 Home - Site home page
 Site Information - An overview of this site, copyright notice and disclaimer.
Contact Details - How to contact me.
Projects - Some of my past and present projects.
Front-Panel Serial Ports
 Circuit Details - Schematic, explanation and images.
Hafler Matrix Hi-Fi System
Hafler Matrix Decoder - Hafler Matrix concept, decoder design, digital delay.
"The Brick" Power Amplifier - Amplifier overview, speaker system.
Homebrew GPS Receiver
Hafler Matrix Decoder - Overview of receiver design.
Firmware Code - Explanation and download of firmware code.
Winamp Hardware Interface
Hardware Interface - Hardware details, firmware code.
Host Software - Software overview, download and source code.
Wisp628 PIC Programmer
Programmer Hardware - Construction, schematics and testing.
Development Software - Console tools, Windows IDE.
Author's Website - Wouter van Ooijen's Wisp628 page.
Photo Gallery - A thumbnail gallery of the photographic images from the above projects.
 Casio fx9750G PC Link Cable
Front Panel Serial Ports
Hafler Matrix Hi-Fi System
Homebrew GPS Receiver
Real-Time Automotive Control Systems
Robotics Prototype One
Winamp Hardware Interface
Wisp628 PIC Programmer
Technical Articles - Miscellaneous ramblings, hopefully informative.
An Introduction to Microcontrollers - Getting started in the world of programmable electronics.
Casio Graphic Calculators - Linking common graphic calculators together or to a PC.
Infrared Serial Communication - Sending serial data over infrared.
Using the HD44780 Liquid Crystal Display - A guide to using common character based LCDs.
R/2R Networks - Alternative digital to analog conversion.
Reference Section - Formula and technical reference.
Formula Listing - Listing of mathematical formulas found on this site.
Technical Discussions - Cross reference to articles which discuss certain information.
Schematics - Collection of all schematics on this website.
Component Tutorials - A basic overview of commonly used parts, and how to use them.
Passive Components
Resistors - Ohms law, voltage dividers, parallel and series resistors.
Capacitors - RC timing, power supply decoupling, AC coupling, parallel and series capacitors.
Inductors - Electromagnetism, passive filters, parallel and series inductance.
Semiconductors
Diodes, Zener Diodes and LEDs - AC rectification, Zener clamping and tri-color LEDs.
Bipolar Transistors - Types of bipolar transistors and application.
Field Effect Transistors - JFETs and MOSFETs.
Crystals and Resonators - Basic use of quartz crystals and ceramic resonators.
[Optical Electronics]
Integrated Circuits
Logic ICs
555 Timer
[Voltage Regulators]
[Operational Amplifiers]
[Memory Chips]
[Line Drivers]
Electromechanical
[Relays and Solenoids]
[Loud Speakers]
[Transformers]
Site Map - Hierarchy tree representation of this website.
Links - Links to related web sites, professional or otherwise.
Component Outlets
Jaycar Electronics - Excellent range, includes some surface mounting parts.
Dick Smith Electronics - Component sales slowly declining but still worth a visit.
Surplustronics - Auckland based store selling surplus and new parts and equipment.
South Island Component Centre - Good range, includes some more obscure parts.
PMB Electronics - Small range, good prices.
Farnell InOne - Very extensive range but often quite expensive.
eSource Ltd - The New Zealand distributer for Parallax Inc.
Trade Me - Actually an auction site but a good place to look for parts and equipment.
Company Websites
Microchip Technology Inc - Microchip Technology created the PICmicro.
Parallax Inc - Parallax is responsible for the BASIC Stamp, also see eSource Ltd.
PICAXE - The PICAXE is a microcontroller programmed in BASIC.
Texas Instruments - Creators of the MSP430 microcontroller.
Cadsoft Online - Cadsoft are the authors of the PCB CAD program EAGLE.
Informational Pages
The PICList - For everything PIC, including many code examples.
Technische Informatica - Home of the Wisp628, DIY PICmicro programmer.
MSP430.info - Good source of information on the MSP430 microcontroller.
Rambles and Rants
Great Microprocessors of the Past and Present
History of Microsoft Windows
A Cost Analysis Of Windows Vista Content Protection
A Whirlwind Tutorial on Creating Really Teensy ELF Executables for Linux
Miscellaneous
Robonz - An Auckland based robotics club open to all ages and levels of expertise.
Blank Page - Yep, just a blank page. Nothing more, nothing less...
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