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USBasp Help! 3 5661 October 22, 2015
by sask55
Would someone explain Proximity Sensor? 19 7859 May 04, 2015
by mongo
Need to replace Wall Watt 16 5170 May 02, 2015
by Ralphxyz
Connecting Mosfet 10 4842 April 10, 2015
by Noter
My new 3D Printer 44 20400 April 07, 2015
by Rick_S
AtMega 644 2 4952 September 06, 2014
by Rick_S
Switching between +5v and -5V 2 3997 August 07, 2014
by Rick_S
Are there hobby printers for my microproccessor? 4 4598 June 02, 2014
by JKITSON
Automated programming mode? 9 4901 April 08, 2014
by Rick_S
Shuttering with the Nerdkit & piezo buzzer (Can't post in Support, gives error) 5 4503 January 30, 2014
by BobaMosfet
Shuttering with the Nerdkit & piezo buzzer (Can't post in Support, gives error) 1 4467 January 28, 2014
by lailai
What kind of error is this? 4 4370 January 23, 2014
by Noter
How to double a DC voltage? 20 11667 January 12, 2014
by JKITSON
Is the code the driver? 2 4172 January 12, 2014
by Ralphxyz
Miniature headers 6 4471 January 01, 2014
by Ralphxyz
BLDC 8 4500 December 23, 2013
by esoderberg
I need help finding a terminal. 17 5043 November 26, 2013
by Rick_S
GLCD SPI problems 14 8348 November 10, 2013
by andyi
Moving on... 7 4335 November 08, 2013
by Pr0ject
Power supply questions 4 5818 October 31, 2013
by sask55
OLED 4 4076 October 29, 2013
by esoderberg
Thermocouple wiring?? 19 15944 September 22, 2013
by sask55
Opto Interrupter once again 14 8682 September 19, 2013
by scootergarrett
FFC/FPC connection ideas? 4 4530 September 10, 2013
by Ralphxyz
A3977 Stepper Motor Driver 42 11418 September 02, 2013
by Ralphxyz
USB cable specifications 7 5897 August 29, 2013
by Noter
Help with reading UART Stream on mac 9 4945 August 27, 2013
by Affarram
XMEGA Breakout 8 5336 August 26, 2013
by JKITSON
Can someone help me with LDOs? 5 4069 August 21, 2013
by BobaMosfet
lower voltage of sensor output LM335 5 4744 August 20, 2013
by Osarus
TQFP ATmega 168 capacitors 6 4772 August 01, 2013
by scootergarrett
Stepper Motor Programming 154 10927 July 21, 2013
by sask55
Low Voltage Level Translator That Fits the MCU and Breadboard 63 15552 June 18, 2013
by Noter
Two Wrongs Make it Right 3 4060 May 22, 2013
by meltbox360
accurate time for a real time clock 5 4678 April 08, 2013
by pcbolt
Using diode to drop voltage 12 65745 March 27, 2013
by Ralphxyz
Cannot understand the pins 3 3892 March 27, 2013
by oshjdf
Since it is kinda slow around here I thought I'd ask .... 6 4375 March 15, 2013
by sask55
What is the purpose of 1000 ohm resistor for LCD's pin 3? 10 8522 March 14, 2013
by mongo
Current vs Voltage 8 5446 March 14, 2013
by sask55
Control LED Stripes with 2N7000 MOSFET 3 5087 March 09, 2013
by lnino
Electric current 2 3875 March 08, 2013
by Ralphxyz
How to power up Sim908 module? 4 6818 March 07, 2013
by Ralphxyz
Limiting battery discharge? 12 9470 March 03, 2013
by mongo
feeding a 7805 with 24VDC for <25mA output? 11 8876 February 28, 2013
by BobaMosfet
Control electronic door opener 15 4908 February 24, 2013
by lnino
Relay Question 27 8148 February 19, 2013
by Noter
Rotary Encoder how to?? 21 7814 February 15, 2013
by BobaMosfet
Unipolar Stepper motor with ULN2003A, 4 5348 February 11, 2013
by Ralphxyz
Introductory circuit design books 2 5255 January 30, 2013
by pcbolt
Anyone know how to program an 8052 MCU? 8 4988 January 03, 2013
by BobaMosfet
Higher power supplies with ATMega168 (running higher voltage devices with lower powered ground) 4 4600 December 30, 2012
by BobaMosfet
edX Free MIT online course 4 5188 December 22, 2012
