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USBasp Help! 3 6004 October 22, 2015
by sask55
Would someone explain Proximity Sensor? 19 8295 May 04, 2015
by mongo
Need to replace Wall Watt 16 5515 May 02, 2015
by Ralphxyz
Connecting Mosfet 10 5142 April 10, 2015
by Noter
My new 3D Printer 44 20721 April 07, 2015
by Rick_S
AtMega 644 2 5163 September 06, 2014
by Rick_S
Switching between +5v and -5V 2 4213 August 07, 2014
by Rick_S
Are there hobby printers for my microproccessor? 4 4900 June 02, 2014
by JKITSON
Automated programming mode? 9 5194 April 08, 2014
by Rick_S
Shuttering with the Nerdkit & piezo buzzer (Can't post in Support, gives error) 5 4757 January 30, 2014
by BobaMosfet
Shuttering with the Nerdkit & piezo buzzer (Can't post in Support, gives error) 1 4792 January 28, 2014
by lailai
What kind of error is this? 4 4570 January 23, 2014
by Noter
How to double a DC voltage? 20 12022 January 12, 2014
by JKITSON
Is the code the driver? 2 4476 January 12, 2014
by Ralphxyz
Miniature headers 6 4693 January 01, 2014
by Ralphxyz
BLDC 8 4787 December 23, 2013
by esoderberg
I need help finding a terminal. 17 5384 November 26, 2013
by Rick_S
GLCD SPI problems 14 8651 November 10, 2013
by andyi
Moving on... 7 4579 November 08, 2013
by Pr0ject
Power supply questions 4 6159 October 31, 2013
by sask55
OLED 4 4350 October 29, 2013
by esoderberg
Thermocouple wiring?? 19 16455 September 22, 2013
by sask55
Opto Interrupter once again 14 9077 September 19, 2013
by scootergarrett
FFC/FPC connection ideas? 4 4753 September 10, 2013
by Ralphxyz
A3977 Stepper Motor Driver 42 11837 September 02, 2013
by Ralphxyz
USB cable specifications 7 6386 August 29, 2013
by Noter
Help with reading UART Stream on mac 9 5291 August 27, 2013
by Affarram
XMEGA Breakout 8 5660 August 26, 2013
by JKITSON
Can someone help me with LDOs? 5 4309 August 21, 2013
by BobaMosfet
lower voltage of sensor output LM335 5 4987 August 20, 2013
by Osarus
TQFP ATmega 168 capacitors 6 5023 August 01, 2013
by scootergarrett
Stepper Motor Programming 154 11779 July 21, 2013
by sask55
Low Voltage Level Translator That Fits the MCU and Breadboard 63 16414 June 18, 2013
by Noter
Two Wrongs Make it Right 3 4324 May 22, 2013
by meltbox360
accurate time for a real time clock 5 4923 April 08, 2013
by pcbolt
Using diode to drop voltage 12 66497 March 27, 2013
by Ralphxyz
Cannot understand the pins 3 4115 March 27, 2013
by oshjdf
Since it is kinda slow around here I thought I'd ask .... 6 4682 March 15, 2013
by sask55
What is the purpose of 1000 ohm resistor for LCD's pin 3? 10 8868 March 14, 2013
by mongo
Current vs Voltage 8 5756 March 14, 2013
by sask55
Control LED Stripes with 2N7000 MOSFET 3 5334 March 09, 2013
by lnino
Electric current 2 4095 March 08, 2013
by Ralphxyz
How to power up Sim908 module? 4 7044 March 07, 2013
by Ralphxyz
Limiting battery discharge? 12 9965 March 03, 2013
by mongo
feeding a 7805 with 24VDC for <25mA output? 11 9610 February 28, 2013
by BobaMosfet
Control electronic door opener 15 5180 February 24, 2013
by lnino
Relay Question 27 8456 February 19, 2013
by Noter
Rotary Encoder how to?? 21 8151 February 15, 2013
by BobaMosfet
Unipolar Stepper motor with ULN2003A, 4 5631 February 11, 2013
by Ralphxyz
Introductory circuit design books 2 5473 January 30, 2013
by pcbolt
Anyone know how to program an 8052 MCU? 8 5267 January 03, 2013
by BobaMosfet
Higher power supplies with ATMega168 (running higher voltage devices with lower powered ground) 4 4834 December 30, 2012
by BobaMosfet
edX Free MIT online course 4 5552 December 22, 2012
