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USBasp Help! 3 5678 October 22, 2015
by sask55
Would someone explain Proximity Sensor? 19 7878 May 04, 2015
by mongo
Need to replace Wall Watt 16 5187 May 02, 2015
by Ralphxyz
Connecting Mosfet 10 4858 April 10, 2015
by Noter
My new 3D Printer 44 20420 April 07, 2015
by Rick_S
AtMega 644 2 4958 September 06, 2014
by Rick_S
Switching between +5v and -5V 2 4006 August 07, 2014
by Rick_S
Are there hobby printers for my microproccessor? 4 4614 June 02, 2014
by JKITSON
Automated programming mode? 9 4916 April 08, 2014
by Rick_S
Shuttering with the Nerdkit & piezo buzzer (Can't post in Support, gives error) 5 4515 January 30, 2014
by BobaMosfet
Shuttering with the Nerdkit & piezo buzzer (Can't post in Support, gives error) 1 4484 January 28, 2014
by lailai
What kind of error is this? 4 4379 January 23, 2014
by Noter
How to double a DC voltage? 20 11687 January 12, 2014
by JKITSON
Is the code the driver? 2 4190 January 12, 2014
by Ralphxyz
Miniature headers 6 4478 January 01, 2014
by Ralphxyz
BLDC 8 4518 December 23, 2013
by esoderberg
I need help finding a terminal. 17 5066 November 26, 2013
by Rick_S
GLCD SPI problems 14 8365 November 10, 2013
by andyi
Moving on... 7 4348 November 08, 2013
by Pr0ject
Power supply questions 4 5839 October 31, 2013
by sask55
OLED 4 4087 October 29, 2013
by esoderberg
Thermocouple wiring?? 19 15962 September 22, 2013
by sask55
Opto Interrupter once again 14 8700 September 19, 2013
by scootergarrett
FFC/FPC connection ideas? 4 4541 September 10, 2013
by Ralphxyz
A3977 Stepper Motor Driver 42 11438 September 02, 2013
by Ralphxyz
USB cable specifications 7 5916 August 29, 2013
by Noter
Help with reading UART Stream on mac 9 4964 August 27, 2013
by Affarram
XMEGA Breakout 8 5356 August 26, 2013
by JKITSON
Can someone help me with LDOs? 5 4084 August 21, 2013
by BobaMosfet
lower voltage of sensor output LM335 5 4753 August 20, 2013
by Osarus
TQFP ATmega 168 capacitors 6 4786 August 01, 2013
by scootergarrett
Stepper Motor Programming 154 10948 July 21, 2013
by sask55
Low Voltage Level Translator That Fits the MCU and Breadboard 63 15578 June 18, 2013
by Noter
Two Wrongs Make it Right 3 4067 May 22, 2013
by meltbox360
accurate time for a real time clock 5 4686 April 08, 2013
by pcbolt
Using diode to drop voltage 12 65795 March 27, 2013
by Ralphxyz
Cannot understand the pins 3 3898 March 27, 2013
by oshjdf
Since it is kinda slow around here I thought I'd ask .... 6 4392 March 15, 2013
by sask55
What is the purpose of 1000 ohm resistor for LCD's pin 3? 10 8544 March 14, 2013
by mongo
Current vs Voltage 8 5469 March 14, 2013
by sask55
Control LED Stripes with 2N7000 MOSFET 3 5103 March 09, 2013
by lnino
Electric current 2 3889 March 08, 2013
by Ralphxyz
How to power up Sim908 module? 4 6829 March 07, 2013
by Ralphxyz
Limiting battery discharge? 12 9491 March 03, 2013
by mongo
feeding a 7805 with 24VDC for <25mA output? 11 8894 February 28, 2013
by BobaMosfet
Control electronic door opener 15 4923 February 24, 2013
by lnino
Relay Question 27 8170 February 19, 2013
by Noter
Rotary Encoder how to?? 21 7835 February 15, 2013
by BobaMosfet
Unipolar Stepper motor with ULN2003A, 4 5361 February 11, 2013
by Ralphxyz
Introductory circuit design books 2 5270 January 30, 2013
by pcbolt
Anyone know how to program an 8052 MCU? 8 5002 January 03, 2013
by BobaMosfet
Higher power supplies with ATMega168 (running higher voltage devices with lower powered ground) 4 4617 December 30, 2012
by BobaMosfet
edX Free MIT online course 4 5208 December 22, 2012
