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USBasp Help! 3 5900 October 22, 2015
by sask55
Would someone explain Proximity Sensor? 19 8177 May 04, 2015
by mongo
Need to replace Wall Watt 16 5405 May 02, 2015
by Ralphxyz
Connecting Mosfet 10 5054 April 10, 2015
by Noter
My new 3D Printer 44 20635 April 07, 2015
by Rick_S
AtMega 644 2 5098 September 06, 2014
by Rick_S
Switching between +5v and -5V 2 4142 August 07, 2014
by Rick_S
Are there hobby printers for my microproccessor? 4 4822 June 02, 2014
by JKITSON
Automated programming mode? 9 5103 April 08, 2014
by Rick_S
Shuttering with the Nerdkit & piezo buzzer (Can't post in Support, gives error) 5 4677 January 30, 2014
by BobaMosfet
Shuttering with the Nerdkit & piezo buzzer (Can't post in Support, gives error) 1 4712 January 28, 2014
by lailai
What kind of error is this? 4 4508 January 23, 2014
by Noter
How to double a DC voltage? 20 11922 January 12, 2014
by JKITSON
Is the code the driver? 2 4393 January 12, 2014
by Ralphxyz
Miniature headers 6 4615 January 01, 2014
by Ralphxyz
BLDC 8 4705 December 23, 2013
by esoderberg
I need help finding a terminal. 17 5303 November 26, 2013
by Rick_S
GLCD SPI problems 14 8571 November 10, 2013
by andyi
Moving on... 7 4510 November 08, 2013
by Pr0ject
Power supply questions 4 6082 October 31, 2013
by sask55
OLED 4 4278 October 29, 2013
by esoderberg
Thermocouple wiring?? 19 16307 September 22, 2013
by sask55
Opto Interrupter once again 14 8965 September 19, 2013
by scootergarrett
FFC/FPC connection ideas? 4 4688 September 10, 2013
by Ralphxyz
A3977 Stepper Motor Driver 42 11714 September 02, 2013
by Ralphxyz
USB cable specifications 7 6252 August 29, 2013
by Noter
Help with reading UART Stream on mac 9 5214 August 27, 2013
by Affarram
XMEGA Breakout 8 5576 August 26, 2013
by JKITSON
Can someone help me with LDOs? 5 4240 August 21, 2013
by BobaMosfet
lower voltage of sensor output LM335 5 4912 August 20, 2013
by Osarus
TQFP ATmega 168 capacitors 6 4957 August 01, 2013
by scootergarrett
Stepper Motor Programming 154 11447 July 21, 2013
by sask55
Low Voltage Level Translator That Fits the MCU and Breadboard 63 16113 June 18, 2013
by Noter
Two Wrongs Make it Right 3 4243 May 22, 2013
by meltbox360
accurate time for a real time clock 5 4853 April 08, 2013
by pcbolt
Using diode to drop voltage 12 66325 March 27, 2013
by Ralphxyz
Cannot understand the pins 3 4046 March 27, 2013
by oshjdf
Since it is kinda slow around here I thought I'd ask .... 6 4608 March 15, 2013
by sask55
What is the purpose of 1000 ohm resistor for LCD's pin 3? 10 8775 March 14, 2013
by mongo
Current vs Voltage 8 5679 March 14, 2013
by sask55
Control LED Stripes with 2N7000 MOSFET 3 5254 March 09, 2013
by lnino
Electric current 2 4026 March 08, 2013
by Ralphxyz
How to power up Sim908 module? 4 6967 March 07, 2013
by Ralphxyz
Limiting battery discharge? 12 9856 March 03, 2013
by mongo
feeding a 7805 with 24VDC for <25mA output? 11 9458 February 28, 2013
by BobaMosfet
Control electronic door opener 15 5109 February 24, 2013
by lnino
Relay Question 27 8374 February 19, 2013
by Noter
Rotary Encoder how to?? 21 8065 February 15, 2013
by BobaMosfet
Unipolar Stepper motor with ULN2003A, 4 5547 February 11, 2013
by Ralphxyz
Introductory circuit design books 2 5409 January 30, 2013
by pcbolt
Anyone know how to program an 8052 MCU? 8 5187 January 03, 2013
by BobaMosfet
Higher power supplies with ATMega168 (running higher voltage devices with lower powered ground) 4 4770 December 30, 2012
by BobaMosfet
edX Free MIT online course 4 5460 December 22, 2012
