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USBasp Help! 3 6105 October 22, 2015
by sask55
Would someone explain Proximity Sensor? 19 8390 May 04, 2015
by mongo
Need to replace Wall Watt 16 5593 May 02, 2015
by Ralphxyz
Connecting Mosfet 10 5232 April 10, 2015
by Noter
My new 3D Printer 44 20804 April 07, 2015
by Rick_S
AtMega 644 2 5231 September 06, 2014
by Rick_S
Switching between +5v and -5V 2 4285 August 07, 2014
by Rick_S
Are there hobby printers for my microproccessor? 4 4976 June 02, 2014
by JKITSON
Automated programming mode? 9 5275 April 08, 2014
by Rick_S
Shuttering with the Nerdkit & piezo buzzer (Can't post in Support, gives error) 5 4828 January 30, 2014
by BobaMosfet
Shuttering with the Nerdkit & piezo buzzer (Can't post in Support, gives error) 1 4864 January 28, 2014
by lailai
What kind of error is this? 4 4625 January 23, 2014
by Noter
How to double a DC voltage? 20 12126 January 12, 2014
by JKITSON
Is the code the driver? 2 4540 January 12, 2014
by Ralphxyz
Miniature headers 6 4752 January 01, 2014
by Ralphxyz
BLDC 8 4859 December 23, 2013
by esoderberg
I need help finding a terminal. 17 5459 November 26, 2013
by Rick_S
GLCD SPI problems 14 8773 November 10, 2013
by andyi
Moving on... 7 4666 November 08, 2013
by Pr0ject
Power supply questions 4 6241 October 31, 2013
by sask55
OLED 4 4416 October 29, 2013
by esoderberg
Thermocouple wiring?? 19 16589 September 22, 2013
by sask55
Opto Interrupter once again 14 9173 September 19, 2013
by scootergarrett
FFC/FPC connection ideas? 4 4827 September 10, 2013
by Ralphxyz
A3977 Stepper Motor Driver 42 11947 September 02, 2013
by Ralphxyz
USB cable specifications 7 6496 August 29, 2013
by Noter
Help with reading UART Stream on mac 9 5366 August 27, 2013
by Affarram
XMEGA Breakout 8 5732 August 26, 2013
by JKITSON
Can someone help me with LDOs? 5 4383 August 21, 2013
by BobaMosfet
lower voltage of sensor output LM335 5 5070 August 20, 2013
by Osarus
TQFP ATmega 168 capacitors 6 5097 August 01, 2013
by scootergarrett
Stepper Motor Programming 154 11948 July 21, 2013
by sask55
Low Voltage Level Translator That Fits the MCU and Breadboard 63 16635 June 18, 2013
by Noter
Two Wrongs Make it Right 3 4396 May 22, 2013
by meltbox360
accurate time for a real time clock 5 4993 April 08, 2013
by pcbolt
Using diode to drop voltage 12 66686 March 27, 2013
by Ralphxyz
Cannot understand the pins 3 4176 March 27, 2013
by oshjdf
Since it is kinda slow around here I thought I'd ask .... 6 4752 March 15, 2013
by sask55
What is the purpose of 1000 ohm resistor for LCD's pin 3? 10 8973 March 14, 2013
by mongo
Current vs Voltage 8 5831 March 14, 2013
by sask55
Control LED Stripes with 2N7000 MOSFET 3 5411 March 09, 2013
by lnino
Electric current 2 4151 March 08, 2013
by Ralphxyz
How to power up Sim908 module? 4 7103 March 07, 2013
by Ralphxyz
Limiting battery discharge? 12 10052 March 03, 2013
by mongo
feeding a 7805 with 24VDC for <25mA output? 11 9756 February 28, 2013
by BobaMosfet
Control electronic door opener 15 5254 February 24, 2013
by lnino
Relay Question 27 8547 February 19, 2013
by Noter
Rotary Encoder how to?? 21 8230 February 15, 2013
by BobaMosfet
Unipolar Stepper motor with ULN2003A, 4 5698 February 11, 2013
by Ralphxyz
Introductory circuit design books 2 5525 January 30, 2013
by pcbolt
Anyone know how to program an 8052 MCU? 8 5335 January 03, 2013
by BobaMosfet
Higher power supplies with ATMega168 (running higher voltage devices with lower powered ground) 4 4888 December 30, 2012
by BobaMosfet
edX Free MIT online course 4 5623 December 22, 2012
