So I watched this talk about setting up a home electronics lab in which the presenter recommended Rigol scopes as being a good budget brand for entry-level hobbyists (like me!). I did some research and collated some data and put together this report on Rigol scopes. As mentioned in the report in the end I settled on an MSO5074. I’m a prosumer, baby!
This in my feed today: 5 Modern Bash Scripting Techniques That Only A Few Programmers Know.
Some references I have in my lab (so far!):
Got myself some new toys! On the left is an OWON XDM1041 Digital Multimeter (for AUD$169.49 from AliExpress) and on the right is an UNI-T UTG962E Function Waveform Generator (for AUD$202.35 from AliExpress).
On the black table in the left is my Digitech QM1323 Digital Multimeter. You can see I’ve been hanging my probes from my lamp, which seems to work:
@epilys on #lobsters asked about my LED Lamp, which is an 5 Diopter LED Illuminated Magnifying Lamp.
This (surprisingly) on HN today: $60 PC Oscilloscope Review.
This is an interesting idea: The Internet Was Designed With a Narrow Waist.
A list of open-source alternatives: Awesome open-source alternatives to SaaS
I got myself a few more of these HB6317 bin racks from Jaycar. The problem was one of the bins arrived damaged, the small extrusions which hold the bin in place had snapped off:
So I busted out my rotary tool:
My hot glue gun:
An old coat hanger:
And fixed my storage bin:
Bug fixed!
I have a few RPis on my desk but I had no idea what version they were. I ran these commands to find out:
$ cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep Model $ free -h $ lsb_release -a $ ip a