JohnS_AZ
@johns-az.bsky.social
Democrat Progressive Agnostic Humanist Married Geek (he/him) near Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
Majorly into electronics hardware, minorly into embedded software.
Scrap/surplus auctions are my happy place.
Majorly into electronics hardware, minorly into embedded software.
Scrap/surplus auctions are my happy place.
My favorite display has been the TIL-311 for ages. Any excuse to stick a couple on a breadboard and I'll take it. <grin> (I just learned these obsolete displays are going for ~$8 to $30US each!!! Yikes! )
August 28, 2025 at 5:54 PM
My favorite display has been the TIL-311 for ages. Any excuse to stick a couple on a breadboard and I'll take it. <grin> (I just learned these obsolete displays are going for ~$8 to $30US each!!! Yikes! )
Clocking out "Slaughterhouse Five" in ASCII at one character per second, no CPU/MPU/Computer. :-)
August 14, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Clocking out "Slaughterhouse Five" in ASCII at one character per second, no CPU/MPU/Computer. :-)
4MHz clock and a configurable 24-bit divider to get 1Hz using only 80's era parts pulled from scrap from behind my shop for a silly contest entry. 🙂 (555 and XOR on red board just a monostable to make the 250nS pulse visible)
August 5, 2025 at 4:38 PM
4MHz clock and a configurable 24-bit divider to get 1Hz using only 80's era parts pulled from scrap from behind my shop for a silly contest entry. 🙂 (555 and XOR on red board just a monostable to make the 250nS pulse visible)