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www.engscope.com writes:
The PIC24F is a very versatile piece of hardware. I use it at work all the time. Along with the MPLAB IDE and the free C30 compiler, these products from Microchip make for a powerful combination. You can pretty much do anything on the lower end of the frequency spectrum. I would like to share with the web, some of the intricacies of the microcontroller as I have become somewhat familiar with the chip. Most of these resources will apply to the other processors from Microchip 16-bit series. If you have any questions, feel free the comment or email. Come back to this page often as I will be adding features and code for all of the web to see.
PIC24 Tutorial - [Link]
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Soselectronic new Solutions Catalogue save your time more than once! - [Link]
A booster board for the MSP430 LaunchPad controls brushless DC motors with or without sensors. A bunch of double NPN transistor MBT2222AD ICs drive the motors. [via]
I thought that I would share my project on the forum. I call it BLDC Booster. It is a booster pack for the MSP430 LaunchPad that allows for sensored or sensorless control of a brushless DC motor. It is open source hardware & firmware under Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike license.
Sensorless Brushless DC Motor Drive with MSP430 - [Link]
Ric Kaner set out to find a new way to make graphene, the thinnest and strongest material on earth. What he found was a new way to power the world.
The Super Supercapacitor - [Link]
The XLamp XM-L2 LED by Cree delivers up to 186 lumens-per-watt at 350 mA at 25°C, performance. Using its revolutionary SC3 Technology LED platform, the XM-L2 LEDs double lumens/dollar, delivering 20% more lumens-per-watt over the original XM-L LED. [via]
Brightest single-die LED raises industry bar - [Link]
Jianyi Liu wrote a tutorial on PCB fabrication at home. He states: [via]
A few years ago, I started experimenting with homemade prototype PCBs as an alternative to professionally fabricated PCBs from board manufacturing company. My company was flexible enough to give me some resources and time to explore the subject matter. What I discovered was that with a small initial investment, you can make reasonably high quality two sided boards. In addition, all the equipment needed was easily accessible. I’ve decided to put my findings into this guide. Hopefully some of my fellow hobbyists will find the information useful
DIY PCB tutorial - [Link]
Intelligent soldering stations WX series meet all what we might expect from an ultimate instrument.
The base of universal soldering and desoldering stations are WX1 a WX2 stations, with the possibility to connect 1 or 2 tools. WX1 enables to connect 1 tool with a maximum power of 120W and the WX2 station enables to connect two tools with a maximum power of 120W or one 200 W. An ultimate choice for rework workplaces are new WXD series stations, supporting the WXDP120 desoldering tool. A great advantage of the WX platform is a wide choice of tools and tips suitable for extra fine work with SMT components (WXMP tool, 40W), common work with the most of components (WXP65, WXP120) as well as for soldering of big joints and other components requiring a high heating power (WXP200). An invaluable helper at a work with components are the WXMT-MS (2x40W). SMT tweezers. WX tools are motion-activated through an integrated motion sensor. It means, that they consume energy only when they are actually in use.
Control interface of WX stations is done via a touch panel display. WX2 enables communication with other devices like control of WFE fume extracting station and a WHP preheating device.
The digital control electronics together with superior temperature sensor and heat-transfer technology guarantee precise temperature control at the soldering tip. High-speed measured-value acquisition gives maximum temperature precision and optimal temperature response under load. As we know, stable soldering tip temperature at the load is the essential condition to reach high quality solder joints independently on the joint size or type. This also ensures careful soldering of temperature sensitive components – now even more important at lead-free soldering. Intuitive multi-lingual menu and user friendly interface make WX series an ultimate choice for professional usage at any production or repairing workplace.
WX2 Specification:
- Power supply: 230VAC, 50Hz, 240W
- Temperature range 0 to 550°C
- Accuracy: ± 9°C
- Temperature stability: ± 2°C
- Enclosure material: aluminium and ESD plastics
- Display: backlighted capacitive touch LCD display with six touch zones and a touch wheel
- Connectivity: 3,5mm Jack connector for potentials equalization, USB port, WX communication port
- Dimensions: L x B x H (mm) 170 x 151 x 130
- Weight: 3,2kg
New repair stations are available in several versions:
- WX 2020 – WX2 station, 2x 120W soldering tool WXP 120, 2x WDH 10 stand
- WX 2021 – WX2 station, 1x 80W micro tool WXMP + WDH 50 stand, 1x 80W WXMT desoldering tweezers + WDH 60 stand
- WX 1010 – WX1 station, 1x 120W WXP 120 soldering tool, 1x stojan WDH 10
- WX 1011 – WX1 station, 1x micro tool WXMP-MS, 1x WDH 50 stand
- WX 1012 – WX1 station, 1x 65W WXP 65 soldering tool,1x WDH 10 stand
- WXD 2010 – WXD2 station, 1x 125W WXDP 120 desoldering tool,1x WDH70 stand
- WXD 2020 – WXD2 station, 1x 125W WXDP 120 desoldering tool, 1x 125W WXP 120 soldering tool, 2x stand
In case of interest, please contact us at info@soselectronic.com.
Weller WX soldering stations are a masterpiece - [Link]
Here’s a header-less ISP connector for AVR microcontrollers. It’s based on the AVX 9188 Staggered SOLO Stacker connector. [via]
ISPtouch for AVR Microcontrollers - [Link]
This project is “NanoUtils Xtal” – a crystal oscillator breakout board. The board is designed to be interfaced with microcontrollers that have their oscillator pins next to a ground pin. [via]
This board is a breakout containing a SMD crystal, two caps and a resistor meant to be used in breadboards when building something with an Atmel ATmega or a Microchip PIC that have the two crystal pins next to a GND pin. For instance the atmega328 or pic18f2550.
Crystal oscillator breakout - [Link]
The Protocol Analyzer is a small tool that can catch, analyze and decode “slow” pulse based protocols. Typical examples are IR-Remotes or RF-Remotes. It uses the microphone input to read the signals. Since this is almost always available with drivers across operating systems, this tool works without any specific drivers on Windows, Linux and OSX. [via]
Protocol Analyzer can decode a number of standard protocols such as the infrared protocols: RC5, RC6, Pioneer, JVC, Nexa,X10, Pronto (See here for details of which) but the primary task of Protocol Analyzer is to aid in decoding new protocols. It behaves like a combination of an oscilloscope and a logic analyzer specifically aimed at analyzing digital protocols via the microphone input.
Protocol analyzer for IR and RF - [Link]
