March 2010

PCB Making #2

Hey guys. If you have ever wondered about how i make my boards, i have a great little tutorial coming up soon… Here are the parts i use and the…

LCD Update

Just got this LCD working Finally!!! Looks GREAT and kind of simple to use. I copied AVR code for it and had to do tons of fixing to make it…

MicroSD & 0603 Size Parts

This is my first time making a board that uses such small resistors and capacitors. The size i used are 0603… many SMD sizes used by hobbyist is 1206… which…

LCD on STM8S Discovery

Was bored so decided to finally use this STM8S dev board. It works well. I just have to read up on it more to determine actual speed of MCU… Here…

LCD BACK

Was bored so made a simple LCD backpack that just supplies power and 4 bit connection to LCD via 2×5 pin header.. has contrast control on board…

Photo Etching PCBs

Ok i finally got all the tools i need to do some Photo Etching meaning i can make boards!!! I have a Laminator, Printer (ink jet or laser), Day Light…

STM85 Discovery

Just got it!!! going to check it out in a little bit.. Here are some images for now… Made a nice simple Blink LED video: