Screaming Circuits tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-516248 2013-05-20T06:35:00-07:00 TypePad How To Exercise an Element of Control tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c008a53ef0191022e359f970c 2013-05-20T06:35:00-07:00 2013-05-20T06:35:00-07:00 Screaming Circuits Canada's Singing Astronaut tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c008a53ef017eeb31a687970d 2013-05-15T07:04:01-07:00 2013-05-15T07:16:19-07:00 If you're going to exit, you may as well exit in style and I can't think of a better example than Commander Chris Hadfield's "good by" from the International Space Station on Monday (May 13). Thank you, Astronaut Hadfield. Since... Screaming Circuits Unsolicited tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c008a53ef01901c22e48b970b 2013-05-13T13:35:38-07:00 2013-05-13T14:23:24-07:00 I have a question for you. When is the last time that you responded to an unsolicited email? It's been a very long time for me. However, I just did open up and read an unsolicited email that actually seems... Screaming Circuits What? tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c008a53ef019101be845c970c 2013-05-03T06:53:00-07:00 2013-05-02T16:44:20-07:00 Usually, these days, I seem to hear the word "what" as a part of a "Wait... What?" statement, as in a short-cut for: "That sounds good" - pause - "No, it doesn't. It doesn't even make sense." It can be... Screaming Circuits The Value of Open Source tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c008a53ef01901b943c64970b 2013-04-29T07:13:00-07:00 2013-04-25T13:24:50-07:00 There were a number of interesting sessions and debates last week at the DesignWest show. One of the more passion filled, was on the value of Open Source hardware. Some people think it will save the world,if only everyone will... Screaming Circuits Fun With QR Codes tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c008a53ef017eea5f6b5c970d 2013-04-24T07:30:00-07:00 2013-05-02T12:38:50-07:00 Does anyone remember the CueCat? I think it came out in 1999 or something like that. It was a system that involved putting bar codes in print articles, advertisements and such. Users would buy a CueCat scanner and could then... Screaming Circuits LEDs - Seeing Double tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c008a53ef017eea5d9938970d 2013-04-22T07:30:00-07:00 2013-05-02T12:57:59-07:00 Like I do so often, I'm being a bit redundant. While I'm all for stamping out and eliminating redundancy, this is redundancy with a purpose (not a porpoise). Not long ago, in a galaxy not far away, I blogged about... Screaming Circuits DesignWest; San Jose April 23 - 25 tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c008a53ef017eea5e49ad970d 2013-04-18T10:56:15-07:00 2013-04-18T11:00:00-07:00 Will you be there? We will. If you're in San Jose April 23, 24 or 25, stop by the McEnery Convention center, in San Jose, California. We're in booth 838 and would love to see you and say hi. We'll... Screaming Circuits Creating a QFN Footprint - the center pad tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c008a53ef017d42d07e37970c 2013-04-17T07:30:00-07:00 2013-04-15T13:30:02-07:00 I've written bits and pieces about creating footprints in Eagle and a lot about what the QFN solder paste layer should look like, so maybe it's time to connect the two dots. I'm using Eagle CAD here, so your process... Screaming Circuits Screaming Circuits introduces new Cordwood assembly service! tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c008a53ef017c384321c1970b 2013-04-01T09:39:01-07:00 2013-04-01T09:35:57-07:00 Tired of all those small parts? Can't figure out how to route traces to all 1,900 balls on that hot new FPGA? If 0201 passives have you running scared and the thought of 0.3mm pitch parts has you on the... Screaming Circuits