I’ve been looking at options for shipping to locations outside the United States. Wow, the choices are terrible! For comparison purposes, I’m assuming an 8 x 4 x 3 package that weighs 4.5 ounces (about 125 grams). I calculated hypothetical…
Watch this video on YouTube Here’s my long-overdue review of the Rigol DS1074Z four-channel oscilloscope, which I purchased a couple of months ago. At around $550, the DS1074Z occupies a unique place in today’s oscilloscope market between the $300 entry-level scopes,…
There’s a big difference between building one of something, and making a repeatable process to build 10 of them, or 100. Unfortunately I’m learning that the hard way while I try to get some more Floppy Emu boards ready to…
I finally got the new Floppy Emu revision 1.1 boards! Rev 1.1 has a few minor tweaks to prepare for selling assembled hardware. I built four of them with a soldering mini-marathon, and three of them work. The fourth I…
I’ve been aware of the Bus Pirate for several years, but never had a clear understanding of precisely what it is, beyond being a serial adapter of some sort. Its name suggests a black-hat hacking tool, or maybe something for…
I’m almost ready to start selling Floppy Emu hardware! My plan is to offer two options: a fully assembled and tested unit, and a “DIY kit” containing the PCB board, LCD, and DB-19 connector. These are the hardest parts to…
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