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USBasp Help! 3 5951 October 22, 2015
by sask55
Would someone explain Proximity Sensor? 19 8229 May 04, 2015
by mongo
Need to replace Wall Watt 16 5445 May 02, 2015
by Ralphxyz
Connecting Mosfet 10 5097 April 10, 2015
by Noter
My new 3D Printer 44 20679 April 07, 2015
by Rick_S
AtMega 644 2 5129 September 06, 2014
by Rick_S
Switching between +5v and -5V 2 4173 August 07, 2014
by Rick_S
Are there hobby printers for my microproccessor? 4 4859 June 02, 2014
by JKITSON
Automated programming mode? 9 5148 April 08, 2014
by Rick_S
Shuttering with the Nerdkit & piezo buzzer (Can't post in Support, gives error) 5 4716 January 30, 2014
by BobaMosfet
Shuttering with the Nerdkit & piezo buzzer (Can't post in Support, gives error) 1 4750 January 28, 2014
by lailai
What kind of error is this? 4 4539 January 23, 2014
by Noter
How to double a DC voltage? 20 11967 January 12, 2014
by JKITSON
Is the code the driver? 2 4436 January 12, 2014
by Ralphxyz
Miniature headers 6 4654 January 01, 2014
by Ralphxyz
BLDC 8 4747 December 23, 2013
by esoderberg
I need help finding a terminal. 17 5343 November 26, 2013
by Rick_S
GLCD SPI problems 14 8604 November 10, 2013
by andyi
Moving on... 7 4540 November 08, 2013
by Pr0ject
Power supply questions 4 6118 October 31, 2013
by sask55
OLED 4 4313 October 29, 2013
by esoderberg
Thermocouple wiring?? 19 16356 September 22, 2013
by sask55
Opto Interrupter once again 14 9008 September 19, 2013
by scootergarrett
FFC/FPC connection ideas? 4 4720 September 10, 2013
by Ralphxyz
A3977 Stepper Motor Driver 42 11770 September 02, 2013
by Ralphxyz
USB cable specifications 7 6307 August 29, 2013
by Noter
Help with reading UART Stream on mac 9 5248 August 27, 2013
by Affarram
XMEGA Breakout 8 5615 August 26, 2013
by JKITSON
Can someone help me with LDOs? 5 4269 August 21, 2013
by BobaMosfet
lower voltage of sensor output LM335 5 4947 August 20, 2013
by Osarus
TQFP ATmega 168 capacitors 6 4990 August 01, 2013
by scootergarrett
Stepper Motor Programming 154 11669 July 21, 2013
by sask55
Low Voltage Level Translator That Fits the MCU and Breadboard 63 16331 June 18, 2013
by Noter
Two Wrongs Make it Right 3 4285 May 22, 2013
by meltbox360
accurate time for a real time clock 5 4883 April 08, 2013
by pcbolt
Using diode to drop voltage 12 66395 March 27, 2013
by Ralphxyz
Cannot understand the pins 3 4077 March 27, 2013
by oshjdf
Since it is kinda slow around here I thought I'd ask .... 6 4642 March 15, 2013
by sask55
What is the purpose of 1000 ohm resistor for LCD's pin 3? 10 8816 March 14, 2013
by mongo
Current vs Voltage 8 5713 March 14, 2013
by sask55
Control LED Stripes with 2N7000 MOSFET 3 5289 March 09, 2013
by lnino
Electric current 2 4058 March 08, 2013
by Ralphxyz
How to power up Sim908 module? 4 6998 March 07, 2013
by Ralphxyz
Limiting battery discharge? 12 9896 March 03, 2013
by mongo
feeding a 7805 with 24VDC for <25mA output? 11 9515 February 28, 2013
by BobaMosfet
Control electronic door opener 15 5138 February 24, 2013
by lnino
Relay Question 27 8406 February 19, 2013
by Noter
Rotary Encoder how to?? 21 8098 February 15, 2013
by BobaMosfet
Unipolar Stepper motor with ULN2003A, 4 5586 February 11, 2013
by Ralphxyz
Introductory circuit design books 2 5436 January 30, 2013
by pcbolt
Anyone know how to program an 8052 MCU? 8 5217 January 03, 2013
by BobaMosfet
Higher power supplies with ATMega168 (running higher voltage devices with lower powered ground) 4 4798 December 30, 2012
by BobaMosfet
edX Free MIT online course 4 5499 December 22, 2012
