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USBasp Help! 3 5874 October 22, 2015
by sask55
Would someone explain Proximity Sensor? 19 8129 May 04, 2015
by mongo
Need to replace Wall Watt 16 5372 May 02, 2015
by Ralphxyz
Connecting Mosfet 10 5026 April 10, 2015
by Noter
My new 3D Printer 44 20602 April 07, 2015
by Rick_S
AtMega 644 2 5074 September 06, 2014
by Rick_S
Switching between +5v and -5V 2 4122 August 07, 2014
by Rick_S
Are there hobby printers for my microproccessor? 4 4797 June 02, 2014
by JKITSON
Automated programming mode? 9 5080 April 08, 2014
by Rick_S
Shuttering with the Nerdkit & piezo buzzer (Can't post in Support, gives error) 5 4654 January 30, 2014
by BobaMosfet
Shuttering with the Nerdkit & piezo buzzer (Can't post in Support, gives error) 1 4694 January 28, 2014
by lailai
What kind of error is this? 4 4490 January 23, 2014
by Noter
How to double a DC voltage? 20 11894 January 12, 2014
by JKITSON
Is the code the driver? 2 4373 January 12, 2014
by Ralphxyz
Miniature headers 6 4592 January 01, 2014
by Ralphxyz
BLDC 8 4679 December 23, 2013
by esoderberg
I need help finding a terminal. 17 5276 November 26, 2013
by Rick_S
GLCD SPI problems 14 8543 November 10, 2013
by andyi
Moving on... 7 4487 November 08, 2013
by Pr0ject
Power supply questions 4 6057 October 31, 2013
by sask55
OLED 4 4256 October 29, 2013
by esoderberg
Thermocouple wiring?? 19 16267 September 22, 2013
by sask55
Opto Interrupter once again 14 8938 September 19, 2013
by scootergarrett
FFC/FPC connection ideas? 4 4665 September 10, 2013
by Ralphxyz
A3977 Stepper Motor Driver 42 11677 September 02, 2013
by Ralphxyz
USB cable specifications 7 6210 August 29, 2013
by Noter
Help with reading UART Stream on mac 9 5184 August 27, 2013
by Affarram
XMEGA Breakout 8 5544 August 26, 2013
by JKITSON
Can someone help me with LDOs? 5 4215 August 21, 2013
by BobaMosfet
lower voltage of sensor output LM335 5 4887 August 20, 2013
by Osarus
TQFP ATmega 168 capacitors 6 4932 August 01, 2013
by scootergarrett
Stepper Motor Programming 154 11353 July 21, 2013
by sask55
Low Voltage Level Translator That Fits the MCU and Breadboard 63 16005 June 18, 2013
by Noter
Two Wrongs Make it Right 3 4208 May 22, 2013
by meltbox360
accurate time for a real time clock 5 4826 April 08, 2013
by pcbolt
Using diode to drop voltage 12 66282 March 27, 2013
by Ralphxyz
Cannot understand the pins 3 4018 March 27, 2013
by oshjdf
Since it is kinda slow around here I thought I'd ask .... 6 4576 March 15, 2013
by sask55
What is the purpose of 1000 ohm resistor for LCD's pin 3? 10 8746 March 14, 2013
by mongo
Current vs Voltage 8 5651 March 14, 2013
by sask55
Control LED Stripes with 2N7000 MOSFET 3 5230 March 09, 2013
by lnino
Electric current 2 4006 March 08, 2013
by Ralphxyz
How to power up Sim908 module? 4 6949 March 07, 2013
by Ralphxyz
Limiting battery discharge? 12 9701 March 03, 2013
by mongo
feeding a 7805 with 24VDC for <25mA output? 11 9231 February 28, 2013
by BobaMosfet
Control electronic door opener 15 5091 February 24, 2013
by lnino
Relay Question 27 8346 February 19, 2013
by Noter
Rotary Encoder how to?? 21 8036 February 15, 2013
by BobaMosfet
Unipolar Stepper motor with ULN2003A, 4 5518 February 11, 2013
by Ralphxyz
Introductory circuit design books 2 5387 January 30, 2013
by pcbolt
Anyone know how to program an 8052 MCU? 8 5163 January 03, 2013
by BobaMosfet
Higher power supplies with ATMega168 (running higher voltage devices with lower powered ground) 4 4750 December 30, 2012
by BobaMosfet
edX Free MIT online course 4 5426 December 22, 2012
