First time coming to Shenzhen (if I get VISA).I need advice from people who are there or have been there, what to do, am an electronics engineer, trying my hand at different things, might make a product in near future and need to form relations and links...
Hello all,I just received a couple of USB-capable devices (merci eBay !) and I'm trying to make them talk to my Linux-based computer.Mastech MS8250D : a good-looking handheld multimeter (I needed to replace my 15yo Wavetek)1254400.843474] usb 2-1.2:...
Hi there,A friend of mine recently passed away and his wife has put me in charge of selling some of his historic computer stuff. The problem is I have no idea what it's worth. Can you help me?There's an HP 85 with the owners manual, 4 linking cables,...
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I am working with some older Siemens GSM modules, TC35i . These have an internal battery charger that wants a 3.6V lithium battery with a 10K NTC thermistor, 25C B (25/85) = 3435K. The type of battery recommended in the Siemens documentation...
I need a fire suppression system for my DIY CNC enclosure. I intend to run long unattended jobs and would like some piece of mind so I need some sort of automatic fail-safe fire suppression system inside the enclosure. There's a few commercial options...
HelpDesk: "Hi, you've reached HelpDesk, what seems to be the trouble?"User: "I can't connect to anything today."HelpDesk: "Ok, so what Operating System are you using?"User: "Windows 10"HelpDesk: "That's not released yet... please come into the...
Infosys Foundation USA has launched its second year of the Infy Maker Awards competition to provide $10,000 to adult Makers who are working on social impact projects and tackling important challenges. This year’s themes are education, health, environmental...
Infosys Foundation USA has launched its second year of the Infy Maker Awards competition to provide $10,000 to adult Makers who are working on social impact projects and tackling important challenges. This year’s themes are education, health, environmental...
hackaday, your notification stream idea is severely devalued by the free-for-all that is the stack. It needs to be easy and obvious how to unsubscribe from it.
I'd be happy to curate or help with a list of Homebrew CPUs - any CPU or computer made without a standard microprocessor, whether it be TTL, or relays, or transistors, or rods and cogs. Even FPGA or CPLD based processors, so long as they are novel.
So I am thinking about introducing Car DASH Cams in my city/country as a means to provide people with some sense of security and surveillance in times of bad stuff (accidents, corruption, terrorist attacks, shootings and such).Here is...
Has anybody every worked with the MCS-96 architecture? I'd like to find some circuit diagram, especially for the 8797 external bus and for the EPROM "self programming" feature. https://pdf1.alldatasheet.com/datasheet-pdf/view/117253/INTEL/8797.html...