Rocketboom Tech correspondent Ellie Rountree visits engineer and founder of Adafruit Industries, Limor Fried (Ladyada) to talk about our DIY open source electronic kits! (MOV).
hi chris, most of the equipment isn’t that expensive and for the things that are (laser cutter) we paid them off fully as we bought them with projects, kits and work.
andrew, yup we have a future ‘retro arcade style table tennis desktop clock’ kit with a ks0108 display. there isn’t an ‘arduino’ proper but uses the same chip.
I am considering to buy an oscilloscope. I know that faster oscilloscopes means more money. What do you think is a good compromise for the average hobbyist? I guess it depends on what I want to do (working with NTSC or just some audio). What is your take on DSO vs. the good old analog?
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This is awesome! But how were you able to get all the equipment? Seems it would cost a lot.
Comment by Chris — August 31, 2009 @ 2:27 pm
hi chris, most of the equipment isn’t that expensive and for the things that are (laser cutter) we paid them off fully as we bought them with projects, kits and work.
Comment by adafruit — August 31, 2009 @ 2:32 pm
OMG Limor is so hot and smart I love this vid.
Comment by Davy — August 31, 2009 @ 4:26 pm
I was just curious about the pong clock around the 8 second mark of the video. Was that done with an Arduino and a ks0108 display?
Thanks
Comment by Andrew — August 31, 2009 @ 6:31 pm
It’s not a pong clock, its a “retro table tennis” clock. I was thoroughly chastised at the engineer’s chat for using a term trademarked by Atari
Comment by Akiba — August 31, 2009 @ 7:02 pm
andrew, yup we have a future ‘retro arcade style table tennis desktop clock’ kit with a ks0108 display. there isn’t an ‘arduino’ proper but uses the same chip.
Comment by ladyada — August 31, 2009 @ 8:16 pm
Great interview! Keep the great kits coming!
What model o-scope is that on your bench?
Comment by Mike — August 31, 2009 @ 11:34 pm
The scope is a TDS2014B. its a bit overkill, most people would be very happy with just the TDS1012
Comment by ladyada — September 1, 2009 @ 11:07 am
I am considering to buy an oscilloscope. I know that faster oscilloscopes means more money. What do you think is a good compromise for the average hobbyist? I guess it depends on what I want to do (working with NTSC or just some audio). What is your take on DSO vs. the good old analog?
Comment by larsi — September 2, 2009 @ 9:33 am