by pcbolt
handling microprocessor and static eletricity 22 4935 December 18, 2012
by JKITSON
Voltage Divider (Resistors) 9 5742 December 17, 2012
by GenHornet18
iphone-controlled R/C car project 2 4256 November 26, 2012
by JimFrederickson
Wire broke off in LCD pin 6 4310 November 26, 2012
by gsjbjt
Where to buy individual oscillators 8 4838 November 26, 2012
by Pew446
Need help using a 5v relay to trip a 12v relay 9 10473 November 18, 2012
by carlhako
SPI slave clock 6 5043 October 27, 2012
by Ralphxyz
Flow of Electricity through this circuit 8 4421 October 26, 2012
by RogerFL
Why pick a crystal frequency of 14.7456 MHz? 16 31864 October 23, 2012
by Noter
NPN circuit connection quandry 4 4995 September 24, 2012
by edb
Simple I/O circuit 4 4648 September 23, 2012
by wadaltmon
Flow of Electricity through this circuit 1 4421 September 21, 2012
by Davda
Flow of Electricity through this circuit 1 4159 September 21, 2012
by Davda
LED - Common Anode 8 Segment Display 13 7024 September 20, 2012
by pcbolt
Can I Power the ATmega168 with 3.3 V? 4 4643 September 20, 2012
by karam
Measuring PWM Duty Cycle 6 7037 September 13, 2012
by dan_engbers
Electronics simulation 8 5288 August 31, 2012
by Chris100
LED Sign Help - How to control words 26 7477 August 27, 2012
by Rick_S
Help me on my learning path please :) 4 4552 August 20, 2012
by rblalock
louder sound 2 4338 August 18, 2012
by mongo
connector or cable for LCD display? 4 4540 August 13, 2012
by missle3944
Powering L.E.Ds 5 4682 August 09, 2012
by BobaMosfet
Wires in U.K 5 5148 August 08, 2012
by mikey6879
Bluetooth Please HELP! 3 5071 July 29, 2012
by Ralphxyz
Stepper Motor Motor Speed Control 13 8263 July 25, 2012
by sask55
Anything wrong with adding a large bypass capacitor? 6 7736 July 25, 2012
by bretm
Stepper Motor Direction Control 12 5584 July 21, 2012
by live4the1
Using Usbasp for attiny25 36 23121 July 21, 2012
by lnino
um help 6 4127 July 20, 2012
by Rick_S
Stepper Motor L298N/L297N controller 3 5175 July 18, 2012
by Ralphxyz
help me 11 5040 July 03, 2012
by Rick_S
Crystal Oscillator question 2 4447 July 02, 2012
by pcbolt
This will lead to more questions, how to use 20 volt battery to power projects and motors? 9 5765 June 24, 2012
by Ralphxyz
HELP 3 4166 June 24, 2012
by Ralphxyz
Controlling Stepper Motors 35 15229 June 21, 2012
by mcguinnessdr
Geomagnetic vectors with a magnetoresistive sensor? 1 4290 June 19, 2012
by lcruz007
PT100 temperature sensor reading 1 6209 June 17, 2012
by RogerFL
Programmable current source 6 6318 June 14, 2012
by JamesFysh
Increase range of an IR LED. 4 5799 June 11, 2012
by mongo
HELP 6 4509 June 11, 2012
by mikeduff76
Running motor through the mircocontroller 8 4931 June 09, 2012
by mongo
How can I detect the signal from a key fob? 15 52856 May 24, 2012
by Ralphxyz
i need a code 8 4917 May 15, 2012
by pcbolt
Clock Accuracy 30 9617 May 14, 2012
by HexManiac
Relays and Controlling them 9 4895 May 10, 2012
by sask55
Using Internal 8 MHz Oscillator 4 5151 May 09, 2012
by RogerFL
Powering your NerdKit 7 4731 April 27, 2012
by Ralphxyz
output pin is 2.5v when low 7 4761 April 27, 2012
by BobaMosfet
Lm317 vs lm317t 2 8058 April 26, 2012
by BobaMosfet
nOOb looking for additional explanation 6 5152 April 24, 2012
by pcbolt
Programs will not run 6 4643 April 16, 2012
by E2MicroRobots
CE EMITTER_BIAS CONFIGURATION 12 5319 April 10, 2012
by Ralphxyz
Anyone used a 2 x 20 LCD? Which one? 10 4946 April 09, 2012
by Ralphxyz
Path Lights controller 2 4504 April 04, 2012
by pcbolt
