Today, being Sunday and all, I had the chance to solder the version 4B PCB which came from JLCPCB a few days ago. This time, it has a black finishing, which was the original design spec. This is so that excess lights from the 4 warm white LEDs will not be unintentionally reflected nor make […]
Category Archives: Electronics
20230716 Replacing The Capacitor
My programmer is on the mend and just like last time, it was giving inconsistent feedback. The programming steps would start with me erasing the data on the microcontroller, check to verify it is really blank before I can program it. The errors crops up when:One, I was verifying if the chip has been erased […]
20230714 PICkit 5 is here!
Well, well. How time flies! More than two decades ago, I was using a PicStart Plus programmer for the PIC microcontrollers. Very quickly, the model was considered as a matured product a decade later. Last year, I was trying to save (unsuccessfully) up for their most current programmer PICkit 4. And just a few days […]
20230704 Qi Wireless Charger Tester
In the Workshop, sometimes, there is the need to test the Car’s Qi Wireless charger. And not many has a mobile phone that has wireless charging. The Industry has adopted the Qi Wireless protocol as the de facto standard when it comes to wireless charging. So, I want to create a testing tool for my […]
20230702 Connector Reliability
Ever since I completed my Blade Runner Spinner prototype design, I have been using these KF141V (connect at the top) and KF141R (connect at the sides). To me, apart from their unique design, they do not require any tools during wire insertion. All you need to do is to push the orange plastic, insert the […]
