This is a sour experience I wish to share with everyone. The lesson learned: do not buy ICs from Aliexpress/Banggood etc. On my VFD tube driver design, everything runs off 12V. Everything except an ATTINY13 that generates a 5V square wave. I therefore needed a tiny 12V to 5V drop […]
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What’s new in China? New maker products roundup August 2017 Here are new maker products recently released which are worth looking at: ESP32 is love Keyan Technlogy has a DOIT ESP32 board for $7.50. They are a big reputable shop on Aliexpress and it’s a good price for an ESP32 […]
Shenzhen, China, is considered today to be the Mecca of everything electronics. However, other cities in China also boast lively electronic components shopping. In Shanghai, the financial capital of the People’s Republic, lies the SEG Electronics Market Located at 668 Beijing East Road, near the Bund and its skyscrapers; the […]
What’s new in China? New maker products roundup June 2017 Here are new maker products recently released which are worth looking at: Air quality sensors Reland Tech has some new air sensors: a PM2.5 pollution sensor for US$7.00 a CO2 sensor for US$22.90 a CO (Carbon Monoxide) sensor for US$18.00 […]
What’s new in China? New maker products roundup May 2017 Here are new maker products recently released which are worth looking at: “Wifi board not based on ESP8266” ElectronicFans has a new RTL8710 wifi board. At slightly over US$7, it isn’t the cheapest board, but it seems fairly complete. The […]
The Arduino Pro Mini is one of the lesser known board as it isn’t designed by the official Arduino team. Instead, it is designed by hobbyist shop Sparkfun and is available on their website for $9.95. On this review, we will take a look at the Pro Mini clone from […]