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USBasp Help! 3 6055 October 22, 2015
by sask55
Would someone explain Proximity Sensor? 19 8349 May 04, 2015
by mongo
Need to replace Wall Watt 16 5548 May 02, 2015
by Ralphxyz
Connecting Mosfet 10 5184 April 10, 2015
by Noter
My new 3D Printer 44 20761 April 07, 2015
by Rick_S
AtMega 644 2 5191 September 06, 2014
by Rick_S
Switching between +5v and -5V 2 4249 August 07, 2014
by Rick_S
Are there hobby printers for my microproccessor? 4 4941 June 02, 2014
by JKITSON
Automated programming mode? 9 5222 April 08, 2014
by Rick_S
Shuttering with the Nerdkit & piezo buzzer (Can't post in Support, gives error) 5 4794 January 30, 2014
by BobaMosfet
Shuttering with the Nerdkit & piezo buzzer (Can't post in Support, gives error) 1 4830 January 28, 2014
by lailai
What kind of error is this? 4 4594 January 23, 2014
by Noter
How to double a DC voltage? 20 12073 January 12, 2014
by JKITSON
Is the code the driver? 2 4509 January 12, 2014
by Ralphxyz
Miniature headers 6 4717 January 01, 2014
by Ralphxyz
BLDC 8 4824 December 23, 2013
by esoderberg
I need help finding a terminal. 17 5420 November 26, 2013
by Rick_S
GLCD SPI problems 14 8728 November 10, 2013
by andyi
Moving on... 7 4622 November 08, 2013
by Pr0ject
Power supply questions 4 6195 October 31, 2013
by sask55
OLED 4 4383 October 29, 2013
by esoderberg
Thermocouple wiring?? 19 16515 September 22, 2013
by sask55
Opto Interrupter once again 14 9136 September 19, 2013
by scootergarrett
FFC/FPC connection ideas? 4 4785 September 10, 2013
by Ralphxyz
A3977 Stepper Motor Driver 42 11891 September 02, 2013
by Ralphxyz
USB cable specifications 7 6451 August 29, 2013
by Noter
Help with reading UART Stream on mac 9 5333 August 27, 2013
by Affarram
XMEGA Breakout 8 5694 August 26, 2013
by JKITSON
Can someone help me with LDOs? 5 4343 August 21, 2013
by BobaMosfet
lower voltage of sensor output LM335 5 5022 August 20, 2013
by Osarus
TQFP ATmega 168 capacitors 6 5056 August 01, 2013
by scootergarrett
Stepper Motor Programming 154 11867 July 21, 2013
by sask55
Low Voltage Level Translator That Fits the MCU and Breadboard 63 16530 June 18, 2013
by Noter
Two Wrongs Make it Right 3 4358 May 22, 2013
by meltbox360
accurate time for a real time clock 5 4961 April 08, 2013
by pcbolt
Using diode to drop voltage 12 66588 March 27, 2013
by Ralphxyz
Cannot understand the pins 3 4147 March 27, 2013
by oshjdf
Since it is kinda slow around here I thought I'd ask .... 6 4717 March 15, 2013
by sask55
What is the purpose of 1000 ohm resistor for LCD's pin 3? 10 8918 March 14, 2013
by mongo
Current vs Voltage 8 5789 March 14, 2013
by sask55
Control LED Stripes with 2N7000 MOSFET 3 5376 March 09, 2013
by lnino
Electric current 2 4124 March 08, 2013
by Ralphxyz
How to power up Sim908 module? 4 7074 March 07, 2013
by Ralphxyz
Limiting battery discharge? 12 10020 March 03, 2013
by mongo
feeding a 7805 with 24VDC for <25mA output? 11 9697 February 28, 2013
by BobaMosfet
Control electronic door opener 15 5214 February 24, 2013
by lnino
Relay Question 27 8500 February 19, 2013
by Noter
Rotary Encoder how to?? 21 8188 February 15, 2013
by BobaMosfet
Unipolar Stepper motor with ULN2003A, 4 5667 February 11, 2013
by Ralphxyz
Introductory circuit design books 2 5498 January 30, 2013
by pcbolt
Anyone know how to program an 8052 MCU? 8 5299 January 03, 2013
by BobaMosfet
Higher power supplies with ATMega168 (running higher voltage devices with lower powered ground) 4 4862 December 30, 2012
by BobaMosfet
edX Free MIT online course 4 5590 December 22, 2012
