Doctor RG Plague
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Counterfeit ZIF Sockets! Plus Lab Update (EP 58)
Doctor Plague talks about some counterfeit ZIF sockets among other counterfeit parts, and gives a brief update on his lab.
UNI-T UDP3305S dimensions (approximate in inches):
1. Without corner protectors: H=5.5", W=9", D=12.5"
2. With corner protectors: H=6.625", W=9.5", D=13.75"
Rigol updates: Rigol has responded to my email approximately 15 days later. They said they can send me some free samples of grabbers to replace the missing grabber. They also mentioned that for the PLA2216 heat issue it is a common phenomenon because the DHO900 is a compact oscilloscope, the heat dissipation is very slow, so the temperature of the probe is a little high. What I don't quite understand is what the heat dissipation of the probe head has to do with the oscilloscope since it is a separate enclosure. Anyway, the high heat appears to be normal. I will add another update when and if I get the extra grabbers sent to me.
See if you can find J.S. Bach before the end of the video! Be sure to watch to the end to see if you were correct!
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Protecting AVRs from an FTDI Cable (EP 57)
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Doctor Plague talks about protecting inputs of an unpowered AVR from unwanted voltages from a powered FTDI cable. He then demonstrates a circuit designed to protect the AVR. See if you can find J.S. Bach before the end of the video! Be sure to watch to the end to see if you were correct! Category: Electronics, Technical Please subscribe, and peck at the bell to be notified of new videos as they...
Channel Update 2024
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Doctor Plague gives an update on his UA-cam channel for 2024. See if you can find J.S. Bach before the end of the video! Be sure to watch to the end to see if you were correct! Category: General Please subscribe, and peck at the bell to be notified of new videos as they become available.
Floating Point with printf and scanf on AVRs (EP 56)
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Doctor Plague continues his discussion of printf and scanf in C on an AVR microcontroller, but this time he demonstrates that floating point doesn't appear to work and then provides a solution. Please check out the first video "Using printf and scanf with UART on AVRs": ua-cam.com/video/JrsaKc2hVac/v-deo.html See if you can find J.S. Bach before the end of the video! Be sure to watch to the end...
Using printf and scanf with UART on AVRs (EP 55)
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Doctor Plague demonstrates how to use printf and scanf in C on an AVR microcontroller using the UART. Please check out "Simple Circular Buffers": ua-cam.com/video/YMzAFkAG-dU/v-deo.html Also check out "Running AVRs at 20MHz": ua-cam.com/video/CPdQUey1hzU/v-deo.html See if you can find J.S. Bach before the end of the video! Be sure to watch to the end to see if you were correct! Category: Electr...
Running AVRs at 20MHz (EP 54)
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Doctor Plague discusses operating AVR microcontrollers at 20MHz. He shows what not to do and offers tips for successful results. See if you can find J.S. Bach before the end of the video! Be sure to watch to the end to see if you were correct! Category: Electronics, Technical Please subscribe, and peck at the bell to be notified of new videos as they become available.
Controlling Oscilloscopes Remotely (EP 53)
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Doctor Plague demonstrates trying to remotely control three different oscilloscopes: Tektronix, Rigol, and B&K Precision. See if you can find J.S. Bach before the end of the video! Be sure to watch to the end to see if you were correct! Category: Electronics, Technical Please subscribe, and peck at the bell to be notified of new videos as they become available.
Simple Circular Buffers (EP 52)
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Doctor Plague explains what circular buffers are and shows how to create a simple version in the C programming language. These functions will be used in future videos. See if you can find J.S. Bach before the end of the video! Be sure to watch to the end to see if you were correct! Category: Electronics, Technical, DIY Please subscribe, and peck at the bell to be notified of new videos as they ...
Code Formatting (EP 51)
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Doctor Plague talks about code formatting and explains why he formats code the way he does. See if you can find J.S. Bach before the end of the video! Be sure to watch to the end to see if you were correct! Category: Technical Please subscribe, and peck at the bell to be notified of new videos as they become available.
What Happened to RadioShack?
