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27 May 2024
| 14:42 | Glossary diffhist +100 Philip talk contribs (→Glossary of Terms) | ||||
| N 14:38 | Glossary:PGA diffhist +363 Philip talk contribs (Created page with "PGA or Pin Grid Array is a type of integrated circuit package with an array of pins on the underside, and fitting in a zero insertion force connector. It's commonly used for processor chips on a motherboard, allowing a choice of processor to be fitted according to customer requirements.") | ||||
| N 14:27 | Glossary:BGA diffhist +426 Philip talk contribs (Created page with "BGA or Ball Grid Array is a type of surface mount integrated circuit package having connections in an array on the entire underside. Tiny balls of solder attach it to an identcal pattern of connections on the circuit board. This allows for a very large number of connections, not limited to the edges of the package. It's commonly used for processor and memory chips.") | ||||
23 May 2024
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20:38 | Glossary:Pinout 2 changes history +45 [Philip (2×)] | |||
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N 20:35 | Glossary:Pin 2 changes history +236 [Philip (2×)] | |||
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20:31 (cur | prev) +215 Philip talk contribs (Created page with "The connections to an IC are universally known as "pins", whether or not they physically resemble a pin, as they do (arguably) in older through-hole devices.") | |||
| N 20:22 | Glossary:SPI diffhist +466 Philip talk contribs (Created page with "SPI is a method of relatively high speed serial communication between ICs or subsystems in a device. It is used by SDCards and memory ICs more generally, as well as by displays and numerous other devices. It uses a clock line (SCLK) which simultaneously marches data in both directions using the two data lines MOSI (Master Out Slave In) and MISO (Master In Slave Out), making a minimum of 3 connections.") | ||||
| N 17:06 | Glossary:Peripheral diffhist +377 Philip talk contribs (Created page with "In computing terms, a "peripheral" is any device which allows applications running on the central processor to interact with the real world. This can include monitors, keyboards, mice, speakers, printers, scanners, cameras and network interfaces, but equally in an industrial setting, might include all manner of sensors, actuators and motors.") | ||||
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N 16:55 | Glossary:I2C 2 changes history +763 [Philip (2×)] | |||
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16:54 (cur | prev) +762 Philip talk contribs (Created page with "I2C (Inter-Integrated Circuit, also written I²C or IIC) is a simple protocol allowing a master device to exchange low to medium speed data with a number of slave devices, all connected to a common bus. Requiring just two wires for a serial clock (SCL) and serial data (SDA) it's simple and cheap to implement. Although rarely seen, it is ubiquitous, being used in a computer to communicate presence, typ...") | |||
| N 16:28 | Glossary:I2S diffhist +340 Philip talk contribs (Created page with "I2S (Inter-IC Sound, also written I²S or IIS) is a simple protocol for the transmission of uncompressed serial digital audio. It is intended for communication between modules within a single device, and hence no inter-device connecting cables are defined.") | ||||
| N 16:03 | Glossary:GNSS diffhist +466 Philip talk contribs (Created page with "GNSS or Global Navigation Satellite System is an umbrella term for the several satellite-based Position, Navigation and Timing (PNT) systems. The core systems are GPS (United States), GLONASS (Russian Federation), Galileo (EU) and BeiDou (China). They all rely on the fact that you can determine your latitude, longitude, altitude and the time by comparing the relative delays of highly accurate timing signals from at least 4 satellites within direct line of sight.") | ||||
| N 15:26 | Glossary:IrDA diffhist +315 Philip talk contribs (Created page with "IrDA is a suite of communication protocols for data transfer over a short range line-of-sight infrared link. It was commonly used for syncing a feature phone with a laptop but has largely been displaced by Bluetooth in all but a few use cases.") | ||||
21 May 2024
| 13:02 | Glossary:Repair Café diffhist +265 James talk contribs (Suggested improvements) | ||||
| 12:35 | Glossary:Restart Project diffhist +90 James talk contribs (Suggested improvements) | ||||
| 10:24 | Coffee makers diffhist +137 Philip talk contribs (→External Links) | ||||
20 May 2024
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08:14 | Slow laptop 3 changes history +471 [Philip (3×)] | |||
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08:14 (cur | prev) +64 Philip talk contribs (→Lightweight alternative programs) | ||||
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08:09 (cur | prev) +175 Philip talk contribs (→Startup programs) | ||||
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07:56 (cur | prev) +232 Philip talk contribs (→Reinstall your operating system) | ||||
19 May 2024
| 21:19 | Slow laptop diffhist +298 Tyler talk contribs (→Viruses and antivirus software: Made changes to clarify Windows 10/11's built-in antivirus software and also make impact of third-party software on performance more visible.) | ||||
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20:07 | Flat screen TVs and monitors 2 changes history +1,170 [Philip (2×)] | |||
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20:07 (cur | prev) +1,004 Philip talk contribs (→Display Problems) | ||||