by pcbolt
handling microprocessor and static eletricity 22 4887 December 18, 2012
by JKITSON
Voltage Divider (Resistors) 9 5702 December 17, 2012
by GenHornet18
iphone-controlled R/C car project 2 4223 November 26, 2012
by JimFrederickson
Wire broke off in LCD pin 6 4279 November 26, 2012
by gsjbjt
Where to buy individual oscillators 8 4802 November 26, 2012
by Pew446
Need help using a 5v relay to trip a 12v relay 9 10436 November 18, 2012
by carlhako
SPI slave clock 6 5016 October 27, 2012
by Ralphxyz
Flow of Electricity through this circuit 8 4384 October 26, 2012
by RogerFL
Why pick a crystal frequency of 14.7456 MHz? 16 31743 October 23, 2012
by Noter
NPN circuit connection quandry 4 4965 September 24, 2012
by edb
Simple I/O circuit 4 4621 September 23, 2012
by wadaltmon
Flow of Electricity through this circuit 1 4380 September 21, 2012
by Davda
Flow of Electricity through this circuit 1 4133 September 21, 2012
by Davda
LED - Common Anode 8 Segment Display 13 6980 September 20, 2012
by pcbolt
Can I Power the ATmega168 with 3.3 V? 4 4614 September 20, 2012
by karam
Measuring PWM Duty Cycle 6 7008 September 13, 2012
by dan_engbers
Electronics simulation 8 5248 August 31, 2012
by Chris100
LED Sign Help - How to control words 26 7433 August 27, 2012
by Rick_S
Help me on my learning path please :) 4 4517 August 20, 2012
by rblalock
louder sound 2 4289 August 18, 2012
by mongo
connector or cable for LCD display? 4 4508 August 13, 2012
by missle3944
Powering L.E.Ds 5 4642 August 09, 2012
by BobaMosfet
Wires in U.K 5 5114 August 08, 2012
by mikey6879
Bluetooth Please HELP! 3 5030 July 29, 2012
by Ralphxyz
Stepper Motor Motor Speed Control 13 8201 July 25, 2012
by sask55
Anything wrong with adding a large bypass capacitor? 6 7701 July 25, 2012
by bretm
Stepper Motor Direction Control 12 5527 July 21, 2012
by live4the1
Using Usbasp for attiny25 36 23053 July 21, 2012
by lnino
um help 6 4095 July 20, 2012
by Rick_S
Stepper Motor L298N/L297N controller 3 5151 July 18, 2012
by Ralphxyz
help me 11 5018 July 03, 2012
by Rick_S
Crystal Oscillator question 2 4419 July 02, 2012
by pcbolt
This will lead to more questions, how to use 20 volt battery to power projects and motors? 9 5737 June 24, 2012
by Ralphxyz
HELP 3 4135 June 24, 2012
by Ralphxyz
Controlling Stepper Motors 35 15182 June 21, 2012
by mcguinnessdr
Geomagnetic vectors with a magnetoresistive sensor? 1 4259 June 19, 2012
by lcruz007
PT100 temperature sensor reading 1 6181 June 17, 2012
by RogerFL
Programmable current source 6 6275 June 14, 2012
by JamesFysh
Increase range of an IR LED. 4 5772 June 11, 2012
by mongo
HELP 6 4476 June 11, 2012
by mikeduff76
Running motor through the mircocontroller 8 4897 June 09, 2012
by mongo
How can I detect the signal from a key fob? 15 52797 May 24, 2012
by Ralphxyz
i need a code 8 4884 May 15, 2012
by pcbolt
Clock Accuracy 30 9568 May 14, 2012
by HexManiac
Relays and Controlling them 9 4865 May 10, 2012
by sask55
Using Internal 8 MHz Oscillator 4 5124 May 09, 2012
by RogerFL
Powering your NerdKit 7 4702 April 27, 2012
by Ralphxyz
output pin is 2.5v when low 7 4734 April 27, 2012
by BobaMosfet
Lm317 vs lm317t 2 8019 April 26, 2012
by BobaMosfet
nOOb looking for additional explanation 6 5118 April 24, 2012
by pcbolt
Programs will not run 6 4613 April 16, 2012
by E2MicroRobots
CE EMITTER_BIAS CONFIGURATION 12 5280 April 10, 2012
by Ralphxyz
Anyone used a 2 x 20 LCD? Which one? 10 4918 April 09, 2012
by Ralphxyz
Path Lights controller 2 4480 April 04, 2012
by pcbolt