by pcbolt
handling microprocessor and static eletricity 22 4561 December 18, 2012
by JKITSON
Voltage Divider (Resistors) 9 5424 December 17, 2012
by GenHornet18
iphone-controlled R/C car project 2 3961 November 26, 2012
by JimFrederickson
Wire broke off in LCD pin 6 4047 November 26, 2012
by gsjbjt
Where to buy individual oscillators 8 4536 November 26, 2012
by Pew446
Need help using a 5v relay to trip a 12v relay 9 9909 November 18, 2012
by carlhako
SPI slave clock 6 4730 October 27, 2012
by Ralphxyz
Flow of Electricity through this circuit 8 4143 October 26, 2012
by RogerFL
Why pick a crystal frequency of 14.7456 MHz? 16 30650 October 23, 2012
by Noter
NPN circuit connection quandry 4 4710 September 24, 2012
by edb
Simple I/O circuit 4 4364 September 23, 2012
by wadaltmon
Flow of Electricity through this circuit 1 4156 September 21, 2012
by Davda
Flow of Electricity through this circuit 1 3813 September 21, 2012
by Davda
LED - Common Anode 8 Segment Display 13 6543 September 20, 2012
by pcbolt
Can I Power the ATmega168 with 3.3 V? 4 4375 September 20, 2012
by karam
Measuring PWM Duty Cycle 6 6736 September 13, 2012
by dan_engbers
Electronics simulation 8 5019 August 31, 2012
by Chris100
LED Sign Help - How to control words 26 7111 August 27, 2012
by Rick_S
Help me on my learning path please :) 4 4278 August 20, 2012
by rblalock
louder sound 2 4050 August 18, 2012
by mongo
connector or cable for LCD display? 4 4271 August 13, 2012
by missle3944
Powering L.E.Ds 5 4391 August 09, 2012
by BobaMosfet
Wires in U.K 5 4868 August 08, 2012
by mikey6879
Bluetooth Please HELP! 3 4776 July 29, 2012
by Ralphxyz
Stepper Motor Motor Speed Control 13 7696 July 25, 2012
by sask55
Anything wrong with adding a large bypass capacitor? 6 7408 July 25, 2012
by bretm
Stepper Motor Direction Control 12 5178 July 21, 2012
by live4the1
Using Usbasp for attiny25 36 22668 July 21, 2012
by lnino
um help 6 3863 July 20, 2012
by Rick_S
Stepper Motor L298N/L297N controller 3 4892 July 18, 2012
by Ralphxyz
help me 11 4750 July 03, 2012
by Rick_S
Crystal Oscillator question 2 4157 July 02, 2012
by pcbolt
This will lead to more questions, how to use 20 volt battery to power projects and motors? 9 5425 June 24, 2012
by Ralphxyz
HELP 3 3910 June 24, 2012
by Ralphxyz
Controlling Stepper Motors 35 14798 June 21, 2012
by mcguinnessdr
Geomagnetic vectors with a magnetoresistive sensor? 1 4022 June 19, 2012
by lcruz007
PT100 temperature sensor reading 1 5939 June 17, 2012
by RogerFL
Programmable current source 6 5869 June 14, 2012
by JamesFysh
Increase range of an IR LED. 4 5527 June 11, 2012
by mongo
HELP 6 4229 June 11, 2012
by mikeduff76
Running motor through the mircocontroller 8 4598 June 09, 2012
by mongo
How can I detect the signal from a key fob? 15 50239 May 24, 2012
by Ralphxyz
i need a code 8 4629 May 15, 2012
by pcbolt
Clock Accuracy 30 9273 May 14, 2012
by HexManiac
Relays and Controlling them 9 4588 May 10, 2012
by sask55
Using Internal 8 MHz Oscillator 4 4867 May 09, 2012
by RogerFL
Powering your NerdKit 7 4446 April 27, 2012
by Ralphxyz
output pin is 2.5v when low 7 4475 April 27, 2012
by BobaMosfet
Lm317 vs lm317t 2 7664 April 26, 2012
by BobaMosfet
nOOb looking for additional explanation 6 4899 April 24, 2012
by pcbolt
Programs will not run 6 4364 April 16, 2012
by E2MicroRobots
CE EMITTER_BIAS CONFIGURATION 12 4986 April 10, 2012
by Ralphxyz
Anyone used a 2 x 20 LCD? Which one? 10 4668 April 09, 2012
by Ralphxyz
Path Lights controller 2 4229 April 04, 2012
by pcbolt