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Doctor Plague questions what happened to RadioShack. UPDATE (08/07/23): RadioShack's website now states that they are renovating! It states that there was an acquisition of their intellectual property in 2023. They want to continue developing the business! See if you can find J.S. Bach before the end of the video! Be sure to watch to the end to see if you were correct! Category: General Please ...
Timing Your Soldering (EP 50)
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Doctor Plague offers a simple suggestion to improve an electronics soldering lab. Additional Info: The timer switch used in this video is a Leviton LTB60-1LW. See if you can find J.S. Bach before the end of the video! Be sure to watch to the end to see if you were correct! Category: Electronics, DIY Please subscribe, and peck at the bell to be notified of new videos as they become available.
Retrospective and Future of Doctor RG Plague
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Doctor Plague talks about the past years of his UA-cam channel and explains the future of it. See if you can find J.S. Bach before the end of the video! Be sure to watch to the end to see if you were correct! Category: General Please subscribe, and peck at the bell to be notified of new videos as they become available.
Programming the AVR Microcontrollers (EP 49)
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Doctor Plague explains how he programs AVR microcontrollers. He shows how to make a programming header, builds a simple circuit, writes some simple code to program into the AVR, and shows how to simulate the code in the Atmel Studio IDE. See if you can find J.S. Bach before the end of the video! Be sure to watch to the end to see if you were correct! Additional Info: The prototyping board used ...
Doctor Plague Gets Lazy with His Pumpkin! (EP 48)
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Doctor Plague is tired of carving pumpkins. What will he do to make his pumpkin a success this year? See if you can find J.S. Bach before the end of the video! Be sure to watch to the end to see if you were correct! Category: Humor Please subscribe, and peck at the bell to be notified of new videos as they become available.
How I Designed a Simple Video Sync Separator (EP 47)
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Doctor Plague shows how he designed a sync separator circuit, but he doesn't stop there. He also attempts to demonstrate his circuit by turning an old analog oscilloscope into a CRT video display. Will he succeed? See if you can find J.S. Bach before the end of the video! Be sure to watch to the end to see if you were correct! Please check out "The Composite TV Signal, Part 2! Vertical Blanking...
The Pandemic is Over! (EP 46)
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The Pandemic is Over! (EP 46)
The Composite TV Signal, Part 2! Vertical Blanking! (EP 45)
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The Composite TV Signal, Part 2! Vertical Blanking! (EP 45)
The Rigol DS1104Z-S Plus Oscilloscope (EP 44)
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The Rigol DS1104Z-S Plus Oscilloscope (EP 44)
Chip Shortage (EP 43)
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Chip Shortage (EP 43)
Unboxing a New Oscilloscope (EP 42)
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Unboxing a New Oscilloscope (EP 42)
Clocking the 8088, Let's Make a 33% Duty Cycle Signal! (EP 41)
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Clocking the 8088, Let's Make a 33% Duty Cycle Signal! (EP 41)
ERRATA: 74HC161 & 74HC163 in Digital Works (EP 40)
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ERRATA: 74HC161 & 74HC163 in Digital Works (EP 40)
Intro to Digital Works, Digital Circuit Simulation (EP 39)
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Intro to Digital Works, Digital Circuit Simulation (EP 39)
The Math Behind the 555 Timer Formulas, Part 2 of 2 (EP 38)
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The Math Behind the 555 Timer Formulas, Part 2 of 2 (EP 38)
Designing and 3D Printing a Camera Mount (EP 37)
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Designing and 3D Printing a Camera Mount (EP 37)
Remembering Tim Hartnell (EP 36)
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Remembering Tim Hartnell (EP 36)
Doctor Plague Carves His Pumpkin (EP 35)
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Doctor Plague Carves His Pumpkin (EP 35)
The Math Behind the 555 Timer Formulas, Part 1 of 2 (EP 34)
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The Math Behind the 555 Timer Formulas, Part 1 of 2 (EP 34)
New Equipment for the Lab! (EP 33)
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New Equipment for the Lab! (EP 33)
Fun with the 555 Timer! Let's Make an Oscillator! (EP 32)
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Fun with the 555 Timer! Let's Make an Oscillator! (EP 32)

