Project #19: Time – SHARP Memory Display – Mk02

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#DonLucElectronics #DonLuc #Time #DS3231PrecisionRTC #SHARPMemoryDisplay #Arduino #ESP32 #SparkFunThingPlusESP32WROOM #Project #Programming #Electronics #Microcontrollers #Consultant #VideoBlog

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SHARP Memory Display

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SHARP Memory Display

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SHARP Memory Display

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SHARP Memory Display

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Adafruit SHARP Memory Display Breakout – 1.3 Inches – 168 Pixels x 144 Pixels Monochrome

The 1.3 inches 168 pixels x 144 pixels SHARP Memory LCD display is a cross between an eInk display and an LCD. It has the ultra-low power usage of eInk and the fast-refresh rates of an LCD. This model has a gray background, and pixels show up as black-on-gray for a nice e-reader type display. It does not have a backlight, but it is daylight readable. For dark/night reading you may need to illuminate the LCD area with external LEDs.

The display is write only which means that it only needs 3 pins to send data. However, the downside of a write-only display is that the entire 168×144 bits must be buffered by the microcontroller driver. That means you cannot use this with an ATmega328 or ATmega32u4. You must use a high-RAM chip such as ATSAMD21, Teensy 3, ESP8266, ESP32, etc. On those chips, this display works great and looks wonderful.

DL2108Mk02

1 x SparkFun Thing Plus – ESP32 WROOM
1 x Adafruit SHARP Memory Display
1 x DS3231 Precision RTC FeatherWing
1 x CR1220 3V Lithium Coin Cell Battery
1 x Terminal Block Breakout FeatherWing
1 x Lithium Ion Battery – 850mAh
1 x Half-Size Breadboard
1 x SparkFun Cerberus USB Cable

SparkFun Thing Plus – ESP32 WROOM

SCK – Digital 13
MSI – Digital 12
SS0 – Digital 27
SDA – Digital 23
SDL – Digital 22
VIN – +3.3V
GND – GND

DL2108Mk02p.ino

/* ***** Don Luc Electronics © *****
Software Version Information
Project #19: Time -SHARP Memory Display - Mk02
08-02
DL2108Mk02p.ino
1 x SparkFun Thing Plus - ESP32 WROOM
1 x Adafruit SHARP Memory Display
1 x DS3231 Precision RTC FeatherWing
1 x CR1220 3V Lithium Coin Cell Battery
1 x Terminal Block Breakout FeatherWing
1 x Qwiic Cable - 50mm
1 x Lithium Ion Battery - 850mAh
1 x Half-Size Breadboard
1 x SparkFun Cerberus USB Cable
*/

// Include the Library Code
#include <Wire.h>
// SHARP Memory Display
#include <Adafruit_SharpMem.h>
#include <Adafruit_GFX.h>
// Date and time DS3231 RTC
#include <RTClib.h>

// SHARP Memory Display
#define SHARP_SCK  13
#define SHARP_MOSI 12
#define SHARP_SS   27
// Set the size of the display here, e.g. 144x168!
Adafruit_SharpMem display(SHARP_SCK, SHARP_MOSI, SHARP_SS, 144, 168);
// The currently-available SHARP Memory Display (144x168 pixels)
// requires > 4K of microcontroller RAM; it WILL NOT WORK on Arduino Uno
// or other <4K "classic" devices.
#define BLACK 0
#define WHITE 1

// Set this to 1000 to get _about_ 1 second timing
const int CLOCK_SPEED = 1000;
// Last Draw
unsigned long lastDraw = 0;

// Date and time functions using a DS3231 RTC
RTC_DS3231 RTC;
String sDate;
String sTime;

// Software Version Information
// Version
String sver = "19-02";

void loop()
{
  
  // Check if we need to update date, time
  if (lastDraw + CLOCK_SPEED < millis())
  {
    
    // Last Draw
    lastDraw = millis();
    
    // Dates and Time
    timeRTC();

    // is OLED
    //isOLED();
    isDisplayDate();
    
  }
  
}

getDisplay.ino

// SHARP Memory Display
// SHARP Memory Display - UID
void isDisplayUID() {

    // Text Display 
    // Clear Display
    display.clearDisplay();
    display.setRotation(4);
    display.setTextSize(3);
    display.setTextColor(BLACK);
    // Don Luc Electronics
    display.setCursor(0,10);
    display.println( "Don Luc" );
    display.setTextSize(2);
    display.setCursor(0,40);
    display.println( "Electronics" );
    // Version
    display.setTextSize(3);
    display.setCursor(0,70);
    display.println( "Version" );
    display.setTextSize(2);
    display.setCursor(0,100);   
    display.println( sver );
    // Refresh
    display.refresh();
    delay( 100 );
    
}
// Display Date
void isDisplayDate() {

    // Text Display Date
    // Clear Display
    display.clearDisplay();
    display.setRotation(4);
    display.setTextSize(2);
    display.setTextColor(BLACK);
    // Date
    display.setCursor(0,5);
    display.println( sDate );
    // Time
    display.setCursor(0,30);
    display.println( sTime );
    // Refresh
    display.refresh();
    delay( 100 );

}

getRTCDS3231.ino

// DS3231 Precision RTC
// Setup RTC
void setupRTC() {

  // DS3231 Precision RTC   
  RTC.begin();
  if (! RTC.begin()) {
    while (1);
  }
  
  DateTime now = RTC.now();

  if (RTC.lostPower()) {
    
    // Following line sets the RTC to the date & time this sketch was compiled
    RTC.adjust(DateTime(F(__DATE__), F(__TIME__)));
    // This line sets the RTC with an explicit date & time, for example to set
    // August 2, 2021 at 13:53:0 you would call:
    // RTC.adjust(DateTime(2021, 8, 2, 14, 11, 0));
    
  }
  
}
// timeRTC
void timeRTC() {

    // DS3231 Precision RTC
    sDate = "";
    sTime = "";
    // Date Time
    DateTime now = RTC.now();

