USB tree

USB_tree2

I kept losing my USB memories, modems, programmers and such. The solution?  Here comes the USB tree, ready to keep all your USB things in one place, on your desk.

The build is rather simple, one wooden base, some copper wire, USB connectors and a lot of soldering. Do note that a regular 50 – 60W soldering [...]

RFM12B mini breakout board

RFM12B module3

The RFM12B modules from Hoperf  are small, cheap and offer a lot of features.

But their size has a slight drawback: both the SMD modules and the through-hole ones have 2mm pitch instead of the standard 2.54mm (100mil). This makes them incompatible with breadboards or prototyping PCBs. That is why I needed to make a little board [...]