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USBasp Help! 3 5720 October 22, 2015
by sask55
Would someone explain Proximity Sensor? 19 7932 May 04, 2015
by mongo
Need to replace Wall Watt 16 5223 May 02, 2015
by Ralphxyz
Connecting Mosfet 10 4894 April 10, 2015
by Noter
My new 3D Printer 44 20458 April 07, 2015
by Rick_S
AtMega 644 2 4980 September 06, 2014
by Rick_S
Switching between +5v and -5V 2 4029 August 07, 2014
by Rick_S
Are there hobby printers for my microproccessor? 4 4653 June 02, 2014
by JKITSON
Automated programming mode? 9 4949 April 08, 2014
by Rick_S
Shuttering with the Nerdkit & piezo buzzer (Can't post in Support, gives error) 5 4542 January 30, 2014
by BobaMosfet
Shuttering with the Nerdkit & piezo buzzer (Can't post in Support, gives error) 1 4536 January 28, 2014
by lailai
What kind of error is this? 4 4401 January 23, 2014
by Noter
How to double a DC voltage? 20 11735 January 12, 2014
by JKITSON
Is the code the driver? 2 4227 January 12, 2014
by Ralphxyz
Miniature headers 6 4502 January 01, 2014
by Ralphxyz
BLDC 8 4554 December 23, 2013
by esoderberg
I need help finding a terminal. 17 5117 November 26, 2013
by Rick_S
GLCD SPI problems 14 8407 November 10, 2013
by andyi
Moving on... 7 4375 November 08, 2013
by Pr0ject
Power supply questions 4 5886 October 31, 2013
by sask55
OLED 4 4121 October 29, 2013
by esoderberg
Thermocouple wiring?? 19 16024 September 22, 2013
by sask55
Opto Interrupter once again 14 8755 September 19, 2013
by scootergarrett
FFC/FPC connection ideas? 4 4567 September 10, 2013
by Ralphxyz
A3977 Stepper Motor Driver 42 11480 September 02, 2013
by Ralphxyz
USB cable specifications 7 5979 August 29, 2013
by Noter
Help with reading UART Stream on mac 9 5005 August 27, 2013
by Affarram
XMEGA Breakout 8 5401 August 26, 2013
by JKITSON
Can someone help me with LDOs? 5 4112 August 21, 2013
by BobaMosfet
lower voltage of sensor output LM335 5 4780 August 20, 2013
by Osarus
TQFP ATmega 168 capacitors 6 4814 August 01, 2013
by scootergarrett
Stepper Motor Programming 154 11006 July 21, 2013
by sask55
Low Voltage Level Translator That Fits the MCU and Breadboard 63 15653 June 18, 2013
by Noter
Two Wrongs Make it Right 3 4092 May 22, 2013
by meltbox360
accurate time for a real time clock 5 4717 April 08, 2013
by pcbolt
Using diode to drop voltage 12 65897 March 27, 2013
by Ralphxyz
Cannot understand the pins 3 3921 March 27, 2013
by oshjdf
Since it is kinda slow around here I thought I'd ask .... 6 4426 March 15, 2013
by sask55
What is the purpose of 1000 ohm resistor for LCD's pin 3? 10 8585 March 14, 2013
by mongo
Current vs Voltage 8 5517 March 14, 2013
by sask55
Control LED Stripes with 2N7000 MOSFET 3 5132 March 09, 2013
by lnino
Electric current 2 3912 March 08, 2013
by Ralphxyz
How to power up Sim908 module? 4 6850 March 07, 2013
by Ralphxyz
Limiting battery discharge? 12 9527 March 03, 2013
by mongo
feeding a 7805 with 24VDC for <25mA output? 11 8953 February 28, 2013
by BobaMosfet
Control electronic door opener 15 4957 February 24, 2013
by lnino
Relay Question 27 8205 February 19, 2013
by Noter
Rotary Encoder how to?? 21 7872 February 15, 2013
by BobaMosfet
Unipolar Stepper motor with ULN2003A, 4 5391 February 11, 2013
by Ralphxyz
Introductory circuit design books 2 5295 January 30, 2013
by pcbolt
Anyone know how to program an 8052 MCU? 8 5036 January 03, 2013
by BobaMosfet
Higher power supplies with ATMega168 (running higher voltage devices with lower powered ground) 4 4645 December 30, 2012
by BobaMosfet
edX Free MIT online course 4 5258 December 22, 2012