    // sData
    sDate += String(now.year(), DEC);
    sDate += "/";
    sDate += String(now.month(), DEC);
    sDate += "/";
    sDate += String(now.day(), DEC);
  
    // sTime
    sTime += String(now.hour(), DEC);
    sTime += ":";
    sTime += String(now.minute(), DEC);
    sTime += ":";
    sTime += String(now.second(), DEC);

}

setup.ino

// Setup
void setup()
{
  
  // Give display time to power on
  delay(100);

  // Set up I2C bus
  Wire.begin();

  // SHARP Display Start & Clear the Display
  display.begin();
  // Clear Display
  display.clearDisplay();

  // Display UID
  isDisplayUID();
  
  // Setup RTC
  setupRTC();

  delay( 5000 );
  
}

People can contact us: https://www.donluc.com/?page_id=1927

Technology Experience

  • Single-Board Microcontrollers (PIC, Arduino, Raspberry Pi,Espressif, etc…)
  • IoT
  • Robotics
  • Research & Development (R & D)
  • Desktop Applications (Windows, OSX, Linux, Multi-OS, Multi-Tier, etc…)
  • Mobile Applications (Android, iOS, Blackberry, Windows Mobile, Windows CE, etc…)
  • Web Applications (LAMP, Scripting, Java, ASP, ASP.NET, RoR, Wakanda, etc…)
  • Social Media Programming & Integration (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest, etc…)
  • Content Management Systems (WordPress, Drupal, Joomla, Moodle, etc…)
  • Bulletin Boards (phpBB, SMF, Vanilla, jobberBase, etc…)
  • eCommerce (WooCommerce, OSCommerce, ZenCart, PayPal Shopping Cart, etc…)

Instructor

  • PIC Microcontrollers
  • Arduino
  • Raspberry Pi
  • Espressif
  • Robotics
  • DOS, Windows, OSX, Linux, iOS, Android, Multi-OS
  • Linux-Apache-PHP-MySQL

Follow Us

J. Luc Paquin – Curriculum Vitae – 2021 English & Español
https://www.jlpconsultants.com/CV/LucPaquinCVEngMk2021c.pdf
https://www.jlpconsultants.com/CV/LucPaquinCVEspMk2021c.pdf

Web: https://www.donluc.com/
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Web: https://www.donluc.com/DLE/
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Don Luc

Project #16: Sound – Dayton Audio RS75T-8 – Mk20

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#DonLucElectronics #DonLuc #Sound #Arduino #ESP32 #SparkFunThingPlusESP32WROOM #SparkFunQwiicMP3 #DaytonAudioRS75T #Project #Programming #Electronics #Microcontrollers #Consultant #VideoBlog

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Dayton Audio RS75T-8

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Dayton Audio RS75T-8

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Dayton Audio RS75T-8

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Dayton Audio RS75T-8

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Dayton Audio RS75T-8 3″ Reference Full-Range Driver Truncated Frame

The Dayton Audio Reference Series sets a new standard of value in high-performance loudspeaker drivers. Incorporating a low-distortion motor system with a copper ring, a copper cap, and an aluminum phase plug, the RS75T-8 can outperform “boutique” drivers that cost several times the price. The driver’s truncated frame makes it ideal for line arrays and ultra-compact MTM designs requiring minimal driver-to-driver spacing. Its low-distortion characteristics and smooth response provide exceptional clarity, detail, and dynamics. Features a black anodized cone, heavy-duty 4-hole cast frame, low-loss rubber surround, and gold terminals.

DL2107Mk02

1 x SparkFun Thing Plus – ESP32 WROOM
1 x SparkFun Qwiic MP3 Trigger
1 x microSD Card – 2GB
1 x Panel Mount 10K potentiometer
1 x Knob
1 x Slide Switch
2 x Rocker Switch – SPST (Round)
1 x Qwiic Cable – 50mm
1 x Dayton Audio Reference 3″ Full-Range Drive
1 x Lithium Ion Battery – 850mAh
1 x JST Jumper 2 Wire Assembly
2 x Screw Terminals 5mm Pitch (2-Pin)
1 x Acrylic Blue 5.75in x 3.75in x 1/8in
1 x Acrylic Purple 5.75in x 3.75in x 1/8in
24 x Screw – 4-40
4 x Nut – Nylon Locknut 4-40
6 x Standoff – Metal 4-40 – 3/8″
8 x Standoff – Metal 4-40 – 1″
18 x Wire Solid Core – 22 AWG
1 x Adafruit Perma-Prote Half-Size Breadboard
1 x SparkFun Cerberus USB Cable

SparkFun Thing Plus – ESP32 WROOM

PO1 – Analog A0
SW0 – Digital 21
SW1 – Digital 17
VIN – +3.3V
GND – GND

DL2107Mk02p.ino

/* ***** Don Luc Electronics © *****
Software Version Information
#16 - Sound - Dayton Audio RS75T-8 - Mk20
07-02
DL2107Mk02p.ino
1 x SparkFun Thing Plus - ESP32 WROOM
1 x SparkFun Qwiic MP3 Trigger
1 x microSD Card - 2GB
1 x Panel Mount 10K potentiometer
1 x Knob
1 x Slide Switch
2 x Rocker Switch - SPST (Round)
1 x Qwiic Cable - 50mm
1 x Dayton Audio Reference 3" Full-Range Drive
1 x Lithium Ion Battery - 850mAh
1 x JST Jumper 2 Wire Assembly
2 x Screw Terminals 5mm Pitch (2-Pin)
1 x Acrylic Blue 5.75in x 3.75in x 1/8in
1 x Acrylic Purple 5.75in x 3.75in x 1/8in
24 x Screw - 4-40
4 x Nut - Nylon Locknut 4-40
6 x Standoff - Metal 4-40 - 3/8"
8 x Standoff - Metal 4-40 - 1"
18 x Wire Solid Core - 22 AWG
1 x Adafruit Perma-Prote Half-Size Breadboard
1 x SparkFun Cerberus USB Cable
*/

