Category Archives: Reviews

Component Tester

Posted on 2019-05-31 by M. Eric Carr

The microcontroller revolution has accelerated the development of tools available to the electronics industry. Multimeters (recently, DMMs) and oscilloscopes (recently, DSOs) have been a staple of electronics workbenches for decades, along with signal generators, frequency counters, and other specialized tools. … Continue reading →

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NodeMCU

Posted on 2019-04-30 by M. Eric Carr

New toys are always such fun, especially when you find a replacement for a component that has more features, better specs, and costs half as much. The Arduino Uno is deservedly popular. It makes introductory embedded system design easy, and … Continue reading →

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NeoPixels

Posted on 2018-03-29 by M. Eric Carr

NeoPixels make controlling RGB LEDs ridiculously easy. Continue reading →

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TunnelBear

Posted on 2017-03-31 by M. Eric Carr

S.J. Res. 34 allows ISPs to sell customers’ browsing history to the highest bidder. A VPN is called for. Continue reading →

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