Reverse engineering a $30 MaKey MaKey derivative with good intentions (but no attribution)
We tore apart a Neato Robotics XV-11 robotic vacuum cleaner and did a little reverse engineering.
ON Semiconductor lets us know that the fake ATmega328s are actually NCP5318 buck regulators for Intel processors.
We unleash the professionals at Atmel to inspect the insides of our defunct ATmega328s. We found ON Semi written inside. Tim gives us a tour of the Failure Analysis labs at Atmel, Colorado Springs campus.
A SparkFun customer and a a local dentist investigate the ATMega328 "slugs" - with interesting findings.
SparkFun gets counterfeit parts, buys nitric acid and a microscope, finds lack of silicon.
Tags
Recent Blog Comments
Well I went ahead and purchased one of these, the box arrived but now I am having issues even getting the unit to run. Can anyone provide…
Walmart is selling plastic "crayon boxes" for $1 a pop (at least in the stores I've checked in AZ and CT). They are a great size for small…
Yeah, not as exciting. But I included some pictures of the boards highlighted? Ha ha.
Ah drivers... Not nearly as exciting as your normal dance costume posts, but probably significantly more important... if only we could get…
This sounds like the Klutz "Lego Crazy Action Contraptions" book+kit, which has been updated slightly over the years, but still…
Just a heads up, the video mentions dual 3A ports on the battery pack. However, only one of the ports outputs 3A.
I like where you are headed with that... you could also add an eccentric rotating mass (ERM) (aka vibrating) motor to get it to wobble.
Here is the GitHub repository for this project (also linked above). I believe the files are in the…
I know there are specific restrictions on international orders (however, the rules get changed every few months). As a rule of thumb, if…
Quick update: Was in the aforementioned AZ Walmart on Wednesday, and decided to "splurge" and buy 6 more crayon boxes. Was pleasantly…