1. lankavee

    Solid State Drives

    "druda thati" Hard drives without moving parts. meaning a bunch of memory cards stack up to make a SATA hard drive. No noise, no heat, and now also faster.
  2. lankavee

    Solid State Drives

    cheeper option to Memory Stick Pro/Duo Same company also produce duel microSD adapter for MS Duo. Adapter can be baught in ebay for dirty cheep (1 dollar with free shipping to LK), probably there can be deals with two SDs as a bundle.
  3. lankavee

    Solid State Drives

    have you ever thought of using multiple SD cards ganged-up building a SSD drive? A company called PhotoFast has done it, worth a look...
  4. lankavee

    Solid State Drives

    The new kid on the block.. A bit difficult to find in Sri Lanka, and also over priced still elsewhere.
  5. lankavee

    Microcontrollers and SMD Electronics

    I will find some time soon to write few more articles carrying this topic forward.
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    Microcontrollers and SMD Electronics

    Just thought a clarification would be needed before moving forward.... My write-ups on this subject wont go into comparing different microcontrollers by different manufacturers, nor would imply one product superior/better than other. PIC range of chips by Microchip company was selected due to...
  7. lankavee

    Microcontrollers and SMD Electronics

    That is a fundamental problem you will have to deal with on your own. Hatred can take many things away from you, including knowledge. I have decided to start the journey with a humble PIC, not because I am paid by Microchip, but the fact that many projects and help is already out there for this...
  8. lankavee

    Microcontrollers and SMD Electronics

    Have I missed something… What is the difference between a microprocessor (found in my pc) and microcontrollers? You would ask. Microprocessor is intend to process signals (Data) in large chunks at very high speeds, with the help of external sub-systems such as memory, storage etc. where...
  9. lankavee

    Microcontrollers and SMD Electronics

    Since now we know a microcontroller needs to have a program put inside to make it do something worthwhile, it is time to see how. Humm, the above statement carries lot of questions, right? Program – language, syntax and semantics, how many code lines etc. Put inside – how to write the...
  10. lankavee

    Microcontrollers and SMD Electronics

    Microcontrollers can be classified into many categories, based on different criteria. You may already aware that a microcontroller can (and should) be programmed in order to make it for any use. In another words, you can write a program (basic, C or assembly language, details will follow later)...
  11. lankavee

    Microcontrollers and SMD Electronics

    For Simplicity, I would use few microcontrollers produced by Microchip throughout the articles. However the information mostly would be generic thus you may readily apply the knowledge to other microcontrollers with a bit of trial and error. The Microcontroller of my choice for the articles...
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    Microcontrollers and SMD Electronics

    Microcontroller is a self-contained system, which can process input signals, with the help of built-in memory, and the program code resides in non-volatile memory, and finally output processed signals. A Microcontroller is sometimes called a computer, since it contains input, output, ALU...
  13. lankavee

    Microcontrollers and SMD Electronics

    I have fair bit of requests for a beginners guide, and will put together some information as time permits.
  14. lankavee

    Microcontrollers and SMD Electronics

    If your EPROM is generic type, any general purpose UV eraser will do the trick. A decent unit can be bought from ebay under US$ 50. If you wan to build one, then need to find a UV light first. Purple color UV tubes are available (pettah electrical shops), and you may try it first. I am sure...
  15. lankavee

    Microcontrollers and SMD Electronics

    PIC range of microcontrollers can be programmed using easy to use language like BASIC or C with minimal effort. However, learning assembly for PIC is not that hard, since most of the chips in this range only contains 32 instructions in total.
  16. lankavee

    On-line Computer Stores in Sri Lanka

    any more links to add?
  17. lankavee

    On-line Computer Stores in Sri Lanka

    At most i will be banned from the site and the post will be deleted. No big deal bro.
  18. lankavee

    On-line Computer Stores in Sri Lanka

    I don't know about EK policy, but I feel it is absolutely helpful for the people out there. After all community networking is helping out each other.
  19. lankavee

    On-line Computer Stores in Sri Lanka

    Online Computer Stores in Sri Lanka barclays.lk abc.lk computer.lk (seems not working) digital-base.com techwarehouse.lk lithitech.com laptop.lk buyabans.com singersl.com epsi Please add if you happen to know any more
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    Microcontrollers and SMD Electronics

    Microcontrollers and its usage should be common knowledge in this 21st century. However, all books are written in English so average electronics guy in Sri Lanka finds it difficult to grasp the technology. If we think carefully, the majority of people who repairs and builds electronic systems...

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