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Charles Wenzel of Austin Texas has posted his Low Jitter Quadrature Clock in the Schmartie Awards.
This clock circuit generates in phase and quadrature clock signals of both polarities from a simple clock oscillator IC. A noise shunt on the power supply line reduces noise from the voltage regulator, typically a three-terminal IC. It uses a SchmartBoard 201-0001-01
Good Luck Charles!
Happy Thanksgiving - Tomorrow is Thanksgiving in America. Thanksgiving generally comemerates the sharing of the harvest by the native people with the newly arrived Europeans to the new world. It is a time that we remember and celerbrate all that we have to be thankful for with friends and neighbors. With that in mind, I would like to say that I am thankful to all of our customers worldwide, who continully make our days pleasureable by communicating with us and supporting us by buying our product.
Thanksgiving is also a time to give back. We feel blessed because so many of our users tell us that our product does open up doors for them that were not available previously. We have some big plans to make electronics available to more people than ever in the near future. We will help educate people about electronics. Education creates opportunities. Opportunities create happy, thankful, people. Thankful people give back to society. Happy Thanksgiving from SchmartBoard!
With just over a month to post circuits for the Schmartie awards, participants from all corners of the planet are posting those entrys. The winner will receive $1000 and commission on a SchmartModule based on their circuit that will be available worldwide. Other great prizes will also be awarded.Schmartie Awards
Port Fairy, Australia - Robert Gatt has posted 2 new circuits: IR Proximity Detector & Dual H_Bridge Motor Board
Almere, Netherlands - Roland van Leusden has posted Using 74HC595 to Create More Outputs
Austin TX, USA - Charles Wenzel has posted Isolated Line Voltage Power Switch/Dimmer
Good luck to all Three!
For those of us who do not have an iPhone, it is sometimes tough to find information in the PDA or phone web browser. I know because sometimes all I want is to see if the Chicago Bulls have won and instead all I get is a headache. With this in mind, I would like to annouce the SchmartBoard website for mobile users. (AKA our mini me website).
Have your mobile web browser bookmark http://schmartboard.mofuse.mobi/ . The site gives details and pricing on the product line. It is an easily navagatable product information site for those who need fast information on part numbers and pricing. It will be improved over time, but for now it should be helpful when a PC is not around.
Once a week I Google SchmartBoard to read some of the chatter. I find postings on forums for every type of DIY or hacking imaginable. I also find us mentioned on blogs and articles. Every so often I find something unexpected. I do not know who, but someone has taken one of our videos that explains how to use SchmartBoard and added Italian subtitles. How cool is that! The company that makes this possible is called Mojiti. The link to the subtitled video is http://mojiti.com/kan/10948/31823 . I will let our international distributors know about this, as they might want to do the same. I think this site is magnifico. Time for lunch....Why do I have a taste for pasta today?