// Include the Library Code
// Wire communicate with I2C / TWI devices
#include <Wire.h>
// SparkFun MP3 Trigger
#include "SparkFun_Qwiic_MP3_Trigger_Arduino_Library.h"

// SparkFun MP3 Trigger
MP3TRIGGER mp3;

int iSongCount = 0;
int x = 0;

// Volume
int iVolume = A0;
int iVolumeLevel = 0;

// EQ Setting Normal
byte bEQSetting = 0;

// Play Next
const int iPlayNext = 21;
// Variable for reading the iPlayNext status
int iPlayNextState = 0;

// Play Previous
const int iPlayPrevious = 17;
// Variable for reading the iPlayPrevious status
int iPlayPreviousState = 0;

// Software Version Information
String sver = "16-20";

void loop()
{
    
   if (mp3.isPlaying() == false) {

    if ( x > iSongCount ) {

      x = 0;
      
    } else {

      x = x + 1;
      
    }
    
    // Play Track
    mp3.playTrack( x );
    
  } else {

    // Volume
    isVolume();

    // Play Next
    isPlayNext();

    // Play Previous
    isPlayPrevious();

  }

}

getMP3.ino

// MP3
// Setup MP3
void isSetupMP3(){

  // Check to see if Qwiic MP3 is present on the bus
  if (mp3.begin() == false)
  {
    
    // Qwiic MP3 failed to respond. Please check wiring and possibly the I2C address. Freezing...
    while (1);
    
  }

  if (mp3.hasCard() == false)
  {
    
    // Qwiic MP3 is missing its SD card. Freezing...
    while (1);
    
  }

  // Song Count
  iSongCount = mp3.getSongCount();

  // EQ Setting Classic
  bEQSetting = mp3.getEQ();

  // Initialize the iPlayNext
  pinMode( iPlayNext, INPUT);

  // Initialize the iPlayPrevious
  pinMode( iPlayPrevious, INPUT);

}
// Volume
void isVolume() {

  // Volume
  iVolumeLevel = analogRead( iVolume );
  // (0-1023 for 10 bits or 0-4095 for 12 bits)
  iVolumeLevel = map(iVolumeLevel, 0, 4095, 0, 31);

  // Volume can be 0 (off) to 31 (max)
  mp3.setVolume( iVolumeLevel );
  
}
// Play Next
void isPlayNext() {

  // Read the state of the iPlayNext value
  iPlayNextState = digitalRead( iPlayNext );

  if ( iPlayNextState == HIGH ) {

    mp3.stop();
    
    if ( x > iSongCount ) {

      x = 0;
      
    } else {

      x = x + 1;
      
    }
    
    // Play Track
    mp3.playTrack( x );     
    
  } 

}
// Play Previous
void isPlayPrevious() {

  // Read the state of the iPlayPrevious value
  iPlayPreviousState = digitalRead( iPlayPrevious );

  if ( iPlayPreviousState == HIGH ) {

    mp3.stop();
    
    if ( x > iSongCount ) {

      x = 0;
      
    } else {

      x = x - 1;
      
    }
    
    // Play Track
    mp3.playTrack( x );     
    
  } 

}

setup.ino

// Setup
void setup()
{
   
   // Wire communicate with I2C / TWI devices
   Wire.begin();

   // SparkFun MP3 Trigger Setup
   isSetupMP3();

}

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People can contact us: https://www.donluc.com/?page_id=1927

Technology Experience

  • Single-Board Microcontrollers (PIC, Arduino, Raspberry Pi,Espressif, etc…)
  • Robotics
  • Research & Development (R & D)
  • Desktop Applications (Windows, OSX, Linux, Multi-OS, Multi-Tier, etc…)
  • Mobile Applications (Android, iOS, Blackberry, Windows Mobile, Windows CE, etc…)
  • Web Applications (LAMP, Scripting, Java, ASP, ASP.NET, RoR, Wakanda, etc…)
  • Social Media Programming & Integration (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest, etc…)
  • Content Management Systems (WordPress, Drupal, Joomla, Moodle, etc…)
  • Bulletin Boards (phpBB, SMF, Vanilla, jobberBase, etc…)
  • eCommerce (WooCommerce, OSCommerce, ZenCart, PayPal Shopping Cart, etc…)

Instructor

  • PIC Microcontrollers
  • Arduino
  • Raspberry Pi
  • Espressif
  • Robotics
  • DOS, Windows, OSX, Linux, iOS, Android, Multi-OS
  • Linux-Apache-PHP-MySQL

Follow Us

J. Luc Paquin – Curriculum Vitae – 2021 English & Español
https://www.jlpconsultants.com/CV/LucPaquinCVEngMk2021c.pdf
https://www.jlpconsultants.com/CV/LucPaquinCVEspMk2021c.pdf

Web: https://www.donluc.com/
Web: http://www.jlpconsultants.com/
Web: https://www.donluc.com/DLE/
Web: https://www.donluc.com/DLHackster/
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Don Luc

Lucito & Normita General Store

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#LucPaquinArt #LucPaquin #DonLucElectronics #DonLuc #iGourmand #Lucito #Announcements #Art #Beer #Wine #Spirits #FoodDrinkIndustry #Books #Jewelry #Microcontrollers #Courses #Consultant #Zoom #VideoBlog

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Lucito & Normita General Store

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General Store

A general store is a rural or small-town store that carries a general line of merchandise. It carries a broad selection of merchandise, sometimes in a small space, where people from the town and surrounding rural areas come to purchase all their general goods. The store carries routine stock and obtains special orders from warehouses. General stores often sell staple food items such as milk and bread, and various household goods such as hardware and electrical supplies.

