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EEVacademy | Digital Design Series Part 5 – Karnaugh Maps

Digital logic circuit simplification using Karnaugh Maps. How to use a visual method to solve boolean algebraic equations and truth tables. Part 5 of the digital logic design tutorial series. Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvOlSehNtuHs2LwEdDwTp3n7mxb-MyBbo Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevacademy-digital-design-series-part-5-karnaugh-maps/ 00:00 – Part 5 of the digital logic design tutorial series 02:15 – Solving a logic …

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EEVblog 1547 (Part 3) – Tour of the NASA Canberra Deep Space Communications Complex

Part 3. Tour of the NASA Canberra Deep Space Communications Complex at Tidbinbilla, with Richard Stephenson https://twitter.com/nascom1 Links: GaN solid state amplifier: https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/20190028651/downloads/20190028651.pdf Deep Space Network information https://descanso.jpl.nasa.gov/monograph/series10/03_Reid_chapt3.pdf https://descanso.jpl.nasa.gov/monograph/series10/04_Reid_chapt4.pdf https://descanso.jpl.nasa.gov/monograph/series10/05_Reid_chapt5.pdf Air exclusion zone: https://www.avsef.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-03/documents/nsw-act-nat_r430_tidbinilla_increase_in_transmitting_power_0.pdf Maser amplifier: https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/19940025169/downloads/19940025169.pdf X band uplink: https://ipnpr.jpl.nasa.gov/progress_report/42-87/87O.PDF 34M Beam Waveguide antenna: https://descanso.jpl.nasa.gov/monograph/series4/Mono4_Ch6.pdf https://descanso.jpl.nasa.gov/monograph/series4/Mono4_Ch7.pdf Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1547-contacting-the-voyager-2-space-probe/ 00:00 …

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EEVblog 1547 (Part 2) – PINGing the Voyager 2 Space Probe!

Part 2 – PINGing the Voyager 2 space probe. Inside the control room at the Canberra Deep Space Communications Complex (CDSCC) while receving the Voyager 2 signal after a 30 hour PING time. A detailed look at the receiver control system screens. Follow Richard Stephenson on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nascom1 Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1547-contacting-the-voyager-2-space-probe/ …

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EEVblog 1546 – INSANE $30k 4K Panoramic DLP Projector TEARDOWN

Teardown of a professional military grade industrial 4K DLP projector. The build quality and over-engineering is just nuts. This Projection Design F35 WQXGA Projector costs $30k And a look at how Digital Light Processing micromirror devices work under the microscope. Links: https://www.projectorcentral.com/pdf/projector_spec_5408.pdf https://www.projectorcentral.com/pdf/projector_manual_5408.pdf https://www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/dlp9000.pdf https://www.ti.com/lit/ml/dlpb010e/dlpb010e.pdf https://www.eenewseurope.com/en/from-projectors-to-heads-up-displays-how-dlp-works/ http://www2.optics.rochester.edu/workgroups/cml/opt307/spr05/john/ Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1546-insane-$30k-4k-panoramic-dlp-projector-teardown/ Podcast …

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EEVblog 1545 – World’s Fastest Oscilloscope, MXO4 TEARDOWN

The world’s fastest oscilloscope, the Rohde & Schwarz MXO4 teardown! Wow, this is an impressive beast in more ways than one. ADC: https://www.ti.com/lit/ds/slvsdr3c/slvsdr3c.pdf FPGA: https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/amd-xilinx/XCZU7EG-1FBVB900I/7034695 Photos: Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1545-worlds-fastest-oscilloscope-mxo4-teardown/ Hi-res teardown photos: 00:00 – Rohde & Schwarz MXO4 The world’s fastest oscilloscope 00:55 – The handle doesn’t cut the mustard these …

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EEVblog 1544 – Platio Solar Pavement BUSTED!

Let’s BUST the new Platio Solar Pavement installation in the Netherlands using thier OWN production data on launch day! LOL PLUS a Solar Roadways UPDATE! If you find my videos useful you may consider supporting the EEVblog on Patreon 00:00 – Platio Solar Pavement in the Netherlands BUSTED! 02:15 – …

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Talking with Steve Sanghi. 31 years as CEO of Microchip

atching up with Steve Sanghi who was Microchip CEO for 31 years, now Executive Chair. Check out his new book, Up and to the Right. How Microchip was built into one of the biggest and most pofitable chip companies in the world. This is copied from The Amp Hour podcast, …

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EEVblog 1543 – Mailbag FNIRSI HS-01 USB Portable Soldering Iron

A look at the $30 Fnirsi HS-01 USB PD Portable soldering iron. It is better than the E-Design Miniware TS-80P? https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DFykRxj If you find my videos useful you may consider supporting the EEVblog on Patreon Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog1543-mailbag-fnirsi-hs-01-usb-portable-soldering-iron/ 00:00 – The $30 Fnirsi HS-01 USB soldering iron 01:20 – The tips. …

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EEVblog 1542 – A Decade of Dumpster Diving!

Highlights from a decades worth of diving the famous EEVblog dumpster! A compilation video. If you find my videos useful you may consider supporting the EEVblog on Patreon Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1542-a-decade-of-dumpster-diving/ Podcast: Download

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EEVblog1541 – What is this blown SMD component? Redux

Searching for another blown SMD component. Twitter thread: https://twitter.com/PoiSolutionsLLC/status/1652769442080620549 00:00 – Failed Hantek 2000 handheld oscilloscope 02:08 – PCB location is your best clue 04:21 – Voltage regulator maybe? 06:01 – You gotta ask yourself, do I feel lucky? Well, do you, punk? 07:38 – Dialing in that google foo …

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EEVblog 1540 – The $80 Zotek ZT-702S Osciloscope Multimeter REVIEW

Is an $80 combo oscilloscope/multimeter any good? A look at the Zotech ZT-702S, with street price around US$60 https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DFsZNAV If you find my videos useful you may consider supporting the EEVblog on Patreon Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1540-the-$80-zotek-zt-702s-osciloscope-multimeter-review/ Podcast: Download

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EEVblog 1539 – NEW PROJECT Part 3 – STM32L vs PIC24F

Which microcontroller is better for the new project, the ST ARM STM32L or the Microchip PIC24F. Datasheet power consumption comparisons. All may not be as it appears… Part 3 of the new project series. If you find my videos useful you may consider supporting the EEVblog on Patreon Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1539-new-project-part-3-stm32l-vs-pic24f/ …

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EEVblog 1538 – NEW PROJECT Part 2 – Microcontroller Selection

Part 2 in the new project design series, selecting a microcontroller. 32 Bit Timers, Real Time Clocks, and LCD animation. If you find my videos useful you may consider supporting the EEVblog on Patreon Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1538-new-project-part-2-microcontroller-selection/ 00:00 – Searching for a microcontroller, the requirements 02:12 – 32 bit Timer 04:22 …

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EEVblog 1537 – NEW PROJECT Enclosure Search FAIL

Working on a new project, Dave failed at finding an off-the-shelf enclosure, can you find one? https://eevblog.com/wiki/ Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1537-project-enclosure-search-fail/ If you find my videos useful you may consider supporting the EEVblog on Patreon Podcast: Download

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