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LEAP#262 Bazz Fuss Chocolate Noisette

The Bazz Fuss is about the simplest distortion circuit I’ve ever seen that in fact yields pleasing results. After a few experiments comparing configurations on a scope I ended up using two S9013 in Darlington configuration. The result is decidedly luscious, so the final build went in a suitably sweet chocolate noisette box. As always, all notes, schematics and code are in the Little Electronics & Arduino Projects repo on GitHub hero_image


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LEAP#261 MCP4017 Digital Pot

I’m having a minor obsession with digital potentiometers! The next I’ve tested is the MCP4017T-104E/LT (100kΩ rheostat version). It comes in a very small SC70 package and works as advertised. Although conveniently controlled with I²C, there doesn’t appear to be any way of setting the address. That and the fact that it is only rated for 2.5mA make it a bit limited in scope of application. As always, all notes, schematics and code are in the Little Electronics & Arduino Projects repo on GitHub hero_image


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LEAP#260 Saleae Logic

I recently had a Saleae Logic fall into my hands - an old model looking for a good home. As a 24 MS/s 8 channel logic analyzer, not the greatest specs these days but quite adequate for my needs. I was pretty impressed - up and running in 30 seconds, and using a Mac too! Saleae have done a brilliant job of creating an excellent experience, and continuing to support their discontinued products. As always, all notes, schematics and code are in the Little Electronics & Arduino Projects repo on GitHub hero_image


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LEAP#259 M62429 Digital Pot

I’m trying out some digital potentiometers for an application. The M62429 is a dual channel electronic volume control so actually works on a log scale, but can be used for non-audio applicaitons. The programming interface is a very simple two-wire (data, clock) serial protocol. But being so simple (and having a strange command length of 11 bits) it’s not really possible to use either the standard Wire or SPI libraries. Time for some bit-banging! As always, all notes, schematics and code are in the Little Electronics & Arduino Projects repo on GitHub hero_image


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