Luc’s grandfather had a general store in Canada. That general store sold beans, cigarette, tobacco, chips, candy, household, home appliance, clothing, shoes, tools, hardware, electrical, paints, fishings, sports equipment, firearms, etc…

Business Concept

This document is to outline a business concept that has been in the back of my mind for many years. The main reason that it is still in the back of my mind is that the project requires substantial commitments and financing and that I was always waiting to find a place where I wanted to settle down and for other projects to move forward to be able to start this one.

After postponing it for a couple of decades, I think that it is a good idea to bring it to the forefront and actually work on making it come through as the time seems right. This document is not a business plan, but a way to put all the ideas that have been turning in my head for so many years. I plan to present it to various people to see if the project makes sense and is worth investing substantial efforts in preparing a formal business plan and finding proper financing.

Lucito: Canadian
Normita: Mexican

Lucito & Normita General Store

  • -Books
  • -Graphic Design
  • -Jewelry
  • -Painting
  • -Prints
  • -Digital Prints
  • -Drawing
  • -Illustration
  • -Sculpture
  • -Fruit Preserves
  • -Bread
  • -Chocolate
  • -Candy
  • -Cheese
  • -Ham
  • -Coffee
  • -Tea
  • -Sauces
  • -Herbes
  • -Home Appliance
  • -Electronic
  • -Cabinetry
  • -Furniture
  • -Microcontrollers
  • -Robotics
  • -Essences
  • -Incenses
  • -Candles
  • -Clothing
  • -Cooking Courses
  • -Beer Courses
  • -Wine Courses
  • -Jewelry Courses
  • -Painting Courses
  • -English and Spanish Courses
  • -Electronic, Microcontrollers, Robotics Courses
  • -Tutoring
  • -Computer-Based Tutoring
  • -Webinars
  • -Etc…

Phase Investment

  • -Mexico or Canada
  • -Requirement Analysis
  • -Investors
  • -Internationally
  • -Opening Costs
  • -Moving
  • -Kitchen Equipment
  • -Kitchen Table and Chairs
  • -Refrigerators
  • -Range
  • -Incidentals
  • -Rent
  • -Electricity
  • -Gaz
  • -Water
  • -Internet
  • -Web Hosting
  • -Telephone
  • -Cellulars
  • -Accountant
  • -Lawyer
  • -Transportation
  • -Marketing
  • -Etc…

People can contact us: https://www.donluc.com/?page_id=1927

Technology Experience

  • Single-Board Microcontrollers (PIC, Arduino, Raspberry Pi,Espressif, etc…)
  • Robotics
  • Research & Development (R & D)
  • Desktop Applications (Windows, OSX, Linux, Multi-OS, Multi-Tier, etc…)
  • Mobile Applications (Android, iOS, Blackberry, Windows Mobile, Windows CE, etc…)
  • Web Applications (LAMP, Scripting, Java, ASP, ASP.NET, RoR, Wakanda, etc…)
  • Social Media Programming & Integration (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest, etc…)
  • Content Management Systems (WordPress, Drupal, Joomla, Moodle, etc…)
  • Bulletin Boards (phpBB, SMF, Vanilla, jobberBase, etc…)
  • eCommerce (WooCommerce, OSCommerce, ZenCart, PayPal Shopping Cart, etc…)

Instructor

  • PIC Microcontrollers
  • Arduino
  • Raspberry Pi
  • Espressif
  • Robotics
  • DOS, Windows, OSX, Linux, iOS, Android, Multi-OS
  • Linux-Apache-PHP-MySQL

Follow Us

J. Luc Paquin – Curriculum Vitae – 2021 English & Español

https://www.jlpconsultants.com/CV/LucPaquinCVEngMk2021c.pdf
https://www.jlpconsultants.com/CV/LucPaquinCVEspMk2021c.pdf

Web: https://www.donluc.com/
Web: http://www.jlpconsultants.com/
Web: https://www.donluc.com/DLE/
Web: https://www.donluc.com/DLHackster/
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Don Luc

2012 – Mexico City – March 27, 2012

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#donluc #arduino #sparkfun #project #programming #electronics #microcontrollers #consultant #zoom #patreon #videoblog

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Electronics Projects

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Electronics Projects

I got into electronics when I could not afford to buy a proper darkroom timer and I saw some article, probably in some electronics magazine, that explained how to build a simple timer that blinks a LED at one second intervals. After a trip, probably to Radio Shack, to buy a 555 timer IC, a LED, some resistors, wires and a small perforated circuit board. After that I was hooked on electronics projects from that day.

People can contact us: https://www.donluc.com/?page_id=1927

Technology Experience

  • Single-Board Microcontrollers (PIC, Arduino, Raspberry Pi,Espressif, etc…)
  • Robotics
  • Research & Development (R & D)
  • Desktop Applications (Windows, OSX, Linux, Multi-OS, Multi-Tier, etc…)
  • Mobile Applications (Android, iOS, Blackberry, Windows Mobile, Windows CE, etc…)
  • Web Applications (LAMP, Scripting, Java, ASP, ASP.NET, RoR, Wakanda, etc…)
  • Social Media Programming & Integration (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest, etc…)
  • Content Management Systems (WordPress, Drupal, Joomla, Moodle, etc…)
  • Bulletin Boards (phpBB, SMF, Vanilla, jobberBase, etc…)
  • eCommerce (WooCommerce, OSCommerce, ZenCart, PayPal Shopping Cart, etc…)

Instructor

  • PIC Microcontrollers
  • Arduino
  • Raspberry Pi
  • Espressif
  • Robotics
  • DOS, Windows, OSX, Linux, iOS, Android, Multi-OS
  • Linux-Apache-PHP-MySQL

Follow Us

J. Luc Paquin – Curriculum Vitae – 2021 English & Español
https://www.jlpconsultants.com/CV/LucPaquinCVEngMk2021c.pdf
https://www.jlpconsultants.com/CV/LucPaquinCVEspMk2021c.pdf