by pcbolt
handling microprocessor and static eletricity 22 4742 December 18, 2012
by JKITSON
Voltage Divider (Resistors) 9 5569 December 17, 2012
by GenHornet18
iphone-controlled R/C car project 2 4084 November 26, 2012
by JimFrederickson
Wire broke off in LCD pin 6 4161 November 26, 2012
by gsjbjt
Where to buy individual oscillators 8 4640 November 26, 2012
by Pew446
Need help using a 5v relay to trip a 12v relay 9 10205 November 18, 2012
by carlhako
SPI slave clock 6 4879 October 27, 2012
by Ralphxyz
Flow of Electricity through this circuit 8 4263 October 26, 2012
by RogerFL
Why pick a crystal frequency of 14.7456 MHz? 16 31173 October 23, 2012
by Noter
NPN circuit connection quandry 4 4840 September 24, 2012
by edb
Simple I/O circuit 4 4494 September 23, 2012
by wadaltmon
Flow of Electricity through this circuit 1 4276 September 21, 2012
by Davda
Flow of Electricity through this circuit 1 4001 September 21, 2012
by Davda
LED - Common Anode 8 Segment Display 13 6809 September 20, 2012
by pcbolt
Can I Power the ATmega168 with 3.3 V? 4 4487 September 20, 2012
by karam
Measuring PWM Duty Cycle 6 6875 September 13, 2012
by dan_engbers
Electronics simulation 8 5128 August 31, 2012
by Chris100
LED Sign Help - How to control words 26 7277 August 27, 2012
by Rick_S
Help me on my learning path please :) 4 4402 August 20, 2012
by rblalock
louder sound 2 4169 August 18, 2012
by mongo
connector or cable for LCD display? 4 4384 August 13, 2012
by missle3944
Powering L.E.Ds 5 4516 August 09, 2012
by BobaMosfet
Wires in U.K 5 4987 August 08, 2012
by mikey6879
Bluetooth Please HELP! 3 4898 July 29, 2012
by Ralphxyz
Stepper Motor Motor Speed Control 13 7898 July 25, 2012
by sask55
Anything wrong with adding a large bypass capacitor? 6 7552 July 25, 2012
by bretm
Stepper Motor Direction Control 12 5354 July 21, 2012
by live4the1
Using Usbasp for attiny25 36 22880 July 21, 2012
by lnino
um help 6 3975 July 20, 2012
by Rick_S
Stepper Motor L298N/L297N controller 3 5031 July 18, 2012
by Ralphxyz
help me 11 4888 July 03, 2012
by Rick_S
Crystal Oscillator question 2 4275 July 02, 2012
by pcbolt
This will lead to more questions, how to use 20 volt battery to power projects and motors? 9 5592 June 24, 2012
by Ralphxyz
HELP 3 4031 June 24, 2012
by Ralphxyz
Controlling Stepper Motors 35 15010 June 21, 2012
by mcguinnessdr
Geomagnetic vectors with a magnetoresistive sensor? 1 4136 June 19, 2012
by lcruz007
PT100 temperature sensor reading 1 6062 June 17, 2012
by RogerFL
Programmable current source 6 6110 June 14, 2012
by JamesFysh
Increase range of an IR LED. 4 5660 June 11, 2012
by mongo
HELP 6 4355 June 11, 2012
by mikeduff76
Running motor through the mircocontroller 8 4756 June 09, 2012
by mongo
How can I detect the signal from a key fob? 15 52096 May 24, 2012
by Ralphxyz
i need a code 8 4760 May 15, 2012
by pcbolt
Clock Accuracy 30 9427 May 14, 2012
by HexManiac
Relays and Controlling them 9 4732 May 10, 2012
by sask55
Using Internal 8 MHz Oscillator 4 4998 May 09, 2012
by RogerFL
Powering your NerdKit 7 4581 April 27, 2012
by Ralphxyz
output pin is 2.5v when low 7 4606 April 27, 2012
by BobaMosfet
Lm317 vs lm317t 2 7851 April 26, 2012
by BobaMosfet
nOOb looking for additional explanation 6 5009 April 24, 2012
by pcbolt
Programs will not run 6 4498 April 16, 2012
by E2MicroRobots
CE EMITTER_BIAS CONFIGURATION 12 5133 April 10, 2012
by Ralphxyz
Anyone used a 2 x 20 LCD? Which one? 10 4792 April 09, 2012
by Ralphxyz
Path Lights controller 2 4362 April 04, 2012
by pcbolt
