13 June 2024

• 08:4308:43, 13 June 2024 diff hist +1‎ m Glossary:DED ‎No edit summary current
• 08:4108:41, 13 June 2024 diff hist +848‎ N Glossary:DED ‎ Created page with "A DED or Dark Emitting Diode is a theoretical device which absorbs photons in poportion to the current passing through it. A [https://www.edn.com/zener-enhanced-dark-emitting-diodes-zededs-deliver-10x-more-dark-per-watt/ preliminary announcement] was published on 1st Apr 2015 promising devices with a 10-fold increased performance by coupling a PN junction with an embedded quantum vacuum cavity, thus creating a highly efficient photonic extinction regi..."

12 June 2024

• 21:2921:29, 12 June 2024 diff hist +198‎ Glossary ‎ →‎Glossary of Terms
• 21:0721:07, 12 June 2024 diff hist +229‎ N Glossary:Trimpot ‎ Created page with "A trimpot is type of potentiometer intended for occasional adjustment only, usually requiring a screwdriver. Sometimes it will be set on manufacture or calibration then locked with some kind of sealant." current
• 21:0221:02, 12 June 2024 diff hist +238‎ N Glossary:Wall cube ‎ Created page with "A wall cube (also known as a wall wart) is that type of power supply which is built into a mains plug, for plugging directly into a wall socket. Chargers for phones and small gadgets most often come in this form." current
• 20:5720:57, 12 June 2024 diff hist +190‎ Glossary ‎ →‎Glossary of Terms
• 20:5420:54, 12 June 2024 diff hist +59‎ Glossary:Oscilloscope ‎No edit summary current
• 20:5020:50, 12 June 2024 diff hist −6‎ Glossary:Capacitor ‎No edit summary current
• 20:4620:46, 12 June 2024 diff hist +151‎ Glossary:Inductor ‎No edit summary current

8 June 2024

• 15:0815:08, 8 June 2024 diff hist +1‎ m How to change watch batteries ‎ →‎Safety current
• 15:0715:07, 8 June 2024 diff hist +17‎ How to change watch batteries ‎ →‎Safety

27 May 2024

• 14:4214:42, 27 May 2024 diff hist +100‎ Glossary ‎ →‎Glossary of Terms
• 14:3814:38, 27 May 2024 diff hist +363‎ N Glossary:PGA ‎ 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." current
• 14:2714:27, 27 May 2024 diff hist +426‎ N Glossary:BGA ‎ 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." current

23 May 2024

• 20:3820:38, 23 May 2024 diff hist +100‎ Glossary ‎ →‎Glossary of Terms
• 20:3820:38, 23 May 2024 diff hist +28‎ Glossary:Pinout ‎No edit summary current
• 20:3520:35, 23 May 2024 diff hist +17‎ Glossary:Pinout ‎No edit summary
• 20:3520:35, 23 May 2024 diff hist +21‎ Glossary:Pin ‎No edit summary current
• 20:3120:31, 23 May 2024 diff hist +215‎ N Glossary:Pin ‎ 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."
• 20:2220:22, 23 May 2024 diff hist +466‎ N Glossary:SPI ‎ 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." current
• 17:1617:16, 23 May 2024 diff hist +171‎ Glossary ‎ →‎Glossary of Terms
• 17:0617:06, 23 May 2024 diff hist +377‎ N Glossary:Peripheral ‎ 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." current
• 16:5516:55, 23 May 2024 diff hist +1‎ Glossary:I2C ‎No edit summary current
• 16:5416:54, 23 May 2024 diff hist +762‎ N Glossary:I2C ‎ 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..."
• 16:2816:28, 23 May 2024 diff hist +340‎ N Glossary:I2S ‎ 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." current
• 16:0716:07, 23 May 2024 diff hist +106‎ Glossary ‎ →‎Glossary of Terms
• 16:0316:03, 23 May 2024 diff hist +466‎ N Glossary:GNSS ‎ 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." current
• 15:2615:26, 23 May 2024 diff hist +315‎ N Glossary:IrDA ‎ 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." current
• 15:2515:25, 23 May 2024 diff hist 0‎ m Glossary:Protocol ‎No edit summary current

21 May 2024

• 10:2410:24, 21 May 2024 diff hist +137‎ Coffee makers ‎ →‎External Links current

20 May 2024

• 08:1408:14, 20 May 2024 diff hist +64‎ Slow laptop ‎ →‎Lightweight alternative programs
• 08:0908:09, 20 May 2024 diff hist +175‎ Slow laptop ‎ →‎Startup programs
• 07:5607:56, 20 May 2024 diff hist +232‎ Slow laptop ‎ →‎Reinstall your operating system
• 07:4107:41, 20 May 2024 diff hist +159‎ m Slow laptop ‎ →‎Hardware
• 07:3407:34, 20 May 2024 diff hist +2‎ m Slow laptop ‎ →‎Viruses and antivirus software

19 May 2024

• 20:0720:07, 19 May 2024 diff hist +1,004‎ Flat screen TVs and monitors ‎ →‎Display Problems current
• 16:1516:15, 19 May 2024 diff hist +166‎ Flat screen TVs and monitors ‎ →‎Display Problems

16 May 2024

• 11:0711:07, 16 May 2024 diff hist +182‎ Glossary:Pig butchering scam ‎No edit summary current
• 10:5410:54, 16 May 2024 diff hist +98‎ Glossary ‎ →‎Glossary of Terms
• 10:5110:51, 16 May 2024 diff hist +477‎ N Glossary:Pig butchering scam ‎ 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."

14 May 2024

• 08:1808:18, 14 May 2024 diff hist +144‎ Glossary ‎ →‎Glossary of Terms
• 08:1408:14, 14 May 2024 diff hist +498‎ N Glossary:BMS ‎ 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..." current

11 May 2024

• 21:0321:03, 11 May 2024 diff hist +254‎ Glossary ‎ →‎Glossary of Terms
• 20:5320:53, 11 May 2024 diff hist 0‎ m Glossary:SOIC SOP ‎ Philip moved page Glossary:SOIC/SOP to Glossary:SOIC SOP without leaving a redirect current
• 20:5220:52, 11 May 2024 diff hist +320‎ N Glossary:Voltage Regulator ‎ 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." current
• 20:4220:42, 11 May 2024 diff hist +471‎ N Glossary:SOT ‎ 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." current
• 20:3020:30, 11 May 2024 diff hist 0‎ m Glossary:SOIC SOP ‎ Philip moved page SOIC/SOP to Glossary:SOIC/SOP without leaving a redirect
• 20:2820:28, 11 May 2024 diff hist +440‎ N Glossary:SOIC SOP ‎ 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

• 14:3114:31, 6 May 2024 diff hist +83‎ Glossary:Upcycling ‎No edit summary current
• 14:2514:25, 6 May 2024 diff hist +3‎ Glossary:Recycling ‎No edit summary current