by pcbolt
handling microprocessor and static eletricity 22 4548 December 18, 2012
by JKITSON
Voltage Divider (Resistors) 9 5410 December 17, 2012
by GenHornet18
iphone-controlled R/C car project 2 3949 November 26, 2012
by JimFrederickson
Wire broke off in LCD pin 6 4037 November 26, 2012
by gsjbjt
Where to buy individual oscillators 8 4523 November 26, 2012
by Pew446
Need help using a 5v relay to trip a 12v relay 9 9892 November 18, 2012
by carlhako
SPI slave clock 6 4717 October 27, 2012
by Ralphxyz
Flow of Electricity through this circuit 8 4139 October 26, 2012
by RogerFL
Why pick a crystal frequency of 14.7456 MHz? 16 30598 October 23, 2012
by Noter
NPN circuit connection quandry 4 4694 September 24, 2012
by edb
Simple I/O circuit 4 4350 September 23, 2012
by wadaltmon
Flow of Electricity through this circuit 1 4147 September 21, 2012
by Davda
Flow of Electricity through this circuit 1 3800 September 21, 2012
by Davda
LED - Common Anode 8 Segment Display 13 6526 September 20, 2012
by pcbolt
Can I Power the ATmega168 with 3.3 V? 4 4366 September 20, 2012
by karam
Measuring PWM Duty Cycle 6 6721 September 13, 2012
by dan_engbers
Electronics simulation 8 5013 August 31, 2012
by Chris100
LED Sign Help - How to control words 26 7094 August 27, 2012
by Rick_S
Help me on my learning path please :) 4 4269 August 20, 2012
by rblalock
louder sound 2 4037 August 18, 2012
by mongo
connector or cable for LCD display? 4 4257 August 13, 2012
by missle3944
Powering L.E.Ds 5 4380 August 09, 2012
by BobaMosfet
Wires in U.K 5 4853 August 08, 2012
by mikey6879
Bluetooth Please HELP! 3 4766 July 29, 2012
by Ralphxyz
Stepper Motor Motor Speed Control 13 7674 July 25, 2012
by sask55
Anything wrong with adding a large bypass capacitor? 6 7393 July 25, 2012
by bretm
Stepper Motor Direction Control 12 5163 July 21, 2012
by live4the1
Using Usbasp for attiny25 36 22652 July 21, 2012
by lnino
um help 6 3853 July 20, 2012
by Rick_S
Stepper Motor L298N/L297N controller 3 4885 July 18, 2012
by Ralphxyz
help me 11 4738 July 03, 2012
by Rick_S
Crystal Oscillator question 2 4145 July 02, 2012
by pcbolt
This will lead to more questions, how to use 20 volt battery to power projects and motors? 9 5413 June 24, 2012
by Ralphxyz
HELP 3 3900 June 24, 2012
by Ralphxyz
Controlling Stepper Motors 35 14776 June 21, 2012
by mcguinnessdr
Geomagnetic vectors with a magnetoresistive sensor? 1 4010 June 19, 2012
by lcruz007
PT100 temperature sensor reading 1 5929 June 17, 2012
by RogerFL
Programmable current source 6 5853 June 14, 2012
by JamesFysh
Increase range of an IR LED. 4 5517 June 11, 2012
by mongo
HELP 6 4218 June 11, 2012
by mikeduff76
Running motor through the mircocontroller 8 4589 June 09, 2012
by mongo
How can I detect the signal from a key fob? 15 50195 May 24, 2012
by Ralphxyz
i need a code 8 4620 May 15, 2012
by pcbolt
Clock Accuracy 30 9258 May 14, 2012
by HexManiac
Relays and Controlling them 9 4570 May 10, 2012
by sask55
Using Internal 8 MHz Oscillator 4 4855 May 09, 2012
by RogerFL
Powering your NerdKit 7 4435 April 27, 2012
by Ralphxyz
output pin is 2.5v when low 7 4459 April 27, 2012
by BobaMosfet
Lm317 vs lm317t 2 7651 April 26, 2012
by BobaMosfet
nOOb looking for additional explanation 6 4888 April 24, 2012
by pcbolt
Programs will not run 6 4348 April 16, 2012
by E2MicroRobots
CE EMITTER_BIAS CONFIGURATION 12 4974 April 10, 2012
by Ralphxyz
Anyone used a 2 x 20 LCD? Which one? 10 4655 April 09, 2012
by Ralphxyz
Path Lights controller 2 4213 April 04, 2012
by pcbolt