by pcbolt
handling microprocessor and static eletricity 22 4798 December 18, 2012
by JKITSON
Voltage Divider (Resistors) 9 5625 December 17, 2012
by GenHornet18
iphone-controlled R/C car project 2 4142 November 26, 2012
by JimFrederickson
Wire broke off in LCD pin 6 4208 November 26, 2012
by gsjbjt
Where to buy individual oscillators 8 4702 November 26, 2012
by Pew446
Need help using a 5v relay to trip a 12v relay 9 10302 November 18, 2012
by carlhako
SPI slave clock 6 4937 October 27, 2012
by Ralphxyz
Flow of Electricity through this circuit 8 4318 October 26, 2012
by RogerFL
Why pick a crystal frequency of 14.7456 MHz? 16 31551 October 23, 2012
by Noter
NPN circuit connection quandry 4 4894 September 24, 2012
by edb
Simple I/O circuit 4 4547 September 23, 2012
by wadaltmon
Flow of Electricity through this circuit 1 4316 September 21, 2012
by Davda
Flow of Electricity through this circuit 1 4059 September 21, 2012
by Davda
LED - Common Anode 8 Segment Display 13 6885 September 20, 2012
by pcbolt
Can I Power the ATmega168 with 3.3 V? 4 4543 September 20, 2012
by karam
Measuring PWM Duty Cycle 6 6935 September 13, 2012
by dan_engbers
Electronics simulation 8 5171 August 31, 2012
by Chris100
LED Sign Help - How to control words 26 7351 August 27, 2012
by Rick_S
Help me on my learning path please :) 4 4450 August 20, 2012
by rblalock
louder sound 2 4219 August 18, 2012
by mongo
connector or cable for LCD display? 4 4440 August 13, 2012
by missle3944
Powering L.E.Ds 5 4566 August 09, 2012
by BobaMosfet
Wires in U.K 5 5036 August 08, 2012
by mikey6879
Bluetooth Please HELP! 3 4953 July 29, 2012
by Ralphxyz
Stepper Motor Motor Speed Control 13 8083 July 25, 2012
by sask55
Anything wrong with adding a large bypass capacitor? 6 7617 July 25, 2012
by bretm
Stepper Motor Direction Control 12 5417 July 21, 2012
by live4the1
Using Usbasp for attiny25 36 22955 July 21, 2012
by lnino
um help 6 4025 July 20, 2012
by Rick_S
Stepper Motor L298N/L297N controller 3 5083 July 18, 2012
by Ralphxyz
help me 11 4942 July 03, 2012
by Rick_S
Crystal Oscillator question 2 4340 July 02, 2012
by pcbolt
This will lead to more questions, how to use 20 volt battery to power projects and motors? 9 5659 June 24, 2012
by Ralphxyz
HELP 3 4073 June 24, 2012
by Ralphxyz
Controlling Stepper Motors 35 15081 June 21, 2012
by mcguinnessdr
Geomagnetic vectors with a magnetoresistive sensor? 1 4188 June 19, 2012
by lcruz007
PT100 temperature sensor reading 1 6114 June 17, 2012
by RogerFL
Programmable current source 6 6176 June 14, 2012
by JamesFysh
Increase range of an IR LED. 4 5709 June 11, 2012
by mongo
HELP 6 4404 June 11, 2012
by mikeduff76
Running motor through the mircocontroller 8 4808 June 09, 2012
by mongo
How can I detect the signal from a key fob? 15 52558 May 24, 2012
by Ralphxyz
i need a code 8 4808 May 15, 2012
by pcbolt
Clock Accuracy 30 9481 May 14, 2012
by HexManiac
Relays and Controlling them 9 4788 May 10, 2012
by sask55
Using Internal 8 MHz Oscillator 4 5056 May 09, 2012
by RogerFL
Powering your NerdKit 7 4627 April 27, 2012
by Ralphxyz
output pin is 2.5v when low 7 4660 April 27, 2012
by BobaMosfet
Lm317 vs lm317t 2 7915 April 26, 2012
by BobaMosfet
nOOb looking for additional explanation 6 5049 April 24, 2012
by pcbolt
Programs will not run 6 4545 April 16, 2012
by E2MicroRobots
CE EMITTER_BIAS CONFIGURATION 12 5197 April 10, 2012
by Ralphxyz
Anyone used a 2 x 20 LCD? Which one? 10 4845 April 09, 2012
by Ralphxyz
Path Lights controller 2 4408 April 04, 2012
by pcbolt
