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Category: Hardware

MFRC522 and Arduino

Today the MFRC522 RFID reader I ordered some weeks ago arrived. Using it with an Arduino proved to be pretty easy after I found this blog post.

Arduino Nano and MFRC522 RFID reader on a breadboard
Arduino Nano and MFRC522 RFID reader on a breadboard

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Posted on May 4, 2013November 27, 2013Author GeraldCategories HardwareTags Arduino, MFRC522, RFID30 Comments on MFRC522 and Arduino
First steps with the LM4F120 LaunchPad

First steps with the LM4F120 LaunchPad

I now have an interesting idea what I could use the LaunchPad for. I don’t want to tell too much about it yet, but I ordered a GameBoy camera I want to connect to it, so now I need to take a look on how to program it.

Continue reading First steps with the LM4F120 LaunchPad

Posted on December 15, 2012Author GeraldCategories HardwareTags Energia, LM4F120, Stellaris LaunchPad3 Comments on First steps with the LM4F120 LaunchPad

Stellaris LaunchPad

New Stuff: Two Stellaris LM4F120 LaunchPads by Texas Instruments arrived today.

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Posted on November 15, 2012Author GeraldCategories HardwareTags EK-LM4F120XL, Stellaris LaunchPad, Texas InstrumentsLeave a comment on Stellaris LaunchPad

Bug in my laptop

Trogoderma angustum larva
While I was dissembling my old laptop I found this creature wandering around on the display -- seems to be a larva of the Trogoderma angustum
Format ImagePosted on November 24, 2011November 25, 2011Author GeraldCategories HardwareTags bug, laptop, larva, Trogoderma angustumLeave a comment on Bug in my laptop
Multimeter DT9205A

Multimeter DT9205A

So, it finally arrived. I guess two weeks isn’t all that bad a delivery time from Hong Kong to Germany. My first impression after unwrapping it is … well, you get what you pay for. The workmanship is lousy, at least regarding the rubber cover. But hell, it was only 8.59 € including shipping costs. Continue reading Multimeter DT9205A

Posted on November 2, 2011November 2, 2011Author GeraldCategories HardwareTags DT9205A, multimeter, review2 Comments on Multimeter DT9205A
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