Bald Engineer

4 keys to getting electronics help for your project When describing a person, do you ever use the phrase “their strength is their weakness?” That’s how I feel about Internet …

Tutorial on schematics basics The funny thing about schematics is that they are much easier to draw than they are to read. There are many common circuits. When an experienced …

Your IoT project needs one of these wireless modules Getting your project connected to the internet is relatively easy these days. Here are five off the shelf modules that will …

Apple Watch Charger on Thingiverse Using an Adafruit Charger Board, a cut-up magnetic Apple Watch Charger cable and some 3d printing, guypl has created a DIY battery-powered …

How to blink (or flash) a LED without delay() and detect button pushes One of the limitations of the delay() function is that nothing else can really be done. This presents a …

Learning to a breadboard is critical when adding electronics to a project. A skill often overlooked is how to use breadboard jumper wires correctly. For example, when I breadboard …

Engineers make a schematic to explain their circuits. One time I was looking for a non-tourist pub in Japan. I asked someone for help. She said, “I’m sorry, but I do not speak good …

When learning to use an Arduino, you have two things to learn: programming and hardware. In the past, I’ve taught some classes on how to program the Arduino. These are the slides I …

An Open Source IDE for TI’s line of MSP430-based boards. Based on the same software as the Arduino project, Energia brings easy of use to an awesome family of microcontrollers.

Today “regular” people will start receiving their pre-ordered Apple Watch. Whether they spent $350 or over $10,000 dollars, they’ll now have a device that connects to their iPhone …