playing with bits

This summer there are a few projects I have planned. One of the first is a model rocket tracking / data-logging system for some launches I ...

Digi recently released a new series of XBee wireless long range transmitters which I have been very excited to play with. The XBee-PRO 900 s...

My dad has a pretty good sized HO scale model train layout that he has been working on for the past year or so. The last time I came to visi...

My new Microchip PIC programmer arrived today. I have been meaning to get a USB powered version for awhile now since my new bench machine on...

I have always had my eye out for surplus electronics and one of the best finds I have ever had was this: A local business was throwing away ...

A nice feature of the Tektronix TDS series of digital storage oscilloscopes is their external video display capability. Most (if not all) Te...

So I have been frustrated lately. While working on a project... I will need to look up a datasheet for component n. I commonly turn to googl...