by pcbolt
handling microprocessor and static eletricity 22 4769 December 18, 2012
by JKITSON
Voltage Divider (Resistors) 9 5592 December 17, 2012
by GenHornet18
iphone-controlled R/C car project 2 4113 November 26, 2012
by JimFrederickson
Wire broke off in LCD pin 6 4181 November 26, 2012
by gsjbjt
Where to buy individual oscillators 8 4665 November 26, 2012
by Pew446
Need help using a 5v relay to trip a 12v relay 9 10228 November 18, 2012
by carlhako
SPI slave clock 6 4904 October 27, 2012
by Ralphxyz
Flow of Electricity through this circuit 8 4287 October 26, 2012
by RogerFL
Why pick a crystal frequency of 14.7456 MHz? 16 31305 October 23, 2012
by Noter
NPN circuit connection quandry 4 4864 September 24, 2012
by edb
Simple I/O circuit 4 4512 September 23, 2012
by wadaltmon
Flow of Electricity through this circuit 1 4293 September 21, 2012
by Davda
Flow of Electricity through this circuit 1 4018 September 21, 2012
by Davda
LED - Common Anode 8 Segment Display 13 6847 September 20, 2012
by pcbolt
Can I Power the ATmega168 with 3.3 V? 4 4513 September 20, 2012
by karam
Measuring PWM Duty Cycle 6 6902 September 13, 2012
by dan_engbers
Electronics simulation 8 5142 August 31, 2012
by Chris100
LED Sign Help - How to control words 26 7305 August 27, 2012
by Rick_S
Help me on my learning path please :) 4 4422 August 20, 2012
by rblalock
louder sound 2 4186 August 18, 2012
by mongo
connector or cable for LCD display? 4 4410 August 13, 2012
by missle3944
Powering L.E.Ds 5 4539 August 09, 2012
by BobaMosfet
Wires in U.K 5 5008 August 08, 2012
by mikey6879
Bluetooth Please HELP! 3 4920 July 29, 2012
by Ralphxyz
Stepper Motor Motor Speed Control 13 8021 July 25, 2012
by sask55
Anything wrong with adding a large bypass capacitor? 6 7583 July 25, 2012
by bretm
Stepper Motor Direction Control 12 5379 July 21, 2012
by live4the1
Using Usbasp for attiny25 36 22914 July 21, 2012
by lnino
um help 6 3997 July 20, 2012
by Rick_S
Stepper Motor L298N/L297N controller 3 5050 July 18, 2012
by Ralphxyz
help me 11 4911 July 03, 2012
by Rick_S
Crystal Oscillator question 2 4301 July 02, 2012
by pcbolt
This will lead to more questions, how to use 20 volt battery to power projects and motors? 9 5623 June 24, 2012
by Ralphxyz
HELP 3 4048 June 24, 2012
by Ralphxyz
Controlling Stepper Motors 35 15040 June 21, 2012
by mcguinnessdr
Geomagnetic vectors with a magnetoresistive sensor? 1 4154 June 19, 2012
by lcruz007
PT100 temperature sensor reading 1 6084 June 17, 2012
by RogerFL
Programmable current source 6 6143 June 14, 2012
by JamesFysh
Increase range of an IR LED. 4 5677 June 11, 2012
by mongo
HELP 6 4376 June 11, 2012
by mikeduff76
Running motor through the mircocontroller 8 4780 June 09, 2012
by mongo
How can I detect the signal from a key fob? 15 52465 May 24, 2012
by Ralphxyz
i need a code 8 4783 May 15, 2012
by pcbolt
Clock Accuracy 30 9448 May 14, 2012
by HexManiac
Relays and Controlling them 9 4752 May 10, 2012
by sask55
Using Internal 8 MHz Oscillator 4 5020 May 09, 2012
by RogerFL
Powering your NerdKit 7 4603 April 27, 2012
by Ralphxyz
output pin is 2.5v when low 7 4628 April 27, 2012
by BobaMosfet
Lm317 vs lm317t 2 7879 April 26, 2012
by BobaMosfet
nOOb looking for additional explanation 6 5028 April 24, 2012
by pcbolt
Programs will not run 6 4521 April 16, 2012
by E2MicroRobots
CE EMITTER_BIAS CONFIGURATION 12 5161 April 10, 2012
by Ralphxyz
Anyone used a 2 x 20 LCD? Which one? 10 4817 April 09, 2012
by Ralphxyz
Path Lights controller 2 4382 April 04, 2012
by pcbolt
