Winner, Name that Ware October 2024
Last month’s ware were boards from a Sony HCD-T1. Thanks again to spida for contributing the ware, and congratulations to marcan for nailing it. Ping me if you want a prize!
Free Stuff - April 2024
The belated April 2024 Free Stuff recipient for the Great Scott Gadgets Free Stuff Program is Necati Sari! Necati is a radio amateur who is looking to build a single board computer (SBC) with HackRF One. Necati is developing this SBC to help support his local amateur radio community, TRAC Kadikoy in Turkey, in bringing in new members and to make software-defined radio more accessible to folks that are just starting in this discipline.
This application for the Free Stuff program stood out to the team here at Great Scott Gadgets because it focuses on community support and it proposes a...
A Cornucopia of New Products - RP2350, Quadband GNSS, Compute Modules, and More!
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No, your eyes aren't lying to you, it's a Special Wednesday Product Post here at SparkFun Electronics! Since it's Thanksgiving tomorrow here in the US, we decided to push up our normal weekly product post a few days. That way, if there's anything released today that you think might make the perfect gift, you could potentially factor that into your gift shopping before Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
But first, some house keeping: SparkFun will be closed Nov. 28th and Nov. 29th in observance of Thanksgiving. Any orders qualifying for same day shipping placed after 2:00 p.m. MST on Wednesday, Nov...
Sniffing PS5 Controller Packets with Cynthion
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In our latest training video Martin uses Cynthion to sniff PS5 controller packets. The video guides you through how to set up Cynthion, how to use Packetry, and what PS5 controller packets look like. If you are just getting started with Cynthion or learning about USB, we suggest checking out this video.
Get Extra Rewards With onocoy and the mosaic-X5
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onocoy is running an exciting promotion right now for double the rewards! For those who are unfamiliar, onocoy is on a mission to build a GNSS reference station network utilizing web3 tech. You can contribute by using the RTK mosaic-X5 with their service.
You may remember our video about using the mosaic-X5 as a base station for crypto rewards through Onocoy's service. If not, here's a refresher:
A lot of mosaic-X5 users are utilizing Onocoy to have their machines contribute to the RTK community. If you're already running a base station with your mosaic-X5,...
Free Stuff - March 2024
The belated March 2024 Free Stuff recipient for the Great Scott Gadgets Free Stuff Program is Benjamin Pieres! Benjamin is a newly licensed amateur radio operator who is excited to contribute to the amateur radio community and share his passion for radio communication through workshops and innovative experiments.
One of the workshops Benjamin envisions hosting is focused on introducing basic radio communication principles to beginners. Participants will learn about radio wave propagation, antenna design, and the fundamentals of operating amateur radio equipment. Additionally, Benjamin plans to organize workshops on emergency communication preparedness, where attendees will learn how to establish communication networks...
A surprising IC in a LED light chain.
LED-based festive decorations are a fascinating subject for exploration of ingenuity in low-cost electronics. New products appear every year and often very surprising technology approaches are used to achieve some differentiation while adding minimal cost.
This year, there wasn’t any fancy new controller, but I was surprised how much the cost of simple light strings was reduced. The LED string above includes a small box with batteries and came in a set of ten for less than $2 shipped, so <$0.20 each. While I may have benefitted from promotional pricing, it is also clear that quite some work went into making...
Holiday Shipping Deadlines 2024
Wouldn't you know it? It's the holiday season once again and we want to make sure you are as well informed as possible when it comes to shipping deadlines! With Black Friday this Friday and Cyber Monday next Monday we wanted to make sure you knew when you need to order your packages so they arrive one or before December 24th. While we have the dates in the link below, we recommend placing your orders as soon as possible to allow for any unforeseen delays!
In case you need a little help in order to know when exactly you can place...
Пасхалка в Eagle
Eagle (если вдруг кто не знает), это CAD для проектирования печатных плат, разработанный компанией CadSoft Computer GmbH, и впоследствии перекупленный и убитый компанией Autodesk.
Исследуя внутренности исполняемого файла Eagle под MacOSX, обнаружил, что даннае программа должна содержать в себе "пасхалку", запускаемую из редактора печатных плат. Какой-то информации на эту тему не удалось обнаружить в интернетах. Однако, всё оказалось очень просто - достаточно ввести команду "snake" в командной строке (что находится в верхней части окна), причём, делать это надо именно в редакторе плат, и вуаля.
Видим игровое поле, постоенное из контуров печатной платы. После...
Top 5 Linux server distributions you should use in 2024
Linux is always a preferred operating system for people who want their server to be robust, stable, secure and private in nature. It is also customizable, which allows the developers to create an environment according to their needs. Also, while the Desktop market-share of Linux is only 5%, on servers the market share of Linux […]