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An off-the-cuff Electronics Engineering video blog for enthusiasts and engineers.

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1 VideoEEVblog #243 – Vintage Brick Mobile Phone Teardown What’s inside an almost 20 year old analog mobile phone? Dave tears down a 1993/1994 vintage Motorola Ultra Sleek 9660 “Dynatac” phone and compares it with a Nokia 3310 from 2000 2/9/12 Free View In iTunes

2 VideoEEVblog #242 – Hakko FX-888 Soldering Iron Hack Dave got fed up not knowing if his Hakko FX-888 iron was left on or not. So hacked the LED to toggle RED/GREEN, so it’s always on. Toshiyuki Kita link 2/2/12 Free View In iTunes

3 VideoEEVblog #241 – Circuit Labs PCBs from New Zealand http://www.pcbzone.net http://iteadstudio.com/ Many people asked to see the PSU PCB’s from Circuit Labs in New Zealand. Here is an in-depth look, compared with the same board from ITEAD Studios 2/1/12 Free View In iTunes

4 VideoEEVblog #240 – Power Supply Design Part 8 PART 7: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8b4h_UybLE After some Arduino hurdles, Dave troubleshoots his DAC SPI driver code in “real time”, and takes a peek at an issue with the LCD I2C bus. As well as showing off his PSU PCB for the first time. The PCB is from Circuit Labs in New Zealand: http://www.pcbzone.net 1/30/12 Free View In iTunes

5 VideoEEVblog #239 – PCB Design For Manufacture Part 2 SIGN UP HERE: http://www.eevblog.com/2012/01/18/ucurrent-request-list/ PART 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXE_dh38HjU A follow up to Dave’s popular PCB Design For Manufacture (DFM) tutorial video. This time he updates his uCurrent PCB for production, including panelisation layout and component reel selection. Lots of the same ground is covered as in part 1, but with a specific real project example. 1/24/12 Free View In iTunes

6 VideoEEVblog #238 – Power Supply Design Part 7 Dave has changed a few things in the Rev B schematic of his power supply design. Talk on opamp specifications, I2C I/O expansion and AVR microcontroller pin usability. Download the RevB schematic HERE 1/20/12 Free View In iTunes

7 VideoEEVblog #237 – Makerbot Thing-O-Matic Unboxing Dave got a Makerbot Thing-O-Matic 3D printer. A look at what’s inside the box, plus some bonus rants. if it takes this long to un-box, how long will it take to build? 1/15/12 Free View In iTunes

8 VideoEEVblog #236 – FE-5680A Rubidium Standard Teardown PART 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I55uLRRvLCU What’s inside the FE-5680A Rubidium frequency standard? Available on ebay for about $50 or so. 1/13/12 Free View In iTunes

9 VideoEEVblog #235 – Rubidium Frequency Standard TEARDOWN: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRdGsSu5Nec What’s all this Rubidium Frequency stuff anyhow? Dave got an FE-5680A Rubidium frequency standard on ebay. How do they work?, and how does it compare to a regular crystal oscillator, a DTCXO, or an oven stabilised oscillator? 1/13/12 Free View In iTunes

10 VideoEEVblog #234 – Agilent U1733C LCR Meter Teardown What’s inside the new Agilent U1733C LCR meter? and how does it differ from the old U1733B Escort design? 1/13/12 Free View In iTunes

11 VideoEEVblog #233 – Lab Power Supply Design Part 6 – LT3080 Testing What about reverse bias protection on the LT3080, does the design need it? Dave does a quick test to find out what happens. Will it smoke? 1/11/12 Free View In iTunes

12 VideoEEVblog #232 – Lab Power Supply Design Part 5 Dave goes through the final base schematic for his Open Hardware lab power supply design. Schematic is here: http://eevblog.com/uploads/uSupplyBenchRevA.pdf 1/5/12 Free View In iTunes

13 VideoEEVblog #231 – 2011 2011 was a big year for the blog… 1/1/12 Free View In iTunes

14 VideoEEVblog #230 – ArduCopter ArduPilot Troubleshooting Dave, Phil, and Rog battle Murphy to find an elusive short on their ArduCopter ArduPilot IMU (OilPan) board before they can get their CanyonCopter in the air for its first test flight. Or, how to trace down a short on your power rail. 12/30/11 Free View In iTunes

15 VideoEEVblog #229 – IET DE-5000 LCR Meter Teardown What’s inside IET Labs new DE-5000 handheld LCR meter? http://www.ietlabs.com/de5000-lcr-meter.html 12/30/11 Free View In iTunes

16 VideoEEVblog #228 – New Lab Progress… A tour of the new EEVblog lab, still under construction… The arcade machine is from Wollongong Arcade Machines: The Rubber ESD work mat: http://www.oritech.com.au/productDetail.aspx?productID=20512 12/23/11 Free View In iTunes

