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Because I have not tested all electronic circuits mentioned on this pages, I cannot attest to their accuracy; therefore, I do not provide a warranty of any kind and cannot be held responsible in any manner.
Megavore
5. December 2009 - 19:05 — adminThe Megavore is an Atmel AVR xMEGA 128A1 development board, similar to Arduino (but not exactly pinout compatible).
mbed baseboard
2. December 2009 - 20:58 — adminRemember the terrific mbed devkit we talk about a few days ago? Check out this mbed-compatible baseboard!
V6Z80P available!
1. December 2009 - 22:23 — adminPreorder your V6Z80P, an amazing Z80-based computer, just now!
Bus Pirate v3 - prototype
28. November 2009 - 18:50 — adminThe ‘Bus Pirate’ is a universal bus interface that talks to most chips from a PC serial terminal, eliminating a ton of early prototyping effort when working with new or unknown chips. Many serial protocols are supported at 0-5.5volts, more can be added.
(Source: Dangerous Prototypes)
Tachometer with a LCD from Nokia 5110
28. November 2009 - 2:26 — adminTen years ago was Nokia 5110 The Big Cellphone. Here is an useful recycling: Digital tachometer with a 5110 LCD.
(Source: Elfly.pl)
STM8S-Discovery: A very cheap dev kit
24. November 2009 - 21:10 — adminHey, I'm your deja vu! :) Two devkits in two days? Why not?! And this one is realy ass-kicking...
(Photo: STMicroelectronics)
mbed: an ARM-based devkit
23. November 2009 - 22:35 — adminYesterday I saw this piece of hardware. As Caesar said: "I came, I saw, I bought". :)
Very Accurate LC Meter
21. November 2009 - 15:46 — adminAnother hobbyist tool, based on "old good" PIC16F84A. A perfect companion to your multimeter.
Color LCD + touchscreen module by GadgetGangster
19. November 2009 - 0:17 — adminI like a Parallax Propeller MCU, it's a really neat hack. And I've found the ultimate source of miscellaneous accessories for Propeller, and much more...
(Picture: Gadget Gangster web)
Do you want to have your very own MCU?
17. November 2009 - 18:33 — adminMy dream, past in the 80's, was to design and make my own microprocessor. This isn't such impossible as it sounds nowadays, thanks to modern FPGAs.