In researching and documenting a week-long adventure to get an amateur radio license, I’ve digested a lot of information. Here I’m listing the resources I feel are best suited to learning amateur radio specifics as well as related general concepts. How Stuff Works There are tons of learning electronics resources everywhere, but one interesting find…
Openpnp with LitePlacer Pick and Place
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Using the LitePlacer pick and place with openpnp isn’t just possible, it’s pretty awesome. I’ve used both together for a few months now, to assemble over 100 PCBs of varying levels of complexity. It is quite reliable down to 0402 components, with or without bottom vision (which is amazing, when it works–see below). I’ve got…
D3 Biohealth Innovation Week: Day 1
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Right now, District 3 is holding a Biohealth Innovation Week in Montreal. Billed as a discovery boot-camp, the idea is to bring together life-sciences startups, VCs, students, biohealth community players and anyone interested in the field. My particular interest is on the devices side of the arena, and the conferences and workshops touch on this…
EvoLink: EVO-All datalink library released
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Interacting with vehicles can be pretty tough. Cars are electrically noisy environments and, being powerful and heavy metal machines, a little tricky (read, dangerous) to play with. Worse, they’re all different! Even with the advent of the CAN system and standard, manufacturers can be infuriating in their insistance on doing everything in their own particular…