by pcbolt
handling microprocessor and static eletricity 22 4607 December 18, 2012
by JKITSON
Voltage Divider (Resistors) 9 5457 December 17, 2012
by GenHornet18
iphone-controlled R/C car project 2 3984 November 26, 2012
by JimFrederickson
Wire broke off in LCD pin 6 4071 November 26, 2012
by gsjbjt
Where to buy individual oscillators 8 4560 November 26, 2012
by Pew446
Need help using a 5v relay to trip a 12v relay 9 9950 November 18, 2012
by carlhako
SPI slave clock 6 4758 October 27, 2012
by Ralphxyz
Flow of Electricity through this circuit 8 4168 October 26, 2012
by RogerFL
Why pick a crystal frequency of 14.7456 MHz? 16 30769 October 23, 2012
by Noter
NPN circuit connection quandry 4 4736 September 24, 2012
by edb
Simple I/O circuit 4 4388 September 23, 2012
by wadaltmon
Flow of Electricity through this circuit 1 4181 September 21, 2012
by Davda
Flow of Electricity through this circuit 1 3843 September 21, 2012
by Davda
LED - Common Anode 8 Segment Display 13 6593 September 20, 2012
by pcbolt
Can I Power the ATmega168 with 3.3 V? 4 4399 September 20, 2012
by karam
Measuring PWM Duty Cycle 6 6764 September 13, 2012
by dan_engbers
Electronics simulation 8 5040 August 31, 2012
by Chris100
LED Sign Help - How to control words 26 7140 August 27, 2012
by Rick_S
Help me on my learning path please :) 4 4304 August 20, 2012
by rblalock
louder sound 2 4075 August 18, 2012
by mongo
connector or cable for LCD display? 4 4298 August 13, 2012
by missle3944
Powering L.E.Ds 5 4418 August 09, 2012
by BobaMosfet
Wires in U.K 5 4894 August 08, 2012
by mikey6879
Bluetooth Please HELP! 3 4799 July 29, 2012
by Ralphxyz
Stepper Motor Motor Speed Control 13 7729 July 25, 2012
by sask55
Anything wrong with adding a large bypass capacitor? 6 7432 July 25, 2012
by bretm
Stepper Motor Direction Control 12 5206 July 21, 2012
by live4the1
Using Usbasp for attiny25 36 22703 July 21, 2012
by lnino
um help 6 3889 July 20, 2012
by Rick_S
Stepper Motor L298N/L297N controller 3 4918 July 18, 2012
by Ralphxyz
help me 11 4778 July 03, 2012
by Rick_S
Crystal Oscillator question 2 4179 July 02, 2012
by pcbolt
This will lead to more questions, how to use 20 volt battery to power projects and motors? 9 5458 June 24, 2012
by Ralphxyz
HELP 3 3933 June 24, 2012
by Ralphxyz
Controlling Stepper Motors 35 14832 June 21, 2012
by mcguinnessdr
Geomagnetic vectors with a magnetoresistive sensor? 1 4040 June 19, 2012
by lcruz007
PT100 temperature sensor reading 1 5963 June 17, 2012
by RogerFL
Programmable current source 6 5916 June 14, 2012
by JamesFysh
Increase range of an IR LED. 4 5549 June 11, 2012
by mongo
HELP 6 4251 June 11, 2012
by mikeduff76
Running motor through the mircocontroller 8 4633 June 09, 2012
by mongo
How can I detect the signal from a key fob? 15 50351 May 24, 2012
by Ralphxyz
i need a code 8 4655 May 15, 2012
by pcbolt
Clock Accuracy 30 9300 May 14, 2012
by HexManiac
Relays and Controlling them 9 4620 May 10, 2012
by sask55
Using Internal 8 MHz Oscillator 4 4897 May 09, 2012
by RogerFL
Powering your NerdKit 7 4474 April 27, 2012
by Ralphxyz
output pin is 2.5v when low 7 4501 April 27, 2012
by BobaMosfet
Lm317 vs lm317t 2 7695 April 26, 2012
by BobaMosfet
nOOb looking for additional explanation 6 4918 April 24, 2012
by pcbolt
Programs will not run 6 4384 April 16, 2012
by E2MicroRobots
CE EMITTER_BIAS CONFIGURATION 12 5007 April 10, 2012
by Ralphxyz
Anyone used a 2 x 20 LCD? Which one? 10 4692 April 09, 2012
by Ralphxyz
Path Lights controller 2 4254 April 04, 2012
by pcbolt