Frequency Response and stability, how do you determine if your system is stable 7 4350 April 02, 2012
by Akeshish
Very fundamental problem of operating with out a ground?? 11 4853 April 02, 2012
by sask55
line-level output, regulator ICs and op-amps?? 3 4451 April 01, 2012
by JamesFysh
Question on LCD screen 5 4460 March 30, 2012
by billtaichi
Is this Capaciator Good 4 4402 March 29, 2012
by mongo
Oscilloscopes (for the umpteenth time) 5 5682 March 29, 2012
by mongo
Basic Electronics Tutorial to Complement Nerdkits? 5 5316 March 26, 2012
by Ralphxyz
PIR motion sensor to trigger home wireless camera problems 4 9023 March 23, 2012
by 6ofhalfdozen
Ground connector on power supplies?? 3 4532 March 15, 2012
by Ralphxyz
Why TC negative connected to ground 3 5675 March 15, 2012
by mongo
Digital servo issues! 9 5036 March 15, 2012
by Rick_S
Brushless motor control 16 5389 March 12, 2012
by hevans
Windows not detecting device 3 4189 March 10, 2012
by hevans
Voltage throught MCU 5 4203 March 05, 2012
by Ralphxyz
Ignition Coil Driver 16 19950 March 02, 2012
by RevMoses
Rotary Encoder pinout (and other questions I am sure) 8 11711 March 02, 2012
by Ralphxyz
Why do you pass a MIC Vout through a capacitor? 12 20819 March 01, 2012
by hevans
Up and running... 3 3989 March 01, 2012
by dvdsnyd
9v to vcc survivable? 5 4656 February 26, 2012
by RogerFL
Accurate AREF for accurate ADC voltage readings 4 5010 February 26, 2012
by carlhako
Problem with code (2 inputs) 12 4230 February 24, 2012
by Rick_S
programming lcd trubs 7 4288 February 19, 2012
by raccoons
17 super bright white LEDs at the same time...SAFE?! 5 5015 February 18, 2012
by Rick_S
Oscilloscope 15 6284 February 18, 2012
by Osarus
How far away can a LM34 be? 16 10716 February 14, 2012
by dcarter777
Need help understanding a relay schematic 4 5448 February 14, 2012
by Ralphxyz
It's true, we forget... 18 4629 February 12, 2012
by Farmerjoecoledge
Very Basic Batteries in a Series Question 12 11152 February 09, 2012
by mongo
Data transmission 3 5200 February 08, 2012
by amartinez
PowerLineCommunication(PLC) vs Wireless 3 4996 February 05, 2012
by mongo
CAPACITIVE POWER SUPPLY 6 6550 February 04, 2012
by met_fredrik
ADC reads fluctuating voltage when nothing is connected! 2 4485 February 03, 2012
by BobaMosfet
connencting two ics to port 3 4053 January 31, 2012
by tchilzer2
H bridge questions 6 4827 January 27, 2012
by tchilzer2
Voltage Regulators and Efficiency... 3 4556 January 24, 2012
by JimFrederickson
Voltage Drop when LEDs Flash 8 4951 January 23, 2012
by Rocket_Man_Jeff
LED Array - Wall power problems 14 5169 January 19, 2012
by sask55
How to measure floating (isolated) high DC voltage? 5 8291 January 17, 2012
by jfbrink
Mysteries of Capaciators in Reverse 9 4835 January 15, 2012
by Rick_S
Source of power? 19 4956 January 13, 2012
by mongo
symbol defined please? 4 4687 January 13, 2012
by sonicgadgets
Best zero cross detection IC 14 17817 January 07, 2012
by met_fredrik
How hot is too hot for the voltage regulator 3 4572 January 06, 2012
by boxvic
Basic LED circuit properties 8 4796 January 06, 2012
by boxvic
Getting Started 3 4280 January 05, 2012
by Stretch
Source of randomness for the hardware RNG 20 5457 January 02, 2012
by bodangly
SMD reflow 16 5556 December 27, 2011
by boxvic
kirchhoff's voltage law... 3 4525 December 25, 2011
by jbolfiil
Phase Shifter or time delay circuit? 7 5207 December 23, 2011
by BobaMosfet
Potentiometer 8 6085 December 23, 2011
by huzbum
Fun with Op-Amps 3 6364 December 22, 2011
by treymd
Do I need an H-Bridge? 14 5440 December 19, 2011
by n1cl3