Web: https://www.donluc.com/
Web: http://www.jlpconsultants.com/
Web: https://www.donluc.com/DLE/
Web: https://www.donluc.com/DLHackster/
Web: https://www.hackster.io/neosteam-labs
Web: https://zoom.us/
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DonLucElectronics
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/neosteam.labs.9/
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Don Luc

Don Luc Electronics – Patreon

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#donluc #patreon #project #programming #software #electronics #microcontrollers #consultant #vlog

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Patreon

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Don Luc Electronics – Patreon

The Alpha Geek – Geeking Out

Luc

Luc graduated from McGill University, Montréal, Québec with B.Sc. (Biology, Electronic), and a D.D.S. (Doctor of Dental Surgery). He worked in a private dental practice from 1983 to 1992, and started offering IT consulting services in 1983. He is a long time technology enthusiast and founder JLP Consultants, to service large corporate clients such as KPMG Peat Marwick, Fannie Mae (Federal National Mortgage Association), Chase Manhattan Bank foreign trade division (Hong Kong), and Warner Lambert. Over the past 38 years Luc has been working as an independent consultant in technology. He is an expert developer of software for desktop, web and mobile applications as well as a gifted integrator and designer of electronic and robotic hardware of all kind.

Aphasia

September 25th of 2013, Luc suffered a massive stroke that let him with an aphasia condition. Due to loss of blood flow or damaged tissue, sustained during the injury aphasia may become permanent. In a way it was good to be here because I received the best medical attention I could ever have. I had a long way to recover but I managed to improve a lot. I just have an aphasia condition that does not allow me to speak, I can speak words and make myself understand by using the computer, and the good thing is that I did not lose my abilities.

Project

I worked in project in electronics (Sensors, EMF Meters, Environmental (TVOC, eCO2, Temp, Humidity, Pressure and Altitude), Real Time Clock, microSD Card, GPS Receiver, MQ Gas Sensors, Antenna and PIR Motion Sensor, EVP, Ultrasonic Distance Sensor, Human Presence Sensor, Electret Microphone, Sound Detector, 9DOF, Audio Amplifier, Speaker, Geiger Radiation Sensor, Robotics (Unmanned Vehicles), Etc…) at young adult and middle age.

Patreon

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People can contact us: https://www.donluc.com/?page_id=1927

Technology Experience

  • Single-Board Microcontrollers (PIC, Arduino, Raspberry Pi,Espressif, etc…)
  • Robotics
  • Research & Development (R & D)
  • Desktop Applications (Windows, OSX, Linux, Multi-OS, Multi-Tier, etc…)
  • Mobile Applications (Android, iOS, Blackberry, Windows Mobile, Windows CE, etc…)
  • Web Applications (LAMP, Scripting, Java, ASP, ASP.NET, RoR, Wakanda, etc…)
  • Social Media Programming & Integration (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest, etc…)
  • Content Management Systems (WordPress, Drupal, Joomla, Moodle, etc…)
  • Bulletin Boards (phpBB, SMF, Vanilla, jobberBase, etc…)
  • eCommerce (WooCommerce, OSCommerce, ZenCart, PayPal Shopping Cart, etc…)

Instructor

  • PIC Microcontrollers
  • Arduino
  • Raspberry Pi
  • Espressif
  • Robotics
  • DOS, Windows, OSX, Linux, iOS, Android, Multi-OS
  • Linux-Apache-PHP-MySQL

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J. Luc Paquin – Curriculum Vitae
https://www.donluc.com/DLE/LucPaquinCVEngMk2021a.pdf

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Web: https://www.donluc.com/DLE/
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Don Luc

Open ltr 2 all of u out there

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#donluc #writing #electronics #microcontrollers #consultant #vlog

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Today while I was doing some cleanup around the office I came across some letters and messages from people who had contacted me over the past few years either to ask for work or to ask to distribute some of my software products. I had kept them aside as a reminder on how not to do business. It is a pet peeve of mind that when you communicate on business purposes to do it properly and to write well and to try to do your best to use proper grammar and spelling.

I might be showing my age, but it does gets me very mad when I receive some business message that is either very badly written or written as it you are sending a SMS message, email or comments like the title of this post. There are no reason for either ones, especially the first one as nowadays spelling and grammar correctors are ubiquitous on all computer platforms. If somebody wants to find a job or wants to do business with someone it looks very bad on you when you send messages like that as the first impression you make to your prospective client, employer, or partner is one that you cannot even bother to put your thoughts down and write them properly.

Professionally I write thousands of words daily on various subjects and for various purposes, all of it with minimal editing and proofreading, so I am the first person guilty of grammatical and spelling mistakes, but when you come across as if you have no idea of what you are talking about due to poor writing skills or worse you consider business communication no more important than a quick SMS and Viber to your best buddies you will have problems going forward with any goals you might have in mind. This is not just for the younger generations out there, a lot of people of my generation suffer from the same problems.

I deal with people from all over the world daily and I do understand that if English is not your primary language, you might have some problems in communicating perfectly. I know from experience as English is not my mother tongue, French is. I have also spoken English since early childhood, and essentially have studied and worked in English since my late teens so English is my primary language these days, even though that at home now for the past 2-3 years we have switched from using English to using Spanish. I find the same problem with French and Spanish speaking people, that the quality of the written communication has dropped down dramatically over the past 20 years, when it should have increase a lot with all the spelling and grammar correction facilities we now have. It seems that people just don’t care anymore.

Wake up people, you have the tools to communicate in a better and more effective way. If you are too lazy to even take the few second to communicate effectively life will pass you by as where it counts people will think that you are too lazy to work effectively. Also take pride in you language as if you do not use it properly who will? For those like me who communicate mostly in languages that are own, take pride in learning it properly so that you can communicate and work effectively.

