Monthly Archive for July, 2008

Open Source Hardware (electronics) projects

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on July 27, 2008
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I am very interested in open source projects.Even I am working on it.
See one of my open source project at digital GNU.This is basically a parallel port project.You can check it here.

Even there are more floating in the internet.Please check these links
http://www.ladyada.net/
Her blog
http://www.ladyada.net/rant/
Check her another page http://www.adafruit.com/
Also some coll video at here http://citizenengineer.com/

I will update this page for more. Please check here

Free Softwares in University Labs

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on July 16, 2008
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I am in Jyothi Engg College Cheruthuruthy,Kerala,India.Here to say the most commonly used OS is Window$ XP.So shifting to GNU/Linux I think its not easy.Even I have asked the CS Lab Department.

One of my Friend Shyam K (I only know him through IRC at smc-project FREENODE) has given an open letter to his HOD about use of proprietary software inthe curriculum.SEE these link http://swatantran.blogspot.com/2008/07/open-letter-to-my-hod.html

Also see this Shyam’s “open letter” to his HOD concerning use of proprietary software in the curriculum

COOL BeagleBoard

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on July 15, 2008
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While surfing through the blog of Pramode Sir (His new blog on http://blog.fosstronics.com/)I came up with a post on BeagleBoard demo at Bangalore

Searching more I found about this fantastic board.

Beagle Board

Beagle Board

It’s not for sale right now.It will cost $149(and additional shipping charge).Anyway for an engineering student like me in INDIA will make a very hole in my pocket :).

Googling more I came up with an FLICKR account for this board.See this http://www.flickr.com/groups/beagleboard/

You can find more info on http://beagleboard.org/

For IRC log see here http://www.beagleboard.org/irclogs/index.php

Check here for google code page (Get a lot of info from here) http://code.google.com/p/beagleboard/

Keep with the blog http://beagleboard.blogspot.com/ and also the group http://groups.google.com/group/beagleboard/

I was in search of these kind of boards running GNU/Linux.When I get a job I will buy one.

Anyway a last link http://elinux.org/BeagleBoard with tons of info.

Chech here http://www.osscamp.in/index.php/OSScamp_Bengaluru_Mobile_2008

UPDATE:- BEAGLE BOARD IN INDIA FOR SALE . Check here

Free Samples from MicroChip & FreeScale

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on July 11, 2008
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Yesterday came my free sample of FreeScale accelerometer IC.See the shot.

But it is not possible to solderusing ordinary iron.I had ordered two.One is in the box and the other I have taken to upstairs to solderusing my new microsoldering iron.
Today came the sample of MicroChip. I was shocked to see the IC’s are of DIP.So they can be inserted in
the breabboard.see the shot.


I have failed in burning PIC16f84 .Now I am in a trial to burn the PIC16f628a.If successful I will host a page in my website.
The sample of microchip contained an DSPIC30F4013.I am also in search of a programmer in GNU/Linux.If anyone has a circuit please let me know.

My first Free Samples

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on July 6, 2008
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I had ordered free samples from Texas Instruments,Microchip,Free Scale and ST. ST has rejected my order.Then I had ordered samples from ATMEL .But there was no reply.

But atlast My first free samples from Texas Instruments reached dayafter tommorow.I needed an ZIGBEE sample.The sample came but it is soo small for me to solder.The only one which I can solder is an 40watt amplifier.Here are the shots…..

Free Samples