Frequency Response and stability, how do you determine if your system is stable 7 4637 April 02, 2012
by Akeshish
Very fundamental problem of operating with out a ground?? 11 5183 April 02, 2012
by sask55
line-level output, regulator ICs and op-amps?? 3 4720 April 01, 2012
by JamesFysh
Question on LCD screen 5 4754 March 30, 2012
by billtaichi
Is this Capaciator Good 4 4721 March 29, 2012
by mongo
Oscilloscopes (for the umpteenth time) 5 6045 March 29, 2012
by mongo
Basic Electronics Tutorial to Complement Nerdkits? 5 5664 March 26, 2012
by Ralphxyz
PIR motion sensor to trigger home wireless camera problems 4 9376 March 23, 2012
by 6ofhalfdozen
Ground connector on power supplies?? 3 4811 March 15, 2012
by Ralphxyz
Why TC negative connected to ground 3 6210 March 15, 2012
by mongo
Digital servo issues! 9 5364 March 15, 2012
by Rick_S
Brushless motor control 16 5698 March 12, 2012
by hevans
Windows not detecting device 3 4487 March 10, 2012
by hevans
Voltage throught MCU 5 4497 March 05, 2012
by Ralphxyz
Ignition Coil Driver 16 20446 March 02, 2012
by RevMoses
Rotary Encoder pinout (and other questions I am sure) 8 12295 March 02, 2012
by Ralphxyz
Why do you pass a MIC Vout through a capacitor? 12 21855 March 01, 2012
by hevans
Up and running... 3 4286 March 01, 2012
by dvdsnyd
9v to vcc survivable? 5 4966 February 26, 2012
by RogerFL
Accurate AREF for accurate ADC voltage readings 4 5298 February 26, 2012
by carlhako
Problem with code (2 inputs) 12 4514 February 24, 2012
by Rick_S
programming lcd trubs 7 4656 February 19, 2012
by raccoons
17 super bright white LEDs at the same time...SAFE?! 5 5316 February 18, 2012
by Rick_S
Oscilloscope 15 6623 February 18, 2012
by Osarus
How far away can a LM34 be? 16 11163 February 14, 2012
by dcarter777
Need help understanding a relay schematic 4 5763 February 14, 2012
by Ralphxyz
It's true, we forget... 18 4932 February 12, 2012
by Farmerjoecoledge
Very Basic Batteries in a Series Question 12 12371 February 09, 2012
by mongo
Data transmission 3 5465 February 08, 2012
by amartinez
PowerLineCommunication(PLC) vs Wireless 3 5277 February 05, 2012
by mongo
CAPACITIVE POWER SUPPLY 6 6866 February 04, 2012
by met_fredrik
ADC reads fluctuating voltage when nothing is connected! 2 4806 February 03, 2012
by BobaMosfet
connencting two ics to port 3 4301 January 31, 2012
by tchilzer2
H bridge questions 6 5106 January 27, 2012
by tchilzer2
Voltage Regulators and Efficiency... 3 4855 January 24, 2012
by JimFrederickson
Voltage Drop when LEDs Flash 8 5302 January 23, 2012
by Rocket_Man_Jeff
LED Array - Wall power problems 14 5500 January 19, 2012
by sask55
How to measure floating (isolated) high DC voltage? 5 8618 January 17, 2012
by jfbrink
Mysteries of Capaciators in Reverse 9 5160 January 15, 2012
by Rick_S
Source of power? 19 5330 January 13, 2012
by mongo
symbol defined please? 4 4945 January 13, 2012
by sonicgadgets
Best zero cross detection IC 14 18386 January 07, 2012
by met_fredrik
How hot is too hot for the voltage regulator 3 4856 January 06, 2012
by boxvic
Basic LED circuit properties 8 5082 January 06, 2012
by boxvic
Getting Started 3 4554 January 05, 2012
by Stretch
Source of randomness for the hardware RNG 20 5751 January 02, 2012
by bodangly
SMD reflow 16 5870 December 27, 2011
by boxvic
kirchhoff's voltage law... 3 4798 December 25, 2011
by jbolfiil
Phase Shifter or time delay circuit? 7 5475 December 23, 2011
by BobaMosfet
Potentiometer 8 6492 December 23, 2011
by huzbum
Fun with Op-Amps 3 6702 December 22, 2011
by treymd
Do I need an H-Bridge? 14 5770 December 19, 2011
by n1cl3
