New Member, Please introduce yourself

[Allen393]

Hello Everyone, I'm Allen, a PCB engineer from China, I'm also a new member in this forum, and I found this forum is very good, I like to be here as long as I have time 

[TedStormrage]

Hi all
I'm Teemu from Finland and I'm studying ICT Engineering(specialized in electronics and embedded systems) in a university. I have been fiddling with electronics for six years now and i love building things myself. I have been watching the EEVblog for over a year now and decided to finally make a forum account.

[RoMaNo]

Hello 

My name is Rodrigo and I guess I'm as enthusiastic as everybody here about electronics. I hope to learn a lot, know nice people and also contribute with my personal experience if i can.

Bye!!

[Jeeper44]

My name is Andrew. I've always been a tinkerer growing up. I built a kit Moog synthesiser back in the mid-70s when I was a teenager (back in the good old Heathkit days).

I was first taught electronics courtesy of the U.S. Air Force in 1984 where I was an avionics technician. Unfortunately my actual job was troubleshooting line replaceable units and not circuits so I forgot most of what I was taught. Back then I didn't bother getting my degree even though I already had all the technical credits needed through my military schooling.

Fast forward 25+ years. I've held a number of jobs, some computer related. Started my own web design company in 1995 when 28.8k was blazing modem speeds and half my job was convincing companies that they needed a web page. Went on to designing database applications for a small local company. Recently I've felt the need to get back and refresh all that old electronics training so I've been doing some home study, as well as following various online resources like Dave's blog. Hopefully in another 9 months I will be getting my ASEET and in addition to my previous military experience get employment in the field of avionics/electronics. I will be getting my FCC GROL+ as well.

[vicnet]

Hi!

My name is Vincent. I'm a French guy living in Ohio (I know, why Ohio of all places, right?), I'm in my late 20s and I'm still not sure what I want to do in life.

I've always had an interest in electronics but I never took it very far. I took electronics and mechanical engineering in high school, but I was the kind of kid who "never applied himself" so pretty much none of it stuck.

I started watching the EEVBlog a while ago (a few years?) and I've passively learned a lot as a result. My interest in electronics has been revived, and I've been accumulating more and more junk and tools.

Hopefully I can continue to learn (maybe a bit more actively ) and do some useful stuff with what I have. I do already perform the occasional trivial repair when something breaks but it's a rare occurrence and definitely nothing I'd brag about.

One thing is certain though: I love fixing stuff! I find it very satisfying. It's a sort of "mental puzzle" to figure out what went wrong, and it's very gratifying to see something that was dead just a while ago spring back to life thanks to your knowledge guesswork.

I'd love to make repair work a proper hobby (and who knows, maybe even a source of income??) but I struggle with fear of failure and have an almost non-existent budget.

Regardless of how things turn out, I'll definitely continue to enjoy the EEVBlog and other various "electronics porn" so it just makes sense all around for me to be part of this forum, even if all I do is browse .

I look forward to seeing all kinds of cool stuff around here! And, who knows, maybe I'll eventually post some of my own (but don't hold your breath)!

[Menneset]

Hello all. (Does anyone really watch this thread...?) I live in the USA, sunny Florida specifically. I am recently retired, a little bit early due to health issues. I worked for most of my life in the computer industry as a Network Admin in smaller organizations, and dearly loved my work. Computer programming, mostly early VB or C#, has been a hobby. I studied Electronics in school ages ago but still remember the concepts if not specifics. I am now stocking and tooling up to get back to my first love of Electronics. Micro-controllers looks to be where I will spend most of my efforts. That is me in a nut shell. I am sure I will have lots of questions, but where I am comfortable I will also offer lots of answers.

[digsys]

  ... Does anyone really watch this thread...? ...

Nope .... oops ... DOH

[SLJ]

Hello all. (Does anyone really watch this thread...?)

1461 Replies, 105319 Views, soooo maybe?

Welcome, you will find a lot of information here.  If you can as you ramp up make sure you post some pics of your work area, favorite test equipment, and of course your projects in the appropriate discussions.  Also make sure you check out the video section.  Dave will always tell you what he thinks is bulls*%t and whats not.  No sugar coating there.  Funny as a barb wire canoe.

[dajt]

Hi all,

I'm David, a software developer (can't call myself an engineer, no degree).

Ever since I had a C64 and looked around inside it I wanted to be able to understand what the bits did. From assembly language up it's never been a problem but the inner workings of hardware remained mysterious.

My current projects are:

• A Z80 micro. Still playing around with a debugging board for it using an Arduino Nano clone as a sort of supervisor. Now having to get clever due to lack of I/O pins!
• Using Pololu Wixels to make model trains RF remote controlled. Got a basic version going.
• Servo control and electronic interlocking for model train turnouts.
• Making a tank for the kids using Tamiya chassis/tracks/gearbox and a Wixel. The turrent will use a stepper motor and a small red laser.