Frequency Response and stability, how do you determine if your system is stable 7 4475 April 02, 2012
by Akeshish
Very fundamental problem of operating with out a ground?? 11 5015 April 02, 2012
by sask55
line-level output, regulator ICs and op-amps?? 3 4571 April 01, 2012
by JamesFysh
Question on LCD screen 5 4573 March 30, 2012
by billtaichi
Is this Capaciator Good 4 4543 March 29, 2012
by mongo
Oscilloscopes (for the umpteenth time) 5 5868 March 29, 2012
by mongo
Basic Electronics Tutorial to Complement Nerdkits? 5 5482 March 26, 2012
by Ralphxyz
PIR motion sensor to trigger home wireless camera problems 4 9210 March 23, 2012
by 6ofhalfdozen
Ground connector on power supplies?? 3 4660 March 15, 2012
by Ralphxyz
Why TC negative connected to ground 3 5936 March 15, 2012
by mongo
Digital servo issues! 9 5181 March 15, 2012
by Rick_S
Brushless motor control 16 5524 March 12, 2012
by hevans
Windows not detecting device 3 4322 March 10, 2012
by hevans
Voltage throught MCU 5 4329 March 05, 2012
by Ralphxyz
Ignition Coil Driver 16 20216 March 02, 2012
by RevMoses
Rotary Encoder pinout (and other questions I am sure) 8 11963 March 02, 2012
by Ralphxyz
Why do you pass a MIC Vout through a capacitor? 12 21257 March 01, 2012
by hevans
Up and running... 3 4121 March 01, 2012
by dvdsnyd
9v to vcc survivable? 5 4783 February 26, 2012
by RogerFL
Accurate AREF for accurate ADC voltage readings 4 5136 February 26, 2012
by carlhako
Problem with code (2 inputs) 12 4366 February 24, 2012
by Rick_S
programming lcd trubs 7 4484 February 19, 2012
by raccoons
17 super bright white LEDs at the same time...SAFE?! 5 5154 February 18, 2012
by Rick_S
Oscilloscope 15 6428 February 18, 2012
by Osarus
How far away can a LM34 be? 16 10944 February 14, 2012
by dcarter777
Need help understanding a relay schematic 4 5575 February 14, 2012
by Ralphxyz
It's true, we forget... 18 4766 February 12, 2012
by Farmerjoecoledge
Very Basic Batteries in a Series Question 12 11560 February 09, 2012
by mongo
Data transmission 3 5313 February 08, 2012
by amartinez
PowerLineCommunication(PLC) vs Wireless 3 5122 February 05, 2012
by mongo
CAPACITIVE POWER SUPPLY 6 6700 February 04, 2012
by met_fredrik
ADC reads fluctuating voltage when nothing is connected! 2 4617 February 03, 2012
by BobaMosfet
connencting two ics to port 3 4162 January 31, 2012
by tchilzer2
H bridge questions 6 4951 January 27, 2012
by tchilzer2
Voltage Regulators and Efficiency... 3 4703 January 24, 2012
by JimFrederickson
Voltage Drop when LEDs Flash 8 5120 January 23, 2012
by Rocket_Man_Jeff
LED Array - Wall power problems 14 5322 January 19, 2012
by sask55
How to measure floating (isolated) high DC voltage? 5 8447 January 17, 2012
by jfbrink
Mysteries of Capaciators in Reverse 9 4987 January 15, 2012
by Rick_S
Source of power? 19 5124 January 13, 2012
by mongo
symbol defined please? 4 4798 January 13, 2012
by sonicgadgets
Best zero cross detection IC 14 18174 January 07, 2012
by met_fredrik
How hot is too hot for the voltage regulator 3 4699 January 06, 2012
by boxvic
Basic LED circuit properties 8 4931 January 06, 2012
by boxvic
Getting Started 3 4397 January 05, 2012
by Stretch
Source of randomness for the hardware RNG 20 5587 January 02, 2012
by bodangly
SMD reflow 16 5700 December 27, 2011
by boxvic
kirchhoff's voltage law... 3 4654 December 25, 2011
by jbolfiil
Phase Shifter or time delay circuit? 7 5317 December 23, 2011
by BobaMosfet
Potentiometer 8 6287 December 23, 2011
by huzbum
Fun with Op-Amps 3 6524 December 22, 2011
by treymd
Do I need an H-Bridge? 14 5610 December 19, 2011
by n1cl3
