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USBasp Help! 3 5946 October 22, 2015
by sask55
Would someone explain Proximity Sensor? 19 8222 May 04, 2015
by mongo
Need to replace Wall Watt 16 5438 May 02, 2015
by Ralphxyz
Connecting Mosfet 10 5092 April 10, 2015
by Noter
My new 3D Printer 44 20674 April 07, 2015
by Rick_S
AtMega 644 2 5126 September 06, 2014
by Rick_S
Switching between +5v and -5V 2 4168 August 07, 2014
by Rick_S
Are there hobby printers for my microproccessor? 4 4854 June 02, 2014
by JKITSON
Automated programming mode? 9 5141 April 08, 2014
by Rick_S
Shuttering with the Nerdkit & piezo buzzer (Can't post in Support, gives error) 5 4712 January 30, 2014
by BobaMosfet
Shuttering with the Nerdkit & piezo buzzer (Can't post in Support, gives error) 1 4746 January 28, 2014
by lailai
What kind of error is this? 4 4535 January 23, 2014
by Noter
How to double a DC voltage? 20 11962 January 12, 2014
by JKITSON
Is the code the driver? 2 4432 January 12, 2014
by Ralphxyz
Miniature headers 6 4648 January 01, 2014
by Ralphxyz
BLDC 8 4742 December 23, 2013
by esoderberg
I need help finding a terminal. 17 5340 November 26, 2013
by Rick_S
GLCD SPI problems 14 8600 November 10, 2013
by andyi
Moving on... 7 4535 November 08, 2013
by Pr0ject
Power supply questions 4 6111 October 31, 2013
by sask55
OLED 4 4310 October 29, 2013
by esoderberg
Thermocouple wiring?? 19 16349 September 22, 2013
by sask55
Opto Interrupter once again 14 9002 September 19, 2013
by scootergarrett
FFC/FPC connection ideas? 4 4715 September 10, 2013
by Ralphxyz
A3977 Stepper Motor Driver 42 11763 September 02, 2013
by Ralphxyz
USB cable specifications 7 6302 August 29, 2013
by Noter
Help with reading UART Stream on mac 9 5242 August 27, 2013
by Affarram
XMEGA Breakout 8 5610 August 26, 2013
by JKITSON
Can someone help me with LDOs? 5 4264 August 21, 2013
by BobaMosfet
lower voltage of sensor output LM335 5 4942 August 20, 2013
by Osarus
TQFP ATmega 168 capacitors 6 4982 August 01, 2013
by scootergarrett
Stepper Motor Programming 154 11663 July 21, 2013
by sask55
Low Voltage Level Translator That Fits the MCU and Breadboard 63 16323 June 18, 2013
by Noter
Two Wrongs Make it Right 3 4279 May 22, 2013
by meltbox360
accurate time for a real time clock 5 4877 April 08, 2013
by pcbolt
Using diode to drop voltage 12 66389 March 27, 2013
by Ralphxyz
Cannot understand the pins 3 4073 March 27, 2013
by oshjdf
Since it is kinda slow around here I thought I'd ask .... 6 4637 March 15, 2013
by sask55
What is the purpose of 1000 ohm resistor for LCD's pin 3? 10 8809 March 14, 2013
by mongo
Current vs Voltage 8 5706 March 14, 2013
by sask55
Control LED Stripes with 2N7000 MOSFET 3 5282 March 09, 2013
by lnino
Electric current 2 4053 March 08, 2013
by Ralphxyz
How to power up Sim908 module? 4 6995 March 07, 2013
by Ralphxyz
Limiting battery discharge? 12 9891 March 03, 2013
by mongo
feeding a 7805 with 24VDC for <25mA output? 11 9511 February 28, 2013
by BobaMosfet
Control electronic door opener 15 5134 February 24, 2013
by lnino
Relay Question 27 8402 February 19, 2013
by Noter
Rotary Encoder how to?? 21 8094 February 15, 2013
by BobaMosfet
Unipolar Stepper motor with ULN2003A, 4 5582 February 11, 2013
by Ralphxyz
Introductory circuit design books 2 5432 January 30, 2013
by pcbolt
Anyone know how to program an 8052 MCU? 8 5213 January 03, 2013
by BobaMosfet
Higher power supplies with ATMega168 (running higher voltage devices with lower powered ground) 4 4795 December 30, 2012
by BobaMosfet
edX Free MIT online course 4 5495 December 22, 2012