17 VideoEEVblog #227 – Light Scythe Gavin “The Mechatronics Guy” in a presentation about his Open Source Light Scythe project: https://sites.google.com/site/mechatronicsguy/lightscythe 12/23/11 Free View In iTunes

18 VideoEEVblog #226 – Kindle Touch Review Dave reviews the 4th Generation Amazon Kindle Touch Ebook Reader. See the previous Kindle Non-Touch Review here: 12/17/11 Free View In iTunes

19 VideoEEVblog #225 – Lab Power Supply Design Part 4 – PWM Control The 4th installment in the lab power supply design series. This time Dave shows you how to control the supply with a Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) signal, and chose the correct filter values. 12/6/11 Free View In iTunes

20 VideoEEVblog #224 – Lab Power Supply Design – Part 3 Part 3 of the lab power supply design. This time the prototype build on a breadboard and some basic measurements, checks, and playing around. 12/2/11 Free View In iTunes

21 VideoEEVblog #223 – Agilent Oscilloscope High Res Mode Dave demonstrates a little trap with the “High Resolution” mode on modern digital oscilloscopes like the Agilent 3000X series. 12/2/11 Free View In iTunes

22 VideoEEVblog #222 – Lab Power Supply Design – Part 2 PART 1 is HERE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIGjActDeoM Part 2 of Dave’s constant current linear regulated lab power supply design. An in-depth look at the LT3080 datasheet, the LM334 current source, and a few more circuit tweaks before it’s ready to build in the next episode to see if it works! And thanks to John from LT who pointed out this video from LT about the LT3080, given by Bob Dobkin himself, the LT CTO and designer of the LM317! http://video.linear.com/11 11/28/11 Free View In iTunes

23 VideoEEVblog #221 – Lab Power Supply Design – Part 1 Dave shows you how to design a simple constant current and constant voltage lab power supply that can be either software (PIC/AVR et.al microcontroller) or traditional pot controlled. Starting with the venerable LM317, and ending up with an LT3080 solution, and the some thought processes that go into it all. Part 1 is the conceptual design. 11/27/11 Free View In iTunes

24 VideoEEVblog #220 – Amazon Kindle Fire Tablet Review & Unboxing How does Amazon’s new $199 Kindle Fire 7″ tablet stack up? 11/26/11 Free View In iTunes

25 VideoEEVblog #219 – Amazon Kindle Fire Tablet Teardown What’s inside Amazon’s new Kindle Fire 7″ Tablet? 11/26/11 Free View In iTunes

26 VideoEEVblog #218 – Manly Warringah HAM Radio Society Dave visited the Manly Warringah Amateur (HAM) Radio Society to see what they are up to… 11/23/11 Free View In iTunes

27 VideoEEVblog #217 – Lecroy 9384C Oscilloscope Teardown Dave powers up an old Lecroy 9384C 1GHz oscilloscope. Will it work? And what’s inside to make it tick? 11/22/11 Free View In iTunes

28 VideoEEVblog #216 – Gaussian Resistor Redux Not content with 400 resistors, Dave ups the ante with several thousand genuine OneHungLow resistors, a semi-automated test jig, and some anger and love for the Agilent U1272A multimeter. 11/13/11 Free View In iTunes

29 VideoEEVblog #215 – Gaussian Resistors Just how far out is that +/-1% metal film resistor you are using? Is it just random? Does it follow the classic bell shaped Gaussian response? What are the odds of getting one that’s spot on, or right out at the limits? Dave thought he’d find out, the hard way… Original Data can be found here, in both Open Office and Excel formats, play around yourself! http://www.eevblog.com/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=5460.0;attach=16808 See here for more analysis on the data by Bob from Ohio: http://www.eevblog.com/forum/index.php?topic=5460.msg71085#msg71085 11/7/11 Free View In iTunes

30 VideoEEVblog #214 – Commander Phone System Teardown Whist on the lab headlamp tour Dave found an old Commander phone system, and naturally couldn’t resist doing an impromptu teardown! The Victorinox MiniChamp The Victorinox CyberTool 11/5/11 Free View In iTunes

31 VideoEEVblog #213 – New EEVblog Lab Tour Tempting fate, Dave goes on a quick tour of the new EEVblog lab, with headlamp! 11/2/11 Free View In iTunes

32 VideoCoolest Rigol DS1052E Firmware Ever! As the title says! Thanks to Drieg! 11/1/11 Free View In iTunes

33 VideoEEVblog #212 – DIY Decade Resistance Substitution Boxes Dave feels a tad nostalgic, so takes apart his 25+ year old DIY decade resistance substitution box. And some info on how you can build your own. DIY thumbwheel box: http://www.eevblog.com/forum/index.php?topic=4244.0 10/30/11 Free View In iTunes