Frequency Response and stability, how do you determine if your system is stable 7 4496 April 02, 2012
by Akeshish
Very fundamental problem of operating with out a ground?? 11 5044 April 02, 2012
by sask55
line-level output, regulator ICs and op-amps?? 3 4590 April 01, 2012
by JamesFysh
Question on LCD screen 5 4598 March 30, 2012
by billtaichi
Is this Capaciator Good 4 4565 March 29, 2012
by mongo
Oscilloscopes (for the umpteenth time) 5 5895 March 29, 2012
by mongo
Basic Electronics Tutorial to Complement Nerdkits? 5 5507 March 26, 2012
by Ralphxyz
PIR motion sensor to trigger home wireless camera problems 4 9233 March 23, 2012
by 6ofhalfdozen
Ground connector on power supplies?? 3 4677 March 15, 2012
by Ralphxyz
Why TC negative connected to ground 3 5978 March 15, 2012
by mongo
Digital servo issues! 9 5212 March 15, 2012
by Rick_S
Brushless motor control 16 5548 March 12, 2012
by hevans
Windows not detecting device 3 4347 March 10, 2012
by hevans
Voltage throught MCU 5 4357 March 05, 2012
by Ralphxyz
Ignition Coil Driver 16 20251 March 02, 2012
by RevMoses
Rotary Encoder pinout (and other questions I am sure) 8 11998 March 02, 2012
by Ralphxyz
Why do you pass a MIC Vout through a capacitor? 12 21389 March 01, 2012
by hevans
Up and running... 3 4141 March 01, 2012
by dvdsnyd
9v to vcc survivable? 5 4801 February 26, 2012
by RogerFL
Accurate AREF for accurate ADC voltage readings 4 5156 February 26, 2012
by carlhako
Problem with code (2 inputs) 12 4389 February 24, 2012
by Rick_S
programming lcd trubs 7 4505 February 19, 2012
by raccoons
17 super bright white LEDs at the same time...SAFE?! 5 5179 February 18, 2012
by Rick_S
Oscilloscope 15 6457 February 18, 2012
by Osarus
How far away can a LM34 be? 16 10983 February 14, 2012
by dcarter777
Need help understanding a relay schematic 4 5600 February 14, 2012
by Ralphxyz
It's true, we forget... 18 4788 February 12, 2012
by Farmerjoecoledge
Very Basic Batteries in a Series Question 12 11597 February 09, 2012
by mongo
Data transmission 3 5342 February 08, 2012
by amartinez
PowerLineCommunication(PLC) vs Wireless 3 5148 February 05, 2012
by mongo
CAPACITIVE POWER SUPPLY 6 6722 February 04, 2012
by met_fredrik
ADC reads fluctuating voltage when nothing is connected! 2 4647 February 03, 2012
by BobaMosfet
connencting two ics to port 3 4183 January 31, 2012
by tchilzer2
H bridge questions 6 4977 January 27, 2012
by tchilzer2
Voltage Regulators and Efficiency... 3 4721 January 24, 2012
by JimFrederickson
Voltage Drop when LEDs Flash 8 5142 January 23, 2012
by Rocket_Man_Jeff
LED Array - Wall power problems 14 5348 January 19, 2012
by sask55
How to measure floating (isolated) high DC voltage? 5 8472 January 17, 2012
by jfbrink
Mysteries of Capaciators in Reverse 9 5008 January 15, 2012
by Rick_S
Source of power? 19 5144 January 13, 2012
by mongo
symbol defined please? 4 4821 January 13, 2012
by sonicgadgets
Best zero cross detection IC 14 18210 January 07, 2012
by met_fredrik
How hot is too hot for the voltage regulator 3 4724 January 06, 2012
by boxvic
Basic LED circuit properties 8 4955 January 06, 2012
by boxvic
Getting Started 3 4416 January 05, 2012
by Stretch
Source of randomness for the hardware RNG 20 5606 January 02, 2012
by bodangly
SMD reflow 16 5718 December 27, 2011
by boxvic
kirchhoff's voltage law... 3 4677 December 25, 2011
by jbolfiil
Phase Shifter or time delay circuit? 7 5338 December 23, 2011
by BobaMosfet
Potentiometer 8 6309 December 23, 2011
by huzbum
Fun with Op-Amps 3 6553 December 22, 2011
by treymd
Do I need an H-Bridge? 14 5629 December 19, 2011
by n1cl3
