Collaborate Disseminate
Modern technology builds on abstractions. Most application programmers today don’t know what a non-maskable interrupt is, nor should they have to. Even fewer understand register coloring or reservation stations for …read more Continue reading USB, Abstracted
One of the many problems you run into when you work with SMD parts is trying to probe the little tiny pins. While we usually watch [Kerry Wong’s] videos for …read more Continue reading [Kerry Wong] Finds SMD Test Clips
We’ve noticed a recent surge in people recreating old projects from vintage electronics magazines, and we approve. After all, parts and PCBs are easier to get than ever, so other …read more Continue reading Need a Reactalyser?
For some types of embedded systems — especially those that are safety-critical — it’s considered bad form to dynamically allocate memory during operation. While you can usually arrange for your …read more Continue reading WolfIP Doesn’t Allocate
It is a running gag around here that whenever a project posts, someone will inevitably point out that it could have been done with a 555 timer IC. [Stephen Woodward] …read more Continue reading Thermostat? Do It With a 555!
A few years back a company had an ad campaign with a discouraged caveman who was angry because the company claimed their website was “so easy, even a caveman could …read more Continue reading So Expensive, A Caveman Can Do It
The news is full of reports from the moon-bound Integrity, otherwise known as Artemis II. Mostly, the news is good, but there has been one “Houston, we have a problem…” …read more Continue reading In Space (Probably) Everyone Can Hear You.. Well, You Know
We miss the old Heathkit. You could build equipment that rivaled or even surpassed commercial devices. The cost was usually reasonable and, even if you could get by with less, …read more Continue reading Heathkit Tuner Saved from Junk Pile
There’s a great debate these days about what the current crop of AI chatbots should and shouldn’t do for you. We aren’t wise enough to know the answer, but we …read more Continue reading Ask Hackaday: Using CoPilot? Are You Entertained?
If you know much about radios and espionage, you’ve probably encountered number stations. These are mysterious stations that read out groups of numbers or otherwise encoded messages to… well… someone. …read more Continue reading Spy Tech: Conflicts Bring a New Number Station