34 VideoEEVblog #211 – IET Decade Resistance Substitution Box What’s inside a $500 commercial decade resistance substitution box from IET Labs? Dave’s about to find out. http://www.ietlabs.com/decadebox/rsbox.html 10/27/11 Free View In iTunes

35 VideoEEVblog #210 – Krohn-Hite DC Voltage Standard Teardown & Calibration A Krohn-Hite MV106J DC Voltage Standard calibrator landed on Dave’s bench. What’s inside? How does it work? Is it still within spec?, and what’s all this (lack of) Kelvin-Varley and LM299 zener reference stuff anyhow? And no adventure in calibration check is complete without a visit to the TrioSmartCal lab. 10/23/11 Free View In iTunes

36 VideoEEVblog #209 – New Agilent 3000X Oscilloscope Firmware Agilent have today released new 2.0 firmware for the 3000X series oscilloscopes. Dave takes a quick look at the new Arbitrary capability on the function generator, something he complained was lacking in the original review! 10/20/11 Free View In iTunes

37 VideoEEVblog #208 – Tektronix 2225 Oscilloscope Teardown and Calibration It’s all about the tongue angle when Dave tears down his Tektronix 2225 oscilloscope and tweaks a few of the pots to drag the unit back into cal. 10/16/11 Free View In iTunes

38 VideoEEVblog #207 – Rohde & Schwarz / Hameg Oscilloscopes (3 of 3) Dave caught up with Richard Popple from Rohde & Schwarz to talk about the new Hameg oscilloscopes, the Hameg acquisition, and the Rohde & Schwarz Scope of the Art oscilloscopes. 10/16/11 Free View In iTunes

39 VideoEEVblog #207 – CleverScope USB Oscilloscope (2 of 3) Dave caught up with the designer of the Cleverscope, Bart Schroder at the Electronex show. He gives us some history on the company (from New Zealand) , the scope, a quick on the spot teardown, and what latest scope design he’s working on. 10/16/11 Free View In iTunes

40 VideoEEVblog #207 – Electronex Expo 2011 (1 of 3) Dave visits the Electronex Electronics Expo in Melbourne, Australia’s biggest electronics trade show. What will Altium be in for? :-> 10/12/11 Free View In iTunes

41 VideoElectronics Doco Update with Karl von Moller Dave caught up with Karl von Moller at the Electronex expo in Melbourne and asked him about the progress on his Australian documentary State of Electronics. 10/12/11 Free View In iTunes

42 VideoEEVblog #206 – RIP Steve Jobs – The Magic is Gone Dave’s first Walk Time Rant. The sad death of Steve Jobs at Apple, and how Dave got shafted on his new EEVblog office space at the 11th hour. 10/7/11 Free View In iTunes

43 VideoEEVblog #205 – Kindle 4 Review & Unboxing Dave takes a look at the new generation $79 “stripped down” Kindle 4. How does it compare with the current Kindle 3 reader? 10/7/11 Free View In iTunes

44 VideoEEVblog #204 – Designing a Li-Ion Battery Gauge with the LM3914 How to design, prototype and test a two cell 18650 Lithium Ion battery pack level gauge using the classic LM3914 dot/bargraph display driver chip. A favorite from Dave’s youth! Dave gives you all you need to know to implement a simple expanded scale voltmeter with the LM3914, without adjustment pots to tweak. This one works from 6V to 8.4V – the usable capacity of a two 2 cell 4.2V Li-Ion batttery pack. 9/28/11 Free View In iTunes

45 VideoEEVblog #203 – Melbourne Hacker Space Visit Dave visits the Melbourne Hacker Space (CCHS) and takes along special guest Colin Mitchell from Talking Electronics fame. 9/24/11 Free View In iTunes

46 VideoEEVblog #202 – EMC RF Anechoic Test Facility Tour Dave goes on a tour of EMC Technologies new $1.8M RF Anechoic Test chamber used for automatic and product testing for EMC emissions and susceptibility. Also their other test chambers like the GTEM (Gigahertz Transverse Electromagnetic) test facility. Thanks to Rob Weir (Yes, he’s a New Zealander :->) www.emctech.com.au 9/21/11 Free View In iTunes

47 VideoEEVblog #201 – Mobile Cell Phone Radiation SAR Testing Ever wondered how they test mobile phones for radiation and impact upon the human body? Dave gets a tour of EMC Technologies $1M+ mobile phone (and WiFi) radiation Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) testing facility. Thanks to Jason Cameron from EMC Tech. http://www.emctech.com.au 9/19/11 Free View In iTunes

48 VideoEEVblog #200 – Retrospective Dave reflects on 200 episodes, his full time video blogging, and talks about some stats and the future of the blog. 9/10/11 Free View In iTunes

49 VideoEEVblog #199 – Tektronix MDO4000 Oscilloscope Teardown Part 2 of the Tektronix MDO4000 Mixed Domain Oscilloscope review. This time, a world exclusive tear down. What magic lurks inside the die-cast shielded RF spectrum analyzer circuitry? 8/30/11 Free View In iTunes

