Archive for August, 2010

Bug in the code…

30 Aug, 2010

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

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?

18 Aug, 2010
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