Monday, August 29, 2016

Font Editor for embedded projects

Hi! I've started a new project: Pixel font editor for DIY embedded projects.

Features:

  • Character map generator from any installed font with flexible options.
  • Individual character editor
  • A bunch of code export options:
    • UTFT library support
    • Array for Nokia 3310/1202 LCD's
    • Customized array (byte,bit order, packed character data)


Take a look here:

Monday, August 22, 2016

9V multimeter powered from single AA battery

Hi! Another 9V battery was dead in my 830 multimeter. I've used this situation to make some modifications. I have a lot of half empty AA and AAA batteries, so I decided to power up multimeter from 1.1V (fresh AA/AAA have 1.5V).


DIY solder smoke absorber

Hi! As you could note my hobby is electronics =) So solder station is my frequently used tool. Long time I've used it without smoke absorber. I think that it is really useful thing =) I had a choice: buy it or make it. Of course, the simplest way is to buy, but I'm not looking for simple ways).
So I've decided to make something like this:


Update: Device is complete =)