by pcbolt
handling microprocessor and static eletricity 22 4846 December 18, 2012
by JKITSON
Voltage Divider (Resistors) 9 5672 December 17, 2012
by GenHornet18
iphone-controlled R/C car project 2 4193 November 26, 2012
by JimFrederickson
Wire broke off in LCD pin 6 4244 November 26, 2012
by gsjbjt
Where to buy individual oscillators 8 4749 November 26, 2012
by Pew446
Need help using a 5v relay to trip a 12v relay 9 10358 November 18, 2012
by carlhako
SPI slave clock 6 4979 October 27, 2012
by Ralphxyz
Flow of Electricity through this circuit 8 4355 October 26, 2012
by RogerFL
Why pick a crystal frequency of 14.7456 MHz? 16 31667 October 23, 2012
by Noter
NPN circuit connection quandry 4 4929 September 24, 2012
by edb
Simple I/O circuit 4 4585 September 23, 2012
by wadaltmon
Flow of Electricity through this circuit 1 4350 September 21, 2012
by Davda
Flow of Electricity through this circuit 1 4103 September 21, 2012
by Davda
LED - Common Anode 8 Segment Display 13 6945 September 20, 2012
by pcbolt
Can I Power the ATmega168 with 3.3 V? 4 4581 September 20, 2012
by karam
Measuring PWM Duty Cycle 6 6980 September 13, 2012
by dan_engbers
Electronics simulation 8 5211 August 31, 2012
by Chris100
LED Sign Help - How to control words 26 7394 August 27, 2012
by Rick_S
Help me on my learning path please :) 4 4487 August 20, 2012
by rblalock
louder sound 2 4259 August 18, 2012
by mongo
connector or cable for LCD display? 4 4474 August 13, 2012
by missle3944
Powering L.E.Ds 5 4609 August 09, 2012
by BobaMosfet
Wires in U.K 5 5075 August 08, 2012
by mikey6879
Bluetooth Please HELP! 3 4995 July 29, 2012
by Ralphxyz
Stepper Motor Motor Speed Control 13 8151 July 25, 2012
by sask55
Anything wrong with adding a large bypass capacitor? 6 7667 July 25, 2012
by bretm
Stepper Motor Direction Control 12 5482 July 21, 2012
by live4the1
Using Usbasp for attiny25 36 23008 July 21, 2012
by lnino
um help 6 4067 July 20, 2012
by Rick_S
Stepper Motor L298N/L297N controller 3 5124 July 18, 2012
by Ralphxyz
help me 11 4988 July 03, 2012
by Rick_S
Crystal Oscillator question 2 4390 July 02, 2012
by pcbolt
This will lead to more questions, how to use 20 volt battery to power projects and motors? 9 5705 June 24, 2012
by Ralphxyz
HELP 3 4108 June 24, 2012
by Ralphxyz
Controlling Stepper Motors 35 15132 June 21, 2012
by mcguinnessdr
Geomagnetic vectors with a magnetoresistive sensor? 1 4229 June 19, 2012
by lcruz007
PT100 temperature sensor reading 1 6157 June 17, 2012
by RogerFL
Programmable current source 6 6233 June 14, 2012
by JamesFysh
Increase range of an IR LED. 4 5747 June 11, 2012
by mongo
HELP 6 4449 June 11, 2012
by mikeduff76
Running motor through the mircocontroller 8 4851 June 09, 2012
by mongo
How can I detect the signal from a key fob? 15 52676 May 24, 2012
by Ralphxyz
i need a code 8 4850 May 15, 2012
by pcbolt
Clock Accuracy 30 9526 May 14, 2012
by HexManiac
Relays and Controlling them 9 4837 May 10, 2012
by sask55
Using Internal 8 MHz Oscillator 4 5093 May 09, 2012
by RogerFL
Powering your NerdKit 7 4671 April 27, 2012
by Ralphxyz
output pin is 2.5v when low 7 4701 April 27, 2012
by BobaMosfet
Lm317 vs lm317t 2 7979 April 26, 2012
by BobaMosfet
nOOb looking for additional explanation 6 5084 April 24, 2012
by pcbolt
Programs will not run 6 4582 April 16, 2012
by E2MicroRobots
CE EMITTER_BIAS CONFIGURATION 12 5240 April 10, 2012
by Ralphxyz
Anyone used a 2 x 20 LCD? Which one? 10 4887 April 09, 2012
by Ralphxyz
Path Lights controller 2 4451 April 04, 2012
by pcbolt
