You may have gathered from my last-but-one post on bit-banging the AD9833 DDS module that I have been playing with audio oscillator designs. As part of this process, I have tried a few Wien bridge oscillator designs that purport to not require a proper non-linear device (such as a miniature lamp or an RA53 thermistor).… Read More »
Since Fairchild finally discontinued the 2N5457 JFET along with a number of other JFETS in the TO92 package, prices have been rising and tales of fakes have been increasing on audio and stomp-box forums. You can still buy the 2N5457 from Central Semiconductor, but they are very expensive – too expensive for Stompville to consider… Read More »
I bought an AD9833 DDS module from China – you know the one: I wanted to control it from an Atmel ATtiny and my weapon of choice was the ATtiny44. Now I could just have easily used an ATtiny2313 (both devices are 14-pin), but I didn’t – and I went on and built a PCB.… Read More »