Odessy of the minds 5 4845 December 05, 2011
by BobaMosfet
Having trouble uploading my program keep getting this error: Any ideas anyone. Thanks 2 4223 November 27, 2011
by sazD
Initial Load 2 4878 November 27, 2011
by missle3944
Using pushbuttons to increment position of servo 4 5604 November 23, 2011
by SpaceGhost
Yellow USB wire problem 15 6282 November 22, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Speakers with LEDs that light with the music 4 4942 November 14, 2011
by mongo
Strange behaviour with a DC motor 18 10107 November 10, 2011
by jfbrink
Servo Squitter Project 13 4686 November 09, 2011
by Heed
how do i run a program 4 4248 November 08, 2011
by Heed
Help!!! my grades are in jeopordy 3 4506 November 07, 2011
by Heed
Motor control question 2 4295 November 04, 2011
by hevans
Help driving a high voltage Piezo 6 10001 November 02, 2011
by buffetrand
9V transformer more like ~15V 2 4561 October 31, 2011
by hevans
Tick Tock Clock question about which pins and long load times from DASA. 1 4444 October 25, 2011
by apphilosophy
Why is reversing polarity a bad thing? 26 96868 October 24, 2011
by glendon
Measuring Capacitance 9 5990 October 24, 2011
by Ralphxyz
9 VDC 1000mA to much? 4 4592 October 21, 2011
by mongo
Hardware/software oscilloscope? 7 6348 October 19, 2011
by cyberion
R-2R ladder using random crap resistors 25 23118 October 16, 2011
by sask55
RxD / TxD Questions 10 7844 October 13, 2011
by Twarter369
Basic Electrical Toggle Switch question.. 5 4680 October 07, 2011
by scottmc94
Piezo Buzzer - help 6 4568 October 03, 2011
by scottmc94
Program Upload Error with initialload 17 4864 September 30, 2011
by nerdgirl
I'm Curious About The Breadboard 2 4365 September 27, 2011
by BobaMosfet
Any games for Learning Electronics? 12 13900 September 21, 2011
by sask55
Help re-purposing A Palm M100 Portable Keyboard. 3 6053 September 18, 2011
by Twarter369
I just bought a Oscilloscope!! 57 24541 September 16, 2011
by dgikuljot
Digital Multimeter will not show resistance! 12 13283 September 16, 2011
by bretm
Something fast and with a lot of memory... 5 4304 September 16, 2011
by 6ofhalfdozen
595 Shift Array, BC337 Transistor and Solenoid 9 7881 September 14, 2011
by BobaMosfet
4 Transistor H-Bridge Fail 46 14006 September 10, 2011
by bretm
Nerdkit/Arduino with EL wire 34 8987 September 10, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Question about frequency and duty cycles on a multimeter 9 5431 September 01, 2011
by BobaMosfet
Dim LED 3 4259 August 23, 2011
by Rocket_Man_Jeff
Embedding Multi-Core Processors 17 4776 August 23, 2011
by Twarter369
Easy Transistor Question 4 5422 August 20, 2011
by jimmyw404
Daisy chaining MC74MC595 Shift Registers 13 7189 August 18, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Building a coil?? 12 7188 August 12, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Programming the micro-controller 9 4676 July 26, 2011
by Rick_S
Advice needed for further projects with my nerdkit 3 4323 July 22, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
more questions about tempsensor.c code 4 4166 July 22, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
tempsensor.c code question 3 4099 July 22, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
Which way does electricity flow? Positive-to-Negative or Vice Versa? 5 24243 July 22, 2011
by rboggs10
Converting input signal for ADC, impedance matching? 7 5427 July 20, 2011
by BobaMosfet
my lcd went blank except a little line that looks like a cursor 2 4836 July 20, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