Frequency Response and stability, how do you determine if your system is stable 7 4563 April 02, 2012
by Akeshish
Very fundamental problem of operating with out a ground?? 11 5115 April 02, 2012
by sask55
line-level output, regulator ICs and op-amps?? 3 4661 April 01, 2012
by JamesFysh
Question on LCD screen 5 4686 March 30, 2012
by billtaichi
Is this Capaciator Good 4 4644 March 29, 2012
by mongo
Oscilloscopes (for the umpteenth time) 5 5979 March 29, 2012
by mongo
Basic Electronics Tutorial to Complement Nerdkits? 5 5608 March 26, 2012
by Ralphxyz
PIR motion sensor to trigger home wireless camera problems 4 9315 March 23, 2012
by 6ofhalfdozen
Ground connector on power supplies?? 3 4748 March 15, 2012
by Ralphxyz
Why TC negative connected to ground 3 6094 March 15, 2012
by mongo
Digital servo issues! 9 5301 March 15, 2012
by Rick_S
Brushless motor control 16 5629 March 12, 2012
by hevans
Windows not detecting device 3 4421 March 10, 2012
by hevans
Voltage throught MCU 5 4435 March 05, 2012
by Ralphxyz
Ignition Coil Driver 16 20335 March 02, 2012
by RevMoses
Rotary Encoder pinout (and other questions I am sure) 8 12211 March 02, 2012
by Ralphxyz
Why do you pass a MIC Vout through a capacitor? 12 21641 March 01, 2012
by hevans
Up and running... 3 4228 March 01, 2012
by dvdsnyd
9v to vcc survivable? 5 4885 February 26, 2012
by RogerFL
Accurate AREF for accurate ADC voltage readings 4 5234 February 26, 2012
by carlhako
Problem with code (2 inputs) 12 4460 February 24, 2012
by Rick_S
programming lcd trubs 7 4570 February 19, 2012
by raccoons
17 super bright white LEDs at the same time...SAFE?! 5 5248 February 18, 2012
by Rick_S
Oscilloscope 15 6541 February 18, 2012
by Osarus
How far away can a LM34 be? 16 11076 February 14, 2012
by dcarter777
Need help understanding a relay schematic 4 5678 February 14, 2012
by Ralphxyz
It's true, we forget... 18 4861 February 12, 2012
by Farmerjoecoledge
Very Basic Batteries in a Series Question 12 12190 February 09, 2012
by mongo
Data transmission 3 5407 February 08, 2012
by amartinez
PowerLineCommunication(PLC) vs Wireless 3 5217 February 05, 2012
by mongo
CAPACITIVE POWER SUPPLY 6 6798 February 04, 2012
by met_fredrik
ADC reads fluctuating voltage when nothing is connected! 2 4740 February 03, 2012
by BobaMosfet
connencting two ics to port 3 4247 January 31, 2012
by tchilzer2
H bridge questions 6 5044 January 27, 2012
by tchilzer2
Voltage Regulators and Efficiency... 3 4797 January 24, 2012
by JimFrederickson
Voltage Drop when LEDs Flash 8 5212 January 23, 2012
by Rocket_Man_Jeff
LED Array - Wall power problems 14 5424 January 19, 2012
by sask55
How to measure floating (isolated) high DC voltage? 5 8553 January 17, 2012
by jfbrink
Mysteries of Capaciators in Reverse 9 5086 January 15, 2012
by Rick_S
Source of power? 19 5240 January 13, 2012
by mongo
symbol defined please? 4 4884 January 13, 2012
by sonicgadgets
Best zero cross detection IC 14 18315 January 07, 2012
by met_fredrik
How hot is too hot for the voltage regulator 3 4796 January 06, 2012
by boxvic
Basic LED circuit properties 8 5022 January 06, 2012
by boxvic
Getting Started 3 4495 January 05, 2012
by Stretch
Source of randomness for the hardware RNG 20 5682 January 02, 2012
by bodangly
SMD reflow 16 5801 December 27, 2011
by boxvic
kirchhoff's voltage law... 3 4742 December 25, 2011
by jbolfiil
Phase Shifter or time delay circuit? 7 5405 December 23, 2011
by BobaMosfet
Potentiometer 8 6408 December 23, 2011
by huzbum
Fun with Op-Amps 3 6626 December 22, 2011
by treymd
Do I need an H-Bridge? 14 5704 December 19, 2011
by n1cl3
