Matt Mets @cibomahto@v.st

These uPol micro dcdc converters from TDK are pretty neat- they sandwich the DCDC IC inside of a small circuit board, then mount an inductor and capacitors directly on top to save space. I was curious how they were packaged so I did some destructive analysis on one. https://www.digikey.nl/short/zz97bt5v

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Pour one out for R5

Inspection cam HUD

@theterg My partner made a 3d printed adapter for mounting a cell phone camera to an eyepiece, but it wasn't ideal either.

@theterg The microscope came with a poor quality camera that happened to have a C-mount, so I just replaced it with the RPi camera. The tube does have a piece of glass in it. The camera is a little wobbly so the focal plane isn't totally aligned; might take a little work to shore that up- perhaps it is contributing to lack of clarity in the magnified photos.

Just noticed that the camera mount on our microscope is compatible with the rpi camera. My dream of having a one-click 'capture' button that saves photos from the microscope to our network drive is one step closer to reality!

@th next up

Go go inspection bot

Happy caturday to this little guy that's been hiding under our bed for the past month.

@tedyapo Excellent way to solve any arguments about how they should be labeled!

@th The main feature of that device is a clock generator/distributor, the Pi is just used to configure it over SPI

@kvnweb Yeah, that one is for DIY clients. Small cut tape components aren't useful in a pro setting, and the range of items that they sell is too broad as well. Guessing Hong Kong based on the currency and pricing?

@th You can fix that: https://mechkeys.com/products/yunzii-coffee-cat-cherry-keycap-set?variant=43692987449567

Apparently the fancy new underground bike garages at Centraal station close at night. The only signage for this appears to be a small placard at the bottom of the stairway.

Finally got the eurorack set up just the way I want it.

@th Time to build a shaker table!