Analogue electronics is beyond me, I just don't get it. But the digital stuff seems understandable so that's where I'm playing.

I'm quite enjoying the videos and the blog. As my wife says, "you're watching your favourite noisy person again" if EEVBlog is on the Apple TV.

Regards,
David.

[madshaman]

Hi all,

I'm David, a software developer (can't call myself an engineer, no degree).

Ever since I had a C64 and looked around inside it I wanted to be able to understand what the bits did. From assembly language up it's never been a problem but the inner workings of hardware remained mysterious.

My current projects are:

• A Z80 micro. Still playing around with a debugging board for it using an Arduino Nano clone as a sort of supervisor. Now having to get clever due to lack of I/O pins!
• Using Pololu Wixels to make model trains RF remote controlled. Got a basic version going.
• Servo control and electronic interlocking for model train turnouts.
• Making a tank for the kids using Tamiya chassis/tracks/gearbox and a Wixel. The turrent will use a stepper motor and a small red laser.

Analogue electronics is beyond me, I just don't get it. But the digital stuff seems understandable so that's where I'm playing.

I'm quite enjoying the videos and the blog. As my wife says, "you're watching your favourite noisy person again" if EEVBlog is on the Apple TV.

Regards,
David.

Hi dajt, I'm also a former 8-bit assembly hacker.

You'll be into analog soon enough ;-)

[dajt]

Hi dajt, I'm also a former 8-bit assembly hacker.

You'll be into analog soon enough ;-)

Hi madshaman,

What micro did you have? I hope the analogue stuff sinks in eventually, but right now even something like an RC circuit baffles me. Sad, I know.

[DeepSOIC]

Hi!
I am doing some physics photochemistry in university. Photochemistry is full of BS IMO.
Electronics is my hobby. I build some stuff for fun, mostly trying to invent something or do common stuff the uncommon way.

[madshaman]

Hi dajt, I'm also a former 8-bit assembly hacker.

You'll be into analog soon enough ;-)

Hi madshaman,

What micro did you have? I hope the analogue stuff sinks in eventually, but right now even something like an RC circuit baffles me. Sad, I know.

The first computer I ran one of my programs on was the Commodore Vic20 (but BASIC).

The first micro I did assembly on was the 6809; I had a cheap Radio Shack Color Computer 2 (the only computer I could afford).

I later did 6502.

I actually own quite a large collection of 8-bit computers (also 16-bit and 32-bit); I think there's worse things to cut your teeth on than slow underpowered 8-bit micros with at most 48K or so of useable RAM, usually more like 3.5K - 16K.

When I lived in Montreal, a few of them were running and networked.  They're in storage now until we move where I plan to set them all up and network them one by one (usually this is just providing disk drive emulation with data from remote storage; but a TCP/IP stack is not out of the question for machine with halfway decent RAM).

For the analog, I think the first time you come across a task that can be done digitally but is easier with analog (e.g. a simple control loop can be implemented with an opamp or with a uC and A/D conversion).

There are many good reasons to learn analog and RF even if you're only doing digital stuff; particularly when troubleshooting because analog stuff can go wrong with a digital circuit (e.g. amplified noise, unwanted oscillations, reflections, group delay, parasitics, regulation dropout, EMI reception or production ...)

[rob77]

Hi There,

didn't noticed this thread earlier, so let me introduce myself (after 2 days on the forum).

My name is Robert, i'm living in a small country Slovakia right in the centre of Europe. I got my first soldering iron when i was 10 (26 years ago). i did a lot of stuff, but then (15 years ago) switched to networks and computers and  completely forgotten my first love.

Dave's videos inspired me to get back to the roots, so i tooled and stocked up my lab (2 square meters  lab - but got a window there ) a few months ago.

my current projects in progress (doing them for fun and learning)

1. DC motor driven 3 axis CNC mill - complete design (electronics, software..everything from scratch)
2. signal generator

my gear:
Solomon SL20 soldering station
Pro'sKit SS-969 hot air
Manson HCS-3202 1-36V 10A SMPS lab supply
Hantek DSO1102B  2x100MHz handheld scope
CEM DT-9935 LCR meter
Pro'sKit MT-1860 autorange DMM
couple of no-name cheapo DMMs (i'm not working with mains - so don't care about CAT ratings).

[serafimsaudade]

Hi,

My name is Luis, I'm from Portugal,
I have a degree in electronic eng. and I work as firmware/software developer.

I follow the EEVblog from the begin and now is time for me to introduce in the forum. 

