Hi guys, I have been interested in electronics since I could talk, building things, and taking things apart (a lot of taking things apart!) and somehow I survived 240 volts at the age of 8. As I grew older I started to build projects from electronics magazines and books and learned to put things back together. I remember my first projects used germanium transistors like AC128 and OC81 when they were still a thing (funny how those numbers stuck in my head) All the projects I built as a youngster were of analog design, I dabbled with some logic gates at college but I had never built a serious digital project until I bought an Arduino a couple of years ago to try and bring myself up to speed with current technology. Although I have a good understanding of the hardware, I have never been any good at writing code, so although the circuits were of my own design, I cherry picked bits of code from other projects, modifying them and stitching them together to do what I want.
When I got a job at at electronics firm after finishing college, I lost interest in building projects, although the interets in electronics was still there. I think that is one of the reasons I fell behind, now with FPGA's and SoC's at the forefront, all I learnt in my bedroom, at college and in my first job is now pretty much redundant.
However, I look forward to discussing tech past and present with you guys
When I got a job at at electronics firm after finishing college, I lost interest in building projects, although the interets in electronics was still there. I think that is one of the reasons I fell behind, now with FPGA's and SoC's at the forefront, all I learnt in my bedroom, at college and in my first job is now pretty much redundant.
However, I look forward to discussing tech past and present with you guys