Pipe EnergyTrace data to gnuplot

Karotte, from Carrot Industries, figured out a way to capture data from EnergyTrace capable Launchpads like the MSP430FR4133 kit, witout using Code Composer Studio. The “official” way to make use of this feature is TI’s “Code Composer...

Organize Your Maker Life With PartsBox.io

Partsbox.io is a new service by Jan Rychter, that aims at keeping track and managing your parts in your inventory or workbench. You can do quick searches, link datasheets and add notes to parts. There is also a planned social layer which allows users to request and...

A Warning On JTAG Debugging And The SensorTag Flash Chip

The revised version of the SensorTag is pretty impressive packing a total of 10 sensors in its tiny form factor. The tag also comes with a flash chip for an application developer to store all the data that is collected. Unfortunately, if the flash chip is used, a user...