lol. Today I learned that Intel’s PCI Vendor ID is 8086. That’s funny because Intel’s seminal microprocessor was the Intel 8086.
Intel PCI Vendor ID: 8086
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Category Archives: Electronics
AliExpress sale
Today there was a promotion/sale on at AliExpress, so I picked up some consumables and a few natty tools. I paid the promotion price AU$63.46 for stuff on sale at AU$142.82 which normally sells for AU$326.12.
FPGA reading
Things to read to learn about FPGA programming:
- Designing Video Game Hardware in Verilog (recommended by @indigo)
FPGA options
I’m learning more about FPGAs. Haven’t actually purchased one to play with yet though.
- Adafruit ICE40 (recommended by @gwozniak)
- iCE by Lattice Semiconductor
- Papilio
- iCEBreaker
- iCEstick Evaluation Kit
- FPGA @ adafuit
- FPGA @ SparkFun
BeagleV-Fire RISC-V and FPGA
Today on IRC the BeagleV-Fire was brought to my attention. This computer system sports an FPGA and looks like just the thing to get as an entry-level system to learn about FPGA tech. These things seem to be hard to find at the moment but apparently they sell for around US$150 which is quite affordable for an entry-level system. And the manufacturer’s commitment to open hardware is encouraging. Click-through on the link to find a heap of developer resources.
Sharing PCB designs on PCBWay
Over on An Absolute Beginners Guide To Designing PCBs using Easy EDA – Make PCB From A Schematic I learned about How to Share Projects in PCBWay Community. Seems like a good service to me, haven’t used it yet but do intend to check it out.
Unboxing #9: Unboxing of Sudake SDK07 and SKD08 IC Clip SMD Gripper Test Probe | In The Lab
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Silly Job Title: Hack In Residence
Today: another unboxing video! This time we’re taking a look at the Sudake SDK07 and SKD08 IC clips / SMD grippers / test probes.
Originally I was going to demo these things in this video too, but the test circuit took like two hours to make, and then when I turned it on it didn’t even work, so I cancelled that and now this is just an unboxing video and not a demo. Stay tuned for the demo which I will do, just when I can find some more time.
These test clips are really great, they let you attach a probe to the foot of an integrated circuit or a surface mount device.
Be warned: there’s a bit of swearing and bad language in this video. What can I say? I’m just a passionate individual, ya know? :P
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New word: Spudger!
lol, I was watching Learn Electronics Repair #2 – Geforce GTX 280 GPU Graphics Card Repair Part 1 and I learned a new term: Spudger. You will have to click-through for the definition. :)
Affiliate Links
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.
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/