Odessy of the minds 5 4728 December 05, 2011
by BobaMosfet
Having trouble uploading my program keep getting this error: Any ideas anyone. Thanks 2 4096 November 27, 2011
by sazD
Initial Load 2 4764 November 27, 2011
by missle3944
Using pushbuttons to increment position of servo 4 5447 November 23, 2011
by SpaceGhost
Yellow USB wire problem 15 6140 November 22, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Speakers with LEDs that light with the music 4 4816 November 14, 2011
by mongo
Strange behaviour with a DC motor 18 9900 November 10, 2011
by jfbrink
Servo Squitter Project 13 4551 November 09, 2011
by Heed
how do i run a program 4 4145 November 08, 2011
by Heed
Help!!! my grades are in jeopordy 3 4391 November 07, 2011
by Heed
Motor control question 2 4193 November 04, 2011
by hevans
Help driving a high voltage Piezo 6 9757 November 02, 2011
by buffetrand
9V transformer more like ~15V 2 4428 October 31, 2011
by hevans
Tick Tock Clock question about which pins and long load times from DASA. 1 4325 October 25, 2011
by apphilosophy
Why is reversing polarity a bad thing? 26 95986 October 24, 2011
by glendon
Measuring Capacitance 9 5849 October 24, 2011
by Ralphxyz
9 VDC 1000mA to much? 4 4481 October 21, 2011
by mongo
Hardware/software oscilloscope? 7 6211 October 19, 2011
by cyberion
R-2R ladder using random crap resistors 25 22638 October 16, 2011
by sask55
RxD / TxD Questions 10 7601 October 13, 2011
by Twarter369
Basic Electrical Toggle Switch question.. 5 4563 October 07, 2011
by scottmc94
Piezo Buzzer - help 6 4454 October 03, 2011
by scottmc94
Program Upload Error with initialload 17 4726 September 30, 2011
by nerdgirl
I'm Curious About The Breadboard 2 4256 September 27, 2011
by BobaMosfet
Any games for Learning Electronics? 12 13427 September 21, 2011
by sask55
Help re-purposing A Palm M100 Portable Keyboard. 3 5905 September 18, 2011
by Twarter369
I just bought a Oscilloscope!! 57 24299 September 16, 2011
by dgikuljot
Digital Multimeter will not show resistance! 12 12917 September 16, 2011
by bretm
Something fast and with a lot of memory... 5 4191 September 16, 2011
by 6ofhalfdozen
595 Shift Array, BC337 Transistor and Solenoid 9 7728 September 14, 2011
by BobaMosfet
4 Transistor H-Bridge Fail 46 13648 September 10, 2011
by bretm
Nerdkit/Arduino with EL wire 34 8843 September 10, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Question about frequency and duty cycles on a multimeter 9 5285 September 01, 2011
by BobaMosfet
Dim LED 3 4128 August 23, 2011
by Rocket_Man_Jeff
Embedding Multi-Core Processors 17 4653 August 23, 2011
by Twarter369
Easy Transistor Question 4 5274 August 20, 2011
by jimmyw404
Daisy chaining MC74MC595 Shift Registers 13 6999 August 18, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Building a coil?? 12 7033 August 12, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Programming the micro-controller 9 4566 July 26, 2011
by Rick_S
Advice needed for further projects with my nerdkit 3 4211 July 22, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
more questions about tempsensor.c code 4 4036 July 22, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
tempsensor.c code question 3 3989 July 22, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
Which way does electricity flow? Positive-to-Negative or Vice Versa? 5 23992 July 22, 2011
by rboggs10
Converting input signal for ADC, impedance matching? 7 5311 July 20, 2011
by BobaMosfet
my lcd went blank except a little line that looks like a cursor 2 4729 July 20, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