Frequency Response and stability, how do you determine if your system is stable 7 4335 April 02, 2012
by Akeshish
Very fundamental problem of operating with out a ground?? 11 4843 April 02, 2012
by sask55
line-level output, regulator ICs and op-amps?? 3 4437 April 01, 2012
by JamesFysh
Question on LCD screen 5 4445 March 30, 2012
by billtaichi
Is this Capaciator Good 4 4392 March 29, 2012
by mongo
Oscilloscopes (for the umpteenth time) 5 5663 March 29, 2012
by mongo
Basic Electronics Tutorial to Complement Nerdkits? 5 5303 March 26, 2012
by Ralphxyz
PIR motion sensor to trigger home wireless camera problems 4 9006 March 23, 2012
by 6ofhalfdozen
Ground connector on power supplies?? 3 4518 March 15, 2012
by Ralphxyz
Why TC negative connected to ground 3 5655 March 15, 2012
by mongo
Digital servo issues! 9 5021 March 15, 2012
by Rick_S
Brushless motor control 16 5379 March 12, 2012
by hevans
Windows not detecting device 3 4175 March 10, 2012
by hevans
Voltage throught MCU 5 4191 March 05, 2012
by Ralphxyz
Ignition Coil Driver 16 19931 March 02, 2012
by RevMoses
Rotary Encoder pinout (and other questions I am sure) 8 11694 March 02, 2012
by Ralphxyz
Why do you pass a MIC Vout through a capacitor? 12 20794 March 01, 2012
by hevans
Up and running... 3 3976 March 01, 2012
by dvdsnyd
9v to vcc survivable? 5 4644 February 26, 2012
by RogerFL
Accurate AREF for accurate ADC voltage readings 4 4995 February 26, 2012
by carlhako
Problem with code (2 inputs) 12 4221 February 24, 2012
by Rick_S
programming lcd trubs 7 4279 February 19, 2012
by raccoons
17 super bright white LEDs at the same time...SAFE?! 5 5002 February 18, 2012
by Rick_S
Oscilloscope 15 6273 February 18, 2012
by Osarus
How far away can a LM34 be? 16 10691 February 14, 2012
by dcarter777
Need help understanding a relay schematic 4 5436 February 14, 2012
by Ralphxyz
It's true, we forget... 18 4616 February 12, 2012
by Farmerjoecoledge
Very Basic Batteries in a Series Question 12 11132 February 09, 2012
by mongo
Data transmission 3 5194 February 08, 2012
by amartinez
PowerLineCommunication(PLC) vs Wireless 3 4988 February 05, 2012
by mongo
CAPACITIVE POWER SUPPLY 6 6532 February 04, 2012
by met_fredrik
ADC reads fluctuating voltage when nothing is connected! 2 4472 February 03, 2012
by BobaMosfet
connencting two ics to port 3 4042 January 31, 2012
by tchilzer2
H bridge questions 6 4810 January 27, 2012
by tchilzer2
Voltage Regulators and Efficiency... 3 4543 January 24, 2012
by JimFrederickson
Voltage Drop when LEDs Flash 8 4934 January 23, 2012
by Rocket_Man_Jeff
LED Array - Wall power problems 14 5149 January 19, 2012
by sask55
How to measure floating (isolated) high DC voltage? 5 8274 January 17, 2012
by jfbrink
Mysteries of Capaciators in Reverse 9 4824 January 15, 2012
by Rick_S
Source of power? 19 4944 January 13, 2012
by mongo
symbol defined please? 4 4678 January 13, 2012
by sonicgadgets
Best zero cross detection IC 14 17794 January 07, 2012
by met_fredrik
How hot is too hot for the voltage regulator 3 4559 January 06, 2012
by boxvic
Basic LED circuit properties 8 4782 January 06, 2012
by boxvic
Getting Started 3 4266 January 05, 2012
by Stretch
Source of randomness for the hardware RNG 20 5446 January 02, 2012
by bodangly
SMD reflow 16 5539 December 27, 2011
by boxvic
kirchhoff's voltage law... 3 4515 December 25, 2011
by jbolfiil
Phase Shifter or time delay circuit? 7 5199 December 23, 2011
by BobaMosfet
Potentiometer 8 6067 December 23, 2011
by huzbum
Fun with Op-Amps 3 6353 December 22, 2011
by treymd
Do I need an H-Bridge? 14 5425 December 19, 2011
by n1cl3