Odessy of the minds 5 4932 December 05, 2011
by BobaMosfet
Having trouble uploading my program keep getting this error: Any ideas anyone. Thanks 2 4318 November 27, 2011
by sazD
Initial Load 2 4957 November 27, 2011
by missle3944
Using pushbuttons to increment position of servo 4 5704 November 23, 2011
by SpaceGhost
Yellow USB wire problem 15 6375 November 22, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Speakers with LEDs that light with the music 4 5021 November 14, 2011
by mongo
Strange behaviour with a DC motor 18 10211 November 10, 2011
by jfbrink
Servo Squitter Project 13 4785 November 09, 2011
by Heed
how do i run a program 4 4333 November 08, 2011
by Heed
Help!!! my grades are in jeopordy 3 4585 November 07, 2011
by Heed
Motor control question 2 4387 November 04, 2011
by hevans
Help driving a high voltage Piezo 6 10135 November 02, 2011
by buffetrand
9V transformer more like ~15V 2 4656 October 31, 2011
by hevans
Tick Tock Clock question about which pins and long load times from DASA. 1 4545 October 25, 2011
by apphilosophy
Why is reversing polarity a bad thing? 26 97984 October 24, 2011
by glendon
Measuring Capacitance 9 6079 October 24, 2011
by Ralphxyz
9 VDC 1000mA to much? 4 4679 October 21, 2011
by mongo
Hardware/software oscilloscope? 7 6435 October 19, 2011
by cyberion
R-2R ladder using random crap resistors 25 23422 October 16, 2011
by sask55
RxD / TxD Questions 10 8041 October 13, 2011
by Twarter369
Basic Electrical Toggle Switch question.. 5 4772 October 07, 2011
by scottmc94
Piezo Buzzer - help 6 4668 October 03, 2011
by scottmc94
Program Upload Error with initialload 17 4953 September 30, 2011
by nerdgirl
I'm Curious About The Breadboard 2 4450 September 27, 2011
by BobaMosfet
Any games for Learning Electronics? 12 14382 September 21, 2011
by sask55
Help re-purposing A Palm M100 Portable Keyboard. 3 6147 September 18, 2011
by Twarter369
I just bought a Oscilloscope!! 57 24706 September 16, 2011
by dgikuljot
Digital Multimeter will not show resistance! 12 13432 September 16, 2011
by bretm
Something fast and with a lot of memory... 5 4387 September 16, 2011
by 6ofhalfdozen
595 Shift Array, BC337 Transistor and Solenoid 9 7993 September 14, 2011
by BobaMosfet
4 Transistor H-Bridge Fail 46 14137 September 10, 2011
by bretm
Nerdkit/Arduino with EL wire 34 9122 September 10, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Question about frequency and duty cycles on a multimeter 9 5533 September 01, 2011
by BobaMosfet
Dim LED 3 4353 August 23, 2011
by Rocket_Man_Jeff
Embedding Multi-Core Processors 17 4863 August 23, 2011
by Twarter369
Easy Transistor Question 4 5527 August 20, 2011
by jimmyw404
Daisy chaining MC74MC595 Shift Registers 13 7481 August 18, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Building a coil?? 12 7299 August 12, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Programming the micro-controller 9 4770 July 26, 2011
by Rick_S
Advice needed for further projects with my nerdkit 3 4423 July 22, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
more questions about tempsensor.c code 4 4248 July 22, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
tempsensor.c code question 3 4187 July 22, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
Which way does electricity flow? Positive-to-Negative or Vice Versa? 5 24359 July 22, 2011
by rboggs10
Converting input signal for ADC, impedance matching? 7 5512 July 20, 2011
by BobaMosfet
my lcd went blank except a little line that looks like a cursor 2 4924 July 20, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