Frequency Response and stability, how do you determine if your system is stable 7 4606 April 02, 2012
by Akeshish
Very fundamental problem of operating with out a ground?? 11 5150 April 02, 2012
by sask55
line-level output, regulator ICs and op-amps?? 3 4696 April 01, 2012
by JamesFysh
Question on LCD screen 5 4722 March 30, 2012
by billtaichi
Is this Capaciator Good 4 4685 March 29, 2012
by mongo
Oscilloscopes (for the umpteenth time) 5 6019 March 29, 2012
by mongo
Basic Electronics Tutorial to Complement Nerdkits? 5 5643 March 26, 2012
by Ralphxyz
PIR motion sensor to trigger home wireless camera problems 4 9345 March 23, 2012
by 6ofhalfdozen
Ground connector on power supplies?? 3 4784 March 15, 2012
by Ralphxyz
Why TC negative connected to ground 3 6169 March 15, 2012
by mongo
Digital servo issues! 9 5332 March 15, 2012
by Rick_S
Brushless motor control 16 5664 March 12, 2012
by hevans
Windows not detecting device 3 4455 March 10, 2012
by hevans
Voltage throught MCU 5 4466 March 05, 2012
by Ralphxyz
Ignition Coil Driver 16 20393 March 02, 2012
by RevMoses
Rotary Encoder pinout (and other questions I am sure) 8 12259 March 02, 2012
by Ralphxyz
Why do you pass a MIC Vout through a capacitor? 12 21735 March 01, 2012
by hevans
Up and running... 3 4257 March 01, 2012
by dvdsnyd
9v to vcc survivable? 5 4923 February 26, 2012
by RogerFL
Accurate AREF for accurate ADC voltage readings 4 5266 February 26, 2012
by carlhako
Problem with code (2 inputs) 12 4485 February 24, 2012
by Rick_S
programming lcd trubs 7 4620 February 19, 2012
by raccoons
17 super bright white LEDs at the same time...SAFE?! 5 5279 February 18, 2012
by Rick_S
Oscilloscope 15 6588 February 18, 2012
by Osarus
How far away can a LM34 be? 16 11122 February 14, 2012
by dcarter777
Need help understanding a relay schematic 4 5718 February 14, 2012
by Ralphxyz
It's true, we forget... 18 4900 February 12, 2012
by Farmerjoecoledge
Very Basic Batteries in a Series Question 12 12271 February 09, 2012
by mongo
Data transmission 3 5438 February 08, 2012
by amartinez
PowerLineCommunication(PLC) vs Wireless 3 5247 February 05, 2012
by mongo
CAPACITIVE POWER SUPPLY 6 6831 February 04, 2012
by met_fredrik
ADC reads fluctuating voltage when nothing is connected! 2 4774 February 03, 2012
by BobaMosfet
connencting two ics to port 3 4274 January 31, 2012
by tchilzer2
H bridge questions 6 5073 January 27, 2012
by tchilzer2
Voltage Regulators and Efficiency... 3 4827 January 24, 2012
by JimFrederickson
Voltage Drop when LEDs Flash 8 5263 January 23, 2012
by Rocket_Man_Jeff
LED Array - Wall power problems 14 5463 January 19, 2012
by sask55
How to measure floating (isolated) high DC voltage? 5 8588 January 17, 2012
by jfbrink
Mysteries of Capaciators in Reverse 9 5126 January 15, 2012
by Rick_S
Source of power? 19 5284 January 13, 2012
by mongo
symbol defined please? 4 4914 January 13, 2012
by sonicgadgets
Best zero cross detection IC 14 18353 January 07, 2012
by met_fredrik
How hot is too hot for the voltage regulator 3 4831 January 06, 2012
by boxvic
Basic LED circuit properties 8 5051 January 06, 2012
by boxvic
Getting Started 3 4527 January 05, 2012
by Stretch
Source of randomness for the hardware RNG 20 5715 January 02, 2012
by bodangly
SMD reflow 16 5838 December 27, 2011
by boxvic
kirchhoff's voltage law... 3 4764 December 25, 2011
by jbolfiil
Phase Shifter or time delay circuit? 7 5440 December 23, 2011
by BobaMosfet
Potentiometer 8 6450 December 23, 2011
by huzbum
Fun with Op-Amps 3 6665 December 22, 2011
by treymd
Do I need an H-Bridge? 14 5742 December 19, 2011
by n1cl3
