Monthly Archives: November 2011

Trying out Itead Studios’s PCB prototyping service

Posted on November 26, 2011 by Stephen Trier

I’m working on building a breakout board for the high-performance AK5388 audio ADC. In my last post, I revised the schematic to help with the PCB layout and test-fit the key components on a printout of the board. The next … Continue reading →

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AK5388 ADC breakout board update

Posted on November 19, 2011 by Stephen Trier

For the last month or two, a breakout board for the AKM Semiconductor AK5388 analog-to-digital converter has been my main project. Here’s an update on where it stands. When I last posted about the board, I was waiting for parts … Continue reading →

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Bus Pirate review

Posted on November 13, 2011 by Stephen Trier

The Bus Pirate: It sounds kind of shady, and maybe it is, but it is also a handy little tool. A few weeks ago, I received a Sparkfun Bus Pirate as a birthday present. This little board is a USB-to-nearly-anything … Continue reading →

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