Odessy of the minds 5 4865 December 05, 2011
by BobaMosfet
Having trouble uploading my program keep getting this error: Any ideas anyone. Thanks 2 4248 November 27, 2011
by sazD
Initial Load 2 4899 November 27, 2011
by missle3944
Using pushbuttons to increment position of servo 4 5627 November 23, 2011
by SpaceGhost
Yellow USB wire problem 15 6313 November 22, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Speakers with LEDs that light with the music 4 4962 November 14, 2011
by mongo
Strange behaviour with a DC motor 18 10146 November 10, 2011
by jfbrink
Servo Squitter Project 13 4707 November 09, 2011
by Heed
how do i run a program 4 4266 November 08, 2011
by Heed
Help!!! my grades are in jeopordy 3 4524 November 07, 2011
by Heed
Motor control question 2 4309 November 04, 2011
by hevans
Help driving a high voltage Piezo 6 10032 November 02, 2011
by buffetrand
9V transformer more like ~15V 2 4591 October 31, 2011
by hevans
Tick Tock Clock question about which pins and long load times from DASA. 1 4468 October 25, 2011
by apphilosophy
Why is reversing polarity a bad thing? 26 97344 October 24, 2011
by glendon
Measuring Capacitance 9 6010 October 24, 2011
by Ralphxyz
9 VDC 1000mA to much? 4 4623 October 21, 2011
by mongo
Hardware/software oscilloscope? 7 6373 October 19, 2011
by cyberion
R-2R ladder using random crap resistors 25 23216 October 16, 2011
by sask55
RxD / TxD Questions 10 7935 October 13, 2011
by Twarter369
Basic Electrical Toggle Switch question.. 5 4698 October 07, 2011
by scottmc94
Piezo Buzzer - help 6 4595 October 03, 2011
by scottmc94
Program Upload Error with initialload 17 4881 September 30, 2011
by nerdgirl
I'm Curious About The Breadboard 2 4383 September 27, 2011
by BobaMosfet
Any games for Learning Electronics? 12 14049 September 21, 2011
by sask55
Help re-purposing A Palm M100 Portable Keyboard. 3 6077 September 18, 2011
by Twarter369
I just bought a Oscilloscope!! 57 24581 September 16, 2011
by dgikuljot
Digital Multimeter will not show resistance! 12 13306 September 16, 2011
by bretm
Something fast and with a lot of memory... 5 4324 September 16, 2011
by 6ofhalfdozen
595 Shift Array, BC337 Transistor and Solenoid 9 7908 September 14, 2011
by BobaMosfet
4 Transistor H-Bridge Fail 46 14041 September 10, 2011
by bretm
Nerdkit/Arduino with EL wire 34 9016 September 10, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Question about frequency and duty cycles on a multimeter 9 5464 September 01, 2011
by BobaMosfet
Dim LED 3 4287 August 23, 2011
by Rocket_Man_Jeff
Embedding Multi-Core Processors 17 4796 August 23, 2011
by Twarter369
Easy Transistor Question 4 5445 August 20, 2011
by jimmyw404
Daisy chaining MC74MC595 Shift Registers 13 7401 August 18, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Building a coil?? 12 7211 August 12, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Programming the micro-controller 9 4704 July 26, 2011
by Rick_S
Advice needed for further projects with my nerdkit 3 4351 July 22, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
more questions about tempsensor.c code 4 4188 July 22, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
tempsensor.c code question 3 4118 July 22, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
Which way does electricity flow? Positive-to-Negative or Vice Versa? 5 24279 July 22, 2011
by rboggs10
Converting input signal for ADC, impedance matching? 7 5453 July 20, 2011
by BobaMosfet
my lcd went blank except a little line that looks like a cursor 2 4861 July 20, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