by pcbolt
handling microprocessor and static eletricity 22 4795 December 18, 2012
by JKITSON
Voltage Divider (Resistors) 9 5620 December 17, 2012
by GenHornet18
iphone-controlled R/C car project 2 4137 November 26, 2012
by JimFrederickson
Wire broke off in LCD pin 6 4205 November 26, 2012
by gsjbjt
Where to buy individual oscillators 8 4697 November 26, 2012
by Pew446
Need help using a 5v relay to trip a 12v relay 9 10296 November 18, 2012
by carlhako
SPI slave clock 6 4934 October 27, 2012
by Ralphxyz
Flow of Electricity through this circuit 8 4315 October 26, 2012
by RogerFL
Why pick a crystal frequency of 14.7456 MHz? 16 31541 October 23, 2012
by Noter
NPN circuit connection quandry 4 4891 September 24, 2012
by edb
Simple I/O circuit 4 4543 September 23, 2012
by wadaltmon
Flow of Electricity through this circuit 1 4311 September 21, 2012
by Davda
Flow of Electricity through this circuit 1 4056 September 21, 2012
by Davda
LED - Common Anode 8 Segment Display 13 6879 September 20, 2012
by pcbolt
Can I Power the ATmega168 with 3.3 V? 4 4540 September 20, 2012
by karam
Measuring PWM Duty Cycle 6 6930 September 13, 2012
by dan_engbers
Electronics simulation 8 5168 August 31, 2012
by Chris100
LED Sign Help - How to control words 26 7346 August 27, 2012
by Rick_S
Help me on my learning path please :) 4 4444 August 20, 2012
by rblalock
louder sound 2 4216 August 18, 2012
by mongo
connector or cable for LCD display? 4 4436 August 13, 2012
by missle3944
Powering L.E.Ds 5 4561 August 09, 2012
by BobaMosfet
Wires in U.K 5 5033 August 08, 2012
by mikey6879
Bluetooth Please HELP! 3 4949 July 29, 2012
by Ralphxyz
Stepper Motor Motor Speed Control 13 8078 July 25, 2012
by sask55
Anything wrong with adding a large bypass capacitor? 6 7611 July 25, 2012
by bretm
Stepper Motor Direction Control 12 5413 July 21, 2012
by live4the1
Using Usbasp for attiny25 36 22949 July 21, 2012
by lnino
um help 6 4022 July 20, 2012
by Rick_S
Stepper Motor L298N/L297N controller 3 5078 July 18, 2012
by Ralphxyz
help me 11 4936 July 03, 2012
by Rick_S
Crystal Oscillator question 2 4336 July 02, 2012
by pcbolt
This will lead to more questions, how to use 20 volt battery to power projects and motors? 9 5654 June 24, 2012
by Ralphxyz
HELP 3 4069 June 24, 2012
by Ralphxyz
Controlling Stepper Motors 35 15078 June 21, 2012
by mcguinnessdr
Geomagnetic vectors with a magnetoresistive sensor? 1 4184 June 19, 2012
by lcruz007
PT100 temperature sensor reading 1 6110 June 17, 2012
by RogerFL
Programmable current source 6 6172 June 14, 2012
by JamesFysh
Increase range of an IR LED. 4 5704 June 11, 2012
by mongo
HELP 6 4400 June 11, 2012
by mikeduff76
Running motor through the mircocontroller 8 4804 June 09, 2012
by mongo
How can I detect the signal from a key fob? 15 52550 May 24, 2012
by Ralphxyz
i need a code 8 4802 May 15, 2012
by pcbolt
Clock Accuracy 30 9478 May 14, 2012
by HexManiac
Relays and Controlling them 9 4785 May 10, 2012
by sask55
Using Internal 8 MHz Oscillator 4 5047 May 09, 2012
by RogerFL
Powering your NerdKit 7 4624 April 27, 2012
by Ralphxyz
output pin is 2.5v when low 7 4656 April 27, 2012
by BobaMosfet
Lm317 vs lm317t 2 7911 April 26, 2012
by BobaMosfet
nOOb looking for additional explanation 6 5047 April 24, 2012
by pcbolt
Programs will not run 6 4542 April 16, 2012
by E2MicroRobots
CE EMITTER_BIAS CONFIGURATION 12 5192 April 10, 2012
by Ralphxyz
Anyone used a 2 x 20 LCD? Which one? 10 4842 April 09, 2012
by Ralphxyz
Path Lights controller 2 4405 April 04, 2012
by pcbolt