Odessy of the minds 5 4720 December 05, 2011
by BobaMosfet
Having trouble uploading my program keep getting this error: Any ideas anyone. Thanks 2 4088 November 27, 2011
by sazD
Initial Load 2 4752 November 27, 2011
by missle3944
Using pushbuttons to increment position of servo 4 5430 November 23, 2011
by SpaceGhost
Yellow USB wire problem 15 6123 November 22, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Speakers with LEDs that light with the music 4 4805 November 14, 2011
by mongo
Strange behaviour with a DC motor 18 9880 November 10, 2011
by jfbrink
Servo Squitter Project 13 4537 November 09, 2011
by Heed
how do i run a program 4 4140 November 08, 2011
by Heed
Help!!! my grades are in jeopordy 3 4381 November 07, 2011
by Heed
Motor control question 2 4182 November 04, 2011
by hevans
Help driving a high voltage Piezo 6 9735 November 02, 2011
by buffetrand
9V transformer more like ~15V 2 4417 October 31, 2011
by hevans
Tick Tock Clock question about which pins and long load times from DASA. 1 4314 October 25, 2011
by apphilosophy
Why is reversing polarity a bad thing? 26 95927 October 24, 2011
by glendon
Measuring Capacitance 9 5836 October 24, 2011
by Ralphxyz
9 VDC 1000mA to much? 4 4469 October 21, 2011
by mongo
Hardware/software oscilloscope? 7 6195 October 19, 2011
by cyberion
R-2R ladder using random crap resistors 25 22602 October 16, 2011
by sask55
RxD / TxD Questions 10 7582 October 13, 2011
by Twarter369
Basic Electrical Toggle Switch question.. 5 4554 October 07, 2011
by scottmc94
Piezo Buzzer - help 6 4445 October 03, 2011
by scottmc94
Program Upload Error with initialload 17 4711 September 30, 2011
by nerdgirl
I'm Curious About The Breadboard 2 4246 September 27, 2011
by BobaMosfet
Any games for Learning Electronics? 12 13387 September 21, 2011
by sask55
Help re-purposing A Palm M100 Portable Keyboard. 3 5891 September 18, 2011
by Twarter369
I just bought a Oscilloscope!! 57 24281 September 16, 2011
by dgikuljot
Digital Multimeter will not show resistance! 12 12897 September 16, 2011
by bretm
Something fast and with a lot of memory... 5 4178 September 16, 2011
by 6ofhalfdozen
595 Shift Array, BC337 Transistor and Solenoid 9 7710 September 14, 2011
by BobaMosfet
4 Transistor H-Bridge Fail 46 13628 September 10, 2011
by bretm
Nerdkit/Arduino with EL wire 34 8829 September 10, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Question about frequency and duty cycles on a multimeter 9 5273 September 01, 2011
by BobaMosfet
Dim LED 3 4117 August 23, 2011
by Rocket_Man_Jeff
Embedding Multi-Core Processors 17 4637 August 23, 2011
by Twarter369
Easy Transistor Question 4 5263 August 20, 2011
by jimmyw404
Daisy chaining MC74MC595 Shift Registers 13 6982 August 18, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Building a coil?? 12 7016 August 12, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Programming the micro-controller 9 4555 July 26, 2011
by Rick_S
Advice needed for further projects with my nerdkit 3 4202 July 22, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
more questions about tempsensor.c code 4 4026 July 22, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
tempsensor.c code question 3 3978 July 22, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
Which way does electricity flow? Positive-to-Negative or Vice Versa? 5 23968 July 22, 2011
by rboggs10
Converting input signal for ADC, impedance matching? 7 5295 July 20, 2011
by BobaMosfet
my lcd went blank except a little line that looks like a cursor 2 4719 July 20, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