Frequency Response and stability, how do you determine if your system is stable 7 4525 April 02, 2012
by Akeshish
Very fundamental problem of operating with out a ground?? 11 5074 April 02, 2012
by sask55
line-level output, regulator ICs and op-amps?? 3 4620 April 01, 2012
by JamesFysh
Question on LCD screen 5 4642 March 30, 2012
by billtaichi
Is this Capaciator Good 4 4598 March 29, 2012
by mongo
Oscilloscopes (for the umpteenth time) 5 5934 March 29, 2012
by mongo
Basic Electronics Tutorial to Complement Nerdkits? 5 5539 March 26, 2012
by Ralphxyz
PIR motion sensor to trigger home wireless camera problems 4 9266 March 23, 2012
by 6ofhalfdozen
Ground connector on power supplies?? 3 4707 March 15, 2012
by Ralphxyz
Why TC negative connected to ground 3 6028 March 15, 2012
by mongo
Digital servo issues! 9 5253 March 15, 2012
by Rick_S
Brushless motor control 16 5584 March 12, 2012
by hevans
Windows not detecting device 3 4380 March 10, 2012
by hevans
Voltage throught MCU 5 4391 March 05, 2012
by Ralphxyz
Ignition Coil Driver 16 20293 March 02, 2012
by RevMoses
Rotary Encoder pinout (and other questions I am sure) 8 12143 March 02, 2012
by Ralphxyz
Why do you pass a MIC Vout through a capacitor? 12 21556 March 01, 2012
by hevans
Up and running... 3 4176 March 01, 2012
by dvdsnyd
9v to vcc survivable? 5 4836 February 26, 2012
by RogerFL
Accurate AREF for accurate ADC voltage readings 4 5192 February 26, 2012
by carlhako
Problem with code (2 inputs) 12 4421 February 24, 2012
by Rick_S
programming lcd trubs 7 4536 February 19, 2012
by raccoons
17 super bright white LEDs at the same time...SAFE?! 5 5209 February 18, 2012
by Rick_S
Oscilloscope 15 6496 February 18, 2012
by Osarus
How far away can a LM34 be? 16 11017 February 14, 2012
by dcarter777
Need help understanding a relay schematic 4 5635 February 14, 2012
by Ralphxyz
It's true, we forget... 18 4819 February 12, 2012
by Farmerjoecoledge
Very Basic Batteries in a Series Question 12 12113 February 09, 2012
by mongo
Data transmission 3 5374 February 08, 2012
by amartinez
PowerLineCommunication(PLC) vs Wireless 3 5179 February 05, 2012
by mongo
CAPACITIVE POWER SUPPLY 6 6752 February 04, 2012
by met_fredrik
ADC reads fluctuating voltage when nothing is connected! 2 4680 February 03, 2012
by BobaMosfet
connencting two ics to port 3 4212 January 31, 2012
by tchilzer2
H bridge questions 6 5007 January 27, 2012
by tchilzer2
Voltage Regulators and Efficiency... 3 4754 January 24, 2012
by JimFrederickson
Voltage Drop when LEDs Flash 8 5172 January 23, 2012
by Rocket_Man_Jeff
LED Array - Wall power problems 14 5377 January 19, 2012
by sask55
How to measure floating (isolated) high DC voltage? 5 8512 January 17, 2012
by jfbrink
Mysteries of Capaciators in Reverse 9 5039 January 15, 2012
by Rick_S
Source of power? 19 5180 January 13, 2012
by mongo
symbol defined please? 4 4846 January 13, 2012
by sonicgadgets
Best zero cross detection IC 14 18244 January 07, 2012
by met_fredrik
How hot is too hot for the voltage regulator 3 4751 January 06, 2012
by boxvic
Basic LED circuit properties 8 4980 January 06, 2012
by boxvic
Getting Started 3 4450 January 05, 2012
by Stretch
Source of randomness for the hardware RNG 20 5637 January 02, 2012
by bodangly
SMD reflow 16 5756 December 27, 2011
by boxvic
kirchhoff's voltage law... 3 4702 December 25, 2011
by jbolfiil
Phase Shifter or time delay circuit? 7 5366 December 23, 2011
by BobaMosfet
Potentiometer 8 6341 December 23, 2011
by huzbum
Fun with Op-Amps 3 6583 December 22, 2011
by treymd
Do I need an H-Bridge? 14 5663 December 19, 2011
by n1cl3
