Tag Archives: design

Who else but Dave can turn what was supposed to be a simple 2 minute AVR ISP hack video into a 30 minute episode on designing and measuring the performance of an LM317 voltage regulator circuit, with a bonus shootout between the Fluke 87V and the Gossen Metrahit XTRA multimeters? …

Dave shares an experience with his new prototype PCB’s from ITead Studio. Super awesomely cheap, but beware! http://iteadstudio.com/store/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=19 Podcast: Download

A teardown of the Agilent 3000 X Series infinivision oscolloscope. What’s inside? How different is it to the lower cost 2000 series? Podcast: Download

What’s inside the Agilent 2000/3000 Infiniivision X Series LAN/VGA module? What do you get for your $400? Podcast: Download

More dodgy components, this time from our friends at Maxim (c/o Motorola) The DS2502 datasheet is HERE UPDATE: Maxim have admitted the problem and have fixed everything without fuss. It turns out the firmware is intended for Motorola phone batteries: http://www.freepatentsonline.com/5717307.html Podcast: Download