I took some time today to update the Affiliate Links page on the blog. Now there’s a table which catalogs most of the interesting equipment in my lab along with a link (or two) to where you can buy.
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John’s lab
As part of today’s updating of my Patreon page and my YouTube branding I took new photos of the lab, you can see them over here: https://www.jj5.net/lab/
I’m on Patreon now
I suppose it’s a poorly kept secret that now I’m live on Patreon. My Patreon page is here: https://www.patreon.com/JohnElliotV
I would like to stress that I do my blog and my YouTube channel for love and I do *not* expect anyone to send money, so please don’t feel pressured to do so. <3
If you have any thoughts on the Patreon page or how my YouTube channel is configured I would be happy to hear from you, particularly if you have suggestions about how to improve things.
ESP-IDF: Espressif’s official IoT Development Framework
Wanna check out ESP-IDF which is Espressif’s official IoT Development Framework. Have to decide if I will use Linux, Mac, or Windows, and whether I will use VSCode or Eclipse.
This looks like a good place to start: https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf
Project planning
I’ve got some equipment laid out to remind me of four different projects I will be doing soon for In The Lab With Jay Jay.
From left-to-right they are:
- Demo the WeAct Studio Epaper Module on one or more microcontrollers
- Do an unboxing and demo of my IC clips
- Demo my power supply tester with an ogxbox power supply
- Install the capacitor discharge circuit I recently ripped out of its tweezers into a new case with terminals to attach probes
JST connector
I found a bunch of handy information about JST connectors over on Wikipedia: JST connector. There are a bunch of different JST series, it’s worth knowing about these.
Microcontroller reading
I’m off to bed but I thought I should make some notes about what I want to read tomorrow:
Loot from WeAct Studio
You might remember that last month AliExpress had a sale and I ordered a bunch of stuff. That stuff has started to arrive and I wanted to show you the things I picked up from WeAct Studio.
I don’t know anything about WeAct Studio, I have never heard of them before. But I like what I see so far!
Here’s my WeAct Studio kit which arrived today:
Unboxing #8: Unboxing of Mini Classic Game Console | Learning Electronics In The Lab With Jay Jay
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Silly Job Title: Power Provider
It’s the In The Lab With Jay Jay Halloween Special! This evening: another unboxing video! This time we’re taking a look at my retro gaming console: The Mini Classic Game Console. Complete with 620 odd games!
I picked this thing up at Vinnies (the thrift store) for fifteen Aussie buckaroos.
The main circuit board looks like this:
I found the S71PL256NC0HFW5U2 which is a 64Mb flash memory. The details of the other circuitry was obscured.
Here is the list of games on this thing:
And this is the manual:
I managed to get this thing wired through an AV to HDMI adapter, then a HDMI to USB adapter, so in the last half of the video you can see me demoing a few of the games and scrolling through the full list of games.
Oh, and in this video I read “NTSL” on the manual and say “they got that wrong, it’s NTSA”, but *I* got that wrong, and it’s “NTSC”. The American video standard. In Australia almost everything is PAL.
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Following is a product I use picked at random from my collection which may appear in my videos. Clicking through on this to find and click on the green affiliate links before purchasing from eBay or AliExpress is a great way to support the channel at no cost to you. Thanks!
aToolTour Black Hexagon Deburring Drill Bit notes |
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Unboxing #6: Unboxing of K-CEVE AM-KVM401-K and KC-KVM401A 4-port HDMI KVM switches | In The Lab
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Silly Job Title: Current Commander
Today: another unboxing video! I do these, not because I think that my regular viewers are going to be particularly interested, but because you really only get the opportunity to do these on the day that new equipment arrives, and I figure it might be helpful for people who search for unboxing videos for a particular product, so they can see what’s in the box before they make a purchasing decision.
This video is an unboxing of two different 4-port HDMI KVM switches. I would give you affiliate links but these don’t seem to be available in the USA, so here are the non-affiliated Amazon Australia links:
- K-CEVE AM-KVM401-K: KVM Switch HDMI, Kvm Switch 4 Port 4 in 1 Out USB KVM Switcher for 4 Computers Share one HD Monitor and 4 USB 2.0 Devices, Support UHB 4K@60Hz and Wireless Keyboard and Mouse
- K-CEVE KC-KVM401A: KVM Switch HDMI 4 Port, USB 3.0 KVM Switches 4K 60HZ HDMI and USB Switcher with EDID Simulator for 4 Computers Share Keyboard Mouse Printer Scanner and One HD Monitor with 1 External Button Switch
For the record I paid AU$64.56 for the AM-KVM401-K (US$40) and AU$84.14 for the KC-KVM401A (US$55). I don’t know what algorithm is in charge of pricing at Amazon but the prices seem to have gone way up since I purchased these things two days ago, now the AM-KVM401-K is AU$75.96 and the KC-KVM401A is AU$98.99, so not sure what’s up with that (but I do NOT like the idea that Amazon has a pricing system that isn’t offering all shoppers the same price all the time, which this smells like).
I reckon the K-CEVE marketing department is going to bit pretty upset with engineering or manufacturing about this, but when I was unboxing the AM-KVM401-K the front panel push button switch just dead set fell out! That’s gotta be embarrassing for someone.
Having done the unboxing I’ve decided I’m gonna try the larger KC-KVM401A unit first. Its larger size is a disadvantage but I like the fact that it has USB-A instead of USB-C inputs and I’m also happy that it has a dedicated 5V power rail, the AM-KVM401-K is powered off the USB bus which is less desirable.
I will post another article later to let you know how I went when I actually plug these things in, which I haven’t actually done yet.
Thanks very much for watching! And please remember to hit like and subscribe!
Following is a product I use picked at random from my collection which may appear in my videos. Clicking through on this to find and click on the green affiliate links before purchasing from eBay or AliExpress is a great way to support the channel at no cost to you. Thanks!
Yum Cha TE-801 Third Hand notes |
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