Temperature project unclear explanation of error in uncompiled code 5 4566 July 20, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
make file errors on initialload.c 6 4613 July 17, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Error: "Maybe it isn't a butterfly/AVR109 but a AVR910 device?" 3 7410 July 17, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
the make file cant locate the libnerdkits 3 4273 July 17, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
avr macpack 3 4642 July 16, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
acd with 2 inputs? 18 4637 July 14, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Electro-magnetism. Concept check. 14 4737 July 13, 2011
by BobaMosfet
Battery clip wires 3 4188 July 10, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
Electronics advice needed 3 4081 July 10, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
I cant get my lcd to work 5 4365 July 10, 2011
by codenamejupiterx
2-ROW LCD Only Displaying 2 Rows of 8 dark blocks.... 3 4614 July 10, 2011
by gcharris
Help Please **** I can only use a 9v battrey sent by Nerdkits 35 5077 July 03, 2011
by wintersdb
Switching Ground with a transistor 12 25407 June 28, 2011
by dgikuljot
Powering I2C remote device? 3 4595 June 27, 2011
by Ralphxyz
rechargeable battery for project 2 4819 June 23, 2011
by BobaMosfet
TTL ULN2038 Question 40 6938 June 17, 2011
by Rick_S
Circuit board for monophonic signal generator 1 4877 June 15, 2011
by kayrock
4 Channel Voltage and Current Monitor 3 4890 June 15, 2011
by gcharris
"-U": The system could not find the file specified ERROR 6 4765 June 08, 2011
by pgdsmca
LCD Only showing 2 black Lines ????? 7 5372 June 06, 2011
by mja
A couple of questions 3 4493 June 06, 2011
by Ralphxyz
How much should I strip? 3 4563 June 01, 2011
by mongo
How do I interface a Parallel-In Serial Out Shift Register with my microcontroller? 8 5045 June 01, 2011
by hevans
Motor Control/MCU power bus 5 4446 May 30, 2011
by esoderberg
How do I use two Serial or Parallel-in/serial out shift registers together? 2 4783 May 29, 2011
by Rick_S
Digital Input Question 4 4514 May 28, 2011
by frankdwest
PCB arrived 20 4498 May 25, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Save state data to EEPROM with power cutoff capacitor value? 4 5147 May 24, 2011
by gcharris
Calculating bypass capacitor 6 24182 May 19, 2011
by Ralphxyz
What shift register should I buy? 4 5100 May 09, 2011
by Noter
IR current 6 4799 May 05, 2011
by missle3944
Turning on COmputer without Switch 39 5526 May 04, 2011
by hariharan
Heat sensors 21 5896 May 04, 2011
by Hexorg
error 1 2 4393 May 02, 2011
by hevans
Transistor vs mosfet 13 12686 May 01, 2011
by Noter
PCB trace width calculator 3 5956 April 24, 2011
by esoderberg
OLED display 10 5678 April 23, 2011
by Rick_S
Power Supplies 17 6227 April 22, 2011
by BobBolinger
LCD & battery&USB 4 4319 April 22, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Amperage Multiplyer 6 5025 April 21, 2011
by Rick_S
ADC Theremin Help... 1 4470 April 20, 2011
by jasongillikin
RF and oscoliscope 2 5497 April 19, 2011
by mongo
Connecting to external control voltages 4 4440 April 19, 2011
by bretm
IR current question 7 4572 April 18, 2011
by BobaMosfet
What is the purpose of the resistor in this power supply? 4 5357 April 17, 2011
by rajabalu21
Not meeting input Voltage Threshold, amplify? and Do I need a buffer? (Button input, LED output) 14 5556 April 14, 2011
by bretm
USB cable issues (maybe fried) 7 4815 April 10, 2011
