@stf@chaos.socialsuppose i have one of these small ESP32 thingies which drives a peripherial - all neatly on a board. Is there some generic component - that comes with a usb and battery connector - that i can solder onto the power pins of the board so that it becomes portable and rechargable and preferably i can choose what size of LiPo battery i attach?
yes, i'm lazy, don't want to design&build a specific solution.
@Xavier@infosec.exchangeI was answering a poll by @… and it reminded me about this amazing book about electronics that was written like a Captain Underpants book. I am curious if there are other #genX geeks that learned about
@rasterweb@mastodon.socialI’ve never used KiCad… can I create a PCB without having to create a schematic? Can I just design a board with holes where I want them?
#Electronics #maker #pcb
@stf@chaos.socialsuppose i have one of these small ESP32 thingies which drives a peripherial - all neatly on a board. Is there some generic component - that comes with a usb and battery connector - that i can solder onto the power pins of the board so that it becomes portable and rechargable and preferably i can choose what size of LiPo battery i attach?
yes, i'm lazy, don't want to design&build a specific solution.
@sean@scoat.esI was in #Toronto visiting the kid this weekend. Stopped by an #electronics store I had heard about, called "Supremetronic”…
Really, it was a section in the basement of a Home Hardware, directly next to the paint counter.
What a strange little nook of availability that was. Hundreds of bins o…
@kineticdiplomacy@infosec.exchangeTesting batteries with a multimeter. I learned one thing after half an hour of no results: The multimeter is broken.
#diy #electronics