Tags / electronics

Projects

2009

iThemba Labs GUI for programming FPGA particle physics detection trigger circuits I spent a few months over my 3rd year vacation period interning at the iThemba Laboratory for Accelerator-Based Sciences in Cape Town. The facility had a dorm, where I stayed with other interns. During the day we worked on different software projects. By night, we roamed the (fortunately disabled) proton beam lines. […] There was no one there on weekends, but two things kept it from being dull. First, the facility bordered the Khayelitsha township, so we could enjoy cheap beer from the …

2004

RLC Diagnostics program to use sound card to measure RLC circuit resonance I completed this project while studying my final year of high school. I was in the process of building and tuning an electromagnetic coilgun, and as part of that effort I needed to accurately measure the inductance of my prototype coils. Unfortunately, I couldn’t afford the expensive, professional equipment that could make such measurements. Fortunately, I read about the techniques that this equipment actually used, and I realized I could use my computer’s sound card to do much the …

Posts

2004

Using Python to Improve My Coilgun Jul 17