Temperature project unclear explanation of error in uncompiled code 5 4551 July 20, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
make file errors on initialload.c 6 4595 July 17, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Error: "Maybe it isn't a butterfly/AVR109 but a AVR910 device?" 3 7379 July 17, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
the make file cant locate the libnerdkits 3 4250 July 17, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
avr macpack 3 4621 July 16, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
acd with 2 inputs? 18 4616 July 14, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Electro-magnetism. Concept check. 14 4715 July 13, 2011
by BobaMosfet
Battery clip wires 3 4172 July 10, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
Electronics advice needed 3 4056 July 10, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
I cant get my lcd to work 5 4348 July 10, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
2-ROW LCD Only Displaying 2 Rows of 8 dark blocks.... 3 4591 July 10, 2011
by gcharris
Help Please **** I can only use a 9v battrey sent by Nerdkits 35 5047 July 03, 2011
by wintersdb
Switching Ground with a transistor 12 25379 June 28, 2011
by dgikuljot
Powering I2C remote device? 3 4571 June 27, 2011
by Ralphxyz
rechargeable battery for project 2 4801 June 23, 2011
by BobaMosfet
TTL ULN2038 Question 40 6904 June 17, 2011
by Rick_S
Circuit board for monophonic signal generator 1 4848 June 15, 2011
by kayrock
4 Channel Voltage and Current Monitor 3 4862 June 15, 2011
by gcharris
"-U": The system could not find the file specified ERROR 6 4752 June 08, 2011
by pgdsmca
LCD Only showing 2 black Lines ????? 7 5327 June 06, 2011
by mja
A couple of questions 3 4470 June 06, 2011
by Ralphxyz
How much should I strip? 3 4542 June 01, 2011
by mongo
How do I interface a Parallel-In Serial Out Shift Register with my microcontroller? 8 5025 June 01, 2011
by hevans
Motor Control/MCU power bus 5 4425 May 30, 2011
by esoderberg
How do I use two Serial or Parallel-in/serial out shift registers together? 2 4756 May 29, 2011
by Rick_S
Digital Input Question 4 4491 May 28, 2011
by frankdwest
PCB arrived 20 4481 May 25, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Save state data to EEPROM with power cutoff capacitor value? 4 5122 May 24, 2011
by gcharris
Calculating bypass capacitor 6 24152 May 19, 2011
by Ralphxyz
What shift register should I buy? 4 5074 May 09, 2011
by Noter
IR current 6 4774 May 05, 2011
by missle3944
Turning on COmputer without Switch 39 5500 May 04, 2011
by hariharan
Heat sensors 21 5872 May 04, 2011
by Hexorg
error 1 2 4374 May 02, 2011
by hevans
Transistor vs mosfet 13 12657 May 01, 2011
by Noter
PCB trace width calculator 3 5940 April 24, 2011
by esoderberg
OLED display 10 5653 April 23, 2011
by Rick_S
Power Supplies 17 6201 April 22, 2011
by BobBolinger
LCD & battery&USB 4 4301 April 22, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Amperage Multiplyer 6 5004 April 21, 2011
by Rick_S
ADC Theremin Help... 1 4451 April 20, 2011
by jasongillikin
RF and oscoliscope 2 5477 April 19, 2011
by mongo
Connecting to external control voltages 4 4423 April 19, 2011
by bretm
IR current question 7 4550 April 18, 2011
by BobaMosfet
What is the purpose of the resistor in this power supply? 4 5333 April 17, 2011
by rajabalu21
Not meeting input Voltage Threshold, amplify? and Do I need a buffer? (Button input, LED output) 14 5533 April 14, 2011
by bretm
USB cable issues (maybe fried) 7 4795 April 10, 2011