Temperature project unclear explanation of error in uncompiled code 5 4423 July 20, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
make file errors on initialload.c 6 4461 July 17, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Error: "Maybe it isn't a butterfly/AVR109 but a AVR910 device?" 3 7237 July 17, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
the make file cant locate the libnerdkits 3 4113 July 17, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
avr macpack 3 4496 July 16, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
acd with 2 inputs? 18 4456 July 14, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Electro-magnetism. Concept check. 14 4534 July 13, 2011
by BobaMosfet
Battery clip wires 3 4063 July 10, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
Electronics advice needed 3 3922 July 10, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
I cant get my lcd to work 5 4219 July 10, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
2-ROW LCD Only Displaying 2 Rows of 8 dark blocks.... 3 4458 July 10, 2011
by gcharris
Help Please **** I can only use a 9v battrey sent by Nerdkits 35 4847 July 03, 2011
by wintersdb
Switching Ground with a transistor 12 25098 June 28, 2011
by dgikuljot
Powering I2C remote device? 3 4429 June 27, 2011
by Ralphxyz
rechargeable battery for project 2 4653 June 23, 2011
by BobaMosfet
TTL ULN2038 Question 40 6731 June 17, 2011
by Rick_S
Circuit board for monophonic signal generator 1 4692 June 15, 2011
by kayrock
4 Channel Voltage and Current Monitor 3 4715 June 15, 2011
by gcharris
"-U": The system could not find the file specified ERROR 6 4636 June 08, 2011
by pgdsmca
LCD Only showing 2 black Lines ????? 7 5168 June 06, 2011
by mja
A couple of questions 3 4335 June 06, 2011
by Ralphxyz
How much should I strip? 3 4409 June 01, 2011
by mongo
How do I interface a Parallel-In Serial Out Shift Register with my microcontroller? 8 4887 June 01, 2011
by hevans
Motor Control/MCU power bus 5 4272 May 30, 2011
by esoderberg
How do I use two Serial or Parallel-in/serial out shift registers together? 2 4610 May 29, 2011
by Rick_S
Digital Input Question 4 4359 May 28, 2011
by frankdwest
PCB arrived 20 4349 May 25, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Save state data to EEPROM with power cutoff capacitor value? 4 4997 May 24, 2011
by gcharris
Calculating bypass capacitor 6 23856 May 19, 2011
by Ralphxyz
What shift register should I buy? 4 4943 May 09, 2011
by Noter
IR current 6 4656 May 05, 2011
by missle3944
Turning on COmputer without Switch 39 5353 May 04, 2011
by hariharan
Heat sensors 21 5712 May 04, 2011
by Hexorg
error 1 2 4184 May 02, 2011
by hevans
Transistor vs mosfet 13 12406 May 01, 2011
by Noter
PCB trace width calculator 3 5801 April 24, 2011
by esoderberg
OLED display 10 5489 April 23, 2011
by Rick_S
Power Supplies 17 6056 April 22, 2011
by BobBolinger
LCD & battery&USB 4 4171 April 22, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Amperage Multiplyer 6 4887 April 21, 2011
by Rick_S
ADC Theremin Help... 1 4316 April 20, 2011
by jasongillikin
RF and oscoliscope 2 5344 April 19, 2011
by mongo
Connecting to external control voltages 4 4301 April 19, 2011
by bretm
IR current question 7 4413 April 18, 2011
by BobaMosfet
What is the purpose of the resistor in this power supply? 4 5197 April 17, 2011
by rajabalu21
Not meeting input Voltage Threshold, amplify? and Do I need a buffer? (Button input, LED output) 14 5364 April 14, 2011
by bretm
USB cable issues (maybe fried) 7 4666 April 10, 2011
