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EEVblog #454 – JVC Camcorder Teardown

Teardown Tuesday Inside a JVC comsumer camcorder What design and systems engineering awaits? Podcast: Download

Designing a Silent & Cheap Video Editing PC

Another in my series of text blog posts: In the last week or so I’ve been putting together the spec for a new desktop video editing PC, and I’ve learned a fair bit about what’s (supposedly) really needed for a video editing PC. Here is the story: I currently do …

EEVblog #453 – Mysteries of x1 Oscilloscope Probes Revealed

Dave cracks out the whiteboard and side cutters to explain two lesser known facts about x1 oscilloscope probes: – Why the bandwidth is much lower in x1 mode than x10 mode – Why oscilloscope probe cables aren’t like ordinary coax cables Forum Topic HERE Podcast: Download

EEVblog #452 – Stanford Research SR430 Teardown

Inside the Stanford Research SR430 Multi Channel Scaler Photon Counter Unboxing video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfp0QnQujvs Datasheets: http://www.physics.rutgers.edu/ugrad/389/muon/SR430m.pdf http://www.elektronik.ropla.eu/pdf/stock/hit/hd63484.pdf http://cds.linear.com/docs/en/datasheet/100737fbs.pdf http://www.analog.com/static/imported-files/data_sheets/AD96685_96687.pdf http://www.onsemi.com/pub_link/Collateral/MC10H107-D.PDF http://www.datasheetcatalog.org/datasheet/SGSThomsonMicroelectronics/mXqzrvy.pdf http://www.physics.brocku.ca/~edik/gpib/TMS9914.pdf http://www.freescale.com/files/microcontrollers/doc/data_sheet/MC146818.pdf http://www.analog.com/static/imported-files/data_sheets/AD586.pdf http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emitter-coupled_logic Forum Topic HERE Podcast: Download

EEVblog #451 – Rigol DS1052E vs DS2072 Oscilloscope

How much has oscilloscope technology developed in the last 5 years? Dave compares the baseline $800 entry level scope from 5 years ago, the Rigol DS1052E / DS1102E, to the current $800 benchmark, the DS2072. Demos of intensity graduated display, waveform update speed, LXI Ethernet interface control and waterfall plots, …

EEVblog #450 – Ebay Unboxing

Dave unboxes a random bit of gear from ebay. What is it? Spoiler HERE Forum Topic HERE Podcast: Download

Microchip – Atmel Collaboration

Collaboration my arse! Forum Topic HERE Podcast: Download

EEVblog #449 – Absopulse VFC500 Variable Frequency Converter Teardown

Inside the Absopulse Variable Frequency Converter http://www.absopulse.com/pdf/sine%20wave/fc%20-%20vfc/VFC%20500.pdf Forum Topic HERE Podcast: Download

EEVblog #448 – New PICkit 4 & AVR Dragon

Dave programs a PIC 24F chip on his uCalc with the new official AVR Dragon firmware. Part of the new Microchip-Atmel tool collaboration agreement. Also, news on the new PICkit 4 which will have official support all Atmel parts. Forum Topic HERE Podcast: Download