Odessy of the minds 5 4989 December 05, 2011
by BobaMosfet
Having trouble uploading my program keep getting this error: Any ideas anyone. Thanks 2 4382 November 27, 2011
by sazD
Initial Load 2 5014 November 27, 2011
by missle3944
Using pushbuttons to increment position of servo 4 5765 November 23, 2011
by SpaceGhost
Yellow USB wire problem 15 6452 November 22, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Speakers with LEDs that light with the music 4 5094 November 14, 2011
by mongo
Strange behaviour with a DC motor 18 10283 November 10, 2011
by jfbrink
Servo Squitter Project 13 4856 November 09, 2011
by Heed
how do i run a program 4 4397 November 08, 2011
by Heed
Help!!! my grades are in jeopordy 3 4642 November 07, 2011
by Heed
Motor control question 2 4446 November 04, 2011
by hevans
Help driving a high voltage Piezo 6 10206 November 02, 2011
by buffetrand
9V transformer more like ~15V 2 4718 October 31, 2011
by hevans
Tick Tock Clock question about which pins and long load times from DASA. 1 4622 October 25, 2011
by apphilosophy
Why is reversing polarity a bad thing? 26 98340 October 24, 2011
by glendon
Measuring Capacitance 9 6143 October 24, 2011
by Ralphxyz
9 VDC 1000mA to much? 4 4739 October 21, 2011
by mongo
Hardware/software oscilloscope? 7 6497 October 19, 2011
by cyberion
R-2R ladder using random crap resistors 25 23630 October 16, 2011
by sask55
RxD / TxD Questions 10 8124 October 13, 2011
by Twarter369
Basic Electrical Toggle Switch question.. 5 4842 October 07, 2011
by scottmc94
Piezo Buzzer - help 6 4735 October 03, 2011
by scottmc94
Program Upload Error with initialload 17 5021 September 30, 2011
by nerdgirl
I'm Curious About The Breadboard 2 4511 September 27, 2011
by BobaMosfet
Any games for Learning Electronics? 12 14605 September 21, 2011
by sask55
Help re-purposing A Palm M100 Portable Keyboard. 3 6222 September 18, 2011
by Twarter369
I just bought a Oscilloscope!! 57 24800 September 16, 2011
by dgikuljot
Digital Multimeter will not show resistance! 12 13556 September 16, 2011
by bretm
Something fast and with a lot of memory... 5 4434 September 16, 2011
by 6ofhalfdozen
595 Shift Array, BC337 Transistor and Solenoid 9 8055 September 14, 2011
by BobaMosfet
4 Transistor H-Bridge Fail 46 14259 September 10, 2011
by bretm
Nerdkit/Arduino with EL wire 34 9210 September 10, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Question about frequency and duty cycles on a multimeter 9 5615 September 01, 2011
by BobaMosfet
Dim LED 3 4430 August 23, 2011
by Rocket_Man_Jeff
Embedding Multi-Core Processors 17 4935 August 23, 2011
by Twarter369
Easy Transistor Question 4 5597 August 20, 2011
by jimmyw404
Daisy chaining MC74MC595 Shift Registers 13 7562 August 18, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Building a coil?? 12 7381 August 12, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Programming the micro-controller 9 4830 July 26, 2011
by Rick_S
Advice needed for further projects with my nerdkit 3 4488 July 22, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
more questions about tempsensor.c code 4 4306 July 22, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
tempsensor.c code question 3 4265 July 22, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
Which way does electricity flow? Positive-to-Negative or Vice Versa? 5 24424 July 22, 2011
by rboggs10
Converting input signal for ADC, impedance matching? 7 5567 July 20, 2011
by BobaMosfet
my lcd went blank except a little line that looks like a cursor 2 4977 July 20, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
