Update 12.06.18 - pics of the new board Not much cleaning done so far. They'll get their proper isopropanol cleaning when fully populated! top side with 18650 cell (LG-2) bottom side ---------- more ---------- Just soldered one of the new boards and...
Found out about the Tinymovr motor controller. Basically what I'm trying to do! Very cool, and my version 2 will use it as reference. I hope to make mine even smaller (27x27mm vs 40x36mm) and cheaper ($40 vs €89). I only need up to 13V (3S lipo),...
It was dumb to use a DC motor for this project. I should have just ponied up the resources for a high speed stepper. My plan was to attach a rotary encoder to the DC motor to accurately measure the number of rotations. This is not easy....First, I tried...
For some reason the 47 pF value for the caps is sitting in my mind. Either after 'calibration' the LC meter is so far off that it read both my TI-89's and my V200's caps 51 pf, both ~8% high, or both of them are within their 10% tolerance and reading...
Here's the evolution of Kubelik based on my investigations into why Kubelik lost out in dynamics in comparison with Deca DAC.The filter now uses two inductors per channel, beyond the filter there's now passive I/V with a unity gain buffer following....
Tonight I gathered some reference/research material for this project. Fortunately, several others have done some really great work with this module, so here's credit to them: LTC3780 DatasheetBeyond Logic blog postTemplaro blog postGreat Scott videoJulien...
Putting everything together also requires checking everything separately first. So I did with the MiCS-VZ-89T sensor, and here is the story, also presented on my blog: MiCS-VZ-89 Air Quality SensorA low power sensor that can measure at the same time...
Long ago when I started prototyping ideas, I was using a $89 FPGA Board (Avnet LX9 board). The ChipWhisperer system has always supported this board, but it's not as well documented as my newer, fancier hardware. I wanted to make a log post to demonstrate...
Morning update: April 13, 89 PDAfter a long night of fighting with 123D make and my 3d printer, we have our first put together. To see very bad pictures of the Main Power/Data Bus (MPDB) look at step 2 of the instructions. After getting put together,...
The PCB arrived and they look perfect, not that I had any doubt when ordering at a big Chinese manufacturer. And of course there are mistakes :/ The voltage regulator for USB power to the GPS chip U5 has the wrong footprint. I used a SOT-89-3 foot...
Indeed, immediately after running the Windows software in a VM with the device connected I was getting a live data log of the CO₂ concentration! This screenshot shows me breathing into the vicinity of the sensor:Ok, time to disconnect the device from...
I'd like to avoid frequently replacing batteries or running power wires to the boxes if at all possible, as such, I'm either wanting to have ultra-low power components and 'smarter' operational times (eg only show LED's when someones in the room) or...
Mid-day update: April 20, 89 PDWhile over 75% of the internal parts are finished printing, but there is still too much to do. We have started wiring up the reactor with LEDs but it is slow going (25% done). We have not even started on the code to drive...
With the ALU verified and the RAM connected, today the breadboard determined that the first 8-bit Fibonacci number is 144. 0000 0000 ld $00 ; outer loop 0001 c200 st [$00] ; a=0 0002 0001 ld $01 ; b=1 0003 fc0a bra $0a 0004 0200 nop ; (pipelining) 0005...
So, working with the BME680 has left several odd impressions.1) The gas sensorNo idea what it is measuring, but it does measure something. For example, a Sharpie, immediately picked up. It reads in Ohms. Range seems to be around 10k...