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FTDI have released a windows driver update that bricks any product using counterfeit chips. A classic case of corporate suicide. Dave breaks down “FTDIgate”, and rants about FTDI’s official response. NOTE: The 2nd half of this video includes the original rant video before FTDI responded and withdrew their new driver. …

Dave shows you how to reverse engineering a PCB to get the schematic. In this case the new Rigol DS1054Z oscilloscope. How does the discrete transistor analog front end and the software bandwidth limiting work? How do you decode SMD transistor codes? How does it compare to the old Rigol …

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Dave tears down the new US$399 Rigol 4 channel 50MHz DS1054Z oscilloscope. How can they get such incredible value for the price? Datasheets: Hittite HMCAD1511 ADC ProASIC 3 FPGA SRAM Freescale iMX283 Applications Processor Forum HERE High Res Teardown Photos: Podcast: Download

Mailbag Monday. SPOILERS: Altium Circuit Maker Professional USB 2.0 Protocol Analyser from International Test Instruments Cypress USB Microcontroller http://www.geppettoelectronics.com/ Forum HERE

What’s inside the new GoPro Hero 4 Silver action camera? Dave tears it down! Ambarella A9 Chipset TI TLV320AIC3212 Audio CODEC Forum HERE High resolution teardown photos: Podcast: Download

Dave checks out the low light performance of the new Gopro Hero 4 Silver / Black camera and (unfairly) compares it to a Sony NEX VG30 camcorder with APS-C sensor. FYI, initial battery testing gave 1hr 40mins battery life with continuous recording 1080P/60 with LCD always on at Medium brightness, …

Dave exposes the global White Van Speaker Scam and tears down a Marc Vincent Surround Sound Receiver, one of the items sold in Australia through this scam. How crap is it?, watch and find out! Also a 3D Optics HD-8500 projector that is also sold as part of the scam …

A followup on the FLIR TG165 Visual Thermometer / Thermal Camera teardown. A look at the micro-shutter and some thermal chamber experiments and scope measurements on the SPI data from the Lepton sensor used. Forum HERE Podcast: Download

What’s inside the new FLIR TG165 Visual IR Thermometer / Thermal Camera using the new Lepton sensor? How does it compare to the FLIR ONE & FLIR E4? Does it have a calibration shutter? Does it have any extra capability built in ready to be hacked? How easy is it …

Help beat Congenital Muscular Dystrophy with their Pozible campaign (Pozible campaign live tomorrow) A look at the FLIR TG-165 visual spot thermometer and (unfair) comparison with the FLIR E8 thermal camera. High density Mitra 125 16KB magnetic core ferrite memory from the 1970’s Eric LPRS low power radio modules Forum …

Dave shows how to upgrade an Agilent/Keysight 6643A/6642A/6641A system dc power supply to have front panel binding posts. Sense lines are added to improve the high current accuracy. Operation Manual HERE Service Manual + Schematic HERE Auction Score video HERE Forum HERE Podcast: Download

I’m a full time Youtube content producer, and I like responding to comments, it’s a way for me to directly interact with my audience. It’s an important thing for a content producer to be able to do. Nay, essential. To say thanks, answer a question, respond to criticism, correct something, …

Teardown Tuesday. Inside a Polar Wearlink chest strap fitness heart rate monitor monitor transmitter. Also a look at and some attempted decoding of the signal with the Tektronix MDO3000 oscilloscope. Polar RMCM-01 Receiver Module Datasheet Forum HERE Podcast: Download

I have been made aware of this Australian government requested report on crowd sourced equity funding, and associated suggested legislative framework to promote it. Original DOC file is HERE PDF version HERE I have not digested the 244 pages of it yet!