Got myself a 64GB SanDisk Extreme PRO MicroSD card for my Raspberry Pi Model 4B.
Category Archives: Electronics
GPIO Programming: Using the sysfs Interface
Today I happened upon GPIO Programming: Using the sysfs Interface.
Electrical Engineering Experiments: Experiment 1
So I got myself a copy of Electrical Engineering Experiments (from this Humble Bundle), and this is the first experiment:
As my mate Craig explained this experiment is designed to get you to understand that you *always* have a voltage divider situation going on, even if it doesn’t look like there’s a resistor in the circuit.
NASA WORKMANSHIP STANDARDS
Today while reading Make: Getting Started with Soldering I learned about NASA WORKMANSHIP STANDARDS and the Lineman’s splice.
Brother P-touch PT-H105 settings
I made some notes about the settings of my Brother PT-H105 label maker.
Best solder wire
So over here the author recommends C511 solder:
Once you find a good brand of solder that flows smoothly, doesn’t make a mess, and gives you excellent joints, you don’t easily switch to something else. A spool of C511 solder isn’t cheap, but it offers amazing quality. I’ve been forced to use cheap solder in the workplace before, and usually end up taking in my Loctite solder to use. Some cheap solder flows like mud or has flux that makes a huge mess on your board. C511 is a no-clean solder that is an RoHS compliant Tin/Silver/Copper blend. You can get it in a range of diameters; I’ll typically have a roll of 0.56mm and a roll of 1.63mm on hand. The 0.56mm is good for fine pitch components, and the 1.63mm for tinning thick wires or large components.
Soldering Crash Course
Today I watched Soldering Crash Course: Basic Techniques, Tips and Advice.
Plug standards
How does USB device discovery work?
Today via r/programming: How does USB device discovery work?. An interesting video of a dude using his pretty awesome looking oscilliscope…
Teardown of a PC power supply
This via Lobsters today: Teardown of a PC power supply. Also Macbook charger teardown and Apple iPhone charger teardown.