50 VideoEEVblog #199 – Tektronix Mixed Domain Oscilloscope MDO4000 Review In another world exclusive, Dave reviews Tektronix’s new Mixed Domain Oscilloscope, the MDO4000 series that is released TODAY. Does it live up to the hype of changing the oscilloscope landscape and creating a new oscilloscope category? Also, it is a review of the MSO4000 series Mixed Signal Oscilloscope. How does that compare to the Agilent X Series? See PART 2 for the teardown! 8/30/11 Free View In iTunes

51 VideoEEVblog #198 – Makerbot Venture Capital Funding Dave gets out of the lab for some fresh air, and a think about what the Makerbot $10M venture capital funding might mean. 8/28/11 Free View In iTunes

52 VideoEEVblog #197 – RAW! Testing µCurrent’s, Keithley Current/Voltage Sources, DIY Pick And Place The first EEVblog “RAW” Dave was assembling and testing some µCurrent kits on UStream and decided to record it. There is talk about his Keithly Instruments Voltage & Current sources, engineering statistics, and an open source hardware DIY Pick And Place machine. http://www.eevblog.com/ucurrent The thermal video is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkVRX3h_A30 Around the 8:30 mark 8/21/11 Free View In iTunes

53 VideoEEVblog #196 – Tektronix 2225 Analog Oscilloscope 30 minutes of Dave twiddling knobs on a 2nd hand 50MHz Tektronix 2225 analog oscilloscope – it’s right here! Who else can get so excited about a 500uV/div vertical scale? 8/16/11 Free View In iTunes

54 VideoEEVblog #195 – Open Source Hardware Explained Open your mind to Open Source Hardware. Dave gives you the low-down on what Open Source Hardware (OSHW) is, how it works, and some benefits of using it for your own projects. LINKS: http://freedomdefined.org/OSHW http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-source_hardware http://creativecommons.org/licenses/ http://www.ohwr.org/cernohl http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGPL http://www.tapr.org/ohl.html 8/11/11 Free View In iTunes

55 VideoEEVblog #194 – Lab Bench Build Dave installs a new bench in the EEVblog lab. Car in the way? – no problem, just build over it! 8/9/11 Free View In iTunes

56 VideoEEVblog #193 – FPGA Implementation Tutorial Dave recently implemented an Actel Ignoo Nano and Xilinx Spartan 3 FPGA into a design, so decided to share some rather random notes on how to implement the FPGA’s in this scenario. From datasheet specs, traps for young players, global clocks, FPGA fabrics, core power supplies and decoupling, getting the schematic basics, JTAG and flash PROM interfaces and finally PCB fanout and routing of a tiny 0.4mm pitch BGA package. 8/6/11 Free View In iTunes

57 VideoEEVblog #192 – Agilent Oscilloscope LOST Easter Egg Just a quick one. Dave found the latest LOST easter egg in the Agilent 3000X/2000X series oscilloscope Ver1.2 firmware. 8/5/11 Free View In iTunes

58 VideoEEVblog #191 – Mouse Trap Triggering What’s the easiest way to electronically trigger a mouse trap? Dave has an idea… Just don’t ask why, OK, Dave doesn’t know either… 8/1/11 Free View In iTunes

59 VideoEEVblog #190 – Live Show #9 The greatest live show ever. World renowned guests, pyrotechnics, performing monkeys, aliens, marching bands, and the changing of the grenadier guards. No? Would you believe just two hours of Dave answering questions and yapping on? Yup. 8/1/11 Free View In iTunes

60 VideoEEVblog #189 – iRiver Story HD eBook Reader TEARDOWN What’s more fun that reviewing the new iRiver Story HD Wi-Fi eBook Reader? Tearing it down of course! Dave cracks it open to see what’s inside. Hi-res photos are here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/eevblog/sets/72157627127757905/ And Yes, the JTAG pins are there, right under my nose as labeled test points. Left side of the processor. Doh 7/24/11 Free View In iTunes

61 VideoEEVblog #188 – iRiver Story HD Google Ebook Reader Review Dave unboxes and reviews the latest iRiver Story HD Google Ebook Reader and compares it to his Amazon Kindle 3. How does it stack up? 7/24/11 Free View In iTunes

62 VideoEEVblog #187 – Tektronix TDS2024C Oscilloscope Teardown Dave tears down the Tektronix TDS2000 series TDS2024C DSO, what’s inside? And he can’t help but rant about the sample memory size and compare it to the venerable TDS210 from 1997 or so… 7/20/11 Free View In iTunes

63 VideoEEVblog #186 – Soldering Tutorial Part 3 – Surface Mount Part 3 of the hand soldering tutorial. This time Dave shows you how to drag solder and tack & reflow SMD components, and in particular 0.5mm fine pitch IC’s. Including solder paste and hot air. 7/17/11 Free View In iTunes

