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I own a cheap multimeter. It cost around $20. And I have access to an Agilent 34401A. Now, let’s be realistic. Nobody expects a $20 multimeter to outperform an Agilent. That would be ridiculous. But does that mean we should simply accept that our cheap multimeters are inaccurate and live with it? I decided to…

We’ve all been there. You know you have the component. You just don’t know where. And suddenly you’re thinking: “Maybe I need an inventory system.” – But do you? * A spreadsheet may be enough. * A local application may be enough. * A dedicated inventory system may be worth it. * Or maybe you…

Over the past year I’ve recorded every time I connected a new 11 kg gas bottle to my caravan, including the exact date and time. At the same time, Home Assistant recorded the outside temperature throughout. With these two datasets, I could look at the relationship between outside temperature and actual gas consumption. I got…

What topics and speakers would interest you? Location: Tentatively, the Tabernas Desert (Spain)… pending extraterrestrial approval. We will definitely hold the convention at a remote campsite with no light pollution. If you have a telescope, binoculars, an SDR, thermal camera, Geiger counter, magnetometer, or any other gadget that might detect something… unusual, bring it. You…

Extend the experiments on the input and the output side with the bottom faced pin headers with whatever on a breadboard. – And continue to use the pin headers on the top side for wires to whatever. You can even mount pin headers for the power rails on the breadboard.