Take this advise seriously as we human can make something with our lives and progress with effective communications and those who do not even make the effort to do so will be left behind. It is not just an old consultant like me who says it, it is the entire business world. When faced to choose between two candidates, which one do you think a decision maker will select, the one that sounds like a professional or the one that sounds like some street gang member?

People can contact us: https://www.donluc.com/?page_id=1927

Technology Experience

  • Single-Board Microcontrollers (PIC, Arduino, Raspberry Pi,Espressif, etc…)
  • Robotics
  • Research & Development (R & D)
  • Desktop Applications (Windows, OSX, Linux, Multi-OS, Multi-Tier, etc…)
  • Mobile Applications (Android, iOS, Blackberry, Windows Mobile, Windows CE, etc…)
  • Web Applications (LAMP, Scripting, Java, ASP, ASP.NET, RoR, Wakanda, etc…)
  • Social Media Programming & Integration (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest, etc…)
  • Content Management Systems (WordPress, Drupal, Joomla, Moodle, etc…)
  • Bulletin Boards (phpBB, SMF, Vanilla, jobberBase, etc…)
  • eCommerce (WooCommerce, OSCommerce, ZenCart, PayPal Shopping Cart, etc…)

Instructor

  • PIC Microcontrollers
  • Arduino
  • Raspberry Pi
  • Espressif
  • Robotics
  • DOS, Windows, OSX, Linux, iOS, Android, Multi-OS
  • Linux-Apache-PHP-MySQL

Follow Us

J. Luc Paquin – Curriculum Vitae
https://www.donluc.com/DLE/LucPaquinCVEngMk2021a.pdf

Web: https://www.donluc.com/
Web: http://www.jlpconsultants.com/
Web: https://www.donluc.com/DLE/
Web: https://www.donluc.com/DLHackster/
Web: https://www.hackster.io/neosteam-labs
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Don Luc

Don Luc Electronics – Software

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#donluc #programming #software #electronics #microcontrollers #consultant #vlog

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Software

Software is a collection of data or computer instructions that tell the computer how to work. This is in contrast to physical hardware, from which the system is built and actually performs the work. In computer science and software engineering, computer software is all information processed by computer systems, programs and data.

Professional Graphic Design Software

CorelDRAW (CorelDRAW 1 apha (1988), CorelDraw X8)

Create with passion. Design with purpose. Break down creative barriers with CorelDRAW. Find all the professional vector illustration, layout, photo editing and typography tools you need to create and complete important design projects, from virtually any device.

Corel PHOTO-PAINT (Corel PHOTO-PAINT 1 apha 1988, Corel PHOTO-PAINT X8)

Make the most of your photos with the powerful photo-editing capabilities of Corel PHOTO-PAINT and enjoy an integrated workflow with CorelDRAW.

Real-Time 3D Animation Software

iClone (iClone 2 (2007), iClone 7)

iClone is the fastest real-time 3D animation software in the industry, helping you easily produce professional animations for films, previz, animation, video games, content development, education and art. Integrated with the latest real-time technologies, iClone simplifies the world of 3D Animation in a user-friendly production environment that blends character animation, scene design and cinematic storytelling; quickly turning your vision into a reality.

Character Creator (Character Creator 1 (2007), Character Creator 3)

Elaborate character design tools with a workflow that capitalizes on speed and quality combined with animation-ready rigging to immediately enliven character creations with motion, facial animation, and lip-sync. Generate unlimited character styles with high-detail visual quality via face and body morphs, PBR dynamic materials, and layers of fashion. Shape, appearance, clothes, hair, and accessories just to name a fewÖ and they can all be found in Character Creator, the character builder add-on for iClone. Not only does it generate realistic-looking human characters, but also provides some exceptional stylization options.

Video Editing Software

Pinnacle Studio Ultimate (Pinnacle Studio Ultimate 9 (2009), Pinnacle Studio Ultimate 20)

Advanced video editing and screen recording software. Edit freely across unlimited tracks with complete flexibility. Take control of your edits with enhanced keyframing. Access hundreds of creative effects, plus new graphics and overlays. Tap into pro-caliber tools including enhanced Video Masking, Color Grading and new Title Editor.

Open-Source Transcoder Software

HandBrake (2009)

HandBrake is a tool for converting video from nearly any format to a selection of modern, widely supported codecs. Reasons youíll love HandBrake: Convert video from nearly any format. Free and Open Source. Multi-Platform (Windows, Mac and Linux).

Recording And Editing Sounds Software

Audacity (2004)

Audacity is a free and open-source digital audio editor and recording application software, available for Windows, macOS, Linux, and other Unix-like operating systems. In addition to recording audio from multiple sources, Audacity can be used for post-processing of all types of audio by adding effects such as normalization, trimming, and fading in and out.

Text To Speech Software

Convert Text to Speech (2018)

Web: http://www.fromtexttospeech.com/

CAD Software

Fritzing

Fritzing is an open-source initiative to develop amateur or hobby CAD software for the design of electronics hardware, to support designers and artists ready to move from experimenting with a prototype to building a more permanent circuit. The software is created in the spirit of the Processing programming language and the Arduino microcontroller and allows a designer, artist, researcher, or hobbyist to document their Arduino-based prototype and create a PCB layout for manufacturing.

HTML Editor Software

CoffeeCup HTML Editor (2004)

CoffeeCup HTML Editor is an HTML editor. You want to create great websites. Consider the HTML Editor your new best friend. HTML veterans, youíll create standards-compliant sites using powerful tools like code completion and built-in validation. Get ready to utilize resources like comprehensive tag references and vibrant, responsive website templates. Getting to work on your website is lightning quick thanks to a wide range of start options. You can create new HTML or CSS files from scratch, or get a jump-start on a pro design by launching a new project from an existing theme or layout.

