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A cheap, DIY alternative to the PLA2216 logic probe
I recently upgraded from my trusty Rigol DS1054Z to a Rigol DHO924 as I was in the market for a higher bandwidth 12-bit oscilloscope with logic analyzer capability. Whilst purchasing the oscilloscope, I noticed that the price of the logic analyzer it pairs with is above 300 euros, WAY too much for a function I…
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Designing an ESP32 Nixie development board
As written in previous posts, I am busy developing an internet-enabled Nixie clock that has style. This faced me with multiple challenges such as designing a power supply, controlling the pins, and running the full assembly. A few costly PCB revisions have already been done, and it could be done way cheaper. As the full-size…
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Making a beginner friendly soldering workshop within a week
Within my study association, I am active in the practical workshop committee called Volundr. As Volundr, we organize workshops such as PCB design, antenna design, IoT programming and soldering workshops. The soldering workshop used before was due for an update, which I decided to pick up. The previous workshop featured a 5×5 addressable LED matrix…