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Schematics – Reading and Writing in Electronics.
Schematics – How to Read and Write in Wires and Electrons Music has staves and notes. English and many other languages use a selection of characters and accents to convey a word or a meaning or an idea. But how can we convey a circuit? What system can we use
DMX 512 – A Celebration
DMX 512 – A Celebration Today is the big day ladies and gentlemen. The 5th of December or DMX day named after the amazing protocol that united [CITATION BLOODY NEEDED] the lighting industry on one standard. [THIS HAS TO BE MADE UP]. The Dark Ages For as long as we’ve
Ludum Dare – Autopsy of a Game Jam
Clean Code and Other Mysteries Ludum dare. No, it’s not a Latin incantation. Well, it could be, but to the best of my knowledge, it isn’t anything too evil. It translates to ‘to give a game’. To sum it up; an entrant, for the case of this blog, me; has
Computational Logic – Building it from the Ground Up – Part 2
Computational Logic – Building it from the Ground Up – Part 2 Welcome back to the computational logic series. If you haven’t read Computational Logic Part 1 then go have a look. It’s will give you a solid base on the topics covered here. The Transistor Transistors were one of the most
Computational Logic – A Beginners Guide to Logic Gates – Part 1
Computational Logic – A Beginners Guide to Logic Gates – Part 1 Every article needs to start somewhere. This would be the logical place to do it. Logic in electronics and computer science is all about answering questions posed by 1’s and 0’s. So before we get stuck in lets
Spotlight – Understanding LEDs
Birth of a legend. The LED is one of those inventions that happened slowly then all at once. The idea of electroluminescence was discovered in 1907. H. J. Round, a British scientist, working at Marconi Labs was one of the pioneers of the technology. While working with cats whisker detectors
Arduino Boards – Tackling the Mystery
Introduction to Arduino In the last number of years, electronics hobbyists all over the world have had one thing on their tongues; Arduino. Thousands of projects on Instructables have featured these boards. But “Arduino-controlled” can be a daunting term for electronics newbies and analogue heads alike. So let’s get stuck into