Frequency Response and stability, how do you determine if your system is stable 7 4377 April 02, 2012
by Akeshish
Very fundamental problem of operating with out a ground?? 11 4892 April 02, 2012
by sask55
line-level output, regulator ICs and op-amps?? 3 4472 April 01, 2012
by JamesFysh
Question on LCD screen 5 4481 March 30, 2012
by billtaichi
Is this Capaciator Good 4 4423 March 29, 2012
by mongo
Oscilloscopes (for the umpteenth time) 5 5720 March 29, 2012
by mongo
Basic Electronics Tutorial to Complement Nerdkits? 5 5354 March 26, 2012
by Ralphxyz
PIR motion sensor to trigger home wireless camera problems 4 9054 March 23, 2012
by 6ofhalfdozen
Ground connector on power supplies?? 3 4560 March 15, 2012
by Ralphxyz
Why TC negative connected to ground 3 5718 March 15, 2012
by mongo
Digital servo issues! 9 5065 March 15, 2012
by Rick_S
Brushless motor control 16 5414 March 12, 2012
by hevans
Windows not detecting device 3 4213 March 10, 2012
by hevans
Voltage throught MCU 5 4229 March 05, 2012
by Ralphxyz
Ignition Coil Driver 16 20008 March 02, 2012
by RevMoses
Rotary Encoder pinout (and other questions I am sure) 8 11770 March 02, 2012
by Ralphxyz
Why do you pass a MIC Vout through a capacitor? 12 20900 March 01, 2012
by hevans
Up and running... 3 4015 March 01, 2012
by dvdsnyd
9v to vcc survivable? 5 4678 February 26, 2012
by RogerFL
Accurate AREF for accurate ADC voltage readings 4 5037 February 26, 2012
by carlhako
Problem with code (2 inputs) 12 4260 February 24, 2012
by Rick_S
programming lcd trubs 7 4315 February 19, 2012
by raccoons
17 super bright white LEDs at the same time...SAFE?! 5 5039 February 18, 2012
by Rick_S
Oscilloscope 15 6312 February 18, 2012
by Osarus
How far away can a LM34 be? 16 10770 February 14, 2012
by dcarter777
Need help understanding a relay schematic 4 5477 February 14, 2012
by Ralphxyz
It's true, we forget... 18 4658 February 12, 2012
by Farmerjoecoledge
Very Basic Batteries in a Series Question 12 11212 February 09, 2012
by mongo
Data transmission 3 5224 February 08, 2012
by amartinez
PowerLineCommunication(PLC) vs Wireless 3 5024 February 05, 2012
by mongo
CAPACITIVE POWER SUPPLY 6 6592 February 04, 2012
by met_fredrik
ADC reads fluctuating voltage when nothing is connected! 2 4509 February 03, 2012
by BobaMosfet
connencting two ics to port 3 4076 January 31, 2012
by tchilzer2
H bridge questions 6 4849 January 27, 2012
by tchilzer2
Voltage Regulators and Efficiency... 3 4590 January 24, 2012
by JimFrederickson
Voltage Drop when LEDs Flash 8 4987 January 23, 2012
by Rocket_Man_Jeff
LED Array - Wall power problems 14 5204 January 19, 2012
by sask55
How to measure floating (isolated) high DC voltage? 5 8320 January 17, 2012
by jfbrink
Mysteries of Capaciators in Reverse 9 4859 January 15, 2012
by Rick_S
Source of power? 19 4988 January 13, 2012
by mongo
symbol defined please? 4 4707 January 13, 2012
by sonicgadgets
Best zero cross detection IC 14 17880 January 07, 2012
by met_fredrik
How hot is too hot for the voltage regulator 3 4601 January 06, 2012
by boxvic
Basic LED circuit properties 8 4819 January 06, 2012
by boxvic
Getting Started 3 4302 January 05, 2012
by Stretch
Source of randomness for the hardware RNG 20 5489 January 02, 2012
by bodangly
SMD reflow 16 5581 December 27, 2011
by boxvic
kirchhoff's voltage law... 3 4553 December 25, 2011
by jbolfiil
Phase Shifter or time delay circuit? 7 5231 December 23, 2011
by BobaMosfet
Potentiometer 8 6147 December 23, 2011
by huzbum
Fun with Op-Amps 3 6393 December 22, 2011
by treymd
Do I need an H-Bridge? 14 5467 December 19, 2011
by n1cl3