Odessy of the minds 5 4891 December 05, 2011
by BobaMosfet
Having trouble uploading my program keep getting this error: Any ideas anyone. Thanks 2 4276 November 27, 2011
by sazD
Initial Load 2 4917 November 27, 2011
by missle3944
Using pushbuttons to increment position of servo 4 5661 November 23, 2011
by SpaceGhost
Yellow USB wire problem 15 6337 November 22, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Speakers with LEDs that light with the music 4 4992 November 14, 2011
by mongo
Strange behaviour with a DC motor 18 10177 November 10, 2011
by jfbrink
Servo Squitter Project 13 4741 November 09, 2011
by Heed
how do i run a program 4 4297 November 08, 2011
by Heed
Help!!! my grades are in jeopordy 3 4552 November 07, 2011
by Heed
Motor control question 2 4337 November 04, 2011
by hevans
Help driving a high voltage Piezo 6 10073 November 02, 2011
by buffetrand
9V transformer more like ~15V 2 4617 October 31, 2011
by hevans
Tick Tock Clock question about which pins and long load times from DASA. 1 4505 October 25, 2011
by apphilosophy
Why is reversing polarity a bad thing? 26 97831 October 24, 2011
by glendon
Measuring Capacitance 9 6038 October 24, 2011
by Ralphxyz
9 VDC 1000mA to much? 4 4644 October 21, 2011
by mongo
Hardware/software oscilloscope? 7 6400 October 19, 2011
by cyberion
R-2R ladder using random crap resistors 25 23308 October 16, 2011
by sask55
RxD / TxD Questions 10 7980 October 13, 2011
by Twarter369
Basic Electrical Toggle Switch question.. 5 4733 October 07, 2011
by scottmc94
Piezo Buzzer - help 6 4622 October 03, 2011
by scottmc94
Program Upload Error with initialload 17 4911 September 30, 2011
by nerdgirl
I'm Curious About The Breadboard 2 4408 September 27, 2011
by BobaMosfet
Any games for Learning Electronics? 12 14289 September 21, 2011
by sask55
Help re-purposing A Palm M100 Portable Keyboard. 3 6108 September 18, 2011
by Twarter369
I just bought a Oscilloscope!! 57 24625 September 16, 2011
by dgikuljot
Digital Multimeter will not show resistance! 12 13348 September 16, 2011
by bretm
Something fast and with a lot of memory... 5 4351 September 16, 2011
by 6ofhalfdozen
595 Shift Array, BC337 Transistor and Solenoid 9 7944 September 14, 2011
by BobaMosfet
4 Transistor H-Bridge Fail 46 14086 September 10, 2011
by bretm
Nerdkit/Arduino with EL wire 34 9060 September 10, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Question about frequency and duty cycles on a multimeter 9 5495 September 01, 2011
by BobaMosfet
Dim LED 3 4318 August 23, 2011
by Rocket_Man_Jeff
Embedding Multi-Core Processors 17 4827 August 23, 2011
by Twarter369
Easy Transistor Question 4 5475 August 20, 2011
by jimmyw404
Daisy chaining MC74MC595 Shift Registers 13 7435 August 18, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Building a coil?? 12 7251 August 12, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Programming the micro-controller 9 4732 July 26, 2011
by Rick_S
Advice needed for further projects with my nerdkit 3 4383 July 22, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
more questions about tempsensor.c code 4 4213 July 22, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
tempsensor.c code question 3 4152 July 22, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
Which way does electricity flow? Positive-to-Negative or Vice Versa? 5 24316 July 22, 2011
by rboggs10
Converting input signal for ADC, impedance matching? 7 5481 July 20, 2011
by BobaMosfet
my lcd went blank except a little line that looks like a cursor 2 4889 July 20, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