by uml_12
Basic projects 3 4327 April 09, 2011
by mongo
REFLOW oven 22 7275 April 07, 2011
by Rick_S
Why 5 volts is most widely used? 10 14473 April 07, 2011
by bretm
unexpected MCU rebooting 82 9272 April 05, 2011
by sask55
REFLOW Soldering 3 5251 April 05, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Setting baudrate for bluetooth connectivity 1 4636 March 31, 2011
by AbhishekBhat
Oscilation circuits 8 6961 March 30, 2011
by bretm
Black Display on LCD 6 4619 March 28, 2011
by Druidman
32kHz clock 2 4256 March 28, 2011
by Rick_S
Debouncing and External Interrupts 9 11388 March 27, 2011
by Mujda
Geiger Counter Schematic Help 3 11809 March 18, 2011
by mongo
Thermocouples, relays, and fun!!! 12 6441 March 16, 2011
by mongo
LCD problem 3 4665 March 08, 2011
by Ralphxyz
How do I determine the throw characteristics of a Relay 8 5233 March 08, 2011
by bretm
ATMega168 Microcontroller simple relay with timer examIple 3 5364 March 01, 2011
by Rick_S
Why does my LED light if i so much as get near the circuit 3 4367 February 26, 2011
by nckomodo
Using a 555 IC instead of a Crystal Oscillator? 6 7976 February 26, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Pushbutton on off code 3 5281 February 26, 2011
by amartinez
Why does my led light without the battery? 2 5243 February 26, 2011
by hevans
24 volt DC to 12 volt DC 6 12287 February 25, 2011
by JKITSON
How to Switch a Solenoid? 11 8923 February 23, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Farads and Capacitors 8 5898 February 23, 2011
by Ralphxyz
How much to switch a relay? 3 9366 February 19, 2011
by Lusitania
My first Impression 6 4740 February 16, 2011
by devinsbusiness
Understanding battery life 3 6021 February 16, 2011
by devinsbusiness
Power Supply for LED's 4 5654 February 13, 2011
by sask55
Using Devices With Different Voltages 11 5269 February 05, 2011
by BobaMosfet
High voltage lines 26 7430 February 02, 2011
by mongo
USB 3 4332 February 02, 2011
by Jalex
Ultrasonic thickness gauge with the NerdKit; interference form capacitance? 12 5353 February 02, 2011
by Jalex
Alternating LED circuit 4 5269 February 02, 2011
by Rick_S
Powering a Stepper Motor 5 6587 January 31, 2011
by il1019
Affordable oscilloscopes 43 14568 January 27, 2011
by BStory
"And"gate unfinished thought 2 4451 January 27, 2011
by Hexorg
replace MCU? 30 9453 January 26, 2011
by Jalex
Using a thermometer with the nerdkits microcontroller. 17 5007 January 25, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Multimeter! 12 7286 January 25, 2011
by Jalex
Generate a steady DC level from PWM signal 9 5940 January 25, 2011
by Jalex
My LED Cube so far 25 10721 January 24, 2011
by Keyster
what is a butterfly in hardwaring 3 5772 January 22, 2011
by Rick_S
USing Calculator as Keypad 5 5193 January 18, 2011
by dgikuljot
Counting 5 4384 January 18, 2011
by Jalex
How do I calculate the cutoff frequency...? 3 9035 January 17, 2011
by bretm
Programming 5 5246 January 14, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Induction loop actuator 7 5472 January 11, 2011
by Yourself
Begining 7 5547 January 09, 2011
by Jalex
Is Single-bit Memory Cell Diagram on Pg 14 Correct? 6 5928 January 09, 2011
by pacnwdude
uninterrupted power supply for NerdKit project 4 5278 January 09, 2011
by mrobbins
RFB12B ... what are all this terms? >_< 5 4579 January 09, 2011
by mrobbins
UART operating at 3.3V 1 5114 January 06, 2011
by Mujda
Data input voltage 6 5109 January 03, 2011
by Rick_S
MOSFET Question 7 5261 December 31, 2010
by Keyster
Transistor as a switch 5 5287 December 29, 2010
