Microsoft has released the code for the Calculator app. This move is the latest in Microsoft’s efforts to capitalize on the Open Source community.
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LCD panel + FPGA with an HDMI sink = External Display
Continuing from where I left off in Driving a Laptop LCD using an FPGA, I moved the ‘TMDS to LVDS converter board’ to perf board, and soldered the differential pairs from the LCD panel onto it. This setup was more stable, since there weren’t any loose wires like when I used the breadboard.
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Driving a Laptop LCD using an FPGA
In Path to Programmable Blog 7 – Trying out a PL-only VGA design & Path to Programmable Blog 10 – MiniZed does DVI/HDMI, I used the MiniZed that was sent to the Path to Programmable challengers to generate VGA & DVI/HDMI video.
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LED Candle – Lights, Flickers, Blows Out, Smokes, and Smells
Here’s my take on a LED candle that offers the full experience of a real candle. Start to finish. Be sure to watch the YouTube video below!
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Wifi based DIY 5V switcher for led-lights
These are 5V USB powered and weather-proof(except the USB connector part). I was curious to know more about these lights, and had a detailed look, here is what i found, 5V powered 100LED circuit was consuming around ~2Watts(though 5.
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What Are the DNL and INL Specifications of a DAC?
We can use several different specifications to characterize the performance of a data converter. Depending on the application, some of these specifications might be more important than the other ones.
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Common wire-to-board, wire-to-wire connectors, and crimp tools
As someone who builds a lot of electrical things, one of the perhaps most unexciting yet fundamental subject areas is connectors. The range of connectors available and in-use today is trully astonishing.
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Threading 3D Printed Parts: How to Use Heat-Set Inserts
We can make our 3D-printed parts even more capable when we start mixing them with some essential “mechanical vitamins.” By combining prints with screws, nuts, fasteners, and pins, we get a rich ecosystem for mechanism-making with capabilities beyond what we could simply print alone.
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Micropython + LittlevGL
Micropython is Python for microcontrollers. With Micropython you can write Python3 code and run it on bare metal architectures with limited resources. Micropython today does not have a good high-level GUI library.
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DIY Mario Kart Balloon Battle Robots
There are some projects where you make a functional thing or practical thing. There are some projects where you make a beautiful thing. And then there are projects like this where you decide to slap a razor blade and balloon on some robots and battle them, Mario Kart style 😀
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