[rageoftheblacksmith]

Hi everyone,
i'm Lorenzo from Italy; i love DIY and i've been interested in electronics for a long, long time.
Found out this forum after some link hopping brought me to Dave's blog and i hope i'll have a good time here.
I also hope i'll receive some good advice from people who know much more than i do on electronics.
Ciao,
rageoftheblacksmith.

[n0rd]

G'day EEVblog forum members.
 

[intercomposed]

Greetings,
I am from the USA and in my third semester course of Power Engineering and Renewable Energy in south-west Germany. I'm interested to expand my practical knowledge and abilities in electronics. =)

I will be honest, that even though I have already done a few semesters of engineering, my interest for electronics is quite new. I realize that I am someone studying Power Engineering (besically electrical engineering), but I was and am (more consciously now so) one of these ignorant newbs that came into an engineering class for the reasons like high math grades, general interest in engineering, programming, renewable energy, changing the word, working behind the scenes, etc. But there was not really much of an interest in the finer details of electrical engineering until I would say this year and my digital technlogy course and this kind of link between digital and analog electronics. Now I am motivated to uncover more of this great big ocean of electronics and I seem to be in a good place to go after this interest. I feel however that I need some more understanidng in general, though my labs this semester have helps a bit, but I want to be better than the average person in the tech labs…

So the biggest question in my mind is, outside of my engineering program, how do I learn electronics? Should I actually just try to do well in my classes exculsively and try to understand these courses well? Or are there books, materials that can make both my future semesters and an interest in electronics easier to excell in?

I mean, I already have many pdfs, some of which I am starting to print out, just for personal preference. I have actually quite a library. Some of the books I have gotten from links on this forum.

Oh yeah, And another question, though it may sound completely strange, it doesn't really make sense with regards to electronics, but does anyone know of good audio (beginner) lectures on any of these subjects related to electronics? I find this easier and I could listen to these lectures during idle moments, conventient.

Thanks for maintaining such a nice community it seems! =)

[NYbill]

Hello EEVblog forum crowd. I'm NYbill.  I'm from New York State in the US.

I can usually be found online in Linux or Linux/tech podcasting circles. But, I've also been a life long tinkerer and electronics geek.  I stumbled on a random EEVblog episode on youtube about 6 weeks ago and I'm hooked! I've since gone back to episode one and started watching them sequentially.  I'm now in the 500's (and have watched probably 85% of them).  Dave's voice is stuck in my head! Oo

Wow, great stuff.  I thought it was about time I signed up here and poked around.

Thanks everyone for sharing knowledge!

[zeryl]

Howdy folks.  Zeryl/Matt/KC0UDT from just outside St Louis, MO.  Have been watching the back-log of videos almost obsessively. I like to tinker, and have some very basic basics under my belt.  I've learned quite a bit watching so far, and enjoy watching the teardowns most of all.  Thank you to everyone who makes this possible!

[qp290]

G'day mates. After watching Dave's videos for 2 years+ I've finally joined his lovely forum.

Studying Electronic Engineering at the University of Sheffield in the UK.
Hope you are all having a good week.

-qp

[Xkonti]

Hello Everyone!
My name is Beniamin and I am from Poland. I don't remember how I found Dave's channel on YouTube but it was some time ago. For now i'm watching backlog of videos (475/625 so far).
My electronics knowledge isn't good. I have some basics, mainly practical, not theoretical. When I was child I always wanted to learn electronics, but I haven't way to do this. About year ago i bought Arduino Due and some components. For programmer like me it was something amazing. Since then I'm slowly but surely learning electronics and EEVBlog is really helpful.
As I mentioned, I'm more software than hardware guy. I think it's because the knowledge. I hope joining here will improve my skills in electronics (especially hardware side) and maybe I could add something constructive to the community

[kjn4685]

 I am 62 and I got involved in electronics in 1960, but for about 20 year's I got away from it and about 1979 I went back and started studying. I have no formal schooling all self taught.

[eruat]

Hey guys,
Just joined the forum after watching Dave for a few months on the YouTubes. Currently a 2nd year Business student at Auckland University of Technology in New Zealand. Electronics is something I've always been interested in and really enjoyed the taste I got of it in High School. So not currently in the industry, but still really interested as a sort of general interest/hobby type thing 

[sgofferj]

Hi,

40-something years old German, living in Finland. Tinkering with electronics as a hobby on and off since about age 15 but still not really great at it . 18 year Linux user and 9 years proudly 100% Microsoft-free. Since 2 years doing more electronics stuff again, primarily in the UAV area but also lots of "simple" stuff like building a weather station with Arduino and so on.
I found this forum through that guy who makes the really cool review videos and stuff on YouTube.

-Stefan