I wanted to see how few parts I could use, from what I had on hand, to build this clicking blinking LED device based on a 555 chip.
This article was submitted by Lee Bornifield as part of the “Hobby parts for articles ” program. Write something of interest to electronic hobbyist and receive parts for […]
Posted in Scrounging Parts, Hacks, Projects, Parts
on Tuesday, May 29th, 2007
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A few years ago the finish line detector at my church’s AWANA Grand Prix track bit the dust. AWANA Grand Prix is the same thing as the Pinewood Derby to scouting folks. We did without for a couple years until I finally got all the pieces together for a new one. First […]
Posted in Hacks, Projects
on Monday, May 21st, 2007
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I have run across several free pieces of software over the years that I find very useful when working with electronics. Here is a list of a few of them.
This is the second article submitted by BrandonU as part of the “Hobby parts for articles” program. Write something of interest to electronic hobbyist and receive […]
Posted in Development Tools, Electronics Links, Lab Tools
on Monday, May 14th, 2007
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NAND flash chips are used in all sorts of electronics for storing information/firmware etc. If you are interested in trying to get the information out to study, then I may have something useful for you. This is how I read the flash chip without removing it from the device.
This article was submitted by BrandonU as […]
Posted in Hacks, Projects
on Saturday, May 5th, 2007
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Need a simple, one-way, wireless data transmission for your microcontroller projects? This article will show you how to interface and properly use a $14 RF Wireless Module from SparkFun.
This article was submitted by Brent Reamer as part of the “Hobby parts for articles” program. Write something of interest to electronic hobbyist and receive parts for […]
Posted in Microcontroller, Projects, Parts
on Tuesday, May 1st, 2007
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