Read More »EEVblog #693 – AVO Transistor Analyser Teardown
Dave tears down a 1962 vintage AVO Transistor Analyser. Service Manual HERE The auction score video HERE Forum HERE Podcast: Download
Read More »EEVblab #2 – Are Electronics Hobbyists Useless?
Some people have said Dave is asking too much for a hobbyist/student employee to have basic design, layout, construction, debugging, and firmware skills. Naturally Dave thinks that’s bullshit, and that is in fact the *definition* of a good hobbyist. Job description: http://www.eevblog.com/files/EEVblogJobDescription.pdf (Since modified to highlight I’m not after professional …
Read More »EEVblab #1 – The EEVblog Is Hiring
The first EEVblab episode. EEVblabs will be quick one-take videos. No editing, no frills, Dave just hits record and uploads. These could even be done on the road if needed. In this episode, the EEVblog is hiring, Rigol DS1054Z update, and Patreon. Suggestions for blab videos can be made HERE …
Read More »EEVblog #692 – Digilent Analog Discovery Review
Dave reviews the Analog Discovery 14bit 100MS/s USB oscilloscope and multi-function instrument from Digilent. It has a 2-Channel Oscilloscope 2-Channel Waveform Generator 16-Channel Logic Analyzer 16-Channel Digital Pattern Generator ±5VDC Power Supplies Spectrum Analyzer Network Analyzer with Bode, Nichols and Nyquist plots. Forum HERE Podcast: Download
Read More »The EEVblog Is Hiring
As the titles says, I’m hiring. Read the Job Description
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