EEVblog #1270 – Electronics Textbook Shootout
What is the best electronics textbook? A look at four very similar electronics device level texbooks: Conclusion is at 40:35 Electronic Devices by Floyd: https://amzn.to/2s4BSnK Electronic Principles by Malvino & Bates: https://amzn.
EEVblog #1269 – Solar Roadways SR4 DATA Hilarity!
We have data from the new Solar Roadways SR4 installation, and it ain’t pretty! A comparison with a nearby installation of existing rooftop solar, and how much energy does it take to melt snow? Data from SR4: https://monitoringpublic.solaredge.
EEVblog #1268 – DIY Boeing 747 Cockpit Simulator Full Tour
Full tour around, under, and inside the world’s most expensive DIY Boeing 747-400 full motion flight simulator under construction. With Rod Redwin from Simulator Solutions:https://simulatorsolutions.com.au/ Forum: https://www.eevblog.
EEVblog #1267 – How To Control a 747 Flight Simulator
How do you control the thousands of switches, sensors, actuators, bulbs and ARINC 429 bus devices in the world’s most expensive 747 flight simulator? Rod Redwin from Simulator Solutions explains the design on the I/O solution for such a mammoth task.
EEVblog #1266 – PSU Probing Screw Up!
How to measure switching noise on a power supply properly, because Dave completely goofed it in the Riden RD6006 PSU review video. http://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/DlHrJpFS All about coaxial cable impedance matching and compensation.
EEVblog #1265 – $53 360W Lab Bench PSU!
Review of the $53 Riden (RD Tech / Rui Deng) RD6006 360W bench lab power supply module with WiFi connection. UPDATE: I goofed the noise measurement, see pinned comment below, and this follow-up video: http://s.click.aliexpress.
EEVblog #1264 – uSupply Software Development Setup
Dave & David installing the software required for the uSupply development. Yep, one whole hour of installing software, for all you software installation aficionados. Microsoft Visual Studio Code, cMake, Ninja, OpenOCD, and ST ARM programmers.
EEVblog #1263 – Mailbag
Mailbag time! SPOILERS: Automated Factory robot laser scanner teardown Siemens & Schneider Electric safety timer switch teardowns. 18:54 HTC Vive VR Base Station Teardown 30:29 iFixit stuff! iFixit Manta Driver Kit: https://amzn.
EEVblog #1262 – Designing a Flex PCB + uSupply Update
Designing a flexible PCB adapter board for the uSupply project. Discussion of rigid flex PCB design, layout, and manufacturing. Plus a rant on ST Micro parts and USB Power Delivery. PCBway Flexible PCB quote: https://bit.ly/2Xmphrs Forum: https://www.
EEVblog #1261 – Dumpster Diving 55″ LCD TV
Another LCD TV in the dumpster! And what is Cinavision? Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1261-dumpster-diving-55-lcd-tv/