[NJARC] Technoweenie Stocking Stuffer
Al Klase
ark at ar88.net
Thu Dec 17 21:50:15 EST 2015
Just a comment I'll cop to being a technoweenie, but I have problems
with being a geek.
Source: http://blog.ongig.com/uncategorized/the-evolution-of-geek
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Source: http://blog.ongig.com/uncategorized/the-evolution-of-geek
Al Klase – N3FRQ
Jersey City, NJ
http://www.skywaves.ar88.net/
On 12/17/2015 9:18 PM, N3IBX wrote:
> Aaron,
> Like Al and myself, Welcome to the "Technoweenie" Club!
> Joe Cro
>
>
> On 12/17/15, Aaron Hunter wrote:
>
> Just remember
> Reply = Poster
> Reply All = Everyone
>
> _________________________________________________________
>
>
> OK Al, I just ordered mine. I like toys! Especially when they're useful.
> Aaron
>
>
> Al Klase wrote:
>> Just remember
>> Reply = Poster
>> Reply All = Everyone
>>
>> _________________________________________________________
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> Gang,
>>
>> I just took delivery of this component tester.
>>
>>
>> You don't even have to know what component. Just stick something in
>> the zero-insertion-force socket, push the button, and the tin brain
>> inside figures it out. Does resistors, capacitors, inductors, diodes,
>> and bipolar and FET transistors.
>>
>> The best part: It's 15 bucks shipped from Duluth, GA. -
>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/221961865013?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
>>
>> There are a bunch of these floating around on E-bay, but this appears
>> to be the latest revision, with a really nice display and rugged
>> battery holder. You'll likely want to install in in some sort of box
>> to carry around.
>>
>> All this is made possible by a modern microcontroller that has analog
>> inputs and outputs built in, so it can make the appropriate measurements.
>> uC data sheet here: ATmega48A, ATmega48PA, ATmega88A, ATmega88PA,
>> ATmega168A, ATmega1688PA, ATmega328, ATmega328P datasheet -
>> atmel-8271-8-bit-avr-microcontroller-atmega48a-48pa-88a-88pa-168a-168pa-328-328p_datasheet_complete.pdf
>> <http://www.atmel.com/images/atmel-8271-8-bit-avr-microcontroller-atmega48a-48pa-88a-88pa-168a-168pa-328-328p_datasheet_complete.pdf>
>>
>> Not much on the circuit board except the processor and an 8MHz
>> crystal. Everything else in SMOP. (Simply a Matter Of Programming)
>> Welcome to the 21st Century!
>>
>> Thanks to Robert Forte for making me aware of these things, and Joe
>> Cro for kicking my butt to actually get one.
>>
>> My apologies for the freak out,
>> Al
>> --
>> Al Klase -- N3FRQ
>> Jersey City, NJ
>> http://www.skywaves.ar88.net/
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
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>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> OK Al, I just ordered mine. I like toys! Especially when they're
> useful.
>
> Aaron
>
>
>
>
>
> Al Klase wrote:
>
>
> Just remember
> Reply = Poster
> Reply All = Everyone
>
> _________________________________________________________
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Gang,
>
>
>
> I just took delivery of this component tester.
>
>
>
>
>
> You don't even have to know what component. Just stick something in
> the zero-insertion-force socket, push the button, and the tin brain
> inside figures it out. Does resistors, capacitors, inductors, diodes,
> and bipolar and FET transistors.
>
>
>
> The best part: It's 15 bucks shipped from Duluth, GA. -
>
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/221961865013?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
>
>
>
> There are a bunch of these floating around on E-bay, but this appears
> to be the latest revision, with a really nice display and rugged
> battery holder. You'll likely want to install in in some sort of box
> to carry around.
>
>
>
> All this is made possible by a modern microcontroller that has analog
> inputs and outputs built in, so it can make the appropriate
> measurements.
>
> uC data sheet here: ATmega48A,
> ATmega48PA, ATmega88A, ATmega88PA, ATmega168A, ATmega1688PA, ATmega328,
> ATmega328P datasheet -
> atmel-8271-8-bit-avr-microcontroller-atmega48a-48pa-88a-88pa-168a-168pa-328-328p_datasheet_complete.pdf
>
>
>
> Not much on the circuit board except the processor and an 8MHz
> crystal. Everything else in SMOP. (Simply a Matter Of Programming)
> Welcome to the 21st Century!
>
>
>
> Thanks to Robert Forte for making me aware of these things, and Joe Cro
> for kicking my butt to actually get one.
>
>
>
> My apologies for the freak out,
>
> Al
>
> --
> Al Klase – N3FRQ
> Jersey City, NJ
> http://www.skywaves.ar88.net/
>
>
>
>
>
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