Category Archives: Education
Rocky Mountain SMTA Brings its A-Game to the 2015 Expo at Mile High Stadium
Last week the Rocky Mountain chapter of the Surface Mount Technology Association (SMTA) held their 2015 expo at the United Club of Mile High Stadium (home of the Denver Broncos). The event, which was free to the public, brought together … Continue reading
Arduino Clones Can Be Better Than Shields
Arduino is certainly the most popular method of getting info electronics, or at least embedded electronics. My BlueStamp Engineering students seem to gravitate to them when selecting their projects. But what about after the first few projects have been created … Continue reading
E14 Op Ed: A uC course for Everyone
Have you ever heard Hardware people swearing up and down that a failure cannot be a problem with the board? What about hearing that after listening to the software folk extolling the virtues of their code while explaining how that … Continue reading
E14: Suggestions for Applying To College
Being a part of the BlueStamp Engineering program gives me the opportunity to share advice with high school students looking for a technical career path. I’ve been asked multiple times about what the best method is to apply for college. … Continue reading
E14 Post: Learn The Art Of Giving An Interview
When people think of interviews, they often think of searching for a job. But for every interview there are two sides of the table. Giving an interview is one of the best things a young employee can do to learn … Continue reading
Resources for Early EAGLE Users
While teaching BlueStamp Engineering, I have several students ask me how they can get up and running with EAGLE. And although EAGLE is created for getting users into the PCB game, it still has a significant learning curve. So I … Continue reading
How to Easily Burn a Binary File to an MSP430 Chip Using the LaunchPad
Want to give some Texas Instruments MSP430 firmware to a friend who doesn’t have an IDE like CCS or IAR installed? All they need is a Binary file you create, an MSP430 Launchpad, and a small program called LITE FET-Pro430. … Continue reading
MSP430 Project Helps Disabled Kids Learn, Play
Young Circuit Designs has long been a supporter of RePlay For Kids, a Cleveland, OH based charity that modifies mainstream toys for children with disabilities. Since many electronic toys utilize activation switches that require a level of dexterity that not all … Continue reading
A Raspberry Pi First Project: Dog Kennel Status Webpage
I recently got my hands on a Raspberry Pi with the goal of writing an article on how suitable the platform is for an education program like BlueStamp Engineering. However once I got rolling, I simply had to make something … Continue reading
E14 Article: What Makes A Great First Project?
I love the experience of cracking open a new design platform and seeing what it can do, and how it can be used. However there are so many out there! What about the individual options are the best for attacking … Continue reading