Temperature project unclear explanation of error in uncompiled code 5 4596 July 20, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
make file errors on initialload.c 6 4637 July 17, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Error: "Maybe it isn't a butterfly/AVR109 but a AVR910 device?" 3 7445 July 17, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
the make file cant locate the libnerdkits 3 4299 July 17, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
avr macpack 3 4678 July 16, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
acd with 2 inputs? 18 4664 July 14, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Electro-magnetism. Concept check. 14 4776 July 13, 2011
by BobaMosfet
Battery clip wires 3 4212 July 10, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
Electronics advice needed 3 4110 July 10, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
I cant get my lcd to work 5 4397 July 10, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
2-ROW LCD Only Displaying 2 Rows of 8 dark blocks.... 3 4647 July 10, 2011
by gcharris
Help Please **** I can only use a 9v battrey sent by Nerdkits 35 5107 July 03, 2011
by wintersdb
Switching Ground with a transistor 12 25461 June 28, 2011
by dgikuljot
Powering I2C remote device? 3 4628 June 27, 2011
by Ralphxyz
rechargeable battery for project 2 4852 June 23, 2011
by BobaMosfet
TTL ULN2038 Question 40 6979 June 17, 2011
by Rick_S
Circuit board for monophonic signal generator 1 4916 June 15, 2011
by kayrock
4 Channel Voltage and Current Monitor 3 4931 June 15, 2011
by gcharris
"-U": The system could not find the file specified ERROR 6 4796 June 08, 2011
by pgdsmca
LCD Only showing 2 black Lines ????? 7 5434 June 06, 2011
by mja
A couple of questions 3 4532 June 06, 2011
by Ralphxyz
How much should I strip? 3 4589 June 01, 2011
by mongo
How do I interface a Parallel-In Serial Out Shift Register with my microcontroller? 8 5074 June 01, 2011
by hevans
Motor Control/MCU power bus 5 4476 May 30, 2011
by esoderberg
How do I use two Serial or Parallel-in/serial out shift registers together? 2 4810 May 29, 2011
by Rick_S
Digital Input Question 4 4543 May 28, 2011
by frankdwest
PCB arrived 20 4530 May 25, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Save state data to EEPROM with power cutoff capacitor value? 4 5181 May 24, 2011
by gcharris
Calculating bypass capacitor 6 24230 May 19, 2011
by Ralphxyz
What shift register should I buy? 4 5132 May 09, 2011
by Noter
IR current 6 4831 May 05, 2011
by missle3944
Turning on COmputer without Switch 39 5560 May 04, 2011
by hariharan
Heat sensors 21 5935 May 04, 2011
by Hexorg
error 1 2 4422 May 02, 2011
by hevans
Transistor vs mosfet 13 12728 May 01, 2011
by Noter
PCB trace width calculator 3 5985 April 24, 2011
by esoderberg
OLED display 10 5708 April 23, 2011
by Rick_S
Power Supplies 17 6255 April 22, 2011
by BobBolinger
LCD & battery&USB 4 4348 April 22, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Amperage Multiplyer 6 5054 April 21, 2011
by Rick_S
ADC Theremin Help... 1 4506 April 20, 2011
by jasongillikin
RF and oscoliscope 2 5536 April 19, 2011
by mongo
Connecting to external control voltages 4 4475 April 19, 2011
by bretm
IR current question 7 4597 April 18, 2011
by BobaMosfet
What is the purpose of the resistor in this power supply? 4 5391 April 17, 2011
by rajabalu21
Not meeting input Voltage Threshold, amplify? and Do I need a buffer? (Button input, LED output) 14 5584 April 14, 2011
by bretm
USB cable issues (maybe fried) 7 4842 April 10, 2011
