Category Archives: Electronics
uint32_t writeError = UC3 + STK600 + JTAG;
I can’t write to my AT32UC3A3 using an STK600 and AVR Dragon via JTAG! What do I do?! Read more
Citadel 3D v0.1
Here is my 1st attempt at PCB design. These are renderings of the Citadel project I have been working on. I still have some traces to complete, but [..]
Arduino Workshop Book
Here is a book I just came across. It looks promising. John Boxall seems to have the book printed out on his website as well, complete with code [..]
Citadel Breadboard
Here is what I have so far for my drum enclosure lighting system, code name: Citadel. 🙂 I will provide more documentation, when I get around to it. [..]
Jeopardy Controllers are Easy
Hardware is easy… according to the people that use many of the things I make, that is. They don’t actually say this, but I can tell. They see [..]
EE Learning
While browsing electronics.stackexchange.com, I found the following list of electronics learning sites: Read more
Build Break Alarm
Note: I meant to post this a long time ago. It is definitely an out of order project post. A while back I changed teams at Amazon. While [..]
Christmas Lights Hacked
After working on my last hardware project, the Ara’Kus (a heavy metal opera) flickering/wireless lantern, I have moved on to hacking some Christmas lights. I found that many [..]
My 1st Oscilloscope
Yesterday I got my 1st oscilloscope from Rigol. It is the DS1052E 50 MHz DSO (digital storage oscilloscope). I payed about $315 w/shipping direct from Rigol. I immediately [..]
EEE: Embarking into Electrical Engineering
For the past year or so I’ve been teaching myself electronics. There have been a series of events that have moved me down this path. I had a [..]