Odessy of the minds 5 4752 December 05, 2011
by BobaMosfet
Having trouble uploading my program keep getting this error: Any ideas anyone. Thanks 2 4120 November 27, 2011
by sazD
Initial Load 2 4788 November 27, 2011
by missle3944
Using pushbuttons to increment position of servo 4 5478 November 23, 2011
by SpaceGhost
Yellow USB wire problem 15 6169 November 22, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Speakers with LEDs that light with the music 4 4843 November 14, 2011
by mongo
Strange behaviour with a DC motor 18 9961 November 10, 2011
by jfbrink
Servo Squitter Project 13 4582 November 09, 2011
by Heed
how do i run a program 4 4165 November 08, 2011
by Heed
Help!!! my grades are in jeopordy 3 4413 November 07, 2011
by Heed
Motor control question 2 4211 November 04, 2011
by hevans
Help driving a high voltage Piezo 6 9801 November 02, 2011
by buffetrand
9V transformer more like ~15V 2 4454 October 31, 2011
by hevans
Tick Tock Clock question about which pins and long load times from DASA. 1 4348 October 25, 2011
by apphilosophy
Why is reversing polarity a bad thing? 26 96148 October 24, 2011
by glendon
Measuring Capacitance 9 5877 October 24, 2011
by Ralphxyz
9 VDC 1000mA to much? 4 4506 October 21, 2011
by mongo
Hardware/software oscilloscope? 7 6239 October 19, 2011
by cyberion
R-2R ladder using random crap resistors 25 22721 October 16, 2011
by sask55
RxD / TxD Questions 10 7652 October 13, 2011
by Twarter369
Basic Electrical Toggle Switch question.. 5 4583 October 07, 2011
by scottmc94
Piezo Buzzer - help 6 4479 October 03, 2011
by scottmc94
Program Upload Error with initialload 17 4772 September 30, 2011
by nerdgirl
I'm Curious About The Breadboard 2 4281 September 27, 2011
by BobaMosfet
Any games for Learning Electronics? 12 13509 September 21, 2011
by sask55
Help re-purposing A Palm M100 Portable Keyboard. 3 5941 September 18, 2011
by Twarter369
I just bought a Oscilloscope!! 57 24337 September 16, 2011
by dgikuljot
Digital Multimeter will not show resistance! 12 12984 September 16, 2011
by bretm
Something fast and with a lot of memory... 5 4216 September 16, 2011
by 6ofhalfdozen
595 Shift Array, BC337 Transistor and Solenoid 9 7762 September 14, 2011
by BobaMosfet
4 Transistor H-Bridge Fail 46 13715 September 10, 2011
by bretm
Nerdkit/Arduino with EL wire 34 8872 September 10, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Question about frequency and duty cycles on a multimeter 9 5319 September 01, 2011
by BobaMosfet
Dim LED 3 4151 August 23, 2011
by Rocket_Man_Jeff
Embedding Multi-Core Processors 17 4679 August 23, 2011
by Twarter369
Easy Transistor Question 4 5303 August 20, 2011
by jimmyw404
Daisy chaining MC74MC595 Shift Registers 13 7028 August 18, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Building a coil?? 12 7063 August 12, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Programming the micro-controller 9 4587 July 26, 2011
by Rick_S
Advice needed for further projects with my nerdkit 3 4232 July 22, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
more questions about tempsensor.c code 4 4062 July 22, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
tempsensor.c code question 3 4009 July 22, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
Which way does electricity flow? Positive-to-Negative or Vice Versa? 5 24047 July 22, 2011
by rboggs10
Converting input signal for ADC, impedance matching? 7 5333 July 20, 2011
by BobaMosfet
my lcd went blank except a little line that looks like a cursor 2 4746 July 20, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