Temperature project unclear explanation of error in uncompiled code 5 4435 July 20, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
make file errors on initialload.c 6 4470 July 17, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Error: "Maybe it isn't a butterfly/AVR109 but a AVR910 device?" 3 7244 July 17, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
the make file cant locate the libnerdkits 3 4123 July 17, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
avr macpack 3 4504 July 16, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
acd with 2 inputs? 18 4464 July 14, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Electro-magnetism. Concept check. 14 4549 July 13, 2011
by BobaMosfet
Battery clip wires 3 4070 July 10, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
Electronics advice needed 3 3934 July 10, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
I cant get my lcd to work 5 4232 July 10, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
2-ROW LCD Only Displaying 2 Rows of 8 dark blocks.... 3 4467 July 10, 2011
by gcharris
Help Please **** I can only use a 9v battrey sent by Nerdkits 35 4858 July 03, 2011
by wintersdb
Switching Ground with a transistor 12 25129 June 28, 2011
by dgikuljot
Powering I2C remote device? 3 4444 June 27, 2011
by Ralphxyz
rechargeable battery for project 2 4667 June 23, 2011
by BobaMosfet
TTL ULN2038 Question 40 6747 June 17, 2011
by Rick_S
Circuit board for monophonic signal generator 1 4701 June 15, 2011
by kayrock
4 Channel Voltage and Current Monitor 3 4730 June 15, 2011
by gcharris
"-U": The system could not find the file specified ERROR 6 4646 June 08, 2011
by pgdsmca
LCD Only showing 2 black Lines ????? 7 5180 June 06, 2011
by mja
A couple of questions 3 4349 June 06, 2011
by Ralphxyz
How much should I strip? 3 4418 June 01, 2011
by mongo
How do I interface a Parallel-In Serial Out Shift Register with my microcontroller? 8 4903 June 01, 2011
by hevans
Motor Control/MCU power bus 5 4282 May 30, 2011
by esoderberg
How do I use two Serial or Parallel-in/serial out shift registers together? 2 4622 May 29, 2011
by Rick_S
Digital Input Question 4 4369 May 28, 2011
by frankdwest
PCB arrived 20 4359 May 25, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Save state data to EEPROM with power cutoff capacitor value? 4 5007 May 24, 2011
by gcharris
Calculating bypass capacitor 6 23882 May 19, 2011
by Ralphxyz
What shift register should I buy? 4 4952 May 09, 2011
by Noter
IR current 6 4665 May 05, 2011
by missle3944
Turning on COmputer without Switch 39 5366 May 04, 2011
by hariharan
Heat sensors 21 5733 May 04, 2011
by Hexorg
error 1 2 4200 May 02, 2011
by hevans
Transistor vs mosfet 13 12430 May 01, 2011
by Noter
PCB trace width calculator 3 5818 April 24, 2011
by esoderberg
OLED display 10 5497 April 23, 2011
by Rick_S
Power Supplies 17 6068 April 22, 2011
by BobBolinger
LCD & battery&USB 4 4184 April 22, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Amperage Multiplyer 6 4903 April 21, 2011
by Rick_S
ADC Theremin Help... 1 4324 April 20, 2011
by jasongillikin
RF and oscoliscope 2 5355 April 19, 2011
by mongo
Connecting to external control voltages 4 4314 April 19, 2011
by bretm
IR current question 7 4422 April 18, 2011
by BobaMosfet
What is the purpose of the resistor in this power supply? 4 5213 April 17, 2011
by rajabalu21
Not meeting input Voltage Threshold, amplify? and Do I need a buffer? (Button input, LED output) 14 5383 April 14, 2011
by bretm
USB cable issues (maybe fried) 7 4679 April 10, 2011
