Matt's Nifty Projects

• POHPIC: Production PIC Programmer
• RSWG: Rotating Sprocket Wheel Lissajous Generator
• DSA2D: Discrete Logic Dual Slope Analog to Digital Converter
• PIC Based Imaging Sonar
• Walking Robot
• TiniGPS: A web accessible GPS receiver
• Scanned Manuals
• Powder Coating Booth

Design Quality

Conceptual integrity: The design is as simple as necessary and is an elegant solution to the problem. It's conceived by no more than four minds.
Abnormal conditions: The design responds in a controlled and predictable manner to abnormal conditions.
Standard performance: The design meets all standard application requirements, not just the specification.

• Tektronix 543A oscilloscope- and amazingly, it works, though the potentiometers are a bit flaky, and the triggering is crappy. To help it along I also have the plug-ins:
  • Type CA
  • Type H
  • Type 53/54C
• Dumont 1100P oscilloscope- dead. It was working in XY mode when I stored it, but I finally got a reproduction of the manual, and now I don't even get a trace. Gonna be harder to fix now. But on the other hand, it should be worth it, since it is a 100 MHz oscilloscope, which is better than my Tektronix boatanchor.
• General Radio (GR) 1191B counter- beautiful, but dead. All the nixie tubes work, but it does little but contribute to entropy. I've also been looking for documentation for this, so if you have something that could help, I'd appreciate anything you could offer.
• OS-8E/U oscilloscope- Military, made under contract by Carol Electronics, Martinsburg, WV. It is a bit flaky, but it works. It is a nice conversation piece. I said it works, I didn't say it worked well. Thanks to the actions of a generous fellow named Manny (and my own effort in the scanning), I now have a manual for it- from 1954, revised in 1958 (you can get it from the "manual" link above).
• TS352 B/U Multimeter- another piece of military test equipment that works really well, though I'm afraid I'll never be able to find new batteries for it, though there are some work-arounds with traditional batteries that I need to try.

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