Temperature project unclear explanation of error in uncompiled code 5 4456 July 20, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
make file errors on initialload.c 6 4500 July 17, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Error: "Maybe it isn't a butterfly/AVR109 but a AVR910 device?" 3 7271 July 17, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
the make file cant locate the libnerdkits 3 4155 July 17, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
avr macpack 3 4532 July 16, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
acd with 2 inputs? 18 4505 July 14, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Electro-magnetism. Concept check. 14 4587 July 13, 2011
by BobaMosfet
Battery clip wires 3 4096 July 10, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
Electronics advice needed 3 3958 July 10, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
I cant get my lcd to work 5 4258 July 10, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
2-ROW LCD Only Displaying 2 Rows of 8 dark blocks.... 3 4491 July 10, 2011
by gcharris
Help Please **** I can only use a 9v battrey sent by Nerdkits 35 4897 July 03, 2011
by wintersdb
Switching Ground with a transistor 12 25176 June 28, 2011
by dgikuljot
Powering I2C remote device? 3 4467 June 27, 2011
by Ralphxyz
rechargeable battery for project 2 4695 June 23, 2011
by BobaMosfet
TTL ULN2038 Question 40 6781 June 17, 2011
by Rick_S
Circuit board for monophonic signal generator 1 4731 June 15, 2011
by kayrock
4 Channel Voltage and Current Monitor 3 4751 June 15, 2011
by gcharris
"-U": The system could not find the file specified ERROR 6 4668 June 08, 2011
by pgdsmca
LCD Only showing 2 black Lines ????? 7 5203 June 06, 2011
by mja
A couple of questions 3 4375 June 06, 2011
by Ralphxyz
How much should I strip? 3 4440 June 01, 2011
by mongo
How do I interface a Parallel-In Serial Out Shift Register with my microcontroller? 8 4931 June 01, 2011
by hevans
Motor Control/MCU power bus 5 4310 May 30, 2011
by esoderberg
How do I use two Serial or Parallel-in/serial out shift registers together? 2 4646 May 29, 2011
by Rick_S
Digital Input Question 4 4389 May 28, 2011
by frankdwest
PCB arrived 20 4383 May 25, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Save state data to EEPROM with power cutoff capacitor value? 4 5028 May 24, 2011
by gcharris
Calculating bypass capacitor 6 23931 May 19, 2011
by Ralphxyz
What shift register should I buy? 4 4973 May 09, 2011
by Noter
IR current 6 4690 May 05, 2011
by missle3944
Turning on COmputer without Switch 39 5394 May 04, 2011
by hariharan
Heat sensors 21 5765 May 04, 2011
by Hexorg
error 1 2 4228 May 02, 2011
by hevans
Transistor vs mosfet 13 12480 May 01, 2011
by Noter
PCB trace width calculator 3 5843 April 24, 2011
by esoderberg
OLED display 10 5536 April 23, 2011
by Rick_S
Power Supplies 17 6105 April 22, 2011
by BobBolinger
LCD & battery&USB 4 4212 April 22, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Amperage Multiplyer 6 4923 April 21, 2011
by Rick_S
ADC Theremin Help... 1 4348 April 20, 2011
by jasongillikin
RF and oscoliscope 2 5375 April 19, 2011
by mongo
Connecting to external control voltages 4 4335 April 19, 2011
by bretm
IR current question 7 4450 April 18, 2011
by BobaMosfet
What is the purpose of the resistor in this power supply? 4 5237 April 17, 2011
by rajabalu21
Not meeting input Voltage Threshold, amplify? and Do I need a buffer? (Button input, LED output) 14 5415 April 14, 2011
by bretm
USB cable issues (maybe fried) 7 4703 April 10, 2011