Temperature project unclear explanation of error in uncompiled code 5 4700 July 20, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
make file errors on initialload.c 6 4733 July 17, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Error: "Maybe it isn't a butterfly/AVR109 but a AVR910 device?" 3 7559 July 17, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
the make file cant locate the libnerdkits 3 4408 July 17, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
avr macpack 3 4765 July 16, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
acd with 2 inputs? 18 4778 July 14, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Electro-magnetism. Concept check. 14 4887 July 13, 2011
by BobaMosfet
Battery clip wires 3 4304 July 10, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
Electronics advice needed 3 4204 July 10, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
I cant get my lcd to work 5 4493 July 10, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
2-ROW LCD Only Displaying 2 Rows of 8 dark blocks.... 3 4751 July 10, 2011
by gcharris
Help Please **** I can only use a 9v battrey sent by Nerdkits 35 5205 July 03, 2011
by wintersdb
Switching Ground with a transistor 12 25618 June 28, 2011
by dgikuljot
Powering I2C remote device? 3 4713 June 27, 2011
by Ralphxyz
rechargeable battery for project 2 4936 June 23, 2011
by BobaMosfet
TTL ULN2038 Question 40 7091 June 17, 2011
by Rick_S
Circuit board for monophonic signal generator 1 5035 June 15, 2011
by kayrock
4 Channel Voltage and Current Monitor 3 5025 June 15, 2011
by gcharris
"-U": The system could not find the file specified ERROR 6 4895 June 08, 2011
by pgdsmca
LCD Only showing 2 black Lines ????? 7 5572 June 06, 2011
by mja
A couple of questions 3 4643 June 06, 2011
by Ralphxyz
How much should I strip? 3 4682 June 01, 2011
by mongo
How do I interface a Parallel-In Serial Out Shift Register with my microcontroller? 8 5173 June 01, 2011
by hevans
Motor Control/MCU power bus 5 4589 May 30, 2011
by esoderberg
How do I use two Serial or Parallel-in/serial out shift registers together? 2 4895 May 29, 2011
by Rick_S
Digital Input Question 4 4660 May 28, 2011
by frankdwest
PCB arrived 20 4643 May 25, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Save state data to EEPROM with power cutoff capacitor value? 4 5282 May 24, 2011
by gcharris
Calculating bypass capacitor 6 24441 May 19, 2011
by Ralphxyz
What shift register should I buy? 4 5217 May 09, 2011
by Noter
IR current 6 4936 May 05, 2011
by missle3944
Turning on COmputer without Switch 39 5701 May 04, 2011
by hariharan
Heat sensors 21 6053 May 04, 2011
by Hexorg
error 1 2 4519 May 02, 2011
by hevans
Transistor vs mosfet 13 12871 May 01, 2011
by Noter
PCB trace width calculator 3 6081 April 24, 2011
by esoderberg
OLED display 10 5802 April 23, 2011
by Rick_S
Power Supplies 17 6357 April 22, 2011
by BobBolinger
LCD & battery&USB 4 4449 April 22, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Amperage Multiplyer 6 5164 April 21, 2011
by Rick_S
ADC Theremin Help... 1 4629 April 20, 2011
by jasongillikin
RF and oscoliscope 2 5642 April 19, 2011
by mongo
Connecting to external control voltages 4 4582 April 19, 2011
by bretm
IR current question 7 4696 April 18, 2011
by BobaMosfet
What is the purpose of the resistor in this power supply? 4 5505 April 17, 2011
by rajabalu21
Not meeting input Voltage Threshold, amplify? and Do I need a buffer? (Button input, LED output) 14 5690 April 14, 2011
by bretm
USB cable issues (maybe fried) 7 4940 April 10, 2011
