EEVblog #1123 - EEVblog Meetup 2 Electric Boogaloo
A look at the recent EEVblog meetup and the projects people bought along to show off. And you won't believe which companies advertised at the event! :-D
Sagan builds a rain detector circuit with Dave's original Science Fair Tandy / Radio Shack 200-in-1 electronics projects kit from the 1980's, and testing it using Dave's first multimeter!
Watch Sagan soldering for the first time!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjpUYGRXzRQ
Forum: http://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1135-science-fair-200-in-1-with-sagan/
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1gTu5r8mkQ
Dave transformed his boring Youtube Silver Play Button Award into a cool retro nixie tube live subscription counter!
The final video in a 7 part series on this construction project:
Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvOlSehNtuHutdg1kZkG7aAYhjoJnk2fc
And some amazing Youtube statistics.
My Youtube channel ranking is tanking and I LOVE IT!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGVdHM_iul0
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkUkSgbINvs
Part 1 in a series of videos on designing a custom LCD display.
This tutorial covers how LCD displays work, the 3 different types of interface (DIP, Elastomeric, Flex), the three different optical types (Reflective, Transflective, and Transmissive), and the two different types of drive (Static vs Dynamic)
Microchip AN658
http://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/AppNotes/00000658B.pdf
Forum: http://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1044-lcd-technology-tutorial/
EEVblog Main Web Site: http://www.eevblog.com
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mo4_5vG8bbU
An update on the autonomous self driving Uber Volvo XC-90 involved in the pedestrian fatality.
It is being reported that Uber disabled the Intel Mobileye collision avoidance sensor that is factory fitted in Volvo XC90.
Intel have ran the dashcam footage of the accident through the Mobileye system and said that even with the dark footage it would have detected the pedestrian a second before the incident.
Previous video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjeR13u74Mg
Forum: http://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1068-autonomous-uber-incident-update/
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCCmqosHT-o
More Mailbag!
SPOILERS:
WTF: A soldering iron mouse controller?
10:05 Snapton Designers Guide: https://www.snaptron.com/free-samples/designers-guide/
Snapton Dome Kit: https://www.snaptron.com/free-samples/
20:18 Open Source LED Snowflake: https://luckyresistor.me/
https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/snowflake
27:20 The world's worst user interface oscilloscope? And it's a Tektronix?
The Tektronix T201/T202 oscilloscope.
Createc SC01 Signal Computer
39:00 I2C USB Driver: https://i2cdriver.com/
49:19 Siemens Rat Pee?
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How the paid media influence industry works. A look at PR firms and how they can get you up the media exposure ladder.
Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblab-113-how-paid-media-influence-works/
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#entrepreneur #media #exposed
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-2ifl6AEvk
Dave is running a test upscaling his 1080p 50fps footage to 4K UHD (3840x2160) 30fps and uploading to Youtube. Rumour has it that Youtube is supposed to detect this 4K footage and give better quality converted video quality.
Can you see any difference between this video at 1080p and this other one uploaded at 1080p?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q95mfnmMdwA
And if there is a quality difference, is it worth the extra file size, rendering, transcoding, upload, and youtube processing time?
Render times for the 5min video are:
4K = 17:29
1080p = 1:59
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SqryR3-8uE
What's the easiest way to electronically trigger a mouse trap? Dave has an idea...
Just don't ask why, OK, Dave doesn't know either...
Also a tutorial on resistor power dissipation.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bA_hGJVo3DY
Dave gives the solution to the first hardware quiz.
How do you design an LCR meter?
What about a stepped transmission line attenuation tester?
What does modular design and management have in common?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fs2MfTW4o_Q