by uml_12
Basic projects 3 4340 April 09, 2011
by mongo
REFLOW oven 22 7287 April 07, 2011
by Rick_S
Why 5 volts is most widely used? 10 14499 April 07, 2011
by bretm
unexpected MCU rebooting 82 9286 April 05, 2011
by sask55
REFLOW Soldering 3 5262 April 05, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Setting baudrate for bluetooth connectivity 1 4653 March 31, 2011
by AbhishekBhat
Oscilation circuits 8 6974 March 30, 2011
by bretm
Black Display on LCD 6 4628 March 28, 2011
by Druidman
32kHz clock 2 4267 March 28, 2011
by Rick_S
Debouncing and External Interrupts 9 11399 March 27, 2011
by Mujda
Geiger Counter Schematic Help 3 11833 March 18, 2011
by mongo
Thermocouples, relays, and fun!!! 12 6451 March 16, 2011
by mongo
LCD problem 3 4675 March 08, 2011
by Ralphxyz
How do I determine the throw characteristics of a Relay 8 5251 March 08, 2011
by bretm
ATMega168 Microcontroller simple relay with timer examIple 3 5373 March 01, 2011
by Rick_S
Why does my LED light if i so much as get near the circuit 3 4380 February 26, 2011
by nckomodo
Using a 555 IC instead of a Crystal Oscillator? 6 8001 February 26, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Pushbutton on off code 3 5294 February 26, 2011
by amartinez
Why does my led light without the battery? 2 5253 February 26, 2011
by hevans
24 volt DC to 12 volt DC 6 12297 February 25, 2011
by JKITSON
How to Switch a Solenoid? 11 8937 February 23, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Farads and Capacitors 8 5915 February 23, 2011
by Ralphxyz
How much to switch a relay? 3 9381 February 19, 2011
by Lusitania
My first Impression 6 4758 February 16, 2011
by devinsbusiness
Understanding battery life 3 6037 February 16, 2011
by devinsbusiness
Power Supply for LED's 4 5664 February 13, 2011
by sask55
Using Devices With Different Voltages 11 5284 February 05, 2011
by BobaMosfet
High voltage lines 26 7448 February 02, 2011
by mongo
USB 3 4340 February 02, 2011
by Jalex
Ultrasonic thickness gauge with the NerdKit; interference form capacitance? 12 5368 February 02, 2011
by Jalex
Alternating LED circuit 4 5276 February 02, 2011
by Rick_S
Powering a Stepper Motor 5 6597 January 31, 2011
by il1019
Affordable oscilloscopes 43 14594 January 27, 2011
by BStory
"And"gate unfinished thought 2 4460 January 27, 2011
by Hexorg
replace MCU? 30 9470 January 26, 2011
by Jalex
Using a thermometer with the nerdkits microcontroller. 17 5022 January 25, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Multimeter! 12 7304 January 25, 2011
by Jalex
Generate a steady DC level from PWM signal 9 5955 January 25, 2011
by Jalex
My LED Cube so far 25 10738 January 24, 2011
by Keyster
what is a butterfly in hardwaring 3 5782 January 22, 2011
by Rick_S
USing Calculator as Keypad 5 5204 January 18, 2011
by dgikuljot
Counting 5 4400 January 18, 2011
by Jalex
How do I calculate the cutoff frequency...? 3 9047 January 17, 2011
by bretm
Programming 5 5261 January 14, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Induction loop actuator 7 5482 January 11, 2011
by Yourself
Begining 7 5558 January 09, 2011
by Jalex
Is Single-bit Memory Cell Diagram on Pg 14 Correct? 6 5940 January 09, 2011
by pacnwdude
uninterrupted power supply for NerdKit project 4 5287 January 09, 2011
by mrobbins
RFB12B ... what are all this terms? >_< 5 4590 January 09, 2011
by mrobbins
UART operating at 3.3V 1 5129 January 06, 2011
by Mujda
Data input voltage 6 5120 January 03, 2011
by Rick_S
MOSFET Question 7 5273 December 31, 2010
by Keyster
Transistor as a switch 5 5301 December 29, 2010
