Electronics
Conductive Paint and Threaded Inserts
Thanks to Rachel Lancaster from It’s All Geek to me I’ve had the chance to try out the Christmas cards from Bare Conductive. The set has three cards, a Santa, Flash (Rudolf’s lesser known cousin) and a Polar bear. There
Posted in: Electronics
Tags: conductive paint
Christmas Tree Trinket
My work colleague joked that I should not be let near the Christmas fairy lights as I’d probably “hook a microcontroller to them”. I’d not actually thought of this before but as the gauntlet had been thrown down I thought
Posted in: Christmas Tree Trinket, Electronics
Materials: Plywood
Tags: 3mm ply, Adafruit, Hobbycraft, LEDs, Oomlout, Trinket
From prototype to product – A practical guide for electronic engineers
This book endeavours to teach you what they don’t teach on an electronics degree, the process of turning your prototype circuit into a product. It does so by selecting four key topics; design issues, design for manufacture, compliance and project
Posted in: Books and Magazine Reviews, Electronics
Tags: Design
Tenma Soldering Station
My old Antex soldering iron is about 25 years old and although it provides a good service it is a bit beaten up. The cable is held together with self amalgamating tape and the element is looking a bit corroded.
Posted in: Electronics
Tags: soldering, temperature controlled
Enchanted Cottage – Proposal
My plan for the Element14 Enchanted Objects Design Challenge is to take an old fashioned weather house and retrofit it with electronics
Posted in: Electronics, Enchanted Cottage
Tags: weather house
Raspberry Pi 2 – Hands On Videos
The long awaited Raspberry Pi 2 has been launched today, it’s faster and has more ram than it’s predecessors so you’ll be able to more with it for the same price
Posted in: Electronics
Tags: Raspberry Pi
Award for services to the electronics community
Member of the month award and interview.
Posted in: Electronics
Tags: Element14
CapSense Switches
As a little side project, I’ve been looking at some capacitive touch switches and their suitability for workshop projects. Element14 and Cypress Semiconductors kindly provided me with an evaluation board for the CapSense MBR3 switches as part of the Element14
Posted in: Electronics
Tags: switches
Metal sculpture in brass, mounted on an 1800s French Coin