Frequency Response and stability, how do you determine if your system is stable 7 4521 April 02, 2012
by Akeshish
Very fundamental problem of operating with out a ground?? 11 5072 April 02, 2012
by sask55
line-level output, regulator ICs and op-amps?? 3 4615 April 01, 2012
by JamesFysh
Question on LCD screen 5 4638 March 30, 2012
by billtaichi
Is this Capaciator Good 4 4595 March 29, 2012
by mongo
Oscilloscopes (for the umpteenth time) 5 5929 March 29, 2012
by mongo
Basic Electronics Tutorial to Complement Nerdkits? 5 5534 March 26, 2012
by Ralphxyz
PIR motion sensor to trigger home wireless camera problems 4 9261 March 23, 2012
by 6ofhalfdozen
Ground connector on power supplies?? 3 4704 March 15, 2012
by Ralphxyz
Why TC negative connected to ground 3 6021 March 15, 2012
by mongo
Digital servo issues! 9 5248 March 15, 2012
by Rick_S
Brushless motor control 16 5578 March 12, 2012
by hevans
Windows not detecting device 3 4376 March 10, 2012
by hevans
Voltage throught MCU 5 4387 March 05, 2012
by Ralphxyz
Ignition Coil Driver 16 20290 March 02, 2012
by RevMoses
Rotary Encoder pinout (and other questions I am sure) 8 12140 March 02, 2012
by Ralphxyz
Why do you pass a MIC Vout through a capacitor? 12 21549 March 01, 2012
by hevans
Up and running... 3 4172 March 01, 2012
by dvdsnyd
9v to vcc survivable? 5 4832 February 26, 2012
by RogerFL
Accurate AREF for accurate ADC voltage readings 4 5186 February 26, 2012
by carlhako
Problem with code (2 inputs) 12 4416 February 24, 2012
by Rick_S
programming lcd trubs 7 4531 February 19, 2012
by raccoons
17 super bright white LEDs at the same time...SAFE?! 5 5205 February 18, 2012
by Rick_S
Oscilloscope 15 6492 February 18, 2012
by Osarus
How far away can a LM34 be? 16 11010 February 14, 2012
by dcarter777
Need help understanding a relay schematic 4 5632 February 14, 2012
by Ralphxyz
It's true, we forget... 18 4815 February 12, 2012
by Farmerjoecoledge
Very Basic Batteries in a Series Question 12 12106 February 09, 2012
by mongo
Data transmission 3 5369 February 08, 2012
by amartinez
PowerLineCommunication(PLC) vs Wireless 3 5175 February 05, 2012
by mongo
CAPACITIVE POWER SUPPLY 6 6748 February 04, 2012
by met_fredrik
ADC reads fluctuating voltage when nothing is connected! 2 4675 February 03, 2012
by BobaMosfet
connencting two ics to port 3 4208 January 31, 2012
by tchilzer2
H bridge questions 6 5004 January 27, 2012
by tchilzer2
Voltage Regulators and Efficiency... 3 4749 January 24, 2012
by JimFrederickson
Voltage Drop when LEDs Flash 8 5167 January 23, 2012
by Rocket_Man_Jeff
LED Array - Wall power problems 14 5372 January 19, 2012
by sask55
How to measure floating (isolated) high DC voltage? 5 8506 January 17, 2012
by jfbrink
Mysteries of Capaciators in Reverse 9 5034 January 15, 2012
by Rick_S
Source of power? 19 5170 January 13, 2012
by mongo
symbol defined please? 4 4841 January 13, 2012
by sonicgadgets
Best zero cross detection IC 14 18238 January 07, 2012
by met_fredrik
How hot is too hot for the voltage regulator 3 4748 January 06, 2012
by boxvic
Basic LED circuit properties 8 4974 January 06, 2012
by boxvic
Getting Started 3 4445 January 05, 2012
by Stretch
Source of randomness for the hardware RNG 20 5633 January 02, 2012
by bodangly
SMD reflow 16 5748 December 27, 2011
by boxvic
kirchhoff's voltage law... 3 4698 December 25, 2011
by jbolfiil
Phase Shifter or time delay circuit? 7 5363 December 23, 2011
by BobaMosfet
Potentiometer 8 6336 December 23, 2011
by huzbum
Fun with Op-Amps 3 6579 December 22, 2011
by treymd
Do I need an H-Bridge? 14 5659 December 19, 2011
by n1cl3