Temperature project unclear explanation of error in uncompiled code 5 4629 July 20, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
make file errors on initialload.c 6 4670 July 17, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Error: "Maybe it isn't a butterfly/AVR109 but a AVR910 device?" 3 7499 July 17, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
the make file cant locate the libnerdkits 3 4340 July 17, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
avr macpack 3 4716 July 16, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
acd with 2 inputs? 18 4707 July 14, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Electro-magnetism. Concept check. 14 4817 July 13, 2011
by BobaMosfet
Battery clip wires 3 4248 July 10, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
Electronics advice needed 3 4147 July 10, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
I cant get my lcd to work 5 4431 July 10, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
2-ROW LCD Only Displaying 2 Rows of 8 dark blocks.... 3 4689 July 10, 2011
by gcharris
Help Please **** I can only use a 9v battrey sent by Nerdkits 35 5145 July 03, 2011
by wintersdb
Switching Ground with a transistor 12 25513 June 28, 2011
by dgikuljot
Powering I2C remote device? 3 4659 June 27, 2011
by Ralphxyz
rechargeable battery for project 2 4883 June 23, 2011
by BobaMosfet
TTL ULN2038 Question 40 7023 June 17, 2011
by Rick_S
Circuit board for monophonic signal generator 1 4960 June 15, 2011
by kayrock
4 Channel Voltage and Current Monitor 3 4966 June 15, 2011
by gcharris
"-U": The system could not find the file specified ERROR 6 4833 June 08, 2011
by pgdsmca
LCD Only showing 2 black Lines ????? 7 5481 June 06, 2011
by mja
A couple of questions 3 4574 June 06, 2011
by Ralphxyz
How much should I strip? 3 4621 June 01, 2011
by mongo
How do I interface a Parallel-In Serial Out Shift Register with my microcontroller? 8 5109 June 01, 2011
by hevans
Motor Control/MCU power bus 5 4520 May 30, 2011
by esoderberg
How do I use two Serial or Parallel-in/serial out shift registers together? 2 4840 May 29, 2011
by Rick_S
Digital Input Question 4 4583 May 28, 2011
by frankdwest
PCB arrived 20 4573 May 25, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Save state data to EEPROM with power cutoff capacitor value? 4 5221 May 24, 2011
by gcharris
Calculating bypass capacitor 6 24294 May 19, 2011
by Ralphxyz
What shift register should I buy? 4 5166 May 09, 2011
by Noter
IR current 6 4871 May 05, 2011
by missle3944
Turning on COmputer without Switch 39 5609 May 04, 2011
by hariharan
Heat sensors 21 5977 May 04, 2011
by Hexorg
error 1 2 4459 May 02, 2011
by hevans
Transistor vs mosfet 13 12785 May 01, 2011
by Noter
PCB trace width calculator 3 6017 April 24, 2011
by esoderberg
OLED display 10 5743 April 23, 2011
by Rick_S
Power Supplies 17 6300 April 22, 2011
by BobBolinger
LCD & battery&USB 4 4378 April 22, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Amperage Multiplyer 6 5089 April 21, 2011
by Rick_S
ADC Theremin Help... 1 4548 April 20, 2011
by jasongillikin
RF and oscoliscope 2 5578 April 19, 2011
by mongo
Connecting to external control voltages 4 4511 April 19, 2011
by bretm
IR current question 7 4638 April 18, 2011
by BobaMosfet
What is the purpose of the resistor in this power supply? 4 5428 April 17, 2011
by rajabalu21
Not meeting input Voltage Threshold, amplify? and Do I need a buffer? (Button input, LED output) 14 5623 April 14, 2011
by bretm
USB cable issues (maybe fried) 7 4876 April 10, 2011
