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Analog Discover Pro Teardown
NOTE: This was going to be a twitter thread but twitter was down? So this is a lazy blog post… Analog Discovery Pro (from Digilent Website) Anyone…
Experiments with Seek Thermal Camera
A while back I got a Seek thermal camera, as I wanted to use it for measuring electronics component temperatures. As part of a course I’m teaching at…
Rigol DP832 Review
The majority of the review is available in movie format: I purchased a Rigol DP832 power supply from RAE Electronics (local supplier). I had a chance…
PicoScope 2204A Review
I've been spending some time with a low-cost PicoScope device, and wanted to give a review in case you're looking at one. To begin with, you can…
Selecting an Oscilloscope
Check it out - my blog post on Circuit Cellar on selecting an oscilloscope is live. It’s full of 4 parts, so check back every week on the CC website…
PicoScope 5000 (5444) Review
If you check out my older blog post, you'll see a very detailed review of the PicoScope 6000 series device. I also had a chance to use a 5000 series…
PicoScope 6000 (6403D) Review & Comparison
This is an *EXTREMELY* long post, but there is a ton of ground I want to cover. I hope you find it useful if you are seriously considering purchasing…
Quit wasting time debugging USB: Using TotalPhase Triggers
This blog post might seem commercial… but I have no connection to TotalPhase. I’ve used their Beagle 480 USB analyser for some time, and before that…
Bed of Nails Test Bed
This is the final product, it can hold a PCB for testing without needing to have soldered any pins to it: And without the PCB mounted: I got parts…
Metcal MX-500P Soldering Station Review & Repair
For some time I've been using a METCAL soldering station. I picked mine up used on E-Bay, as they are expensive new. They have phenomenal heat…