Odessy of the minds 5 4888 December 05, 2011
by BobaMosfet
Having trouble uploading my program keep getting this error: Any ideas anyone. Thanks 2 4272 November 27, 2011
by sazD
Initial Load 2 4914 November 27, 2011
by missle3944
Using pushbuttons to increment position of servo 4 5657 November 23, 2011
by SpaceGhost
Yellow USB wire problem 15 6332 November 22, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Speakers with LEDs that light with the music 4 4986 November 14, 2011
by mongo
Strange behaviour with a DC motor 18 10172 November 10, 2011
by jfbrink
Servo Squitter Project 13 4734 November 09, 2011
by Heed
how do i run a program 4 4291 November 08, 2011
by Heed
Help!!! my grades are in jeopordy 3 4548 November 07, 2011
by Heed
Motor control question 2 4332 November 04, 2011
by hevans
Help driving a high voltage Piezo 6 10068 November 02, 2011
by buffetrand
9V transformer more like ~15V 2 4613 October 31, 2011
by hevans
Tick Tock Clock question about which pins and long load times from DASA. 1 4502 October 25, 2011
by apphilosophy
Why is reversing polarity a bad thing? 26 97823 October 24, 2011
by glendon
Measuring Capacitance 9 6033 October 24, 2011
by Ralphxyz
9 VDC 1000mA to much? 4 4640 October 21, 2011
by mongo
Hardware/software oscilloscope? 7 6396 October 19, 2011
by cyberion
R-2R ladder using random crap resistors 25 23298 October 16, 2011
by sask55
RxD / TxD Questions 10 7973 October 13, 2011
by Twarter369
Basic Electrical Toggle Switch question.. 5 4727 October 07, 2011
by scottmc94
Piezo Buzzer - help 6 4619 October 03, 2011
by scottmc94
Program Upload Error with initialload 17 4907 September 30, 2011
by nerdgirl
I'm Curious About The Breadboard 2 4405 September 27, 2011
by BobaMosfet
Any games for Learning Electronics? 12 14281 September 21, 2011
by sask55
Help re-purposing A Palm M100 Portable Keyboard. 3 6101 September 18, 2011
by Twarter369
I just bought a Oscilloscope!! 57 24622 September 16, 2011
by dgikuljot
Digital Multimeter will not show resistance! 12 13343 September 16, 2011
by bretm
Something fast and with a lot of memory... 5 4348 September 16, 2011
by 6ofhalfdozen
595 Shift Array, BC337 Transistor and Solenoid 9 7937 September 14, 2011
by BobaMosfet
4 Transistor H-Bridge Fail 46 14078 September 10, 2011
by bretm
Nerdkit/Arduino with EL wire 34 9054 September 10, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Question about frequency and duty cycles on a multimeter 9 5490 September 01, 2011
by BobaMosfet
Dim LED 3 4313 August 23, 2011
by Rocket_Man_Jeff
Embedding Multi-Core Processors 17 4824 August 23, 2011
by Twarter369
Easy Transistor Question 4 5470 August 20, 2011
by jimmyw404
Daisy chaining MC74MC595 Shift Registers 13 7431 August 18, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Building a coil?? 12 7245 August 12, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Programming the micro-controller 9 4728 July 26, 2011
by Rick_S
Advice needed for further projects with my nerdkit 3 4380 July 22, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
more questions about tempsensor.c code 4 4209 July 22, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
tempsensor.c code question 3 4149 July 22, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
Which way does electricity flow? Positive-to-Negative or Vice Versa? 5 24311 July 22, 2011
by rboggs10
Converting input signal for ADC, impedance matching? 7 5476 July 20, 2011
by BobaMosfet
my lcd went blank except a little line that looks like a cursor 2 4884 July 20, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
