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Hardware & Electronics

Embedded systems & DIY electronics

Embedded systems & DIY electronics sits within Hardware & Electronics. Consider the physical implementation behind a device, alongside the constraints that shape its design. This selection contains 92 catalog videos from 70 distinct channels. The examples below offer specific entry points into the subject, with their own vocabulary and scope, rather than a prescribed sequence of lessons.

Recurring catalog topics include electronics, hardware hacking, ben eater, firmware, hardware and arduino. These tags describe overlapping directions within the collection; an individual video may connect several of them. Recorded formats include comedy, commentary, demo, documentary, explainer, interview, music, other, talk and tutorial. Use those differences to choose between approaches to the subject and to compare how different contributors frame related questions.

“The world's worst video card?”, listed under Ben Eater, is cataloged as tutorial. Ben Eater explains how VGA signals work and builds a breadboard circuit that produces correct sync timing so a monitor recognizes the signal. He then builds toward displaying an image from simple…

“E-paper hacking: fastest possible refresh rate”, listed under Applied Science, is cataloged as tutorial. Ben Krasnow of Applied Science explains how electrophoretic e-paper displays work and how he modified the driver firmware and waveform lookup tables of a 4.2-inch panel to reach roughly 3Hz partial refresh.…

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