This post (with the clickbait title) suggests that the LM741 is obsolete and we should stop using it: This chip will RUIN your circuit.
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New Brymen Bluetooth BM788BT Digital Multimeter Coming Soon
I have a new post on Hackaday: New Brymen Bluetooth BM788BT Digital Multimeter Coming Soon.
Introducing Infrared Remote Control Protocols
I have a new post on Hackaday: Introducing Infrared Remote Control Protocols.
The Spade Hardware Description Language
I have a new post on Hackaday: The Spade Hardware Description Language.
First post!
ATtiny85 in HW-260 board
I have my ATtiny85 microcontroller installed in a HW-260 development board (purchased from AliExpress). I program the ATtiny85 with the SparkFun Tiny AVR Programmer, the setup guide is here: Tiny AVR Programmer Hookup Guide.
On the SparkFun programmer the onboard LED is PB0. On the HW-260 the onboard LED is PB1. This is the code I used to flash the HW-260 LED:
#define LED_BUILTIN PB1
// the setup function runs once when you press reset or power the board
void setup() {
// initialize digital pin LED_BUILTIN as an output.
pinMode(LED_BUILTIN, OUTPUT);
}
// the loop function runs over and over again forever
void loop() {
digitalWrite(LED_BUILTIN, HIGH); // turn the LED on (HIGH is the voltage level)
delay(1000); // wait for a second
digitalWrite(LED_BUILTIN, LOW); // turn the LED off by making the voltage LOW
delay(1000); // wait for a second
}
You can see the programmer settings I used in Arduino IDE in this screenshot:

Tekkikid Components
Today on Hackaday this was mentioned: Repair/Restoration: Matra & Hatchette Alice 32. In the video the presenter said that Tekkikid Components was a good place to buy capacitors (if you’re in the UK I guess…).
Are you the right person to design complex electronic boards?
This evening I watched Are you the right person to design complex electronic boards? which discusses what being a professional electronics designer entails. I particularly liked this slide which compares and contrasts the books a hobbyist might read versus what a professional might read.
The discovery of oxygen
This video about the discovery of oxygen is interesting: This IMPOSSIBLE Theory Led to the Discovery of Oxygen.