by Hexorg
Resistors 5 5638 December 28, 2010
by georgio
Problem with NPN Phototransistor 16 10504 December 28, 2010
by Ralphxyz
Problem with Voltage Regulator? 14 5492 December 28, 2010
by BobaMosfet
Relay ratings 2 4834 December 24, 2010
by mongo
Do LEDs need a series resistor to limit the current? 27 20115 December 19, 2010
by mongo
Safe, Easy and Inexpensive way to Control AC Power 3 4683 December 17, 2010
by mongo
Power Rectifier 7 5364 December 15, 2010
by Hexorg
Limitation of a battery on the NerdKit 18 7223 December 14, 2010
by danuke
This a decent oscilloscope? 8 5064 December 14, 2010
by danuke
Do resistors in series really add up? 8 6452 December 14, 2010
by danuke
Falstad circuit emulator in Java 1 5881 December 09, 2010
by bretm
L293 H-Bridge 15 6552 December 05, 2010
by devinsbusiness
Spark when using a flyback diode 3 6751 December 04, 2010
by Wheresmind
INA118 -- Instrumentation Amplifier 8 6929 December 02, 2010
by BobaMosfet
angular position sensors and multiplexing 9 5853 November 29, 2010
by d3adl0ck3
Solar cells in parallell, but no additional amperage 11 6354 November 24, 2010
by BobaMosfet
Op-amp not working 6 6654 November 24, 2010
by BobaMosfet
Python questions 4 5637 November 21, 2010
by tkopriva
CE Amp design 5 5136 November 12, 2010
by BobaMosfet
Is it possible to re-use parts from household appliances? 5 5078 November 05, 2010
by mongo
Confirming MCU clock is functioning 8 4910 November 05, 2010
by Mujda
PC4 not working?! 8 4762 November 04, 2010
by hapshetsut
Amplifiers 4 4751 October 30, 2010
by Ralphxyz
supplying power and controlling 12V motors/fans 3 5607 October 12, 2010
by JerseyGun
Transistors Versus Diodes 4 5688 October 04, 2010
by Scythium
radio interference from NerdKit 11 4784 September 27, 2010
by Rob56
USB cable and Bluetooth dongle ... 9 9419 September 14, 2010
by Ralphxyz
solar project with light sensors 7 5306 September 11, 2010
by akajester
QFP and dreadboard 2 5206 September 02, 2010
by bretm
Getting power to the spinning part... 5 5079 August 31, 2010
by Hexorg
Need help with electronics using a op-amp 21 12942 August 30, 2010
by Ralphxyz
morse code decoder 2 5194 August 26, 2010
by jonathan_m
Connecting to Computer 3 5156 August 25, 2010
by awesome
555 astable on breadboard 12 6671 August 22, 2010
by mongo
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by xc2rx
Use 4 digit LED display using fewest possible outputs 2 5286 August 19, 2010
by hevans
mosfet 3 4552 August 13, 2010
by hevans
Good material on learning electronics. 8 5542 August 11, 2010
by TexanBackpacker
MCU Clock Implementation 2 4428 August 06, 2010
by Rick_S
Servo causes MCU to reset 4 7054 August 02, 2010
by mrobbins
More batteries = more voltage? 3 6362 July 23, 2010
by mongo
Building a motor driver/ESC for AC motor. 10 9638 July 09, 2010
by Ralphxyz
Using LM741 amp in the Piezoelectric Sound Meter Project 7 6830 July 02, 2010
by mongo
Electro Cardio Gram 4 5670 June 21, 2010
by Ralphxyz
How do I read very low voltages with the Nerdkit please? (0 to 20.0 mV) 3 4499 June 12, 2010
by Wobbler
Voltage Regulator 20 6189 June 10, 2010
by Ralphxyz
Converting Battery power to Wall Plug-in... 2 5746 June 09, 2010
by mongo
Bipolar and MOSFET transistors 3 6395 June 09, 2010
by CyberGod
high side mosfet led multiplexing 5 6066 June 07, 2010
by gnkarn
tempsensor, LM34DZ, specs. 4 5256 June 07, 2010
by BobaMosfet
Some questions (temp sensor + button) 4 4490 June 06, 2010
by Kafke
TSSOP IC! 4 5266 June 03, 2010
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