If you find yourself on the north side of Brisbane, Australia and have an interest in communications - I cannot recommend highly enough the Queensland Telecommunications Museum - telemuseum.org

KiCad Version 8.0.6 Released The KiCad project is proud to announce the latest version 8 bug fix release. See the blog post on the KiCad website for more information about this release. The mirrors will be up soon. kicad.org/blog/2024/10/K…

After running this website for fourteen and a half years, the most popular post by far is about the Microchip MCP23017. tronixstuff.com/2011/08/26/ard… #arduino. ^John

Old Kit Review – Silicon Chip Transistor Beta Tester tronixstuff.com/2024/10/24/old… #electronics #australia

Upscaled HDMI out now confirmed working on our new model kit computer prototypes. Started ordering critical components. More info on our forum thread : microbeetechnology.com.au/forum/thread-4… #microbee #z80 #mc68000 #retrocomputing

One of the benefits of writing a book on AVR microcontrollers is that you can look things up that you forgot 🙂 Perhaps it can be of help to you as well - nostarch.com/search/boxall #arduino

KiCad Version 9.0.0 Release The KiCad project is proud to announce the latest major version stable release. See the blog post on the KiCad website for more information about this release. kicad.org/blog/2025/02/V…

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The Computer SILLIAC was Australias 3rd computer & introduced many to programming. The Computer History of Australia - Ep5 "SILLIAC" youtu.be/tJdB3QZpVKA?si… via YouTube

Some site changes are happening. First I'm updating some older posts for relevancy then adding new items, so stay tuned. If you have any requests, let me know.

New Tutorial – TCA9548A 1-to-8 I2C Multiplexer Breakout with Arduino - tronixstuff.com/2025/04/14/tut… #arduino

AI image creation is certainly powerful. Asked for Arduino-controlled traffic lights - this was the result:

New Project – Fun with Arduino-controlled Traffic Lights - tronixstuff.com/2025/04/15/pro… #arduino

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New Tutorial – Using Long Range 315MHz RF Wireless Transceivers with Arduino - tronixstuff.com/2025/04/23/tut… #arduino

I can't argue with this AI... "Arduino Workshop" is a solid book to get started with the world of electronics and Arduino - nostarch.com/search/boxall #arduino No Starch Press

Yikes. Friends in the USA now getting slammed on aliexpress...

Don't use these cables and 9V batteries to power your Arduino project. Thank you. #arduino

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