Tag: teardown

This is a teardown and quick look at the Intel Euclid, a new developer platform for robotics which combines an Atom CPU and RealSense depth cameras.  This video was filmed in front of a live Internet audience. Stream archive: https://youtu.be/tIGvWYMwLzA Please consider supporting me on Patreon so I can keep making these vids! https://www.patreon.com/scanlime Subscribe…

scanlime:020 – TSG95 Color Bar Generator Teardown

May 31, 2017

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Little teardown and exploration of an old bit of NTSC / PAL television test equipment, the Tektronix TSG 95. We’ll poke around with the oscilloscope and analog TV, and we even stumble on some helpful documentation. Please consider supporting me on Patreon so I can keep making these vids! https://www.patreon.com/scanlime Subscribe to YouTube notifications or…

scanlime:013 / Wacom Teardown and Schematic

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This time we’re looking at the protocol that powers Wacom’s wireless pens, and taking a deep look into the logic circuits (74xx!) that make them run. If you missed the last video, check it out for the big picture on how graphics tablets work: https://youtu.be/nPab7pbOhBY Get your own copy of the schematics in PDF or…

scanlime:012 / Graphics Tablet Primer for Hackers

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This time we’re hurtling through the layers of technology that make a graphics tablet (pen tablet) work, from operating systems politics to electromagnetic induction. I’ll be looking closely at two tablets, the Wacom Intuos Pro and Huion H610PRO, and going into a full teardown on the Huion.

scanlime:011 / Ultrasonic Transducer

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This video takes a close look at those little chirping sonar cylinders that might have helped your robot avoid bumping into furniture. They’re sort of like a microphone or a speaker, but looking closer they seem more like a tiny tuning fork with a hat.

scanlime:010 / Protek B8010FD Function Generator

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I had another video planned, but today the yak stack needed tending after my trusty 10 MHz signal generator started buzzing horribly. Today’s video will be a teardown, repair, and mini-review of the 2007 vintage Protek B8010FD.

scanlime:006 / USB Disk Recorder Part 1

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This time I find something in my junk drawer with a few teeth marks on it, and it leads to a weirdly specialized CPU built on a super oldschool core.

scanlime:005 / Microphone Receiver

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I take apart a Pyle PDWM1940 wireless microphone receiver, searching for a way to make the output less noisy. Meanwhile, I’ll be using the same receiver for filming.

scanlime:004 / Electronic Whiteboard hacking

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My friends at Tangible Interaction sent some electronic whiteboard hardware to take apart. In this video I’ll start to look at the transmitters, receivers, and communication protocol.

Failed Antenna Design 101

Apr 22, 2010

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