by uml_12
Basic projects 3 4369 April 09, 2011
by mongo
REFLOW oven 22 7311 April 07, 2011
by Rick_S
Why 5 volts is most widely used? 10 14565 April 07, 2011
by bretm
unexpected MCU rebooting 82 9318 April 05, 2011
by sask55
REFLOW Soldering 3 5291 April 05, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Setting baudrate for bluetooth connectivity 1 4675 March 31, 2011
by AbhishekBhat
Oscilation circuits 8 6999 March 30, 2011
by bretm
Black Display on LCD 6 4647 March 28, 2011
by Druidman
32kHz clock 2 4292 March 28, 2011
by Rick_S
Debouncing and External Interrupts 9 11436 March 27, 2011
by Mujda
Geiger Counter Schematic Help 3 11894 March 18, 2011
by mongo
Thermocouples, relays, and fun!!! 12 6483 March 16, 2011
by mongo
LCD problem 3 4694 March 08, 2011
by Ralphxyz
How do I determine the throw characteristics of a Relay 8 5285 March 08, 2011
by bretm
ATMega168 Microcontroller simple relay with timer examIple 3 5393 March 01, 2011
by Rick_S
Why does my LED light if i so much as get near the circuit 3 4397 February 26, 2011
by nckomodo
Using a 555 IC instead of a Crystal Oscillator? 6 8047 February 26, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Pushbutton on off code 3 5322 February 26, 2011
by amartinez
Why does my led light without the battery? 2 5273 February 26, 2011
by hevans
24 volt DC to 12 volt DC 6 12323 February 25, 2011
by JKITSON
How to Switch a Solenoid? 11 8977 February 23, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Farads and Capacitors 8 5949 February 23, 2011
by Ralphxyz
How much to switch a relay? 3 9407 February 19, 2011
by Lusitania
My first Impression 6 4791 February 16, 2011
by devinsbusiness
Understanding battery life 3 6064 February 16, 2011
by devinsbusiness
Power Supply for LED's 4 5694 February 13, 2011
by sask55
Using Devices With Different Voltages 11 5317 February 05, 2011
by BobaMosfet
High voltage lines 26 7482 February 02, 2011
by mongo
USB 3 4360 February 02, 2011
by Jalex
Ultrasonic thickness gauge with the NerdKit; interference form capacitance? 12 5402 February 02, 2011
by Jalex
Alternating LED circuit 4 5298 February 02, 2011
by Rick_S
Powering a Stepper Motor 5 6627 January 31, 2011
by il1019
Affordable oscilloscopes 43 14669 January 27, 2011
by BStory
"And"gate unfinished thought 2 4484 January 27, 2011
by Hexorg
replace MCU? 30 9506 January 26, 2011
by Jalex
Using a thermometer with the nerdkits microcontroller. 17 5049 January 25, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Multimeter! 12 7342 January 25, 2011
by Jalex
Generate a steady DC level from PWM signal 9 5983 January 25, 2011
by Jalex
My LED Cube so far 25 10767 January 24, 2011
by Keyster
what is a butterfly in hardwaring 3 5808 January 22, 2011
by Rick_S
USing Calculator as Keypad 5 5228 January 18, 2011
by dgikuljot
Counting 5 4437 January 18, 2011
by Jalex
How do I calculate the cutoff frequency...? 3 9073 January 17, 2011
by bretm
Programming 5 5295 January 14, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Induction loop actuator 7 5509 January 11, 2011
by Yourself
Begining 7 5581 January 09, 2011
by Jalex
Is Single-bit Memory Cell Diagram on Pg 14 Correct? 6 5969 January 09, 2011
by pacnwdude
uninterrupted power supply for NerdKit project 4 5308 January 09, 2011
by mrobbins
RFB12B ... what are all this terms? >_< 5 4610 January 09, 2011
by mrobbins
UART operating at 3.3V 1 5150 January 06, 2011
by Mujda
Data input voltage 6 5142 January 03, 2011
by Rick_S
MOSFET Question 7 5301 December 31, 2010
by Keyster
Transistor as a switch 5 5331 December 29, 2010
