WHAT IS QI CHARGING? The Qi (Chi) is a wireless charging standard adopted by Apple and Samsung although there are other wireless standards. In a nutshell, if you have a device which is compatible with the Qi system, you can charge it with a Qi charger. Wireless power transfer has been in existence since many […]
Category Archives: TR-595E
20220726 Testing the Decals
DECALS ON THE LOWER INTERFACE AKA FLAP The Project is slowly winding down for the moment, because, you know, Life. It is also time for me to check out Mr. Duchette’s decals which has been lying about for weeks. This is also a good time for me to test my attempts with the InkScape v1.1 […]
20220723 The Reed Switch
THE REED SWITCH You will always need these reed switches for the Tricorder because there are no visible switches to activate it. The reed switch comes in two types but in many forms of packaging. I got these black ones because it looked more robust than the fragile glass types which keeps failing on me. […]
20220722 Soldering the Top Panel PCB
The Top Panel PCB has arrived and immediately, I began to work on it. This simple circuit took me three hours to figure out why it is not working. I have done the troubleshooting and although it checks out, the error was quite puzzling. POST SOLDERING DISCUSSION The soldering took far longer than it should […]
20220717 TR-595E: The LCD Screen
I forgot to take a look at the LCD screen which arrived two weeks ago. The 2.2inch 18-bit LCD screen used in the TR-595E is a 320×240 TFT with a microSD card. Unfortunately, it is also out of stock at Adafruit. When it comes to electronics, I have challenges in sound, LCD screen, motors, and […]