by uml_12
Basic projects 3 4552 April 09, 2011
by mongo
REFLOW oven 22 7523 April 07, 2011
by Rick_S
Why 5 volts is most widely used? 10 14954 April 07, 2011
by bretm
unexpected MCU rebooting 82 9632 April 05, 2011
by sask55
REFLOW Soldering 3 5531 April 05, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Setting baudrate for bluetooth connectivity 1 4861 March 31, 2011
by AbhishekBhat
Oscilation circuits 8 7210 March 30, 2011
by bretm
Black Display on LCD 6 4819 March 28, 2011
by Druidman
32kHz clock 2 4473 March 28, 2011
by Rick_S
Debouncing and External Interrupts 9 11790 March 27, 2011
by Mujda
Geiger Counter Schematic Help 3 12395 March 18, 2011
by mongo
Thermocouples, relays, and fun!!! 12 6690 March 16, 2011
by mongo
LCD problem 3 4861 March 08, 2011
by Ralphxyz
How do I determine the throw characteristics of a Relay 8 5496 March 08, 2011
by bretm
ATMega168 Microcontroller simple relay with timer examIple 3 5566 March 01, 2011
by Rick_S
Why does my LED light if i so much as get near the circuit 3 4571 February 26, 2011
by nckomodo
Using a 555 IC instead of a Crystal Oscillator? 6 8320 February 26, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Pushbutton on off code 3 5538 February 26, 2011
by amartinez
Why does my led light without the battery? 2 5458 February 26, 2011
by hevans
24 volt DC to 12 volt DC 6 12520 February 25, 2011
by JKITSON
How to Switch a Solenoid? 11 9283 February 23, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Farads and Capacitors 8 6154 February 23, 2011
by Ralphxyz
How much to switch a relay? 3 9620 February 19, 2011
by Lusitania
My first Impression 6 4995 February 16, 2011
by devinsbusiness
Understanding battery life 3 6325 February 16, 2011
by devinsbusiness
Power Supply for LED's 4 5875 February 13, 2011
by sask55
Using Devices With Different Voltages 11 5527 February 05, 2011
by BobaMosfet
High voltage lines 26 7736 February 02, 2011
by mongo
USB 3 4525 February 02, 2011
by Jalex
Ultrasonic thickness gauge with the NerdKit; interference form capacitance? 12 5612 February 02, 2011
by Jalex
Alternating LED circuit 4 5487 February 02, 2011
by Rick_S
Powering a Stepper Motor 5 6829 January 31, 2011
by il1019
Affordable oscilloscopes 43 15262 January 27, 2011
by BStory
"And"gate unfinished thought 2 4691 January 27, 2011
by Hexorg
replace MCU? 30 9816 January 26, 2011
by Jalex
Using a thermometer with the nerdkits microcontroller. 17 5267 January 25, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Multimeter! 12 7537 January 25, 2011
by Jalex
Generate a steady DC level from PWM signal 9 6190 January 25, 2011
by Jalex
My LED Cube so far 25 10974 January 24, 2011
by Keyster
what is a butterfly in hardwaring 3 5973 January 22, 2011
by Rick_S
USing Calculator as Keypad 5 5411 January 18, 2011
by dgikuljot
Counting 5 4650 January 18, 2011
by Jalex
How do I calculate the cutoff frequency...? 3 9297 January 17, 2011
by bretm
Programming 5 5523 January 14, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Induction loop actuator 7 5703 January 11, 2011
by Yourself
Begining 7 5788 January 09, 2011
by Jalex
Is Single-bit Memory Cell Diagram on Pg 14 Correct? 6 6172 January 09, 2011
by pacnwdude
uninterrupted power supply for NerdKit project 4 5493 January 09, 2011
by mrobbins
RFB12B ... what are all this terms? >_< 5 4811 January 09, 2011
by mrobbins
UART operating at 3.3V 1 5359 January 06, 2011
by Mujda
Data input voltage 6 5352 January 03, 2011
by Rick_S
MOSFET Question 7 5529 December 31, 2010
by Keyster
Transistor as a switch 5 5546 December 29, 2010