Temperature project unclear explanation of error in uncompiled code 5 4592 July 20, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
make file errors on initialload.c 6 4633 July 17, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Error: "Maybe it isn't a butterfly/AVR109 but a AVR910 device?" 3 7442 July 17, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
the make file cant locate the libnerdkits 3 4296 July 17, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
avr macpack 3 4673 July 16, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
acd with 2 inputs? 18 4660 July 14, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Electro-magnetism. Concept check. 14 4771 July 13, 2011
by BobaMosfet
Battery clip wires 3 4208 July 10, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
Electronics advice needed 3 4105 July 10, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
I cant get my lcd to work 5 4393 July 10, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
2-ROW LCD Only Displaying 2 Rows of 8 dark blocks.... 3 4643 July 10, 2011
by gcharris
Help Please **** I can only use a 9v battrey sent by Nerdkits 35 5104 July 03, 2011
by wintersdb
Switching Ground with a transistor 12 25454 June 28, 2011
by dgikuljot
Powering I2C remote device? 3 4622 June 27, 2011
by Ralphxyz
rechargeable battery for project 2 4846 June 23, 2011
by BobaMosfet
TTL ULN2038 Question 40 6975 June 17, 2011
by Rick_S
Circuit board for monophonic signal generator 1 4910 June 15, 2011
by kayrock
4 Channel Voltage and Current Monitor 3 4925 June 15, 2011
by gcharris
"-U": The system could not find the file specified ERROR 6 4790 June 08, 2011
by pgdsmca
LCD Only showing 2 black Lines ????? 7 5425 June 06, 2011
by mja
A couple of questions 3 4527 June 06, 2011
by Ralphxyz
How much should I strip? 3 4585 June 01, 2011
by mongo
How do I interface a Parallel-In Serial Out Shift Register with my microcontroller? 8 5067 June 01, 2011
by hevans
Motor Control/MCU power bus 5 4473 May 30, 2011
by esoderberg
How do I use two Serial or Parallel-in/serial out shift registers together? 2 4805 May 29, 2011
by Rick_S
Digital Input Question 4 4541 May 28, 2011
by frankdwest
PCB arrived 20 4526 May 25, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Save state data to EEPROM with power cutoff capacitor value? 4 5172 May 24, 2011
by gcharris
Calculating bypass capacitor 6 24224 May 19, 2011
by Ralphxyz
What shift register should I buy? 4 5125 May 09, 2011
by Noter
IR current 6 4825 May 05, 2011
by missle3944
Turning on COmputer without Switch 39 5553 May 04, 2011
by hariharan
Heat sensors 21 5931 May 04, 2011
by Hexorg
error 1 2 4419 May 02, 2011
by hevans
Transistor vs mosfet 13 12724 May 01, 2011
by Noter
PCB trace width calculator 3 5981 April 24, 2011
by esoderberg
OLED display 10 5703 April 23, 2011
by Rick_S
Power Supplies 17 6250 April 22, 2011
by BobBolinger
LCD & battery&USB 4 4343 April 22, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Amperage Multiplyer 6 5051 April 21, 2011
by Rick_S
ADC Theremin Help... 1 4502 April 20, 2011
by jasongillikin
RF and oscoliscope 2 5523 April 19, 2011
by mongo
Connecting to external control voltages 4 4471 April 19, 2011
by bretm
IR current question 7 4592 April 18, 2011
by BobaMosfet
What is the purpose of the resistor in this power supply? 4 5388 April 17, 2011
by rajabalu21
Not meeting input Voltage Threshold, amplify? and Do I need a buffer? (Button input, LED output) 14 5580 April 14, 2011
by bretm
USB cable issues (maybe fried) 7 4839 April 10, 2011