by uml_12
Basic projects 3 4489 April 09, 2011
by mongo
REFLOW oven 22 7445 April 07, 2011
by Rick_S
Why 5 volts is most widely used? 10 14831 April 07, 2011
by bretm
unexpected MCU rebooting 82 9506 April 05, 2011
by sask55
REFLOW Soldering 3 5444 April 05, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Setting baudrate for bluetooth connectivity 1 4785 March 31, 2011
by AbhishekBhat
Oscilation circuits 8 7133 March 30, 2011
by bretm
Black Display on LCD 6 4754 March 28, 2011
by Druidman
32kHz clock 2 4409 March 28, 2011
by Rick_S
Debouncing and External Interrupts 9 11655 March 27, 2011
by Mujda
Geiger Counter Schematic Help 3 12257 March 18, 2011
by mongo
Thermocouples, relays, and fun!!! 12 6628 March 16, 2011
by mongo
LCD problem 3 4795 March 08, 2011
by Ralphxyz
How do I determine the throw characteristics of a Relay 8 5426 March 08, 2011
by bretm
ATMega168 Microcontroller simple relay with timer examIple 3 5501 March 01, 2011
by Rick_S
Why does my LED light if i so much as get near the circuit 3 4508 February 26, 2011
by nckomodo
Using a 555 IC instead of a Crystal Oscillator? 6 8233 February 26, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Pushbutton on off code 3 5450 February 26, 2011
by amartinez
Why does my led light without the battery? 2 5399 February 26, 2011
by hevans
24 volt DC to 12 volt DC 6 12449 February 25, 2011
by JKITSON
How to Switch a Solenoid? 11 9189 February 23, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Farads and Capacitors 8 6081 February 23, 2011
by Ralphxyz
How much to switch a relay? 3 9542 February 19, 2011
by Lusitania
My first Impression 6 4920 February 16, 2011
by devinsbusiness
Understanding battery life 3 6246 February 16, 2011
by devinsbusiness
Power Supply for LED's 4 5816 February 13, 2011
by sask55
Using Devices With Different Voltages 11 5458 February 05, 2011
by BobaMosfet
High voltage lines 26 7654 February 02, 2011
by mongo
USB 3 4463 February 02, 2011
by Jalex
Ultrasonic thickness gauge with the NerdKit; interference form capacitance? 12 5541 February 02, 2011
by Jalex
Alternating LED circuit 4 5417 February 02, 2011
by Rick_S
Powering a Stepper Motor 5 6757 January 31, 2011
by il1019
Affordable oscilloscopes 43 15085 January 27, 2011
by BStory
"And"gate unfinished thought 2 4619 January 27, 2011
by Hexorg
replace MCU? 30 9721 January 26, 2011
by Jalex
Using a thermometer with the nerdkits microcontroller. 17 5182 January 25, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Multimeter! 12 7476 January 25, 2011
by Jalex
Generate a steady DC level from PWM signal 9 6123 January 25, 2011
by Jalex
My LED Cube so far 25 10897 January 24, 2011
by Keyster
what is a butterfly in hardwaring 3 5907 January 22, 2011
by Rick_S
USing Calculator as Keypad 5 5346 January 18, 2011
by dgikuljot
Counting 5 4565 January 18, 2011
by Jalex
How do I calculate the cutoff frequency...? 3 9225 January 17, 2011
by bretm
Programming 5 5446 January 14, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Induction loop actuator 7 5633 January 11, 2011
by Yourself
Begining 7 5719 January 09, 2011
by Jalex
Is Single-bit Memory Cell Diagram on Pg 14 Correct? 6 6098 January 09, 2011
by pacnwdude
uninterrupted power supply for NerdKit project 4 5427 January 09, 2011
by mrobbins
RFB12B ... what are all this terms? >_< 5 4750 January 09, 2011
by mrobbins
UART operating at 3.3V 1 5278 January 06, 2011
by Mujda
Data input voltage 6 5284 January 03, 2011
by Rick_S
MOSFET Question 7 5430 December 31, 2010
by Keyster
Transistor as a switch 5 5474 December 29, 2010