by Hexorg
Resistors 5 5906 December 28, 2010
by georgio
Problem with NPN Phototransistor 16 10861 December 28, 2010
by Ralphxyz
Problem with Voltage Regulator? 14 5761 December 28, 2010
by BobaMosfet
Relay ratings 2 5062 December 24, 2010
by mongo
Do LEDs need a series resistor to limit the current? 27 20428 December 19, 2010
by mongo
Safe, Easy and Inexpensive way to Control AC Power 3 4905 December 17, 2010
by mongo
Power Rectifier 7 7204 December 15, 2010
by Hexorg
Limitation of a battery on the NerdKit 18 7547 December 14, 2010
by danuke
This a decent oscilloscope? 8 5308 December 14, 2010
by danuke
Do resistors in series really add up? 8 6740 December 14, 2010
by danuke
Falstad circuit emulator in Java 1 6131 December 09, 2010
by bretm
L293 H-Bridge 15 6823 December 05, 2010
by devinsbusiness
Spark when using a flyback diode 3 7050 December 04, 2010
by Wheresmind
INA118 -- Instrumentation Amplifier 8 7226 December 02, 2010
by BobaMosfet
angular position sensors and multiplexing 9 6111 November 29, 2010
by d3adl0ck3
Solar cells in parallell, but no additional amperage 11 6635 November 24, 2010
by BobaMosfet
Op-amp not working 6 6903 November 24, 2010
by BobaMosfet
Python questions 4 5855 November 21, 2010
by tkopriva
CE Amp design 5 5419 November 12, 2010
by BobaMosfet
Is it possible to re-use parts from household appliances? 5 5299 November 05, 2010
by mongo
Confirming MCU clock is functioning 8 5164 November 05, 2010
by Mujda
PC4 not working?! 8 5022 November 04, 2010
by hapshetsut
Amplifiers 4 4967 October 30, 2010
by Ralphxyz
supplying power and controlling 12V motors/fans 3 5845 October 12, 2010
by JerseyGun
Transistors Versus Diodes 4 5938 October 04, 2010
by Scythium
radio interference from NerdKit 11 5055 September 27, 2010
by Rob56
USB cable and Bluetooth dongle ... 9 9677 September 14, 2010
by Ralphxyz
solar project with light sensors 7 5537 September 11, 2010
by akajester
QFP and dreadboard 2 5437 September 02, 2010
by bretm
Getting power to the spinning part... 5 5279 August 31, 2010
by Hexorg
Need help with electronics using a op-amp 21 13257 August 30, 2010
by Ralphxyz
morse code decoder 2 5390 August 26, 2010
by jonathan_m
Connecting to Computer 3 5374 August 25, 2010
by awesome
555 astable on breadboard 12 6885 August 22, 2010
by mongo
Digital Sound Recording System Need Help!! 1 4999 August 20, 2010
by xc2rx
Use 4 digit LED display using fewest possible outputs 2 5495 August 19, 2010
by hevans
mosfet 3 4759 August 13, 2010
by hevans
Good material on learning electronics. 8 5774 August 11, 2010
by TexanBackpacker
MCU Clock Implementation 2 4648 August 06, 2010
by Rick_S
Servo causes MCU to reset 4 7404 August 02, 2010
by mrobbins
More batteries = more voltage? 3 6595 July 23, 2010
by mongo
Building a motor driver/ESC for AC motor. 10 10020 July 09, 2010
by Ralphxyz
Using LM741 amp in the Piezoelectric Sound Meter Project 7 7061 July 02, 2010
by mongo
Electro Cardio Gram 4 5958 June 21, 2010
by Ralphxyz
How do I read very low voltages with the Nerdkit please? (0 to 20.0 mV) 3 4701 June 12, 2010
by Wobbler
Voltage Regulator 20 6434 June 10, 2010
by Ralphxyz
Converting Battery power to Wall Plug-in... 2 5985 June 09, 2010
by mongo
Bipolar and MOSFET transistors 3 6654 June 09, 2010
by CyberGod
high side mosfet led multiplexing 5 6282 June 07, 2010
by gnkarn
tempsensor, LM34DZ, specs. 4 5487 June 07, 2010
by BobaMosfet
Some questions (temp sensor + button) 4 4716 June 06, 2010
by Kafke
TSSOP IC! 4 5493 June 03, 2010
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