Media Player Classic

Media Player Classic (MPC) of free and open-source, compact, lightweight, and customizable media players for 32-bit and 64-bit Microsoft Windows. The original MPC, but provide most options and features available in modern media players. Variations of the original MPC and its forks have been and are, standard media players in the K-Lite Codec Pack and the Combined Community Codec Pack.

Arduino IDE Software

The open-source Arduino Software (IDE) makes it easy to write code and upload it to the board. This software can be used with any Arduino board.

Python Software

Ninja-IDE (2015)

NINJA-IDE, is a cross-platform integrated development environment (IDE) designed to build Python applications. It provides tools to simplify Python software development and handles many kinds of situations thanks to its rich extensibility. Some of the current features of the IDE are: Light weight IDE. Common functions such as: file handling, find in files code locator, go to line, tabs, automatic indentation, editor zoom, etc. Multi-platform: Linux, Windows, FreeBSD. Syntax highlighting for a wide variety of languages. Even though it is intended to be mainly a Python IDE, it can also handle several other languages.

Technology Experience

  • Single-Board Microcontrollers (PIC, Arduino, Raspberry Pi,Espressif, etc…)
  • Robotics
  • Research & Development (R & D)
  • Desktop Applications (Windows, OSX, Linux, Multi-OS, Multi-Tier, etc…)
  • Mobile Applications (Android, iOS, Blackberry, Windows Mobile, Windows CE, etc…)
  • Web Applications (LAMP, Scripting, Java, ASP, ASP.NET, RoR, Wakanda, etc…)
  • Social Media Programming & Integration (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest, etc…)
  • Content Management Systems (WordPress, Drupal, Joomla, Moodle, etc…)
  • Bulletin Boards (phpBB, SMF, Vanilla, jobberBase, etc…)
  • eCommerce (WooCommerce, OSCommerce, ZenCart, PayPal Shopping Cart, etc…)

Instructor

  • PIC Microcontrollers
  • Arduino
  • Raspberry Pi
  • Espressif
  • Robotics
  • DOS, Windows, OSX, Linux, iOS, Android, Multi-OS
  • Linux-Apache-PHP-MySQL

Follow Us

J. Luc Paquin ñ Curriculum Vitae
https://www.donluc.com/DLE/LucPaquinCVEngMk2020a.pdf

Web: https://www.donluc.com/
Web: http://www.jlpconsultants.com/
Web: https://www.donluc.com/DLE/
Web: https://www.donluc.com/DLHackster/
Web: https://www.hackster.io/neosteam-labs
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/neosteam.labs.9/
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Don Luc

Luc – Speaking

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Robotics

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Aphasia – 2020
Montreal, Canada – 2002
Mexico City, Mexico – 2010
Mexico City, Mexico – 2012
Aphasia – 2018
Aphasia – 2019

Technology Experience

  • Research & Development (R & D)
  • Desktop Applications (Windows, OSX, Linux, Multi-OS, Multi-Tier, etc…)
  • Mobile Applications (Android, iOS, Blackberry, Windows Mobile, Windows CE, etc…)
  • Web Applications (LAMP, Scripting, Java, ASP, ASP.NET, RoR, Wakanda, etc…)
  • Social Media Programming & Integration (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest, etc…)
  • Content Management Systems (WordPress, Drupal, Joomla, Moodle, etc…)
  • Bulletin Boards (phpBB, SMF, Vanilla, jobberBase, etc…)
  • eCommerce (WooCommerce, OSCommerce, ZenCart, PayPal Shopping Cart, etc…)

Instructor

  • DOS, Windows, OSX, Linux, iOS, Android, Multi-OS
  • Linux-Apache-PHP-MySQL
  • Robotics
  • Arduino
  • Raspberry Pi
  • Espressif

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The Alpha Geek

Why “The Alpha Geek”?

Aphasia

Don Luc Aphasia

J. Luc Paquin – Curriculum Vitae
https://www.donluc.com/DLHackster/LucPaquinCVEngMk2020a.pdf

Web: https://www.donluc.com/
Web: http://www.jlpconsultants.com/
Web: https://www.donluc.com/DLHackster/
Web: https://www.hackster.io/neosteam-labs
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/neosteam.labs.9/
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Don Luc

Why “The Alpha Geek”?

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I have said “Once a Geek always a Geek” so many time in describing myself. Since I was a small child the main goal in my life has been to learn new things daily. While I write this, on the whiteboard in front of my me in my office, is written in large letters “What new things have you learned today?”. It is a reminder to myself that the day will not be complete until something new is learned. Luckily for me in my line of business you would have to work very hard not to learn something new on a daily basis.

With that attitude in mind since childhood it was very difficult not to grow up and become a full-fledged Geek at an early age. In my early teens I was into photography and processing and printing my own B&W photos in a darkroom I had built with the help of my Mom in our basement in Canada. That was one of my many interests at the time and I can’t even remember how many different “Geeky” things I have done over the years. I got into electronics when I could not afford to buy a proper darkroom timer and I saw some article, probably in some electronics magazine, that explained how to build a simple timer that blinks a LED at one second intervals. After a trip, probably to Radio Shack, to buy a 555 timer IC, a LED, some resistors, wires and a small perforated circuit board. After that I was hooked on electronics projects from that day.

Some years later, while I was an undergrad at university, I was learning mainframe programming in Fortran and assembler programming for some mini-computer I do not remember. Since they were giving us only a few minutes of mainframe processor time a semester a bunch of friends and I bought one of the original Apple 1 kits and I built it for the group and we used that for a few years to supplement our mainframe time. Then followed a Timex Sinclair, a Commodore 64, a Portable Commodore 64, a 128, a PC XT clone with a huge 10Mb hard drive and then hundreds of PCs, laptops, Palm PDAs, tablets and electronic computing devices and gadgets of all kinds.