by Hexorg
Resistors 5 5832 December 28, 2010
by georgio
Problem with NPN Phototransistor 16 10781 December 28, 2010
by Ralphxyz
Problem with Voltage Regulator? 14 5689 December 28, 2010
by BobaMosfet
Relay ratings 2 4994 December 24, 2010
by mongo
Do LEDs need a series resistor to limit the current? 27 20346 December 19, 2010
by mongo
Safe, Easy and Inexpensive way to Control AC Power 3 4832 December 17, 2010
by mongo
Power Rectifier 7 7126 December 15, 2010
by Hexorg
Limitation of a battery on the NerdKit 18 7466 December 14, 2010
by danuke
This a decent oscilloscope? 8 5238 December 14, 2010
by danuke
Do resistors in series really add up? 8 6665 December 14, 2010
by danuke
Falstad circuit emulator in Java 1 6062 December 09, 2010
by bretm
L293 H-Bridge 15 6751 December 05, 2010
by devinsbusiness
Spark when using a flyback diode 3 6963 December 04, 2010
by Wheresmind
INA118 -- Instrumentation Amplifier 8 7129 December 02, 2010
by BobaMosfet
angular position sensors and multiplexing 9 6035 November 29, 2010
by d3adl0ck3
Solar cells in parallell, but no additional amperage 11 6561 November 24, 2010
by BobaMosfet
Op-amp not working 6 6829 November 24, 2010
by BobaMosfet
Python questions 4 5794 November 21, 2010
by tkopriva
CE Amp design 5 5341 November 12, 2010
by BobaMosfet
Is it possible to re-use parts from household appliances? 5 5235 November 05, 2010
by mongo
Confirming MCU clock is functioning 8 5091 November 05, 2010
by Mujda
PC4 not working?! 8 4951 November 04, 2010
by hapshetsut
Amplifiers 4 4901 October 30, 2010
by Ralphxyz
supplying power and controlling 12V motors/fans 3 5768 October 12, 2010
by JerseyGun
Transistors Versus Diodes 4 5860 October 04, 2010
by Scythium
radio interference from NerdKit 11 4990 September 27, 2010
by Rob56
USB cable and Bluetooth dongle ... 9 9615 September 14, 2010
by Ralphxyz
solar project with light sensors 7 5461 September 11, 2010
by akajester
QFP and dreadboard 2 5361 September 02, 2010
by bretm
Getting power to the spinning part... 5 5217 August 31, 2010
by Hexorg
Need help with electronics using a op-amp 21 13176 August 30, 2010
by Ralphxyz
morse code decoder 2 5332 August 26, 2010
by jonathan_m
Connecting to Computer 3 5316 August 25, 2010
by awesome
555 astable on breadboard 12 6821 August 22, 2010
by mongo
Digital Sound Recording System Need Help!! 1 4936 August 20, 2010
by xc2rx
Use 4 digit LED display using fewest possible outputs 2 5434 August 19, 2010
by hevans
mosfet 3 4697 August 13, 2010
by hevans
Good material on learning electronics. 8 5700 August 11, 2010
by TexanBackpacker
MCU Clock Implementation 2 4583 August 06, 2010
by Rick_S
Servo causes MCU to reset 4 7308 August 02, 2010
by mrobbins
More batteries = more voltage? 3 6526 July 23, 2010
by mongo
Building a motor driver/ESC for AC motor. 10 9928 July 09, 2010
by Ralphxyz
Using LM741 amp in the Piezoelectric Sound Meter Project 7 7003 July 02, 2010
by mongo
Electro Cardio Gram 4 5881 June 21, 2010
by Ralphxyz
How do I read very low voltages with the Nerdkit please? (0 to 20.0 mV) 3 4642 June 12, 2010
by Wobbler
Voltage Regulator 20 6359 June 10, 2010
by Ralphxyz
Converting Battery power to Wall Plug-in... 2 5915 June 09, 2010
by mongo
Bipolar and MOSFET transistors 3 6584 June 09, 2010
by CyberGod
high side mosfet led multiplexing 5 6222 June 07, 2010
by gnkarn
tempsensor, LM34DZ, specs. 4 5422 June 07, 2010
by BobaMosfet
Some questions (temp sensor + button) 4 4652 June 06, 2010
by Kafke
TSSOP IC! 4 5427 June 03, 2010
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