Today I heard about the Jumperless V5 over on Hackaday: Jumperless Breadboard V5 Readies For Launch. Looking forward to hearing more about that when it launches in a few days…
Category Archives: Wishlist
Sigrok and Logic Analyzers
I found this old series of videos from OpenTechLab which starts here: [001] Sigrok and Logic Analyzers.
There is more about sigrok over here:
gusmanb’s 24 Channel 100MHz Logic Analyser
In Build – gusmanb’s 24 Channel 100MHz Logic Analyser from Happy Little Diodes I learned about this Logic Analyzer project. I would like to try building one of these for myself one day too.
Tools for IoT Hacking
I’m reading Practical IoT Hacking: The Definitive Guide to Attacking the Internet of Things and it mentioned some equipment I’m interested in:
- Adafruit FT232H Breakout – General Purpose USB to GPIO, SPI, I2C – USB C & Stemma QT
- Attify Badge – UART, JTAG, SPI, I2C
- Beagle I2C/SPI Protocol Analyzer
- Bus Pirate
- ChipWhisperer
- USB to TTL Adapter – USB to Serial Interface for Development Projects – Featuring Original FTDI Chipset FT232RL
- HydraBus
- JTAGulator
- Open On-Chip Debugger
Hyper 7 R4
Check out this Hyper 7 R4 keyboard. I’m definitely putting this on my wishlist.
It doesn’t seem to have Cherry MX Speed Silvers as an option but ChatGPT says that Cherry Red are similar.
At AU$1,323 I will need to save my pennies!
Interlude #7: ElectroneX 2024 Debriefing | Learning Electronics In The Lab With Jay Jay
This post is part of my video blog and you can find more information about this video on this show’s homepage which is here.
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In this video I tell you about the SWAG (Stuff We All Get) I collected this year at ElectroneX.
I had the very good fortune to meet Dave Jones of EEVblog fame. He was nice enough to take a photo and mention my channel on X.
And as if things couldn’t get any better I then went on to meet Nicholas Vinen of Silicon Chip fame. For the record, the very first thing I ever said to Nicholas Vinen was: “is that a spectrum analyzer?” :P
I mention that the channel’s logo a version of the Hacker Emblem. There’s more info on the show’s website.
My business cards were designed by DAC Design and printed by ClickMedia.
My business card holder is this one: Business Card Holder, 1 Pcs Build in 40 Card Slot PU Leather Business Card Wallet for Credit Card, Business Cards, Men, Women (Black).
The companies who gave me SWAG that I mention in this video are:
- Redback Test Services (not to be confused with Redback Professional audio systems)
- Würth Elektronik
- element14 Australia (a Farnell brand)
- IMP Electronics Solutions
- INGUN
- ECI Technology
- GPC Electronics
- ROLEC
- QualiEco Circuits
- Rohde & Schwarz
- Scientific Devices Australia
- Dyne Industries
- Echo Electronics
- Emona Instruments
- Suba Engineering (check out their scopes!)
- Altronics (their catalogue is here)
- Stars Microelectronics
- HIKMICRO
- micro:bit
- LEACH
- Lintek
- Industry Update Manufacturing Magazine
- Inovaxe
- Multicomp Pro
- Mouser Electronics
- What’s New in Electronics magazine
- SIMCom
- Globalink Electronics
I mention my One PCB to Ruler Them All from Adafruit which is part of my costume.
The cheap wire cutters I mention are these ones: Aokin1PC 170 Universal Pliers DIY Electronic Diagonal Side Cutting Nippers Wire Cable Cutter 3D Printer Parts Hand Tools.
As I suspected J.Burrows is a stationary brand. Must have stolen someone’s pen! Whoops! :P
You can read more about Pogo pins. I’ve never used them myself. Looking at them I’m not sure how you would mount them to a board. Lot’s of things to learn!
You can find more info about the probe tweezers I mention in the video over here: Yum Cha Probe Tweezers.
My cheapo multimeters are these ones: DT830B Digital Multimeter. My slightly less cheapo multimeter is this one: DigiTech QM1323 Multimeter. The multimeters I am saving my pennies for are these ones:
- 121GW Multimeter (AU$325.00)
- EEVblog BM786 Multimeter (AU$215.00)
- EEVblog BM235 Multimeter (AU$170.00)
- EEVblog BM036 AC/DC Clamp Meter (AU$149.00)
Check out the line of Peak test instruments. When I’m rich I am gonna get the full set!
My capacitor testers (and discharger) I mentioned are these ones:
You can find more about my Maxitronix Xin1 Kits. I am making videos as I work my way through them.
You can find the STM micros I showed you over here:
- WeAct BlackPill STM32F411CEU6 STM32F411 STM32F4 STM32 Core Board Learning Board Development Micropython
- WeAct Mini Debugger DAPLink STLink V2.1 SWD SWO USB To Uart Module
- WeAct ESP32-C6 Development Board ESP32C6 Minimum System Board ESP32 Core Board RISC-V Espressif IoT WiFi6 Bluetooth Zigbee
- WeAct STM32G431CBU6 STM32G431 STM32G4 STM32 Core Board Learning Board Development
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DOOM: The Dark Ages | Official Trailer 1 (4K) | Coming 2025
This looks like it’s gonna be seriously excellent!
USB cable tester from Japan
As mentioned on EEVblog 1619 – Mailbag: Featuring Don McKenzie the ADUSBCIM USB CABLE CHECKER 2. Gonna put that one on my shopping list.
Embedded Systems with ARM Cortex-M Microcontrollers in Assembly Language and C
Today I learned about Embedded Systems with ARM Cortex-M Microcontrollers in Assembly Language and C (Fourth Edition) by Yifeng Zhu while watching Lecture 9: Interrupts on YouTube. The full list of associated lectures are here: Short Lectures.
Logic Analyzer with 1GHz Sampling Rate
Today I was pleased to discover this: DreamSourceLab DSLogic U3Pro32 USB-Based Logic Analyzer with 1GHz Sampling Rate, 2Gbits Memory, USB 3.0 Interface, 32 Channels.
There are some notes from the manufacturer over here: DSLogic Series USB-based Logic Analyzer.
It’s a logic analyzer which can operate at 1GHz that’s within my price range. I’m not rushing off to buy this thing, but it is certainly on my list.
The only other thing I have seen that compares to this logic analyzer is this RIGOL DS70304/DS70504– Digital Oscilloscope 3GHz/5GHz 4 Channel 20GSa/s 2Gpts 1000000 wfms/s which is roughly two orders of magnitude more expensive.