PickVidsBest Embedded systems & DIY electronics Videos
The 92 Embedded systems & DIY electronics videos here were recommended by different people across different months. Choose by who it is for: 9 introductory, 38 intermediate, 35 for a general viewer, and 10 for someone who wants the harder derivation. Most of them are a demo. What they share is that you see the result first and only then decide whether to follow the detail. Channels you will keep seeing include Ben Eater, Applied Science, bigclivedotcom.
EEVblog #1132 - The 3 Cent Microcontroller!
Dave Jones of EEVblog looks at a sub-3-cent microcontroller from Padauk and other obscure Chinese manufacturers.
KiCad 6 STM32 PCB Design Full Tutorial - Phil's Lab #65
A 100-minute tutorial from Phil's Lab on designing an STM32-based 'black pill' PCB in KiCad 6.
Pulling Clear Images Directly Off Satellites | GOES-15,16,17 and Himawari 8 HRIT
The Thought Emporium shows how to receive clear images directly from GOES-15, 16 and 17 and Himawari 8 geostationary weather satellites with software-defined radio.
The Art of the Bodge: How I Made The Emoji Keyboard
Tom Scott explains how he built his emoji keyboard, which turned out to be a series of bodged-together tools including AutoHotkey and LuaMacros.
DIY mass spectrometer measures potassium in dietary salt substitute
Ben Krasnow of Applied Science builds and operates a simple mass spectrometer, using it to measure potassium isotopes in a salt substitute.
An Intro to KiCad – Part 1: How PCBs Are Made | DigiKey
Shawn Hymel of DigiKey introduces KiCad and explains how printed circuit boards are manufactured.
Homebrew NMOS Transistor Step by Step - So Easy Even Jeri Can Do It
Jeri Ellsworth shows step by step how to make an NMOS transistor at home using a kiln, rust remover, spin-on dopant, eBay wafers and vinyl stickers.
Sensor Fusion on Android Devices: A Revolution in Motion Processing
David Sachs of InvenSense explains how gyroscopes, accelerometers and compasses work on their own and together, demonstrated on a modified Android handset.
Militarizing Your Backyard with Python: Computer Vision and the Squirrel Hordes
A PyCon 2012 talk by Kurt Grandis on building an automated water-squirting turret that uses Python and computer vision to detect and drive off squirrels from a bird feeder.
EEVblog #555 - 555 Timer Kit
Dave Jones builds the Evil Mad Scientist discrete-component 555 timer kit, then tests it and explains the internal circuitry of the 555 at transistor level.
Build an electroluminescent glass panel display -- an Apollo DSKY
Applied Science builds a replica Apollo DSKY using an electroluminescent driver circuit and screen-printed conductive ink, with source and PCB files published.
How I hacked a hardware crypto wallet and recovered $2 million
Joe Grand recounts being hired to hack a Trezor One hardware wallet and recover $2 million of cryptocurrency.
DIY haptic input knob: BLDC motor + round LCD
A two-minute demo of SmartKnob View, an open-source input knob built from a brushless gimbal motor, magnetic encoder and round LCD.
He started a computing REVOLUTION—then the shortage hit
Jeff Geerling interviews Raspberry Pi co-founder Eben Upton about the Pi shortage, the RP2040, RISC-V, the Sony investment and the origin of the name.
Smarter than a Smart TV! (Raspberry Pi Inside)
Jeff Geerling looks at a Sharp NEC commercial display with a slot for a Raspberry Pi Compute Module.
Internet of food: Arduino-based, urban aquaponics in Oakland
A short documentary about Eric Maundu's Arduino-controlled aquaponics setup in West Oakland, where contaminated soil rules out ordinary farming.
A simple guide to electronic components.
Big Clive gives a 38-minute beginner's guide to identifying common electronic components and what they do.
Touché: Enhancing Touch Interaction on Humans, Screens, Liquids, and Everyday Objects
Disney Research presents Touche, a swept frequency capacitive sensing technique that recognizes complex hand and body configurations, and adds touch sensitivity to humans, liquids and everyday objects.
My personal fight against the modern laptop
Hamish Coleman describes reverse engineering the keyboard controller in a Thinkpad and reflashing it with custom firmware.
Ropecon 2019: Essi Santala, Sampo Juustila: Odysseus – Where Code Meets Light and Sound
A Ropecon 2019 talk by a lighting designer and a software engineer on how the Odysseus larp spaceship was built, using over ten IT systems, hundreds of lights and dozens of speakers.
Scavenging rechargeable lithium cells from the roadside
Big Clive shows how to pick up discarded disposable vape devices from the roadside and extract the rechargeable lithium cells inside.
How to power ANYTHING using USB-C Power Delivery and the ZY12PDN PD Trigger Board
Kenneth Finnegan shows how USB-C Power Delivery trigger boards like the ZY12PDN negotiate 5V to 20V so you can power projects from a USB-C charger, including the color coding for each voltage.
Why build an entire computer on breadboards?
Ben Eater explains why he builds computers on breadboards, including testing their signal behavior on an oscilloscope.
#112 LoRa / LoRaWAN De-Mystified / Tutorial
Andreas Spiess explains the basic principles of LoRa and LoRaWAN, their pros and cons, link budget and bandwidth.