by uml_12
Basic projects 3 4471 April 09, 2011
by mongo
REFLOW oven 22 7427 April 07, 2011
by Rick_S
Why 5 volts is most widely used? 10 14779 April 07, 2011
by bretm
unexpected MCU rebooting 82 9471 April 05, 2011
by sask55
REFLOW Soldering 3 5420 April 05, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Setting baudrate for bluetooth connectivity 1 4767 March 31, 2011
by AbhishekBhat
Oscilation circuits 8 7112 March 30, 2011
by bretm
Black Display on LCD 6 4733 March 28, 2011
by Druidman
32kHz clock 2 4393 March 28, 2011
by Rick_S
Debouncing and External Interrupts 9 11613 March 27, 2011
by Mujda
Geiger Counter Schematic Help 3 12172 March 18, 2011
by mongo
Thermocouples, relays, and fun!!! 12 6605 March 16, 2011
by mongo
LCD problem 3 4781 March 08, 2011
by Ralphxyz
How do I determine the throw characteristics of a Relay 8 5402 March 08, 2011
by bretm
ATMega168 Microcontroller simple relay with timer examIple 3 5482 March 01, 2011
by Rick_S
Why does my LED light if i so much as get near the circuit 3 4491 February 26, 2011
by nckomodo
Using a 555 IC instead of a Crystal Oscillator? 6 8214 February 26, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Pushbutton on off code 3 5431 February 26, 2011
by amartinez
Why does my led light without the battery? 2 5384 February 26, 2011
by hevans
24 volt DC to 12 volt DC 6 12424 February 25, 2011
by JKITSON
How to Switch a Solenoid? 11 9165 February 23, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Farads and Capacitors 8 6059 February 23, 2011
by Ralphxyz
How much to switch a relay? 3 9516 February 19, 2011
by Lusitania
My first Impression 6 4898 February 16, 2011
by devinsbusiness
Understanding battery life 3 6224 February 16, 2011
by devinsbusiness
Power Supply for LED's 4 5795 February 13, 2011
by sask55
Using Devices With Different Voltages 11 5437 February 05, 2011
by BobaMosfet
High voltage lines 26 7628 February 02, 2011
by mongo
USB 3 4444 February 02, 2011
by Jalex
Ultrasonic thickness gauge with the NerdKit; interference form capacitance? 12 5524 February 02, 2011
by Jalex
Alternating LED circuit 4 5398 February 02, 2011
by Rick_S
Powering a Stepper Motor 5 6731 January 31, 2011
by il1019
Affordable oscilloscopes 43 15013 January 27, 2011
by BStory
"And"gate unfinished thought 2 4598 January 27, 2011
by Hexorg
replace MCU? 30 9691 January 26, 2011
by Jalex
Using a thermometer with the nerdkits microcontroller. 17 5162 January 25, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Multimeter! 12 7451 January 25, 2011
by Jalex
Generate a steady DC level from PWM signal 9 6096 January 25, 2011
by Jalex
My LED Cube so far 25 10873 January 24, 2011
by Keyster
what is a butterfly in hardwaring 3 5887 January 22, 2011
by Rick_S
USing Calculator as Keypad 5 5325 January 18, 2011
by dgikuljot
Counting 5 4540 January 18, 2011
by Jalex
How do I calculate the cutoff frequency...? 3 9203 January 17, 2011
by bretm
Programming 5 5422 January 14, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Induction loop actuator 7 5607 January 11, 2011
by Yourself
Begining 7 5689 January 09, 2011
by Jalex
Is Single-bit Memory Cell Diagram on Pg 14 Correct? 6 6077 January 09, 2011
by pacnwdude
uninterrupted power supply for NerdKit project 4 5407 January 09, 2011
by mrobbins
RFB12B ... what are all this terms? >_< 5 4722 January 09, 2011
by mrobbins
UART operating at 3.3V 1 5253 January 06, 2011
by Mujda
Data input voltage 6 5258 January 03, 2011
by Rick_S
MOSFET Question 7 5404 December 31, 2010
by Keyster
Transistor as a switch 5 5453 December 29, 2010