Odessy of the minds 5 4961 December 05, 2011
by BobaMosfet
Having trouble uploading my program keep getting this error: Any ideas anyone. Thanks 2 4352 November 27, 2011
by sazD
Initial Load 2 4985 November 27, 2011
by missle3944
Using pushbuttons to increment position of servo 4 5736 November 23, 2011
by SpaceGhost
Yellow USB wire problem 15 6410 November 22, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Speakers with LEDs that light with the music 4 5057 November 14, 2011
by mongo
Strange behaviour with a DC motor 18 10251 November 10, 2011
by jfbrink
Servo Squitter Project 13 4826 November 09, 2011
by Heed
how do i run a program 4 4370 November 08, 2011
by Heed
Help!!! my grades are in jeopordy 3 4615 November 07, 2011
by Heed
Motor control question 2 4415 November 04, 2011
by hevans
Help driving a high voltage Piezo 6 10169 November 02, 2011
by buffetrand
9V transformer more like ~15V 2 4688 October 31, 2011
by hevans
Tick Tock Clock question about which pins and long load times from DASA. 1 4581 October 25, 2011
by apphilosophy
Why is reversing polarity a bad thing? 26 98166 October 24, 2011
by glendon
Measuring Capacitance 9 6119 October 24, 2011
by Ralphxyz
9 VDC 1000mA to much? 4 4710 October 21, 2011
by mongo
Hardware/software oscilloscope? 7 6468 October 19, 2011
by cyberion
R-2R ladder using random crap resistors 25 23504 October 16, 2011
by sask55
RxD / TxD Questions 10 8091 October 13, 2011
by Twarter369
Basic Electrical Toggle Switch question.. 5 4807 October 07, 2011
by scottmc94
Piezo Buzzer - help 6 4697 October 03, 2011
by scottmc94
Program Upload Error with initialload 17 4983 September 30, 2011
by nerdgirl
I'm Curious About The Breadboard 2 4475 September 27, 2011
by BobaMosfet
Any games for Learning Electronics? 12 14492 September 21, 2011
by sask55
Help re-purposing A Palm M100 Portable Keyboard. 3 6182 September 18, 2011
by Twarter369
I just bought a Oscilloscope!! 57 24757 September 16, 2011
by dgikuljot
Digital Multimeter will not show resistance! 12 13485 September 16, 2011
by bretm
Something fast and with a lot of memory... 5 4412 September 16, 2011
by 6ofhalfdozen
595 Shift Array, BC337 Transistor and Solenoid 9 8024 September 14, 2011
by BobaMosfet
4 Transistor H-Bridge Fail 46 14202 September 10, 2011
by bretm
Nerdkit/Arduino with EL wire 34 9162 September 10, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Question about frequency and duty cycles on a multimeter 9 5573 September 01, 2011
by BobaMosfet
Dim LED 3 4388 August 23, 2011
by Rocket_Man_Jeff
Embedding Multi-Core Processors 17 4896 August 23, 2011
by Twarter369
Easy Transistor Question 4 5566 August 20, 2011
by jimmyw404
Daisy chaining MC74MC595 Shift Registers 13 7518 August 18, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Building a coil?? 12 7335 August 12, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Programming the micro-controller 9 4798 July 26, 2011
by Rick_S
Advice needed for further projects with my nerdkit 3 4457 July 22, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
more questions about tempsensor.c code 4 4278 July 22, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
tempsensor.c code question 3 4225 July 22, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
Which way does electricity flow? Positive-to-Negative or Vice Versa? 5 24395 July 22, 2011
by rboggs10
Converting input signal for ADC, impedance matching? 7 5541 July 20, 2011
by BobaMosfet
my lcd went blank except a little line that looks like a cursor 2 4951 July 20, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