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @migry
    @migry 6 днів тому

    Nice to see you back again 👍

  • @pinguinosmarinela
    @pinguinosmarinela 6 днів тому

    MAN I JUST LOVE U THANK U FOR BEING BORN

  • @Brian_Of_Melbourne
    @Brian_Of_Melbourne 12 днів тому

    Maybe the next ZIF video could disassemble some ZIF sockets to assess their manufacturing quality?

  • @aware2action
    @aware2action 12 днів тому

    You need to fix your passive jaws, with random motion voice activated servos!❤👍

  • @ryannnn_nelson
    @ryannnn_nelson 12 днів тому

    how can you prove those ZIF sockets were manufactured after the patent expired. they could have been manufactured 40 years ago but floating around in a warehouse all that time.

  • @pauldale260
    @pauldale260 12 днів тому

    Good to see you back😊

  • @networkg
    @networkg 12 днів тому

    New subscriber here, just a suggestion, I don't know if your costume is just for this video, but let me say, your content is good enough without it and you might be more comfortable.

  • @ovalwingnut
    @ovalwingnut 12 днів тому

    New viewer here Clearly I was a bit FrEaKeD out (no disrespect) but surprisingly I warmed up to the Plague Master in the ~20 mins allotted. I'm pleased to report that I am no longer disease free.. I "caught the plague!!" Cheers from So.Ca.USA 3rd House On the Left (call before stopping by)

  • @Ariannus
    @Ariannus 12 днів тому

    The Adafruit sockets are probably made by a company that makes counterfeit 3M sockets, but Adafruit doesn't want to import counterfeit goods so they have the factory cast them in a different color and sand off the 3M marking. It seems labor intensive but is probably cheaper in the quantities that they buy compared to paying for a new mold with no logo or a custom logo.

  • @stevenbliss989
    @stevenbliss989 12 днів тому

    It is UTTER EVIL BULLSHIT that the internal OSC is not full speed in micros like 12F683!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @rofbungle8572
    @rofbungle8572 12 днів тому

    That's some nice gear you've acquired! I'm still using an old, old CRT oscilloscope and putting up with its limitations. As well as various cheap Chinese modern tools. They're fine if you remain conscious of their limitations. I have a "TFXTODL" 18 pin ZIF, and it's been working fine for a few years. Use it pretty regularly - probably several hundred insertions now without major issues. Construction quality seems to be better than your 40 pin one. The plastics are crisply formed and contacts are OK. Sometimes I have to insert an IC then pull the lever about half way down to apply slight pressure, and then slide the IC left and right a bit to clean the contacts - that always does the trick: same technique noted by @Shmbler.

  • @Shmbler
    @Shmbler 13 днів тому

    The quality of those cheap chinese textool copies is absolutely awful. They tend to make bad contanct if you just clamp things down. Quite often you see repair videos where ppl swap in and out chips in ZIF socketed boards to determine what's bad, without actually realizing that the ZIF sockets themselves might be causing a wrong diagnosis. I found that I can get around bad contact problems by first clamping the chip down and then dragging it a tiny bit sidewards through the slots.

  • @duelmonitor
    @duelmonitor 13 днів тому

    Great. Mine are Textdol. Lol.

    • @SianaGearz
      @SianaGearz 13 днів тому

      If they're like mine, it's not, look closely! It's TFXTDOL. With an F instead of E.

    • @edgeeffect
      @edgeeffect 12 днів тому

      @@SianaGearz Oh yeah, mine are mostly TFXTDOL ... but I've got a TEXTQOL too

  • @anilarkay
    @anilarkay 13 днів тому

    Very interesting video. Thanks ❤ Next time, pks find a way to write on the white board without blocking the view. But it was awesome to watch it explained so simple.👌👌

  • @kd5ozy
    @kd5ozy 19 днів тому

    WTH???

  • @nikkosacramento9679
    @nikkosacramento9679 20 днів тому

    this is the most helpful series on this topic! thank you so much

  • @gargamel7127
    @gargamel7127 27 днів тому

    Were can i find the 3d print files? good video btw

  • @stefanradu5407
    @stefanradu5407 Місяць тому

    Hello! what would be the simplest method to program an attiny402?

  • @BartdeBoisblanc
    @BartdeBoisblanc Місяць тому

    2:00 Has anyone mentioned the two of you look like Spy vs Spy from Mad magazine in your intro.

  • @BartdeBoisblanc
    @BartdeBoisblanc Місяць тому

    25:20 Doctor you could use a Constant Current Source on the capacitor. Ha, I see you added the circuit later and it does impove the image!

  • @BartdeBoisblanc
    @BartdeBoisblanc Місяць тому

    NTSC also stands for never twice the same color.

  • @karczilla
    @karczilla Місяць тому

    you make this all seem so easy! i'm trying to play with composite video signals to make my own video effects mangler and eventually a video synthesizer! would love a series on that subject if you have the knowledge! generating sync signals, generate your own R, G, B signals (simple shapes/patterns made with CMOS) and combine them with an RBG to NTSC chip. stuff like that please!!

  • @alicewyan
    @alicewyan Місяць тому

    One always wants more harpsichord related content! How did it go?

  • @1NSHAME
    @1NSHAME 2 місяці тому

    Lovely music.

  • @scabbedeye
    @scabbedeye 2 місяці тому

    love the snare!

  • @ChainPenguin
    @ChainPenguin 2 місяці тому

    Will we ever see other video signals explained? Would love to see component or even RF ans why is it so bad.

  • @ChainPenguin
    @ChainPenguin 2 місяці тому

    I know this is video is already old, but Im happy for you. (Just found out about your channel and been having a blast)

  • @pietrorotundo5072
    @pietrorotundo5072 2 місяці тому

    Very good explanation of ntsc video signal. Thanks

  • @GianTJ
    @GianTJ 2 місяці тому

    Nice job on the project! I'd love to hear a side-by-side of the original jacks vs. the 3D printed ones. Did you ever make another video on what is sounds like with the new voicing?

