Category Archives: Toys

TinyFPGA / ICEStudio

Posted on 2020-03-31 by M. Eric Carr

The TinyFPGA BX, plus ICEStudio, make FPGA development open source and almost Arduino-easy. Continue reading →

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Back EMF

Posted on 2020-02-03 by M. Eric Carr

Lenz’s Law explodes an NMOSFET and kills an Arduino Uno. (Sometimes, Science goes bang.) Continue reading →

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Qu’est-ce que JeVois?*

Posted on 2020-01-31 by M. Eric Carr

One of the best things about embedded electronics is that it seems to always be Christmastime. Inventive engineers are constantly coming up with devices to make previously complex tasks routine and previously impossible tasks merely challenging. Problems that you thought … Continue reading →

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Multi-material 3D Printing with Palette+

Posted on 2019-06-09 by M. Eric Carr

Mosaic’s Palette+ adds four-color capability to most 3D printers. Here’s how the process works. Continue reading →

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