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- Mon Dec 05, 2016 2:16 pm
- Forum: The off topic lounge
- Topic: Teaching programming using LUA
- Replies: 1
- Views: 10887
Teaching programming using LUA
If you have kids, maybe some of them are playing with their friends on Roblox. And then some are learning to code in LUA in order to create games. Where there is an interest, there is an opportunity to teach kids to code. Roblox (stylized as RŌBLOX) is a MMOG created and marketed toward children and...
- Thu Nov 24, 2016 3:13 pm
- Forum: Online Shopping
- Topic: World smallest Time-of-Flight ranging and gesture detection
- Replies: 1
- Views: 11007
World smallest Time-of-Flight ranging and gesture detection
World smallest Time-of-Flight ranging and gesture detection sensor The VL53L0X from ST Microelectronics is a time-of-flight ranging system integrated into a compact module. This board is a carrier for the VL53L0X, so we recommend careful reading of the VL53L0X datasheet (1MB pdf) before using this p...
- Mon Oct 31, 2016 8:54 am
- Forum: The off topic lounge
- Topic: Edison Bulb Still Burning After 100-Plus Years
- Replies: 5
- Views: 16224
Edison Bulb Still Burning After 100-Plus Years
Bulb Still Burning After 100-Plus Years as GE Brings Business Back to US
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/business/20 ... ack-to-us/
According to the Bulb Cam, it is still burning:
http://www.centennialbulb.org/photos.htm#anchor1234
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/business/20 ... ack-to-us/
According to the Bulb Cam, it is still burning:
http://www.centennialbulb.org/photos.htm#anchor1234
- Wed Oct 26, 2016 10:40 pm
- Forum: Brads Projects University
- Topic: Maxim Application Notes
- Replies: 1
- Views: 9632
Maxim Application Notes
•Over 2000 application notes and technical articles written by engineers, for engineers. •These articles offer experienced analysis, design ideas, reference designs, and tutorials—to make you an expert. https://www.maximintegrated.com/en/design/techdocs/app-notes/index.mvp If I find enough of these...
- Mon Oct 24, 2016 10:53 pm
- Forum: Brads Projects University
- Topic: Kionix Application Notes
- Replies: 0
- Views: 22505
Kionix Application Notes
Kionix Application Notes http://www.kionix.com/application-notes I think that posting application notes are helpful because they help users learn to use new components. For example, there is an application note for getting started with a tri-axis gyroscope and tri-axis accelerometer: This applicatio...
- Sat Oct 22, 2016 1:44 am
- Forum: Brads Projects University
- Topic: Techniques of Geoscientific Experimentation
- Replies: 1
- Views: 9203
Techniques of Geoscientific Experimentation
Techniques of Geoscientific Experimentation Techniques of Geoscientific Experimentation (TGE) is a resource designed to help scientists, hobbyists, and experimentalists learn how to develop their own experimental equipment. Topics include mechanical design, data acquisition, electronics, microcontro...
- Thu Oct 20, 2016 1:31 am
- Forum: Brads Projects University
- Topic: Precision Microdrives Application Notes
- Replies: 1
- Views: 9023
Precision Microdrives Application Notes
Precision Microdrives Application Notes Here you'll find our collection of various Application Bulletins, which cover a variety of topics! There's information on vibration motors, gearmotors, and linear resonant actuators, some topics will even cover multiple products (as many are based on core DC m...
- Sat Oct 15, 2016 2:33 pm
- Forum: Online Shopping
- Topic: Aven 17010 Adjustable Circuit Board Holder
- Replies: 1
- Views: 9802
Aven 17010 Adjustable Circuit Board Holder
Aven 17010 Adjustable Circuit Board Holder Ideal for clamping PCB, for soldering/desoldering or rework Retractable to accommodate various board sizes up to 198mm wide and up to 4mm thick Clamps allow PCB to rotate 360 degrees Rigid metal structure Rubber feet of the base ensure stability It is cheap...
- Sat Oct 15, 2016 9:43 am
- Forum: Online Shopping
- Topic: 'Integrated Circuit 555 Projects (BP)' by E.A. Parr
- Replies: 0
- Views: 23627
'Integrated Circuit 555 Projects (BP)' by E.A. Parr
'Integrated Circuit 555 Projects (BP)' by E.A. Parr I bought a copy for .98 cents. I might be able to tell you more about it once I get it. I want to know what I can do with a 555 timer so I bought this book. Shipping is the most expensive part of buying this book. https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb...
- Thu Oct 13, 2016 5:49 am
- Forum: The off topic lounge
- Topic: Why so many engineers in the U.S.?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 11986
Re: Why so many engineers in the U.S.?
More U.S. Scientists and Engineers Are Foreign-Born (January 2011) Scientists and engineers working in the United States are increasingly likely to be foreign-born, primarily because the United States continues to attract large numbers of skilled workers from abroad. In an article in the journal De...
- Sat Oct 08, 2016 11:34 am
- Forum: Brads Projects University
- Topic: Pull Up Resistors
- Replies: 2
- Views: 10331
- Sat Oct 08, 2016 11:23 am
- Forum: Brads Projects University
- Topic: Pull Up Resistors
- Replies: 2
- Views: 10331
- Wed Oct 05, 2016 10:38 pm
- Forum: PCB Design
- Topic: Circuitmaker
- Replies: 8
- Views: 255684
Re: Circuitmaker
I guess my question is whether I should go with Circuitmaker or Diptrace.
- Wed Oct 05, 2016 11:55 am
- Forum: PCB Design
- Topic: Circuitmaker
- Replies: 8
- Views: 255684
Circuitmaker
http://circuitmaker.com/ It says it is free and it is open source and found on Github: https://github.com/cutnop/CircuitMaker Have you used it? Do you like it? Is it good? Does it have any deficiencies or problems? I also want to know if there are any comparisons between commercial software verses t...
- Fri Sep 30, 2016 11:05 pm
- Forum: Online Shopping
- Topic: Kanda Launches New Microcontroller Programming Kit
- Replies: 1
- Views: 10136
Kanda Launches New Microcontroller Programming Kit
Kanda Launch New Microcontroller Programming Kit http://www.hometoys.com/news/2016/09/27/kanda-launch-new-microcontroller-programming-kit/35173/ This is the Kit: This PIC kit includes everything you need to learn about PIC microcontroller programming, including, comprehensive HTML tutorials, a book ...