by Hexorg
Resistors 5 5691 December 28, 2010
by georgio
Problem with NPN Phototransistor 16 10560 December 28, 2010
by Ralphxyz
Problem with Voltage Regulator? 14 5543 December 28, 2010
by BobaMosfet
Relay ratings 2 4872 December 24, 2010
by mongo
Do LEDs need a series resistor to limit the current? 27 20162 December 19, 2010
by mongo
Safe, Easy and Inexpensive way to Control AC Power 3 4715 December 17, 2010
by mongo
Power Rectifier 7 6335 December 15, 2010
by Hexorg
Limitation of a battery on the NerdKit 18 7298 December 14, 2010
by danuke
This a decent oscilloscope? 8 5112 December 14, 2010
by danuke
Do resistors in series really add up? 8 6504 December 14, 2010
by danuke
Falstad circuit emulator in Java 1 5919 December 09, 2010
by bretm
L293 H-Bridge 15 6597 December 05, 2010
by devinsbusiness
Spark when using a flyback diode 3 6796 December 04, 2010
by Wheresmind
INA118 -- Instrumentation Amplifier 8 6966 December 02, 2010
by BobaMosfet
angular position sensors and multiplexing 9 5900 November 29, 2010
by d3adl0ck3
Solar cells in parallell, but no additional amperage 11 6400 November 24, 2010
by BobaMosfet
Op-amp not working 6 6702 November 24, 2010
by BobaMosfet
Python questions 4 5671 November 21, 2010
by tkopriva
CE Amp design 5 5175 November 12, 2010
by BobaMosfet
Is it possible to re-use parts from household appliances? 5 5110 November 05, 2010
by mongo
Confirming MCU clock is functioning 8 4950 November 05, 2010
by Mujda
PC4 not working?! 8 4814 November 04, 2010
by hapshetsut
Amplifiers 4 4786 October 30, 2010
by Ralphxyz
supplying power and controlling 12V motors/fans 3 5638 October 12, 2010
by JerseyGun
Transistors Versus Diodes 4 5730 October 04, 2010
by Scythium
radio interference from NerdKit 11 4828 September 27, 2010
by Rob56
USB cable and Bluetooth dongle ... 9 9471 September 14, 2010
by Ralphxyz
solar project with light sensors 7 5340 September 11, 2010
by akajester
QFP and dreadboard 2 5237 September 02, 2010
by bretm
Getting power to the spinning part... 5 5112 August 31, 2010
by Hexorg
Need help with electronics using a op-amp 21 13003 August 30, 2010
by Ralphxyz
morse code decoder 2 5225 August 26, 2010
by jonathan_m
Connecting to Computer 3 5194 August 25, 2010
by awesome
555 astable on breadboard 12 6714 August 22, 2010
by mongo
Digital Sound Recording System Need Help!! 1 4816 August 20, 2010
by xc2rx
Use 4 digit LED display using fewest possible outputs 2 5329 August 19, 2010
by hevans
mosfet 3 4590 August 13, 2010
by hevans
Good material on learning electronics. 8 5581 August 11, 2010
by TexanBackpacker
MCU Clock Implementation 2 4468 August 06, 2010
by Rick_S
Servo causes MCU to reset 4 7117 August 02, 2010
by mrobbins
More batteries = more voltage? 3 6397 July 23, 2010
by mongo
Building a motor driver/ESC for AC motor. 10 9708 July 09, 2010
by Ralphxyz
Using LM741 amp in the Piezoelectric Sound Meter Project 7 6873 July 02, 2010
by mongo
Electro Cardio Gram 4 5727 June 21, 2010
by Ralphxyz
How do I read very low voltages with the Nerdkit please? (0 to 20.0 mV) 3 4524 June 12, 2010
by Wobbler
Voltage Regulator 20 6238 June 10, 2010
by Ralphxyz
Converting Battery power to Wall Plug-in... 2 5775 June 09, 2010
by mongo
Bipolar and MOSFET transistors 3 6436 June 09, 2010
by CyberGod
high side mosfet led multiplexing 5 6104 June 07, 2010
by gnkarn
tempsensor, LM34DZ, specs. 4 5294 June 07, 2010
by BobaMosfet
Some questions (temp sensor + button) 4 4535 June 06, 2010
by Kafke
TSSOP IC! 4 5301 June 03, 2010
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