by uml_12
Basic projects 3 4520 April 09, 2011
by mongo
REFLOW oven 22 7480 April 07, 2011
by Rick_S
Why 5 volts is most widely used? 10 14892 April 07, 2011
by bretm
unexpected MCU rebooting 82 9565 April 05, 2011
by sask55
REFLOW Soldering 3 5488 April 05, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Setting baudrate for bluetooth connectivity 1 4817 March 31, 2011
by AbhishekBhat
Oscilation circuits 8 7166 March 30, 2011
by bretm
Black Display on LCD 6 4781 March 28, 2011
by Druidman
32kHz clock 2 4433 March 28, 2011
by Rick_S
Debouncing and External Interrupts 9 11712 March 27, 2011
by Mujda
Geiger Counter Schematic Help 3 12312 March 18, 2011
by mongo
Thermocouples, relays, and fun!!! 12 6657 March 16, 2011
by mongo
LCD problem 3 4822 March 08, 2011
by Ralphxyz
How do I determine the throw characteristics of a Relay 8 5459 March 08, 2011
by bretm
ATMega168 Microcontroller simple relay with timer examIple 3 5532 March 01, 2011
by Rick_S
Why does my LED light if i so much as get near the circuit 3 4534 February 26, 2011
by nckomodo
Using a 555 IC instead of a Crystal Oscillator? 6 8271 February 26, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Pushbutton on off code 3 5491 February 26, 2011
by amartinez
Why does my led light without the battery? 2 5423 February 26, 2011
by hevans
24 volt DC to 12 volt DC 6 12482 February 25, 2011
by JKITSON
How to Switch a Solenoid? 11 9232 February 23, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Farads and Capacitors 8 6113 February 23, 2011
by Ralphxyz
How much to switch a relay? 3 9573 February 19, 2011
by Lusitania
My first Impression 6 4955 February 16, 2011
by devinsbusiness
Understanding battery life 3 6285 February 16, 2011
by devinsbusiness
Power Supply for LED's 4 5841 February 13, 2011
by sask55
Using Devices With Different Voltages 11 5487 February 05, 2011
by BobaMosfet
High voltage lines 26 7689 February 02, 2011
by mongo
USB 3 4491 February 02, 2011
by Jalex
Ultrasonic thickness gauge with the NerdKit; interference form capacitance? 12 5576 February 02, 2011
by Jalex
Alternating LED circuit 4 5447 February 02, 2011
by Rick_S
Powering a Stepper Motor 5 6792 January 31, 2011
by il1019
Affordable oscilloscopes 43 15191 January 27, 2011
by BStory
"And"gate unfinished thought 2 4648 January 27, 2011
by Hexorg
replace MCU? 30 9765 January 26, 2011
by Jalex
Using a thermometer with the nerdkits microcontroller. 17 5219 January 25, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Multimeter! 12 7506 January 25, 2011
by Jalex
Generate a steady DC level from PWM signal 9 6154 January 25, 2011
by Jalex
My LED Cube so far 25 10926 January 24, 2011
by Keyster
what is a butterfly in hardwaring 3 5937 January 22, 2011
by Rick_S
USing Calculator as Keypad 5 5375 January 18, 2011
by dgikuljot
Counting 5 4604 January 18, 2011
by Jalex
How do I calculate the cutoff frequency...? 3 9261 January 17, 2011
by bretm
Programming 5 5480 January 14, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Induction loop actuator 7 5664 January 11, 2011
by Yourself
Begining 7 5750 January 09, 2011
by Jalex
Is Single-bit Memory Cell Diagram on Pg 14 Correct? 6 6130 January 09, 2011
by pacnwdude
uninterrupted power supply for NerdKit project 4 5453 January 09, 2011
by mrobbins
RFB12B ... what are all this terms? >_< 5 4777 January 09, 2011
by mrobbins
UART operating at 3.3V 1 5318 January 06, 2011
by Mujda
Data input voltage 6 5312 January 03, 2011
by Rick_S
MOSFET Question 7 5467 December 31, 2010
by Keyster
Transistor as a switch 5 5504 December 29, 2010
