FPGAs are supremely flexible and powerful devices. However, they usually come in QFP or BGA packages that are altogether difficult for hobbyists to play with. The DIP-FPGA breakout board aims …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/06/21/fpga-breakout-board-for-dip-package-shenanigans/)

An Unexpected Upset in EV Charging Standards
https://hackaday.com/2023/06/21/an-unexpected-upset-in-ev-charging-standards/

Fast charging station for electric cars equipped with a quick charger
" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/car_chargers_AdobeStock_449890707.jpeg?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/car_chargers_AdobeStock_449890707.jpeg?w=800">Last November, Tesla open-sourced parts of its charging infrastructure, not-so-humbly unveiling it as the North American Charging Standard (NACS). It’s finally taking off with a number of manufacturers signing on. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/06/21/an-unexpected-upset-in-ev-charging-standards/)

A Pico-Based ZX Spectrum Emulator
https://hackaday.com/2023/06/21/a-pico-based-zx-spectrum-emulator/

The ZX Spectrum was a popular computer of the 8-bit era. Now, it’s possible to emulate this machine on a microcontroller so cheap that it’s literally been given away on …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/06/21/a-pico-based-zx-spectrum-emulator/)

Inside Digital Calipers
https://hackaday.com/2023/06/22/inside-digital-calipers/

If you do any kind of machining, 3D printing, or PCB layout, you probably have at least considered buying a pair of calipers. Old-fashioned ones had a dial and were …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/06/22/inside-digital-calipers/)

The Many Robots That Ventured Into the Chernobyl NPP #4 Reactor
https://hackaday.com/2023/06/22/the-many-robots-that-ventured-into-the-chernobyl-npp-4-reactor/

Before the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant (ChNPP, spelled ‘Chornobyl’ in Ukrainian) disaster in 1986, there had been little need for radiation-resistant robots to venture into high-risk zones. Yet in the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/06/22/the-many-robots-that-ventured-into-the-chernobyl-npp-4-reactor/)

China Plans Its Own Megaconstellation To Challenge Starlink
https://hackaday.com/2023/06/22/china-plans-its-own-megaconstellation-to-challenge-starlink/

Satellite internet used to be a woeful thing. Early networks relied on satellites in geostationary orbits, with high latency and minimal bandwidth keeping user demand low. That was until Starlink …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/06/22/china-plans-its-own-megaconstellation-to-challenge-starlink/)

Dual Channel POV Display also has Nixie Tubes
https://hackaday.com/2023/06/22/dual-channel-pov-display-also-has-nixie-tubes/

What’s a tachyscope? According to [Daniel Ross], it is an animated display from an alternate timeline circa 1880. The real ones, of course, didn’t have LEDs and microcontrollers. The control …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/06/22/dual-channel-pov-display-also-has-nixie-tubes/)

Ask Hackaday: The Turing Test is Dead: Long Live the Turing Test!
https://hackaday.com/2023/06/22/ask-hackaday-the-turing-test-is-dead-long-live-the-turing-test/