EEVblog #1066 – Uber Autonomous Car Accident – LIDAR Failed?
A self driving autonomous Uber car killed a pedestrian in Tempe Arizona. How did this happen? It basically shouldn’t have. TLDR; It looks as though the LIDAR and/or RADAR system failed to detect the pedestrian until fairly ideal practical circumstances...
EEVblog #1065 – Soldering Iron Power Delivery Explained
A further clarification to the previous video on the Hakko FX-888D vs the JBC direct heat CD-2B soldering station. And the differences between applied power, tip design, sensor design, control loop design, and power delivery to a ground plane.
EEVblog #1064 – Soldering Irons OLD vs NEW
What are the differences between the “old” style soldering iron tips like used on the low cost Hakko and Weller et.al low cost irons, and the more expensive integrated tip type? An apples to oranges comparison of the Hakko FX-888D and the JBC CD-2B sta...
EEVblog #1061 – Data IO Programmer REPAIR – Part 1
Repairing the Data IO universal programmer. Will it be a happy ending? https://theamphour.com/the-amp-hour-99-impavid-ideopraxist-insider/ Forum HERE
EEVblog #1060 – $35,000 DataIO Unisite Universal Programmer Teardown!
Marty! This is the big one, the one I’ve been waiting for all my life! Teardown of the classic Data IO Unisite Universal Programmer from the 1980’s, with a typical configuration selling for $35,000 It stayed in production for over 20 years.
EEVblog #1059 – Quick 861DW Hot Air Waveform Measurement
An update on the Quick 861DW, and probing its current consumption in comparison to the Atten 858D+ with the TTi I-Prober Forum HERE
EEVblog #1058 – Quick 861DW Hot Air Rework Station Review
Dave reviews and tears down the $300 Quick 861DW hot air rework station. How much better is it than the $70 Atten 858D+ ? https://www.rossmanngroup.com/quick861dw Forum HERE Louis Rossmann’s video
EEVblog #1057 –µCurrent Murphy
Dave investigates a problem with a recent batch of uCurrents, something that WASN’T supposed to happen! A rare look at a real world combination of design, manufacturing, production testing, and procurement problems. Forum HERE Follow-up fix HERE
EEVblog #1056 – Digilent Open Scope MZ Review
Dave looks at the Digilent Open Scope MZ Review, an $89 open source oscilloscope, logic analyser, and function generator. Forum HERE
EEVblog #1055 – How to Design a Custom LCD
How to design a custom multiplexed LCD display. Dave takes you through what is required to design your own custom LCD display and what consideration you need for manufacturing and choosing an LCD display driver. Part 3 in the LCD Tutorial series.