XMega Clock System
The change between the AVR Mega and XMega architectures that I like the most is the clock system. It would be fair to say I have little love for the way that the Mega implements clock options, and given the … Continue reading
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It would help if I knew what done looked like
Clearly posting about the NTP Server v1.4 board being done was a mistake, as I ended up launching myself into a major overhaul of it anyway. Yep, 1.4c was forked into 1.4d and has many many changes. Part of the … Continue reading
Pushing pieces around the board
Time for a brief update on various projects. NTP Server is fairly close to final. I didn’t manage to knock off actually committing to the 1.4 design I have, but it did have a few tweaks. Primarily fixed up the … Continue reading
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Yes, you can buy them
The Breadboard PSU is finally available to purchase, through the great people at nicegear! You can find it under their electronics gear selection here. Stock should be with them in next couple of days, all going well. It’s very exciting … Continue reading
First production run of power supplies
The first production run of Breadboard PSUs has now been completed. They’re all ready to ship in anti-static bags after being tested to ensure they’re working fully. It’s quite a strange experience to be the one putting things into anti-static … Continue reading
NTP Server Progress Update
Just a brief update on the NTP Server project. The most recent revision of the board is starting to look good, and parts have been ordered, but not yet the PCB. What is being done at the moment is checking … Continue reading
Just another dev board
Lately it seems like a bunch of vendors have been pushing out more dev boards in the wake of the success of the Arduino platform. Actually, this isn’t quite true, there have always been dev boards out there. The boards … Continue reading
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Open Bench Logic Sniffer – First Impressions
Anyone who has poked around with either building their own hardware, or worse trying to work out what’s wrong with someone else’s, will probably end up getting a logic analyser at some point. It can be very difficult to really … Continue reading
NTP Update; XMEGA thoughts
Just a minor update about the NTP server project, the board has been reworked a fair bit and this has resulted in a much cleaner design. There’s some parts coming so I can better prove the changes, before I get … Continue reading
First build of Breadboard PSU complete
Completed the first build of the Breadboard PSU project today, since Ponoko had finished making the paste stencil and element14 had shipped at least some of the diode I am trying out on this board. Thanks to the great stencils … Continue reading