Category Archives: Electronics

Xilinx Zynq-7000

Posted on September 7, 2011 by e8johan

In this article, we welcome our first guest writer. Tryggve Mathiesen, CTO at InformAsic writes about the challenges in the market and how Xilinx Zynq-7000 fits into the future of high-performance electronics. Embedded Designers are asking for more More than … Continue reading →

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Large Scale PCB Manufacturing

Posted on September 5, 2011 by e8johan

Base2 takes us on an illustrated tour around the Advanced Circuits plant. It is a bit different than playing with chemicals in the kitchen. The most obvious difference is that it is substantially larger.

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Netduino Introduction

Posted on August 29, 2011 by e8johan

The Netduino is a .net powered hardware platform. Basing it on .net makes the transition easier for those of you who are used to working in the .net domain. It relies on free (as in free beer) tools, but is … Continue reading →

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Assembling a Nanode

Posted on August 26, 2011 by e8johan

The networking Arduino-inspired Nanode is delivered as a kit. Nicholas O’Leary has document the build process of his kit (#0349). Looks like a fun soldering project – and a good platform to hack on.

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Nanode – A Networking Arduino

Posted on August 19, 2011 by e8johan

The nanode, network appliance node, is an Arduino-line, network enabled development board. Just as Arduino, it is open source hardware. It has been developed at the London hackspace. The idea is to provide the maker / hacker society with a … Continue reading →

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DIY Lab Power Supply

Posted on August 15, 2011 by e8johan

The digital hobbyist usually relies on a few supply voltages. If 3.3, 5 and 12 Volts sounds good enough for you (perhaps the 1.7, 7 and 8.7 are needed too), the you can convert an old PC power supply to … Continue reading →

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Homebrew 8-bit Computer

Posted on August 8, 2011 by e8johan

In this YouTube clip, the DUO ADEPT is presented. It is a homebrew 8-bit computer created from around 100 chips. A whole bunch of breadboards and a small fortune in wire also went into the build. The whole project is … Continue reading →

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PIC vs AVR

Posted on August 1, 2011 by e8johan

Most of our readers are familiar with either Microchip’s PIC processors or Atmel’s AVR’s. Lady Ada knows both and has narrated the epic battle PIC vs AVR. Features such as packaging, price, development tools and languages, boards and communities come … Continue reading →

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