Temperature project unclear explanation of error in uncompiled code 5 4662 July 20, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
make file errors on initialload.c 6 4699 July 17, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Error: "Maybe it isn't a butterfly/AVR109 but a AVR910 device?" 3 7535 July 17, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
the make file cant locate the libnerdkits 3 4380 July 17, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
avr macpack 3 4739 July 16, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
acd with 2 inputs? 18 4742 July 14, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Electro-magnetism. Concept check. 14 4851 July 13, 2011
by BobaMosfet
Battery clip wires 3 4275 July 10, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
Electronics advice needed 3 4174 July 10, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
I cant get my lcd to work 5 4466 July 10, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
2-ROW LCD Only Displaying 2 Rows of 8 dark blocks.... 3 4715 July 10, 2011
by gcharris
Help Please **** I can only use a 9v battrey sent by Nerdkits 35 5179 July 03, 2011
by wintersdb
Switching Ground with a transistor 12 25565 June 28, 2011
by dgikuljot
Powering I2C remote device? 3 4682 June 27, 2011
by Ralphxyz
rechargeable battery for project 2 4910 June 23, 2011
by BobaMosfet
TTL ULN2038 Question 40 7059 June 17, 2011
by Rick_S
Circuit board for monophonic signal generator 1 4996 June 15, 2011
by kayrock
4 Channel Voltage and Current Monitor 3 4996 June 15, 2011
by gcharris
"-U": The system could not find the file specified ERROR 6 4867 June 08, 2011
by pgdsmca
LCD Only showing 2 black Lines ????? 7 5532 June 06, 2011
by mja
A couple of questions 3 4609 June 06, 2011
by Ralphxyz
How much should I strip? 3 4653 June 01, 2011
by mongo
How do I interface a Parallel-In Serial Out Shift Register with my microcontroller? 8 5145 June 01, 2011
by hevans
Motor Control/MCU power bus 5 4556 May 30, 2011
by esoderberg
How do I use two Serial or Parallel-in/serial out shift registers together? 2 4867 May 29, 2011
by Rick_S
Digital Input Question 4 4627 May 28, 2011
by frankdwest
PCB arrived 20 4605 May 25, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Save state data to EEPROM with power cutoff capacitor value? 4 5254 May 24, 2011
by gcharris
Calculating bypass capacitor 6 24371 May 19, 2011
by Ralphxyz
What shift register should I buy? 4 5191 May 09, 2011
by Noter
IR current 6 4903 May 05, 2011
by missle3944
Turning on COmputer without Switch 39 5672 May 04, 2011
by hariharan
Heat sensors 21 6021 May 04, 2011
by Hexorg
error 1 2 4490 May 02, 2011
by hevans
Transistor vs mosfet 13 12830 May 01, 2011
by Noter
PCB trace width calculator 3 6050 April 24, 2011
by esoderberg
OLED display 10 5774 April 23, 2011
by Rick_S
Power Supplies 17 6327 April 22, 2011
by BobBolinger
LCD & battery&USB 4 4409 April 22, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Amperage Multiplyer 6 5126 April 21, 2011
by Rick_S
ADC Theremin Help... 1 4588 April 20, 2011
by jasongillikin
RF and oscoliscope 2 5613 April 19, 2011
by mongo
Connecting to external control voltages 4 4546 April 19, 2011
by bretm
IR current question 7 4669 April 18, 2011
by BobaMosfet
What is the purpose of the resistor in this power supply? 4 5463 April 17, 2011
by rajabalu21
Not meeting input Voltage Threshold, amplify? and Do I need a buffer? (Button input, LED output) 14 5659 April 14, 2011
by bretm
USB cable issues (maybe fried) 7 4906 April 10, 2011