64 VideoEEVblog #185 – Fluke 87V Multimeter GSM Fix What have Fluke been up to since the infamous GSM mobile phone bricking incident back in Oct? Not only have they fixed it, but they are giving an unprecedented exclusive look at their new pre-production board! Hi-Res photos here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/eevblog/sets/72157627120630430/ 7/10/11 Free View In iTunes

65 VideoEEVblog #184 – Open Hardware Multimeter Concept Dave’s off-the-cuff open source hardware multimeter concept. Inspired by the thread on the EEVblog forum: http://www.eevblog.com/forum/index.php?topic=3978.30 7/5/11 Free View In iTunes

66 VideoEEVblog #183 – Soldering Tutorial Part 2 A beginners guide to learning how to hand solder. Remember to watch the first part, which is all about the tools: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5Sb21qbpEQ 7/2/11 Free View In iTunes

67 VideoEEVblog #182 – Rode Videomic Shotgun Microphone Hack Dave does a quick hack on his Rode Videomic so he can actually see the battery LED when he’s in front of the camera. UPDATE: After further research it turns out the existing LED constitutes the majority of the product current consumption. So I’ll re-wire this new one in series with the existing LED and drop the current as well to increase the battery life. 6/24/11 Free View In iTunes

68 VideoEEVblog #181 – Dead Bug Prototype Soldering Dave show you how to solder a small 3 axis accelerometer LGA surface mount chip “dead bug” style onto a microcontroller prototyping board. This technique allows you to easily prototype projects using tiny SMD components designed only for reflow soldering. 6/21/11 Free View In iTunes

69 VideoEEVblog #180 – Soldering Tutorial Part 1 – Tools Dave takes you through everything you need to know to do good quality soldering. Part 1 is all about the tools you might need. A lot of this was already covered in my general lab tools video. 6/19/11 Free View In iTunes

70 VideoEEVblog #179 – Mitsubishi iMiEV Electric Car Test Drive Malcolm Faed drives an Mitsubishi MiEV Electric Car into the EEVblog lab to give Dave a look and a test drive. And also talks about his electric ute conversion. Detailed iMiev technical specifications: http://www.autocrc.com/files/File/Mitsubishi%20i-MIEV%20Technical%20Highlights.pdf Australian electric vehicle association: http://aeva.asn.au EV Album: http://evalbum.com Mal’s blog: http://a4x4kiwi.blogspot.com/ 6/16/11 Free View In iTunes

71 VideoEEVblog #178 – Agilent’s U1272A Response Agilent responded to the U1272A problems within 3 weeks, and have a nice present for all current owners to boot. Mini rant time too – Manufacturers take note, this is how you respond to problems and keep customers happy. Hey Fluke, where is your response? Here is the Agilent notice: http://cp.literature.agilent.com/litweb/pdf/U1272A-02.pdf 6/14/11 Free View In iTunes

72 VideoEEVblog #177 – Baby Scale Calibration What does every 4 week old baby need? A visit to a NATA certified calibration laboratory, that’s what! Dave takes his baby scales to a NATA cal lab to check it’s performance, because, well, he can… Check out http://www.triosmartcal.com.au 6/10/11 Free View In iTunes

73 VideoEEVblog #176 – Lithium Ion/Polymer Battery Charging Tutorial Want to include a small Lithium Ion or Lithium Ion Polymer battery into your next project? It’s easy! Dave gives you the low down on how they work and how to charge them and select a suitable charging IC. NOTE: For safety you should always use circuit protected cells as per the larger cell I was holding up. It protects against over-discharge, over-voltage, shorts etc. (BTW, the reference to Lithium Ion Polymer being the same as Lithium Ion is in terms of charging, if that was not clear. The Ion Polymer type have polymer anode material and hence a different construction that allows the small pouch type cells shown in the video, and other thin odd shapes shown toward the end) 6/8/11 Free View In iTunes

74 VideoEEVblog #174 – Renesas RX Design Contest Winners Dave talks about the Top 3 winners in the Renesas RX Design Contest he was judging. Check out the winners HERE: http://www.renesasrulz.com/community/rx-contest 6/4/11 Free View In iTunes

75 VideoEEVblog #175 – Project Sagan Dave shows off the latest neuroelectronics project he’s been working on. Sagan Jones Born 11-5-11 1:55pm 2.485kg 5/30/11 Free View In iTunes

76 VideoEEVblog #173 – Gossen Metrahit Energy Multimeter Teardown What’s inside Gossen Metrawatt’s Metrahit Energy Multimeter? 5/26/11 Free View In iTunes

77 VideoEEVblog #172 – DIY Acoustic Sound Panels Dave shows you how he built his own acoustic sound absorption panels for his recording studio using Tontine Acoustisorb 3 material. Data on the material is here: http://www.tontineinsulation.com.au/technical-data 5/22/11 Free View In iTunes

