Monthly Archives: July 2016

Universal programmer dusted off

Posted on 2016/07/28 by celem

Lately, I have increased my microprocessor/gadget activity after a hiatus/slow down. A project that I have been (slowly) working on was developed and debugged on an Arduino NANO but the final target is a surface mounted SOIC ATtiny85-20SUR operating at 3-Volts. … Continue reading →

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Dubious eBay SD Cards – Caveat Emptor

Posted on 2016/07/04 by celem

Over the years, I have purchased a number of SD cards through eBay – often shipped directly from China. Today I was reading the setup instructions for a recent acquisition – a PINE-64 board. Pine-64 was adamant that the micro-SD … Continue reading →

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