by uml_12
Basic projects 3 4516 April 09, 2011
by mongo
REFLOW oven 22 7476 April 07, 2011
by Rick_S
Why 5 volts is most widely used? 10 14887 April 07, 2011
by bretm
unexpected MCU rebooting 82 9558 April 05, 2011
by sask55
REFLOW Soldering 3 5482 April 05, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Setting baudrate for bluetooth connectivity 1 4811 March 31, 2011
by AbhishekBhat
Oscilation circuits 8 7163 March 30, 2011
by bretm
Black Display on LCD 6 4777 March 28, 2011
by Druidman
32kHz clock 2 4430 March 28, 2011
by Rick_S
Debouncing and External Interrupts 9 11706 March 27, 2011
by Mujda
Geiger Counter Schematic Help 3 12307 March 18, 2011
by mongo
Thermocouples, relays, and fun!!! 12 6655 March 16, 2011
by mongo
LCD problem 3 4819 March 08, 2011
by Ralphxyz
How do I determine the throw characteristics of a Relay 8 5456 March 08, 2011
by bretm
ATMega168 Microcontroller simple relay with timer examIple 3 5529 March 01, 2011
by Rick_S
Why does my LED light if i so much as get near the circuit 3 4530 February 26, 2011
by nckomodo
Using a 555 IC instead of a Crystal Oscillator? 6 8268 February 26, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Pushbutton on off code 3 5486 February 26, 2011
by amartinez
Why does my led light without the battery? 2 5419 February 26, 2011
by hevans
24 volt DC to 12 volt DC 6 12478 February 25, 2011
by JKITSON
How to Switch a Solenoid? 11 9227 February 23, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Farads and Capacitors 8 6110 February 23, 2011
by Ralphxyz
How much to switch a relay? 3 9570 February 19, 2011
by Lusitania
My first Impression 6 4952 February 16, 2011
by devinsbusiness
Understanding battery life 3 6281 February 16, 2011
by devinsbusiness
Power Supply for LED's 4 5838 February 13, 2011
by sask55
Using Devices With Different Voltages 11 5483 February 05, 2011
by BobaMosfet
High voltage lines 26 7684 February 02, 2011
by mongo
USB 3 4485 February 02, 2011
by Jalex
Ultrasonic thickness gauge with the NerdKit; interference form capacitance? 12 5572 February 02, 2011
by Jalex
Alternating LED circuit 4 5443 February 02, 2011
by Rick_S
Powering a Stepper Motor 5 6787 January 31, 2011
by il1019
Affordable oscilloscopes 43 15186 January 27, 2011
by BStory
"And"gate unfinished thought 2 4644 January 27, 2011
by Hexorg
replace MCU? 30 9761 January 26, 2011
by Jalex
Using a thermometer with the nerdkits microcontroller. 17 5215 January 25, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Multimeter! 12 7502 January 25, 2011
by Jalex
Generate a steady DC level from PWM signal 9 6149 January 25, 2011
by Jalex
My LED Cube so far 25 10922 January 24, 2011
by Keyster
what is a butterfly in hardwaring 3 5934 January 22, 2011
by Rick_S
USing Calculator as Keypad 5 5370 January 18, 2011
by dgikuljot
Counting 5 4600 January 18, 2011
by Jalex
How do I calculate the cutoff frequency...? 3 9257 January 17, 2011
by bretm
Programming 5 5477 January 14, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Induction loop actuator 7 5661 January 11, 2011
by Yourself
Begining 7 5743 January 09, 2011
by Jalex
Is Single-bit Memory Cell Diagram on Pg 14 Correct? 6 6125 January 09, 2011
by pacnwdude
uninterrupted power supply for NerdKit project 4 5449 January 09, 2011
by mrobbins
RFB12B ... what are all this terms? >_< 5 4774 January 09, 2011
by mrobbins
UART operating at 3.3V 1 5311 January 06, 2011
by Mujda
Data input voltage 6 5307 January 03, 2011
by Rick_S
MOSFET Question 7 5463 December 31, 2010
by Keyster
Transistor as a switch 5 5502 December 29, 2010
