Reverse engineering is one of the most challenging and rewarding endeavors in electronics. I’m talking about replicating the functionality of a device that you’ve seen or read about but that’s too expensive or otherwise unavailable. There are numerous issues involved in reverse engineering — from creating a schematic to locating parts. Moreover, you have to understand what’s going on, both mechanically and electronically. In my experience, seemingly simple devices are often the most challenging. However, there are methods you can use to glean an understanding of just about any device on the market.
Saw this neat gadget on another blog and had to share with everyone. Just connect your component any way round and press the test button. The Atlas DCA will then present you with detailed component information in concise, easy to read, scrollable pages. The displayed information will include: the component type, special component features, component pinout, and measured parameters (such as gain, leakage current, gate threshold voltages, volt drops etc...). Imagine all the time you can save with this little gadget!
This has to be the best toy to get your child into the world of electronics! AWARDS: The National Parenting Center-Seal of Approval, Dr. Toy 100 Best Children's Products, Dr Toy Best Educational Products. The Kit contains over 60 Snap-Together parts that allows you to build over 300 exciting projects. Clear and concise Illustrated Manual will make building the projects a breeze! Build a Radio, Doorbell, burglar alarm and more! No tools required and no soldering.
Joe Pardue gives us a tutorial that describes how to build and use the Simple Chaser Lights Kit. You can purchase the kit from smileymicros.com and nutvolts.com.
You can now upgrade your 16-Bit Micro Experimenter to a powerful Digital Signal Processor (DSP) by just simply changing out the PIC24F microcontroller to a 40 MIPS dsPIC; the 28 pin PIC33F J128GP802, and then adding the appropriate DSP software.