by uml_12
Basic projects 3 4601 April 09, 2011
by mongo
REFLOW oven 22 7594 April 07, 2011
by Rick_S
Why 5 volts is most widely used? 10 15078 April 07, 2011
by bretm
unexpected MCU rebooting 82 9745 April 05, 2011
by sask55
REFLOW Soldering 3 5595 April 05, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Setting baudrate for bluetooth connectivity 1 4924 March 31, 2011
by AbhishekBhat
Oscilation circuits 8 7314 March 30, 2011
by bretm
Black Display on LCD 6 4874 March 28, 2011
by Druidman
32kHz clock 2 4540 March 28, 2011
by Rick_S
Debouncing and External Interrupts 9 11926 March 27, 2011
by Mujda
Geiger Counter Schematic Help 3 12504 March 18, 2011
by mongo
Thermocouples, relays, and fun!!! 12 6764 March 16, 2011
by mongo
LCD problem 3 4930 March 08, 2011
by Ralphxyz
How do I determine the throw characteristics of a Relay 8 5578 March 08, 2011
by bretm
ATMega168 Microcontroller simple relay with timer examIple 3 5631 March 01, 2011
by Rick_S
Why does my LED light if i so much as get near the circuit 3 4633 February 26, 2011
by nckomodo
Using a 555 IC instead of a Crystal Oscillator? 6 8422 February 26, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Pushbutton on off code 3 5610 February 26, 2011
by amartinez
Why does my led light without the battery? 2 5521 February 26, 2011
by hevans
24 volt DC to 12 volt DC 6 12581 February 25, 2011
by JKITSON
How to Switch a Solenoid? 11 9376 February 23, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Farads and Capacitors 8 6215 February 23, 2011
by Ralphxyz
How much to switch a relay? 3 9717 February 19, 2011
by Lusitania
My first Impression 6 5063 February 16, 2011
by devinsbusiness
Understanding battery life 3 6406 February 16, 2011
by devinsbusiness
Power Supply for LED's 4 5945 February 13, 2011
by sask55
Using Devices With Different Voltages 11 5602 February 05, 2011
by BobaMosfet
High voltage lines 26 7815 February 02, 2011
by mongo
USB 3 4598 February 02, 2011
by Jalex
Ultrasonic thickness gauge with the NerdKit; interference form capacitance? 12 5672 February 02, 2011
by Jalex
Alternating LED circuit 4 5552 February 02, 2011
by Rick_S
Powering a Stepper Motor 5 6893 January 31, 2011
by il1019
Affordable oscilloscopes 43 15385 January 27, 2011
by BStory
"And"gate unfinished thought 2 4746 January 27, 2011
by Hexorg
replace MCU? 30 9907 January 26, 2011
by Jalex
Using a thermometer with the nerdkits microcontroller. 17 5338 January 25, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Multimeter! 12 7611 January 25, 2011
by Jalex
Generate a steady DC level from PWM signal 9 6242 January 25, 2011
by Jalex
My LED Cube so far 25 11036 January 24, 2011
by Keyster
what is a butterfly in hardwaring 3 6037 January 22, 2011
by Rick_S
USing Calculator as Keypad 5 5480 January 18, 2011
by dgikuljot
Counting 5 4713 January 18, 2011
by Jalex
How do I calculate the cutoff frequency...? 3 9357 January 17, 2011
by bretm
Programming 5 5578 January 14, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Induction loop actuator 7 5780 January 11, 2011
by Yourself
Begining 7 5866 January 09, 2011
by Jalex
Is Single-bit Memory Cell Diagram on Pg 14 Correct? 6 6226 January 09, 2011
by pacnwdude
uninterrupted power supply for NerdKit project 4 5549 January 09, 2011
by mrobbins
RFB12B ... what are all this terms? >_< 5 4883 January 09, 2011
by mrobbins
UART operating at 3.3V 1 5420 January 06, 2011
by Mujda
Data input voltage 6 5407 January 03, 2011
by Rick_S
MOSFET Question 7 5619 December 31, 2010
by Keyster
Transistor as a switch 5 5611 December 29, 2010