by Hexorg
Resistors 5 5650 December 28, 2010
by georgio
Problem with NPN Phototransistor 16 10519 December 28, 2010
by Ralphxyz
Problem with Voltage Regulator? 14 5507 December 28, 2010
by BobaMosfet
Relay ratings 2 4850 December 24, 2010
by mongo
Do LEDs need a series resistor to limit the current? 27 20129 December 19, 2010
by mongo
Safe, Easy and Inexpensive way to Control AC Power 3 4694 December 17, 2010
by mongo
Power Rectifier 7 5642 December 15, 2010
by Hexorg
Limitation of a battery on the NerdKit 18 7244 December 14, 2010
by danuke
This a decent oscilloscope? 8 5075 December 14, 2010
by danuke
Do resistors in series really add up? 8 6468 December 14, 2010
by danuke
Falstad circuit emulator in Java 1 5894 December 09, 2010
by bretm
L293 H-Bridge 15 6565 December 05, 2010
by devinsbusiness
Spark when using a flyback diode 3 6767 December 04, 2010
by Wheresmind
INA118 -- Instrumentation Amplifier 8 6946 December 02, 2010
by BobaMosfet
angular position sensors and multiplexing 9 5873 November 29, 2010
by d3adl0ck3
Solar cells in parallell, but no additional amperage 11 6369 November 24, 2010
by BobaMosfet
Op-amp not working 6 6669 November 24, 2010
by BobaMosfet
Python questions 4 5648 November 21, 2010
by tkopriva
CE Amp design 5 5151 November 12, 2010
by BobaMosfet
Is it possible to re-use parts from household appliances? 5 5090 November 05, 2010
by mongo
Confirming MCU clock is functioning 8 4922 November 05, 2010
by Mujda
PC4 not working?! 8 4779 November 04, 2010
by hapshetsut
Amplifiers 4 4762 October 30, 2010
by Ralphxyz
supplying power and controlling 12V motors/fans 3 5615 October 12, 2010
by JerseyGun
Transistors Versus Diodes 4 5706 October 04, 2010
by Scythium
radio interference from NerdKit 11 4801 September 27, 2010
by Rob56
USB cable and Bluetooth dongle ... 9 9433 September 14, 2010
by Ralphxyz
solar project with light sensors 7 5317 September 11, 2010
by akajester
QFP and dreadboard 2 5215 September 02, 2010
by bretm
Getting power to the spinning part... 5 5090 August 31, 2010
by Hexorg
Need help with electronics using a op-amp 21 12961 August 30, 2010
by Ralphxyz
morse code decoder 2 5202 August 26, 2010
by jonathan_m
Connecting to Computer 3 5167 August 25, 2010
by awesome
555 astable on breadboard 12 6681 August 22, 2010
by mongo
Digital Sound Recording System Need Help!! 1 4776 August 20, 2010
by xc2rx
Use 4 digit LED display using fewest possible outputs 2 5303 August 19, 2010
by hevans
mosfet 3 4561 August 13, 2010
by hevans
Good material on learning electronics. 8 5558 August 11, 2010
by TexanBackpacker
MCU Clock Implementation 2 4440 August 06, 2010
by Rick_S
Servo causes MCU to reset 4 7075 August 02, 2010
by mrobbins
More batteries = more voltage? 3 6370 July 23, 2010
by mongo
Building a motor driver/ESC for AC motor. 10 9659 July 09, 2010
by Ralphxyz
Using LM741 amp in the Piezoelectric Sound Meter Project 7 6840 July 02, 2010
by mongo
Electro Cardio Gram 4 5685 June 21, 2010
by Ralphxyz
How do I read very low voltages with the Nerdkit please? (0 to 20.0 mV) 3 4504 June 12, 2010
by Wobbler
Voltage Regulator 20 6202 June 10, 2010
by Ralphxyz
Converting Battery power to Wall Plug-in... 2 5754 June 09, 2010
by mongo
Bipolar and MOSFET transistors 3 6407 June 09, 2010
by CyberGod
high side mosfet led multiplexing 5 6074 June 07, 2010
by gnkarn
tempsensor, LM34DZ, specs. 4 5269 June 07, 2010
by BobaMosfet
Some questions (temp sensor + button) 4 4507 June 06, 2010
by Kafke
TSSOP IC! 4 5278 June 03, 2010
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