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Power Supplies Without Transformers

Posted on September 29, 2023 by Bryan Cockfield

For one-off projects or prototyping, it’s not too hard to find a wall wart or power supply to send a few joules of energy from the wall outlet to your …read more Continue reading Power Supplies Without Transformers→

Posted in parts, power supplies, power supply, regulator, TPS, transformerless, voltage, zero crossing

Building a Weather Display in Rust

Posted on September 29, 2023 by Bryan Cockfield

We’ve seen a lot of weather displays over the years, and plenty of the more modern ones have been using some form of electronic paper. So what makes this particular …read more Continue reading Building a Weather Display in Rust→

Posted in API, e ink, eink, ESP32, Microcontrollers, nimh battery, Programming, rust, weather station | Tagged Weather

Investigating The Fourth Passive Component

Posted on September 28, 2023 by Bryan Cockfield

When first learning about and building electronic circuits, the first things all of us come across are passive components such as resistors, capacitors, and inductors. These have easily-understandable properties and …read more Continue reading Investigating The Fourth Passive Component→

Posted in arduino, circuit component, Data, memristor, passive, Science, test bench, test rig

Bending Light to Fit Technology

Posted on September 23, 2023 by Bryan Cockfield

Solar power is an excellent way of generating electricity, whether that’s for an off-grid home or for the power grid. With no moving parts maintenance is relatively low, and the …read more Continue reading Bending Light to Fit Technology→

Posted in color, electron, electron band, Energy, photon, photovoltaics, Science, solar energy, solar panel | Tagged Light, Physics

Atari Gets Semi-Modern Video Output

Posted on September 21, 2023 by Bryan Cockfield

The Atari 2600 is a historical enigma in many ways. On one hand, it was the most popular gaming console of its era, but it was also at the center …read more Continue reading Atari Gets Semi-Modern Video Output→

Posted in 2600, 2600jr, atari, retrocomputing, s-video, video output

Latency Meter For Accurate Gaming

Posted on September 20, 2023 by Bryan Cockfield

The gaming world experienced a bit of a resurgence in 2020 that is still seen in the present day. Even putting aside the effects from the pandemic, the affordability and …read more Continue reading Latency Meter For Accurate Gaming→

Posted in arduino, games, gaming, hid, human interface device, input lag, input latency, lag, latency, mouse, timing | Tagged Monitor, Speed

Printed Upgrades Improve Cheap Digital Microscope

Posted on September 19, 2023 by Bryan Cockfield

Digital microscopes used to be something that only labs or universities might have, but as image sensor technology has progressed, the prices have fallen to the point that any classroom …read more Continue reading Printed Upgrades Improve Cheap Digital Microscope→

Posted in led, LED driver, led hacks, microscope, tool hacks, voltage regulator

Sailor Hat Adds Graceful Shutdown to Pis

Posted on September 18, 2023 by Bryan Cockfield

Even though Windows and other operating systems constantly remind us to properly eject storage devices before removing them, plenty of people won’t heed those warnings until they finally corrupt a …read more Continue reading Sailor Hat Adds Graceful Shutdown to Pis→

Posted in capacitor, hat, input voltage, noise, power, power conditioning, Raspberry Pi, supercapacitor | Tagged Filter

Buck Converter Takes 8V to 100V

Posted on September 18, 2023 by Bryan Cockfield

For those living before the invention of the transistor, the modern world must appear almost magical. Computers are everywhere now and are much more reliable, but there are other less …read more Continue reading Buck Converter Takes 8V to 100V→

Posted in buck, buck converter, converter, dc, dc-dc, mp9486, parts, power supply

PyOBD Gets Python3 Upgrades

Posted on September 17, 2023 by Bryan Cockfield

One of the best things about open source software is that, instead of being lost to the ravages of time like older proprietary software, anyone can dust off an old …read more Continue reading PyOBD Gets Python3 Upgrades→

Posted in elm327, library, OBD, open-source, pyobd, Python, python-obd, python2, python3, Software, software hacks | Tagged Vehicle

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