78 VideoEEVblog #171 – Agilent U1272A Multimeter Teardown A teardown of the Agilent U1272A Multimeter Photos of the Teardown are here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/eevblog/sets/72157626761928610/ 5/21/11 Free View In iTunes

79 VideoEEVblog #170 – Agilent U1272A Multimeter FAIL Dave has rotten luck with test gear for review failing. What’s up with his Agilent U1272A Multimeter? See a follow-up video from a viewer who posted this: 5/18/11 Free View In iTunes

80 VideoEEVblog #169 – Samson StudioDock 4i USB Monitor Speaker Review Dave got the Samson StudioDock 4i USB speakers for editing the blog. What’s inside? 5/5/11 Free View In iTunes

81 VideoEEVblog #168 – How To Set Up An Electronics Lab How to set up your own decent electronics lab, what you need, and how much it’ll cost you. Electronics test equipment, soldering, surface mount, hand tools, and parts. Help support Dave by buying any of these items through HERE 4/29/11 Free View In iTunes

82 VideoEEVblog #167 – Atten 858D Hot Air Rework Review Dave reviews one of the cheapest hot air rework stations on the market, the Atten Instruments AT858D+ how does it stack up? Also known as the Saike 858D+ Looks like it’s designed for the Asian market only? http://www.atten.com.cn/search.aspx?pageIndex=1&searchType=keywords&filter=858d 4/24/11 Free View In iTunes

83 Video555 Contest Australian Winner Because Jeri goofed up my video on the live 555 contest show and chopped off the end, here is the full video! Check out Alan’s Adding Machine: http://www.vk2zay.net/article/258 4/24/11 Free View In iTunes

84 VideoEEVblog #166 – HP Agilent E3610A Lab Power Supply Dave takes apart an old HP E3610A to see if it can be modded for 240V operation. 4/22/11 Free View In iTunes

85 VideoEEVblog #165 – Problem Solved Dave had a small problem in the lab and fixed it with some electrical tape. Yes, the video is pointless, but why not? Could have been funny if it failed… 4/19/11 Free View In iTunes

86 VideoEEVblog #164 – Agilent Fly To The Moon Dave is a tad upset to find out how much standby power consumption the new Agilent Infiniviision oscilloscope draws. 4/18/11 Free View In iTunes

87 VideoEEVblog #163 – Solder Paste Porn Dave has a play with a German Martin brand Dot Liner automated Solder Paste Dispenser machine. http://www.martin-smt.de/en_p_d_dl06.php?contentInc=dispense All, see the Shanghai Special video for other automated solder machines: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9A1j2RkwJOc 4/15/11 Free View In iTunes

88 VideoEEVblog #162 – Oscilloscope Probe Shock Dave shows how the piezoelectric effect applies to oscilloscope probes. Dave’s entry for the My Tektronix Scope contest: Please VOTE for it here once per day for the rest of April -Thanks! http://mytektronixscope.com/videos/#vote 4/12/11 Free View In iTunes

89 VideoEEVblog #161 – 555 April Fools Revealed No, the 555 Timer doesn’t have an easter egg in it, Dave was pulling your leg. Many people wanted to know how it was done, so here you go! 4/7/11 Free View In iTunes

90 VideoEEVblog#160 – 555 Timer Easter Egg? Dave found something strange in his circuit for the 555 timer contest. 3/31/11 Free View In iTunes

91 VideoEEVblog #159 – Oscilloscope Trigger Holdoff Tutorial One of the more obscure controls on an oscilloscope is the Trigger Holdoff control. A dedicated control on most high end analog oscilloscopes, and a main menu option in modern digital scopes, yet often poorly understood. What does it do and how does it work? 3/29/11 Free View In iTunes

92 VideoEEVblog #158 – AVR ISP MK2 + LM317 Regulator Tutorial Who else but Dave can turn what was supposed to be a simple 2 minute AVR ISP hack video into a 30 minute episode on designing and measuring the performance of an LM317 voltage regulator circuit, with a bonus shootout between the Fluke 87V and the Gossen Metrahit XTRA multimeters? 3/24/11 Free View In iTunes

93 VideoEEVblog #157 – Angry Birds Tangent time. Dave can’t shoot his latest blog because of some angry birds. 3/23/11 Free View In iTunes

94 VideoEEVblog #156 – HTC Desire Mobile Phone FAIL It’s EPIC FAIL time. There is one thing Dave hates worse than bad product design, and that’s ironically bad product design. What’s have HTC done to make him want to do a facepalm? 3/20/11 Free View In iTunes

95 VideoEEVblog #155 – ITead Studio PCB Prototype Goof Dave shares an experience with his new prototype PCB’s from ITead Studio. Super awesomely cheap, but beware! http://iteadstudio.com/store/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=19 3/10/11 Free View In iTunes