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16 May 2024
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N 11:07 | Glossary:Pig butchering scam 2 changes history +659 [Philip (2×)] | |||
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10:51 (cur | prev) +477 Philip talk contribs (Created page with "A "pig butchering" scam is a type of fraud in which a fraudster builds trust with the victim over a period of time, then persuades them to contribute increasing sums, typically to a fake cryptocurrency investment. Once a substantial sum has been collected or when the victim tries to withdraw their "investment", the fraudster becomes uncontactable. South-east Asian "fraud factories" have become a prolific source of such scams, manned by forced labour from human trafficking.") | |||
| 10:54 | Glossary diffhist +98 Philip talk contribs (→Glossary of Terms) | ||||
14 May 2024
| 08:18 | Glossary diffhist +144 Philip talk contribs (→Glossary of Terms) | ||||
| N 08:14 | Glossary:BMS diffhist +498 Philip talk contribs (Created page with "A BMS or Battery Management System is a circuit designed to control the charging and discharging of a battery, most usually consisting of multiple lithium cells in a battery pack for a laptop, power tool or electric vehicle. Without it, due to the inevitable variation between cells, some cells might be over-charged with potentially dangerous consequences before others have received their full charge, and some might be over-discharged causing permanent damage while others...") | ||||
11 May 2024
| 21:03 | Glossary diffhist +254 Philip talk contribs (→Glossary of Terms) | ||||
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20:53 Philip talk contribs moved page Glossary:SOIC/SOP to Glossary:SOIC SOP without leaving a redirect | ||||
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20:30 Philip talk contribs moved page SOIC/SOP to Glossary:SOIC/SOP without leaving a redirect | ||||
| N 20:52 | Glossary:Voltage Regulator diffhist +320 Philip talk contribs (Created page with "A voltage regulator is a circuit, often implemented as an integrated circuit, which delivers a constant well-defined output voltage from a poorly defined or variable input voltage (such as from a battery), despite variations (within certain limits) of the current drawn.") | ||||
| N 20:42 | Glossary:SOT diffhist +471 Philip talk contribs (Created page with "SOT (Small Outline Transistor) is a type of surface mount package used for semiconductor devices requiring only a few connections. SOT-23 is a 3-pin package only 2.9mm long, very commonly used for transistors, voltage regulators and diodes. Other variants have up to 8 pins or have a tab instead of pins on one side, to help conduct heat away.") | ||||
| N 20:28 | SOIC/SOP diffhist +440 Philip talk contribs (Created page with "SOIC (Small Outline Integrated Circuit) and SOP (Small Outline Package) refer to packages for surface mount integrated circuits, significatly smaller than traditional through-hole packages. There are several variants, including mini-SOIC, SSOP (Shrink SOP - still smaller than SOP), TSOP (Thin SOP - thinner than SOP) and TSSOP (both thinner and smaller).") | ||||
6 May 2024
| 14:31 | Glossary:Upcycling diffhist +83 Philip talk contribs | ||||
| 14:25 | Glossary:Recycling diffhist +3 Philip talk contribs | ||||
3 May 2024
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N 16:18 | Glossary:Repair Café 2 changes history +405 [Philip (2×)] | |||
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16:17 (cur | prev) +404 Philip talk contribs (Created page with "Repair Café is a grass roots movement promoting repair through community events at which volunteers help members of the public repair their electrical, electronic, mechanical and clothing items. It originated in the Netherlands but has since gone global. It has much in common with The Restart Project but is a separate organisation with slightly different emphasis and aims.") | |||
| 16:18 | Move log Philip talk contribs moved page Gossary:Restart Project to Glossary:Restart Project without leaving a redirect | ||||
| N 16:16 | Gossary:Restart Project diffhist +527 Philip talk contribs (Created page with "The Restart Project is a people-powered social enterprise that aims to fix our "thro-away" attitude to electronics. It was started in London, offering "restart parties" at which skilled amateur fixers could help members of the public repair their broken electrical and electronic gadgets. It has since gone global and assumed a leading role in campaigning for Right to Repair and related issues. Whilst it shares many aims with Glossary:Repair...") | ||||
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N 15:50 | Glossary:Downcycling 2 changes history +452 [Philip (2×)] | |||
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15:42 (cur | prev) +431 Philip talk contribs (Created page with "Downcycling is recycling where the recovered material is of lower quality than that obtained from primary sources and hence not suitable for more demanding applications. For example, recycled plastic may contain contamination from its previous use and hence cannot be used for food packaging, and steel from scap cars can be used to make steel girders but not high quality engineering steels. Most recycling is in fact downcycling.") | |||
| 15:48 | Glossary:Recycling diffhist +70 Philip talk contribs | ||||
| 15:28 | Glossary:Upcycling diffhist +155 Philip talk contribs | ||||
| 14:25 | How to use a multimeter diffhist +280 Philip talk contribs (→Choosing a multimeter) | ||||