by uml_12
Basic projects 3 4578 April 09, 2011
by mongo
REFLOW oven 22 7553 April 07, 2011
by Rick_S
Why 5 volts is most widely used? 10 15023 April 07, 2011
by bretm
unexpected MCU rebooting 82 9687 April 05, 2011
by sask55
REFLOW Soldering 3 5567 April 05, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Setting baudrate for bluetooth connectivity 1 4891 March 31, 2011
by AbhishekBhat
Oscilation circuits 8 7265 March 30, 2011
by bretm
Black Display on LCD 6 4848 March 28, 2011
by Druidman
32kHz clock 2 4502 March 28, 2011
by Rick_S
Debouncing and External Interrupts 9 11860 March 27, 2011
by Mujda
Geiger Counter Schematic Help 3 12446 March 18, 2011
by mongo
Thermocouples, relays, and fun!!! 12 6721 March 16, 2011
by mongo
LCD problem 3 4897 March 08, 2011
by Ralphxyz
How do I determine the throw characteristics of a Relay 8 5536 March 08, 2011
by bretm
ATMega168 Microcontroller simple relay with timer examIple 3 5596 March 01, 2011
by Rick_S
Why does my LED light if i so much as get near the circuit 3 4598 February 26, 2011
by nckomodo
Using a 555 IC instead of a Crystal Oscillator? 6 8375 February 26, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Pushbutton on off code 3 5580 February 26, 2011
by amartinez
Why does my led light without the battery? 2 5489 February 26, 2011
by hevans
24 volt DC to 12 volt DC 6 12549 February 25, 2011
by JKITSON
How to Switch a Solenoid? 11 9330 February 23, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Farads and Capacitors 8 6186 February 23, 2011
by Ralphxyz
How much to switch a relay? 3 9676 February 19, 2011
by Lusitania
My first Impression 6 5028 February 16, 2011
by devinsbusiness
Understanding battery life 3 6366 February 16, 2011
by devinsbusiness
Power Supply for LED's 4 5906 February 13, 2011
by sask55
Using Devices With Different Voltages 11 5564 February 05, 2011
by BobaMosfet
High voltage lines 26 7780 February 02, 2011
by mongo
USB 3 4551 February 02, 2011
by Jalex
Ultrasonic thickness gauge with the NerdKit; interference form capacitance? 12 5642 February 02, 2011
by Jalex
Alternating LED circuit 4 5518 February 02, 2011
by Rick_S
Powering a Stepper Motor 5 6857 January 31, 2011
by il1019
Affordable oscilloscopes 43 15319 January 27, 2011
by BStory
"And"gate unfinished thought 2 4716 January 27, 2011
by Hexorg
replace MCU? 30 9859 January 26, 2011
by Jalex
Using a thermometer with the nerdkits microcontroller. 17 5302 January 25, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Multimeter! 12 7570 January 25, 2011
by Jalex
Generate a steady DC level from PWM signal 9 6218 January 25, 2011
by Jalex
My LED Cube so far 25 11006 January 24, 2011
by Keyster
what is a butterfly in hardwaring 3 6006 January 22, 2011
by Rick_S
USing Calculator as Keypad 5 5447 January 18, 2011
by dgikuljot
Counting 5 4684 January 18, 2011
by Jalex
How do I calculate the cutoff frequency...? 3 9320 January 17, 2011
by bretm
Programming 5 5547 January 14, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Induction loop actuator 7 5742 January 11, 2011
by Yourself
Begining 7 5828 January 09, 2011
by Jalex
Is Single-bit Memory Cell Diagram on Pg 14 Correct? 6 6197 January 09, 2011
by pacnwdude
uninterrupted power supply for NerdKit project 4 5520 January 09, 2011
by mrobbins
RFB12B ... what are all this terms? >_< 5 4853 January 09, 2011
by mrobbins
UART operating at 3.3V 1 5388 January 06, 2011
by Mujda
Data input voltage 6 5377 January 03, 2011
by Rick_S
MOSFET Question 7 5575 December 31, 2010
by Keyster
Transistor as a switch 5 5578 December 29, 2010