by Hexorg
Resistors 5 5811 December 28, 2010
by georgio
Problem with NPN Phototransistor 16 10748 December 28, 2010
by Ralphxyz
Problem with Voltage Regulator? 14 5664 December 28, 2010
by BobaMosfet
Relay ratings 2 4980 December 24, 2010
by mongo
Do LEDs need a series resistor to limit the current? 27 20316 December 19, 2010
by mongo
Safe, Easy and Inexpensive way to Control AC Power 3 4806 December 17, 2010
by mongo
Power Rectifier 7 7103 December 15, 2010
by Hexorg
Limitation of a battery on the NerdKit 18 7439 December 14, 2010
by danuke
This a decent oscilloscope? 8 5220 December 14, 2010
by danuke
Do resistors in series really add up? 8 6642 December 14, 2010
by danuke
Falstad circuit emulator in Java 1 6034 December 09, 2010
by bretm
L293 H-Bridge 15 6729 December 05, 2010
by devinsbusiness
Spark when using a flyback diode 3 6940 December 04, 2010
by Wheresmind
INA118 -- Instrumentation Amplifier 8 7105 December 02, 2010
by BobaMosfet
angular position sensors and multiplexing 9 6012 November 29, 2010
by d3adl0ck3
Solar cells in parallell, but no additional amperage 11 6536 November 24, 2010
by BobaMosfet
Op-amp not working 6 6806 November 24, 2010
by BobaMosfet
Python questions 4 5766 November 21, 2010
by tkopriva
CE Amp design 5 5316 November 12, 2010
by BobaMosfet
Is it possible to re-use parts from household appliances? 5 5212 November 05, 2010
by mongo
Confirming MCU clock is functioning 8 5076 November 05, 2010
by Mujda
PC4 not working?! 8 4932 November 04, 2010
by hapshetsut
Amplifiers 4 4882 October 30, 2010
by Ralphxyz
supplying power and controlling 12V motors/fans 3 5746 October 12, 2010
by JerseyGun
Transistors Versus Diodes 4 5832 October 04, 2010
by Scythium
radio interference from NerdKit 11 4964 September 27, 2010
by Rob56
USB cable and Bluetooth dongle ... 9 9593 September 14, 2010
by Ralphxyz
solar project with light sensors 7 5437 September 11, 2010
by akajester
QFP and dreadboard 2 5341 September 02, 2010
by bretm
Getting power to the spinning part... 5 5198 August 31, 2010
by Hexorg
Need help with electronics using a op-amp 21 13152 August 30, 2010
by Ralphxyz
morse code decoder 2 5311 August 26, 2010
by jonathan_m
Connecting to Computer 3 5298 August 25, 2010
by awesome
555 astable on breadboard 12 6806 August 22, 2010
by mongo
Digital Sound Recording System Need Help!! 1 4918 August 20, 2010
by xc2rx
Use 4 digit LED display using fewest possible outputs 2 5414 August 19, 2010
by hevans
mosfet 3 4677 August 13, 2010
by hevans
Good material on learning electronics. 8 5677 August 11, 2010
by TexanBackpacker
MCU Clock Implementation 2 4564 August 06, 2010
by Rick_S
Servo causes MCU to reset 4 7271 August 02, 2010
by mrobbins
More batteries = more voltage? 3 6505 July 23, 2010
by mongo
Building a motor driver/ESC for AC motor. 10 9894 July 09, 2010
by Ralphxyz
Using LM741 amp in the Piezoelectric Sound Meter Project 7 6979 July 02, 2010
by mongo
Electro Cardio Gram 4 5856 June 21, 2010
by Ralphxyz
How do I read very low voltages with the Nerdkit please? (0 to 20.0 mV) 3 4618 June 12, 2010
by Wobbler
Voltage Regulator 20 6344 June 10, 2010
by Ralphxyz
Converting Battery power to Wall Plug-in... 2 5894 June 09, 2010
by mongo
Bipolar and MOSFET transistors 3 6557 June 09, 2010
by CyberGod
high side mosfet led multiplexing 5 6209 June 07, 2010
by gnkarn
tempsensor, LM34DZ, specs. 4 5401 June 07, 2010
by BobaMosfet
Some questions (temp sensor + button) 4 4627 June 06, 2010
by Kafke
TSSOP IC! 4 5409 June 03, 2010
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