  • @NutsandGuts
    @NutsandGuts 2 місяці тому

    This is so good, especially the color burst part! You made it so simple to understand

  • @geo48geo48
    @geo48geo48 2 місяці тому

    You are Bob Peace from National, who is still alive!

  • @VHSBREAK
    @VHSBREAK 3 місяці тому

    After watching countless videos and reading articles, this video managed to explain in a simple and fun way a subject that was so complex. thanks!

  • @blueeengineer4373
    @blueeengineer4373 3 місяці тому

    thanks and follow up question, what should be done if the interface is half-duplex, one-wire or single IO data pin ?

  • @orihalcon8693
    @orihalcon8693 3 місяці тому

    Great video! If I wanted to record a composite waveform from a VCR and then be able to play it back as composite again with all of the original time base errors intact, what equipment could actually do that for like a 10 second recorded/played back sample? The idea is that using an identical starting composite signal to test how well various capture cards tolerate mechanical time base errors using an identical starting signal. Thanks in advance!

  • @joshm7769
    @joshm7769 4 місяці тому

    That nibbler game looks fun!

  • @joshm7769
    @joshm7769 4 місяці тому

    Impressive stuff!

  • @4DRC_
    @4DRC_ 4 місяці тому

    I love the little breakout boards. I hate wasting gates and op amps, so being able to use SMD individual circuit packages on a breadboard is nice.

  • @foxfire7604
    @foxfire7604 4 місяці тому

    This is interesting, but, why are you showing old analog since it hasn't been used for several years?

  • @alastorlapid2365
    @alastorlapid2365 4 місяці тому

    I just discovered you through your harpsichord jack video, and I just want to say, I absolutely love your energy

  • @durbalavitalie3485
    @durbalavitalie3485 4 місяці тому

    ThankyouUUU!!!!1

  • @sahhaf1234
    @sahhaf1234 4 місяці тому

    Pls continue with the old TV electronics.. Such info is very hard to find.. Back porches, front porches etc still exist on VGA. People continue to use them without understanding what they mean..

  • @derekdexheimer3070
    @derekdexheimer3070 4 місяці тому

    A great introduction. If you have access to a waveform monitor and vectorscope, they would also be instructive. I'm sure you know about these, but have been out of video production a long time. I presume NTSC gear is pretty cheap/free.

  • @alexstone691
    @alexstone691 4 місяці тому

    This reason is i wish i had optical isolators for UART, but from what i've seen its a pain to implement at any reasonable speed

    • @roygwinn2
      @roygwinn2 4 місяці тому

      TLP2361 opto. Works a treat, even at 115200 baud.

  • @devicemodder
    @devicemodder 4 місяці тому

    Very cool. been wanting to build something like this for a while. do you mind sharing the schematic or is it in the video?

  • @PeetHobby
    @PeetHobby 4 місяці тому

    The issue is that none of the internal protection circuits will be powered, in theory, that is. However, in practice, that AVR will be powered via the GPIO pin and will probably run your program. 😄

  • @gcewing
    @gcewing 4 місяці тому

    Anyone else see the cat at 6:54?

  • @jimbo2629
    @jimbo2629 4 місяці тому

    You need to print a register or make or buy a standard one. I would happily buy your jacks and plectra because here in England it is excess of £10 per Jack and trimming plectra is a pain. If they are too light add a hole for lead. You could also 3D print the curved bridge as I would not expect that to affect the tone. Steam bending one is a pain. I hope you go ahead. You could also print inserts for the fulcrum of the keys. They already exist but that’s another matter.

  • @mikemoran5439
    @mikemoran5439 4 місяці тому

    Please do not get rid of that mask

  • @Stabby666
    @Stabby666 4 місяці тому

    The result of this was great!

  • @Stabby666
    @Stabby666 4 місяці тому

    I do something similar but just using a couple of diodes. As the UART only pulls low, I have the anodes connected to the RX sides, with a pullup from that side's power source. It does mean that the LOW pulse doesn't quite go to GND, but it's good enough :)

    • @theantipope4354
      @theantipope4354 4 місяці тому

      It'll work with short cables at low(ish) speeds, but it'll make the link more susceptible to noise / errors. If you start getting errors every now & then, that'll probably be the reason.

    • @Stabby666
      @Stabby666 4 місяці тому

      @@theantipope4354 I use this exclusively on PCB designs and have reached speeds of almost 1M baud between devices this way. Best to use Schottky diodes, but it saves board space and cost generally.