by Hexorg
Resistors 5 5946 December 28, 2010
by georgio
Problem with NPN Phototransistor 16 10899 December 28, 2010
by Ralphxyz
Problem with Voltage Regulator? 14 5790 December 28, 2010
by BobaMosfet
Relay ratings 2 5090 December 24, 2010
by mongo
Do LEDs need a series resistor to limit the current? 27 20478 December 19, 2010
by mongo
Safe, Easy and Inexpensive way to Control AC Power 3 4934 December 17, 2010
by mongo
Power Rectifier 7 7243 December 15, 2010
by Hexorg
Limitation of a battery on the NerdKit 18 7580 December 14, 2010
by danuke
This a decent oscilloscope? 8 5341 December 14, 2010
by danuke
Do resistors in series really add up? 8 6776 December 14, 2010
by danuke
Falstad circuit emulator in Java 1 6160 December 09, 2010
by bretm
L293 H-Bridge 15 6854 December 05, 2010
by devinsbusiness
Spark when using a flyback diode 3 7081 December 04, 2010
by Wheresmind
INA118 -- Instrumentation Amplifier 8 7265 December 02, 2010
by BobaMosfet
angular position sensors and multiplexing 9 6140 November 29, 2010
by d3adl0ck3
Solar cells in parallell, but no additional amperage 11 6673 November 24, 2010
by BobaMosfet
Op-amp not working 6 6937 November 24, 2010
by BobaMosfet
Python questions 4 5890 November 21, 2010
by tkopriva
CE Amp design 5 5447 November 12, 2010
by BobaMosfet
Is it possible to re-use parts from household appliances? 5 5332 November 05, 2010
by mongo
Confirming MCU clock is functioning 8 5198 November 05, 2010
by Mujda
PC4 not working?! 8 5050 November 04, 2010
by hapshetsut
Amplifiers 4 4994 October 30, 2010
by Ralphxyz
supplying power and controlling 12V motors/fans 3 5872 October 12, 2010
by JerseyGun
Transistors Versus Diodes 4 5973 October 04, 2010
by Scythium
radio interference from NerdKit 11 5085 September 27, 2010
by Rob56
USB cable and Bluetooth dongle ... 9 9706 September 14, 2010
by Ralphxyz
solar project with light sensors 7 5570 September 11, 2010
by akajester
QFP and dreadboard 2 5468 September 02, 2010
by bretm
Getting power to the spinning part... 5 5306 August 31, 2010
by Hexorg
Need help with electronics using a op-amp 21 13291 August 30, 2010
by Ralphxyz
morse code decoder 2 5413 August 26, 2010
by jonathan_m
Connecting to Computer 3 5402 August 25, 2010
by awesome
555 astable on breadboard 12 6917 August 22, 2010
by mongo
Digital Sound Recording System Need Help!! 1 5026 August 20, 2010
by xc2rx
Use 4 digit LED display using fewest possible outputs 2 5522 August 19, 2010
by hevans
mosfet 3 4790 August 13, 2010
by hevans
Good material on learning electronics. 8 5803 August 11, 2010
by TexanBackpacker
MCU Clock Implementation 2 4685 August 06, 2010
by Rick_S
Servo causes MCU to reset 4 7454 August 02, 2010
by mrobbins
More batteries = more voltage? 3 6631 July 23, 2010
by mongo
Building a motor driver/ESC for AC motor. 10 10096 July 09, 2010
by Ralphxyz
Using LM741 amp in the Piezoelectric Sound Meter Project 7 7089 July 02, 2010
by mongo
Electro Cardio Gram 4 5994 June 21, 2010
by Ralphxyz
How do I read very low voltages with the Nerdkit please? (0 to 20.0 mV) 3 4727 June 12, 2010
by Wobbler
Voltage Regulator 20 6470 June 10, 2010
by Ralphxyz
Converting Battery power to Wall Plug-in... 2 6014 June 09, 2010
by mongo
Bipolar and MOSFET transistors 3 6685 June 09, 2010
by CyberGod
high side mosfet led multiplexing 5 6317 June 07, 2010
by gnkarn
tempsensor, LM34DZ, specs. 4 5527 June 07, 2010
by BobaMosfet
Some questions (temp sensor + button) 4 4750 June 06, 2010
by Kafke
TSSOP IC! 4 5524 June 03, 2010
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