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I find "programming" a constant distraction from electronics in some "tutorials"

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bsfeechannel:

--- Quote from: Circlotron on September 22, 2020, 05:30:33 am ---Your skillz will be in demand in a post apocalyptic world.

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Will?

hugo:
Sorry, I don't know the answer ... ::)

eti:

--- Quote from: hugo on September 22, 2020, 11:28:16 pm ---Sorry, I don't know the answer ... ::)

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Bravo, what concise wit you show.  :-+

Mecanix:
In contrast; I am relatively new to electronics 'aka' nowhere near the average skilled EE. Still a whole lot to learn before being able to design fully functional analog circuits all by myself. Thanks to modern tech and online knowledge sharing I've somehow managed to get things going the way I wanted, and that is primarily because of the programming background and experience I have (15+ years now?). E.g. without programmatically implementing some sort of clock/timing and switching logic, my circuit wouldn't be half operational at present.

So.. yea, far more fancy ICs and jtag TPs than actual passives and traces in my case :/ Parts cost is double also.

To each his/her own I'm guessing. Good luck with the transition from analog to digital  ;D

vk6zgo:

--- Quote from: Circlotron on September 22, 2020, 05:30:33 am ---
--- Quote from: vk6zgo on September 22, 2020, 05:16:25 am ---
--- Quote from: Circlotron on September 22, 2020, 03:25:09 am ---
--- Quote from: eti on September 21, 2020, 05:20:36 pm ---What did people do before Arduino and microcontrollers were the go-to "solution" (lazy solution) for almost EVERY project online, if they wanted to generate waveforms?

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They'd use a 555 instead to flash a LED. And they were lauded as geniuses, of course.

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Who uses a 555?
Self flashing  LEDs have been around for decades!

I greatly prefer to use a 90v battery, a capacitor, & a resistor to flash a neon, anyway!

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Your skillz will be in demand in a post apocalyptic world.

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The problem is, where would I find a 90v battery, unless some boxes of 9v batteries survived, so I can "series 'em up!" ;D

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