Since some people have actually been visiting the site and taking the time to post comments, I should pay a little more attention to my blog. I have noticed the …Read the rest of this post
Archive for August, 2010
Measure Three Times, Fab Once?
My circuit boards arrived, and they are beautiful! The quality on these boards is outstanding. I will definitely be ordering through DorkbotPDX again. You can see that the cuts are …Read the rest of this post
In Theory, It Was Perfect…
One of the main reasons I wanted to learn microcontrollers was that I wanted to make my own energy consumption monitor. I live in the US, and I have an …Read the rest of this post
Free EZ430-F2013 USB Stick Development Board
On Saturday, gatesphere posted a code on the Four-Three-Oh! forums for a free TI eZ430-F2013 USB stick style development board (+s/h). Well, since “free” translates roughly to: “You must order …Read the rest of this post
You Gotta Love TI’s Free Sample Program!
Since starting with the MSP430 LaunchPad, I found out about Texas Instruments’ very liberal sample program. They (TI) will send you samples of up to eight line items at a …Read the rest of this post
My 15 Minutes of Fame?
My tinkering was featured on Four-Three-oh! I’ve been playing with the MSP430 Launchpad recently, trying to teach myself how to use microcontrollers. The Launchpad is great! USB flash programmer, …Read the rest of this post