96 VideoEEVblog #154 – Live Show #8 The 8th EEVblog Live Show from the 7th March 2011 Almost 2 hours of Q&A, plus a teardown of the Hameg analog combiscope. 3/9/11 Free View In iTunes

EEVblog #153 – YouScope Demo on a Digital Scope

What does the famous YouScope demo look like on a digital scope? You can download the YouScope demo HERE

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98 VideoEEVblog #152 – Jurassic Spider The spiders are big in Australia. Meet the EEVblog lab mascot. 3/5/11 Free View In iTunes

99 VideoEEVblog #151 – Extech Multimeter Canyon Trip The Extech EX505 multimeter is IP67 rated, that means immersion in 1m of water for 30 minutes. Dave only knows one way to test that… 3/2/11 Free View In iTunes

100 VideoEEVblog #150 – Agilent Easter Egg Dave finds an Easter Egg in the new Agilent 2000/3000 series Scopes 2/24/11 Free View In iTunes

101 VideoEEVblog #149 – Agilent Infiniivision 3000 X Series Oscilloscope Review Dave reviews the big brother to the new 2000 series Agilent Infiniivision scope, the 3000 series. What are the differences? 2/24/11 Free View In iTunes

102 VideoEEVblog #148 – Agilent 3000 X Series Infiniivision Oscilloscope Teardown A teardown of the Agilent 3000 X Series infinivision oscolloscope. What’s inside? How different is it to the lower cost 2000 series? 2/20/11 Free View In iTunes

103 VideoEEVblog #147 – $12000 Smoke What does $12000 magic smoke smell like? Murphy ensures that Dave always gets the outliers on the production bell curve for review! OFFICIAL RESPONSE FROM AGILENT AFTER INVESTIGATION: We have determined that a short on our LAN/VGA module is what caused the EEVblog unit to stop working. The short caused a resister on the acquisition board to fail, bringing down our 3.3V supply path and causing the unit to no longer boot. After further investigation, it was determined that a small run of early production LAN/VGA modules were susceptible to this short. Although the issue is relegated to this small initial run of LAN/VGA modules, we are replacing all LAN/VGA modules in customer hands and have implemented additional testing procedures on our LAN/VGA manufacturing line to eliminate this issue from happening again. Thanks to everyone at Agilent for taking this issue very seriously, investigating ASAP, taking preventative correction measures, and getting back to us! That’s what sets good companies apart! 2/20/11 Free View In iTunes

104 VideoEEVblog #146 – Digikey Postage FAIL Dave got a big santa sack delivery, what’s inside? 2/19/11 Free View In iTunes

105 VideoEEVblog #145 – Agilent LAN/VGA Module Teardown What’s inside the Agilent 2000/3000 Infiniivision X Series LAN/VGA module? What do you get for your $400? 2/16/11 Free View In iTunes

106 VideoEEVblog #144 – Agilent 2000 X Series Infiniivision Oscilloscope Teardown In a WORLD EXCLUSIVE, Dave voids the warranty and takes a peek inside the new Agilent Infiniivision 2000 series oscilloscope that is released TODAY. What will he find? 2/15/11 Free View In iTunes

107 VideoEEVblog #143 – Agilent 2000 X Series Infiniivision Oscilloscope Review Dave gets a WORLD EXCLUSIVE, a look at the new Agilent 2000 series oscilloscope being released TODAY. Is it going to change the world like Agilent claim? 2/15/11 Free View In iTunes

108 VideoEEVblog #142 – Electronics Magazine Memories Join Dave as he opens a mystery box of magazines from his archives, in search of his old Talking Electronics FM Bugs book. What will he find?, will it be one of his own projects?, and what were Australian Electronics Magazines like back in the 70′s and 80′s? 100% pure nostalgia! 2/3/11 Free View In iTunes

109 VideoEEVblog #141 – AA Alkaline Battery Capacity Measurement How much Wh capacity does a typical Alkaline AA battery have? Dave intends to find out with his new Gossen Metrawatt Metrahit Energy multimeter 1/26/11 Free View In iTunes

110 VideoEEVblog #140 – Battery Capacity Tutorial Ever wanted to know what battery capacity is? Dave takes you through everything you need to know about amp-hours, mAh, watt hours, internal or series resistance, temperature effects, battery cutoff voltages, and characteristic curves. Part 2 coming soon. 1/22/11 Free View In iTunes

111 VideoEEVblog #139 – Let’s Select a DC-DC Boost Converter Join Dave on the search for a single cell to 500mA 5V DC DC boost converter chip. What will he find?, and how long will it take him? What is the Maxim Datasheet FAIL he uncovers along the way? (Yes, it’s over an hour long, because that’s how long searching for this stuff takes, in fact I condensed it greatly already. Complaints can be sent to I@dontgiveashit.com) 1/16/11 Free View In iTunes

