Engineering Posts

7 Apr

Enginursday: A new and improved IOIO-OTG!

Join us for an epic journey into design for manufacturing, voltage spike suppression, stress testing, hex file analysis and more!

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31 Mar

Enginursday: Blynk Board Laundry Monitor

Check out the new Blynk Board and the tutorials that have sprouted up around it.

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24 Mar

Engineering as depicted in stock photos

Finding prosperity and personal fulfillment in the growing, fast-paced industry of drawing things in the air.

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17 Mar

Enginursday Tapas

Rather than a lengthy exploration of a single subject, I'm going to touch on a couple of smaller dishes.

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10 Mar

Enginursday: On the 555 Timer

For decades, the 555 timer has been a mainstay of hobbyist electronics. Is it time to retire this venerable little workhorse?

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3 Mar

Enginursday: Aquaponics in Bloom

A quick update on the SparkFun aquaponics system

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25 Feb

Enginursday: KiCad and Open-Source Design

The process of using open-source designs to get to a final product, featuring KiCad, PJRC, and Advanced Circuits.

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18 Feb

Enginursday: Configuring EAGLE PCB Design Software with a ULP

A ULP to customize Eagle like the SparkFun engineers

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4 Feb

Enginursday: The Cost of Cutting Edge

It always starts the same; I get an amazing new device or technology dumped in my lap. Then sets in the reality of doing my job.

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28 Jan

Enginursday: COSMOS

The open-source Ball Aerospace Interface System

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