Tag Archives: hardware

Dave show you how to solder a small 3 axis accelerometer LGA surface mount chip “dead bug” style onto a microcontroller prototyping board. This technique allows you to easily prototype projects using tiny SMD components designed only for reflow soldering. Podcast: Download

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

Sorry, no chat window overlay, it got corrupted. Mostly almost 2 hours of Q&A, so a good one to listen to instead of watching. Just start watching when you hear something interesting happen!, like when Dave opens up his 1980’s vintage LED clock project. Podcast: Download

Dave describes the design of his open source hardware µCalc credit card sized calculator / computer. (NOTE: Not to be confused with the program uCalc www.ucalc.com) Specifications: PIC 24F 16 bit Processor, 256KB Flash, 16KB SRAM, 64KB serial flash user memory, 3-Axis tilt sensor, Micro SD card, capacitive touch sensing …

Dave shows you how to take apart the new Amazon Kindle 3 3rd Generation 3G/GSM/WiFI Ebook reader, and examines and discusses the circuitry, assembly, and build quality. And hackers can get excited about the accessible ARM JTAG port.