112 VideoEEVblog #138 – Top 5 Tips for Graduate Engineers Dave runs through his top 5 career and life tips for electronics engineering graduates. 1/7/11 Free View In iTunes

113 VideoEEVblog #137 – BK Precision 879B Handheld LCR Meter Review Dave reviews the new design BK Precision 879B handheld LCR meter. How does it differ from the legacy Escort design? BK Precision have confirmed the MIN/MAX bug and now have a fix available: http://kb.bkprecision.com/questions.php?questionid=182 1/2/11 Free View In iTunes

114 VideoEEVblog #136 – Building an Electronics Storage Cupboard Dave has run out of space in the EEVblog lab so needs to fit out the cupboard in his study for all the electronics parts and junk. 12/27/10 Free View In iTunes

115 VideoEEVblog #135 – Kindle Case Mythbusting Dave investigates the Amazon Kindle 3 reset/lockup problem that countless people have been having with the leather case. Is it the metal tabs shorting something out, or something else? 12/22/10 Free View In iTunes

116 VideoEEVblog #134 – The Maxim Manipulation More dodgy components, this time from our friends at Maxim (c/o Motorola) The DS2502 datasheet is HERE UPDATE: Maxim have admitted the problem and have fixed everything without fuss. It turns out the firmware is intended for Motorola phone batteries: http://www.freepatentsonline.com/5717307.html 12/20/10 Free View In iTunes

117 VideoEEVblog #133 – Dodgy Digikey Components Dave cuts loose on Digikey (or Bourns?) for providing dodgy resistors which made their way into his 12/13/10 Free View In iTunes

118 VideoEEVblog #132 – Delusional Dyson Marketing Dave cuts loose on the d******d marketing team at Dyson. 12/12/10 Free View In iTunes

119 VideoEEVblog #131 – Live Show #7 Sorry, no chat window overlay, it got corrupted. Mostly almost 2 hours of Q&A, so a good one to listen to instead of watching. Just start watching when you hear something interesting happen!, like when Dave opens up his 1980′s vintage LED clock project. 12/5/10 Free View In iTunes

120 VideoEEVblog #130 – The uCalc Credit Card Scientific Calculator / Computer Dave describes the design of his open source hardware uCalc credit card sized calculator / computer. Specifications: PIC 24F 16 bit Processor, 256KB Flash, 16KB SRAM, 64KB serial flash user memory, 3-Axis tilt sensor, Micro SD card, capacitive touch sensing keypad, 128×64 dot matrix display. 11/28/10 Free View In iTunes

121 VideoEEVblog #129 – US Airline TSA Security Rubbish & the $9 fee Dave cuts loose on all the US airline security and TSA rubbish, their stupid reactionary process to every new security threat, and the new $9 “Security fee” for all packages going into the US of 453g (16oz). How will affect local business who export to the US Thanks to Don McKenzie: http://www.dontronics.com/pdf/APO_US_surcharge.pdf And don’t try and ship any item with a tiny lithium coin cell in it!: http://auspost.com.au/personal/dangerous-goods-personal.html The Royal Mail are increasing security for US bound packages, but has as yet not passed on a cost: http://www.royalmail.com/portal/rm/content1?catId=400033&mediaId=3800088 Reminds me of the Jack Black Tenacious D song: 11/26/10 Free View In iTunes

122 VideoEEVblog #128 – UEI Multimeter Contest Draw Dave draws the UEI Multimeter contest draw “live” using the EEVblog contest Wobulator. And the winner is… 11/25/10 Free View In iTunes

123 VideoEEVblog #127 – PCB Design For Manufacture Tutorial A how-to guide to taking your electronics project from prototype through to high volume PCB manufacture. Covers component selection and purchasing, SMD, DFM, PCB panelisation, gerber generation, drill files, pick and place files, and more. 11/14/10 Free View In iTunes

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Soup To Nuts With Free Software – Audio

For those who just want DJ Delorie’s Soup To Nuts talk in a much better quality audio version, here it is. It was originally a power point presentation, but it works well as just an audio version too. A presentation by DJ Delorie (from RedHat) called Soup to Nuts with Free Software. It highlights the current state of free open source software for end-to-end engineering and personal use. How to make money and run a business using free software. The free software philosophy. Operating systems, EDA tools, office tools. And more… Recorded at the Renesas Devcon 2010 event.

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125 VideoEEVblog #126 – The Free Sample Fallacy Why free chip samples are NOT always a good thing. Will they cost you more in the long run? 11/9/10 Free View In iTunes

126 VideoEEVblog #125 – Soup to Nuts with Free Software A presentation by DJ Delorie called Soup to Nuts with Free Software. It highlights the current state of free open source software for end-to-end engineering and personal use. Operating systems, EDA tools, office tools etc Recorded at the Renesas Devcon 2010 event. 11/7/10 Free View In iTunes

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