Design & Build

Part 2 of the power-up counter project, investigating the Sharp Memory LCD & custom LCD’s + microcontroller (MSP430 + ST ARM + Microchip) low power design with supercaps, SMD ceramic batteries, and coin cells. Forum HERE Podcast: Download

Looking for a segmented e-ink / e-paper display solution for a power up display counter module project. Forum HERE Podcast: Download

Fundamentals Friday Dave answers a beginner forum question of why their 74HC390 based breadboard counter circuit does not work properly. Let’s get up to our armpits in datasheets and troubleshooting. A two sentence forum response turned into a step-by-step 27min video investigation involving rise and fall times, setup and hold …

Sagan assembles the RC2014 Mini retro Z80 computer kit running Microsft BASIC from 1978. But will it go to plan? Power up, testing and troubleshooting at 23:00 Forum: http://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1205-rc2014-z80-computer-kit-build/ Sagan’s first time soldering: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjpUYGRXzRQ Podcast: Download

The new Samsung Galaxy Fold a folding OLED smartphone has failed spectacularly in the hands of early reviewers! What went wrong? Also, a rant about the pressures on reviewers from the manufacturers, Dave questions why Marques Brownlee won’t show his failure footage. 3M Flexible OLED testing presentationFlexible OLED 2011 article …