by Hexorg
Resistors 5 5861 December 28, 2010
by georgio
Problem with NPN Phototransistor 16 10814 December 28, 2010
by Ralphxyz
Problem with Voltage Regulator? 14 5723 December 28, 2010
by BobaMosfet
Relay ratings 2 5024 December 24, 2010
by mongo
Do LEDs need a series resistor to limit the current? 27 20377 December 19, 2010
by mongo
Safe, Easy and Inexpensive way to Control AC Power 3 4862 December 17, 2010
by mongo
Power Rectifier 7 7160 December 15, 2010
by Hexorg
Limitation of a battery on the NerdKit 18 7501 December 14, 2010
by danuke
This a decent oscilloscope? 8 5270 December 14, 2010
by danuke
Do resistors in series really add up? 8 6702 December 14, 2010
by danuke
Falstad circuit emulator in Java 1 6093 December 09, 2010
by bretm
L293 H-Bridge 15 6782 December 05, 2010
by devinsbusiness
Spark when using a flyback diode 3 7000 December 04, 2010
by Wheresmind
INA118 -- Instrumentation Amplifier 8 7167 December 02, 2010
by BobaMosfet
angular position sensors and multiplexing 9 6073 November 29, 2010
by d3adl0ck3
Solar cells in parallell, but no additional amperage 11 6593 November 24, 2010
by BobaMosfet
Op-amp not working 6 6866 November 24, 2010
by BobaMosfet
Python questions 4 5821 November 21, 2010
by tkopriva
CE Amp design 5 5380 November 12, 2010
by BobaMosfet
Is it possible to re-use parts from household appliances? 5 5261 November 05, 2010
by mongo
Confirming MCU clock is functioning 8 5123 November 05, 2010
by Mujda
PC4 not working?! 8 4982 November 04, 2010
by hapshetsut
Amplifiers 4 4930 October 30, 2010
by Ralphxyz
supplying power and controlling 12V motors/fans 3 5803 October 12, 2010
by JerseyGun
Transistors Versus Diodes 4 5897 October 04, 2010
by Scythium
radio interference from NerdKit 11 5017 September 27, 2010
by Rob56
USB cable and Bluetooth dongle ... 9 9646 September 14, 2010
by Ralphxyz
solar project with light sensors 7 5493 September 11, 2010
by akajester
QFP and dreadboard 2 5390 September 02, 2010
by bretm
Getting power to the spinning part... 5 5243 August 31, 2010
by Hexorg
Need help with electronics using a op-amp 21 13216 August 30, 2010
by Ralphxyz
morse code decoder 2 5360 August 26, 2010
by jonathan_m
Connecting to Computer 3 5340 August 25, 2010
by awesome
555 astable on breadboard 12 6849 August 22, 2010
by mongo
Digital Sound Recording System Need Help!! 1 4966 August 20, 2010
by xc2rx
Use 4 digit LED display using fewest possible outputs 2 5463 August 19, 2010
by hevans
mosfet 3 4727 August 13, 2010
by hevans
Good material on learning electronics. 8 5729 August 11, 2010
by TexanBackpacker
MCU Clock Implementation 2 4611 August 06, 2010
by Rick_S
Servo causes MCU to reset 4 7353 August 02, 2010
by mrobbins
More batteries = more voltage? 3 6552 July 23, 2010
by mongo
Building a motor driver/ESC for AC motor. 10 9971 July 09, 2010
by Ralphxyz
Using LM741 amp in the Piezoelectric Sound Meter Project 7 7026 July 02, 2010
by mongo
Electro Cardio Gram 4 5914 June 21, 2010
by Ralphxyz
How do I read very low voltages with the Nerdkit please? (0 to 20.0 mV) 3 4668 June 12, 2010
by Wobbler
Voltage Regulator 20 6393 June 10, 2010
by Ralphxyz
Converting Battery power to Wall Plug-in... 2 5938 June 09, 2010
by mongo
Bipolar and MOSFET transistors 3 6612 June 09, 2010
by CyberGod
high side mosfet led multiplexing 5 6249 June 07, 2010
by gnkarn
tempsensor, LM34DZ, specs. 4 5450 June 07, 2010
by BobaMosfet
Some questions (temp sensor + button) 4 4681 June 06, 2010
by Kafke
TSSOP IC! 4 5454 June 03, 2010
by mrobbins
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