by Hexorg
Resistors 5 5856 December 28, 2010
by georgio
Problem with NPN Phototransistor 16 10811 December 28, 2010
by Ralphxyz
Problem with Voltage Regulator? 14 5720 December 28, 2010
by BobaMosfet
Relay ratings 2 5019 December 24, 2010
by mongo
Do LEDs need a series resistor to limit the current? 27 20373 December 19, 2010
by mongo
Safe, Easy and Inexpensive way to Control AC Power 3 4859 December 17, 2010
by mongo
Power Rectifier 7 7154 December 15, 2010
by Hexorg
Limitation of a battery on the NerdKit 18 7494 December 14, 2010
by danuke
This a decent oscilloscope? 8 5266 December 14, 2010
by danuke
Do resistors in series really add up? 8 6694 December 14, 2010
by danuke
Falstad circuit emulator in Java 1 6088 December 09, 2010
by bretm
L293 H-Bridge 15 6776 December 05, 2010
by devinsbusiness
Spark when using a flyback diode 3 6993 December 04, 2010
by Wheresmind
INA118 -- Instrumentation Amplifier 8 7163 December 02, 2010
by BobaMosfet
angular position sensors and multiplexing 9 6062 November 29, 2010
by d3adl0ck3
Solar cells in parallell, but no additional amperage 11 6588 November 24, 2010
by BobaMosfet
Op-amp not working 6 6863 November 24, 2010
by BobaMosfet
Python questions 4 5817 November 21, 2010
by tkopriva
CE Amp design 5 5375 November 12, 2010
by BobaMosfet
Is it possible to re-use parts from household appliances? 5 5257 November 05, 2010
by mongo
Confirming MCU clock is functioning 8 5116 November 05, 2010
by Mujda
PC4 not working?! 8 4975 November 04, 2010
by hapshetsut
Amplifiers 4 4928 October 30, 2010
by Ralphxyz
supplying power and controlling 12V motors/fans 3 5796 October 12, 2010
by JerseyGun
Transistors Versus Diodes 4 5892 October 04, 2010
by Scythium
radio interference from NerdKit 11 5014 September 27, 2010
by Rob56
USB cable and Bluetooth dongle ... 9 9640 September 14, 2010
by Ralphxyz
solar project with light sensors 7 5489 September 11, 2010
by akajester
QFP and dreadboard 2 5384 September 02, 2010
by bretm
Getting power to the spinning part... 5 5240 August 31, 2010
by Hexorg
Need help with electronics using a op-amp 21 13210 August 30, 2010
by Ralphxyz
morse code decoder 2 5356 August 26, 2010
by jonathan_m
Connecting to Computer 3 5335 August 25, 2010
by awesome
555 astable on breadboard 12 6845 August 22, 2010
by mongo
Digital Sound Recording System Need Help!! 1 4963 August 20, 2010
by xc2rx
Use 4 digit LED display using fewest possible outputs 2 5459 August 19, 2010
by hevans
mosfet 3 4723 August 13, 2010
by hevans
Good material on learning electronics. 8 5724 August 11, 2010
by TexanBackpacker
MCU Clock Implementation 2 4606 August 06, 2010
by Rick_S
Servo causes MCU to reset 4 7349 August 02, 2010
by mrobbins
More batteries = more voltage? 3 6548 July 23, 2010
by mongo
Building a motor driver/ESC for AC motor. 10 9967 July 09, 2010
by Ralphxyz
Using LM741 amp in the Piezoelectric Sound Meter Project 7 7020 July 02, 2010
by mongo
Electro Cardio Gram 4 5911 June 21, 2010
by Ralphxyz
How do I read very low voltages with the Nerdkit please? (0 to 20.0 mV) 3 4665 June 12, 2010
by Wobbler
Voltage Regulator 20 6389 June 10, 2010
by Ralphxyz
Converting Battery power to Wall Plug-in... 2 5934 June 09, 2010
by mongo
Bipolar and MOSFET transistors 3 6609 June 09, 2010
by CyberGod
high side mosfet led multiplexing 5 6244 June 07, 2010
by gnkarn
tempsensor, LM34DZ, specs. 4 5446 June 07, 2010
by BobaMosfet
Some questions (temp sensor + button) 4 4678 June 06, 2010
by Kafke
TSSOP IC! 4 5451 June 03, 2010
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