by Hexorg
Resistors 5 5984 December 28, 2010
by georgio
Problem with NPN Phototransistor 16 10934 December 28, 2010
by Ralphxyz
Problem with Voltage Regulator? 14 5819 December 28, 2010
by BobaMosfet
Relay ratings 2 5117 December 24, 2010
by mongo
Do LEDs need a series resistor to limit the current? 27 20535 December 19, 2010
by mongo
Safe, Easy and Inexpensive way to Control AC Power 3 4965 December 17, 2010
by mongo
Power Rectifier 7 7274 December 15, 2010
by Hexorg
Limitation of a battery on the NerdKit 18 7615 December 14, 2010
by danuke
This a decent oscilloscope? 8 5370 December 14, 2010
by danuke
Do resistors in series really add up? 8 6809 December 14, 2010
by danuke
Falstad circuit emulator in Java 1 6192 December 09, 2010
by bretm
L293 H-Bridge 15 6885 December 05, 2010
by devinsbusiness
Spark when using a flyback diode 3 7112 December 04, 2010
by Wheresmind
INA118 -- Instrumentation Amplifier 8 7301 December 02, 2010
by BobaMosfet
angular position sensors and multiplexing 9 6173 November 29, 2010
by d3adl0ck3
Solar cells in parallell, but no additional amperage 11 6709 November 24, 2010
by BobaMosfet
Op-amp not working 6 6968 November 24, 2010
by BobaMosfet
Python questions 4 5927 November 21, 2010
by tkopriva
CE Amp design 5 5496 November 12, 2010
by BobaMosfet
Is it possible to re-use parts from household appliances? 5 5380 November 05, 2010
by mongo
Confirming MCU clock is functioning 8 5236 November 05, 2010
by Mujda
PC4 not working?! 8 5081 November 04, 2010
by hapshetsut
Amplifiers 4 5034 October 30, 2010
by Ralphxyz
supplying power and controlling 12V motors/fans 3 5903 October 12, 2010
by JerseyGun
Transistors Versus Diodes 4 6016 October 04, 2010
by Scythium
radio interference from NerdKit 11 5127 September 27, 2010
by Rob56
USB cable and Bluetooth dongle ... 9 9752 September 14, 2010
by Ralphxyz
solar project with light sensors 7 5609 September 11, 2010
by akajester
QFP and dreadboard 2 5512 September 02, 2010
by bretm
Getting power to the spinning part... 5 5339 August 31, 2010
by Hexorg
Need help with electronics using a op-amp 21 13332 August 30, 2010
by Ralphxyz
morse code decoder 2 5447 August 26, 2010
by jonathan_m
Connecting to Computer 3 5433 August 25, 2010
by awesome
555 astable on breadboard 12 6947 August 22, 2010
by mongo
Digital Sound Recording System Need Help!! 1 5060 August 20, 2010
by xc2rx
Use 4 digit LED display using fewest possible outputs 2 5548 August 19, 2010
by hevans
mosfet 3 4824 August 13, 2010
by hevans
Good material on learning electronics. 8 5835 August 11, 2010
by TexanBackpacker
MCU Clock Implementation 2 4711 August 06, 2010
by Rick_S
Servo causes MCU to reset 4 7493 August 02, 2010
by mrobbins
More batteries = more voltage? 3 6671 July 23, 2010
by mongo
Building a motor driver/ESC for AC motor. 10 10138 July 09, 2010
by Ralphxyz
Using LM741 amp in the Piezoelectric Sound Meter Project 7 7122 July 02, 2010
by mongo
Electro Cardio Gram 4 6044 June 21, 2010
by Ralphxyz
How do I read very low voltages with the Nerdkit please? (0 to 20.0 mV) 3 4759 June 12, 2010
by Wobbler
Voltage Regulator 20 6521 June 10, 2010
by Ralphxyz
Converting Battery power to Wall Plug-in... 2 6041 June 09, 2010
by mongo
Bipolar and MOSFET transistors 3 6721 June 09, 2010
by CyberGod
high side mosfet led multiplexing 5 6348 June 07, 2010
by gnkarn
tempsensor, LM34DZ, specs. 4 5560 June 07, 2010
by BobaMosfet
Some questions (temp sensor + button) 4 4778 June 06, 2010
by Kafke
TSSOP IC! 4 5556 June 03, 2010
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