When I started consulting in 1983 a major part of my time was spent integrating and repairing computer hardware and I even worked for a few years repairing systems nobody else could fix. Nowadays besides programming some business applications on a variety of platforms I still spend a lot of time integrating specialized hardware with software and designing electronic devices of all kind. Since I started with that first simple electronics project over 45 years ago, the Geek in me is still going strong and even though the “Geek” badge is generally used describing the younger crowds I think that a grizzled grey-haired Geek veteran like me deserves the title of “Alpha Geek”. Experience should count for something…

If you noticed I capitalize “Geek” as I think it is a term of respect and not one of derision. I hope that all the Geeks out there will love visiting this blog that will grow to host many projects and features. I also hope that it will help in convert Geeks-in-Training to full-fledged card-carrying Geeks like that first project did for me so long ago.

In the meantime enjoy your stay and let’s Geek Out!

Technology Experience

  • Research & Development (R & D)
  • Desktop Applications (Windows, OSX, Linux, Multi-OS, Multi-Tier, etc…)
  • Mobile Applications (Android, iOS, Blackberry, Windows Mobile, Windows CE, etc…)
  • Web Applications (LAMP, Scripting, Java, ASP, ASP.NET, RoR, Wakanda, etc…)
  • Social Media Programming & Integration (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest, etc…)
  • Content Management Systems (WordPress, Drupal, Joomla, Moodle, etc…)
  • Bulletin Boards (phpBB, SMF, Vanilla, jobberBase, etc…)
  • eCommerce (WooCommerce, OSCommerce, ZenCart, PayPal Shopping Cart, etc…)

Instructor

  • DOS, Windows, OSX, Linux, iOS, Android, Multi-OS
  • Linux-Apache-PHP-MySQL
  • Robotics
  • Arduino
  • Raspberry Pi
  • Espressif

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The Alpha Geek

Why “The Alpha Geek”?

Don Luc Aphasia

Luc Aphasia

J. Luc Paquin – Curriculum Vitae
https://www.donluc.com/DLHackster/LucPaquinCVEngMk2020a.pdf

Web: https://www.donluc.com/
Web: http://www.jlpconsultants.com/
Web: https://www.donluc.com/DLHackster/
Web: https://www.hackster.io/neosteam-labs
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/neosteam.labs.9/
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Don Luc

Propaganda Electronics

Electronics

Electronics has been linked to by thousands of schools and universities, professional associations and research organizations, reference sources and other information authorities, newspapers, magazines and other news services, and increasingly bloggers and social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Google+, and LinkedIn. Electronics enjoys high rankings with popular web search engines such as Google and Yahoo for hundreds of electronically important keywords, including the word “electronics” for which the site comes up in typically the top three search results.

Propaganda

Propaganda is information that is not objective and is used primarily to influence an audience and further an agenda, often by presenting facts selectively to encourage a particular synthesis or perception, or using loaded language to produce an emotional rather than a rational response to the information that is presented. Propaganda is often associated with material prepared by governments, but activist groups, companies and the media can also produce propaganda.

In the twentieth century, the term propaganda has been associated with a manipulative approach, but propaganda historically was a neutral descriptive term. A wide range of materials and media are used for conveying propaganda messages, which changed as new technologies were invented, including paintings, cartoons, posters, pamphlets, films, radio shows, TV shows, and websites.

Advertising

Propaganda shares techniques with advertising and public relations, each of which can be thought of as propaganda that promotes a commercial product or shapes the perception of an organization, person, or brand.

Journalistic theory generally holds that news items should be objective, giving the reader an accurate background and analysis of the subject at hand. On the other hand, advertisements evolved from the traditional commercial advertisements to include also a new type in the form of paid articles or broadcasts disguised as news. These generally present an issue in a very subjective and often misleading light, primarily meant to persuade rather than inform. Normally they use only subtle propaganda techniques and not the more obvious ones used in traditional commercial advertisements.

If the reader believes that a paid advertisement is in fact a news item, the message the advertiser is trying to communicate will be more easily “believed” or “internalized”. Such advertisements are considered obvious examples of “covert” propaganda because they take on the appearance of objective information rather than the appearance of propaganda, which is misleading. Federal law specifically mandates that any advertisement appearing in the format of a news item must state that the item is in fact a paid advertisement.

Techniques

Common media for transmitting propaganda messages include news reports, government reports, historical revision, junk science, books, leaflets, movies, radio, television, and posters. Some propaganda campaigns follow a strategic transmission pattern to indoctrinate the target group. This may begin with a simple transmission, such as a leaflet or advertisement dropped from a plane or an advertisement.

Generally these messages will contain directions on how to obtain more information, via a web site, hot line, radio program, etc. (as it is seen also for selling purposes among other goals). The strategy intends to initiate the individual from information recipient to information seeker through reinforcement, and then from information seeker to opinion leader through indoctrination.

A number of techniques based in social psychological research are used to generate propaganda. Many of these same techniques can be found under logical fallacies, since propagandists use arguments that, while sometimes convincing, are not necessarily valid.

Some time has been spent analyzing the means by which the propaganda messages are transmitted. That work is important but it is clear that information dissemination strategies become propaganda strategies only when coupled with propagandistic messages. Identifying these messages is a necessary prerequisite to study the methods by which those messages are spread.

Identifying

1. Consider the source (to understand its mission and purpose)
2. Read beyond the headline (to understand the whole story)
3. Check the authors (to see if they are real and credible)
4. Assess the supporting sources (to ensure they support the claims)
5. Check the date of publication (to see if the story is relevant and up to date)
6. Review your own biases (to see if they are affecting your judgement)
7. Ask experts (to get confirmation from independent people with knowledge)

Fake Electronics

The counterfeit means to imitate something. Counterfeit products are fakes or unauthorized replicas of the real product. Counterfeit products are often produced with the intent to take advantage of the superior value of the imitated product. The word counterfeit frequently describes both pharmaceuticals, aviation and automobile parts, watches, electronics (both parts and finished products), software.

Counterfeit products tend to have fake have a reputation for being lower quality (sometimes not working at all) and may even include toxic elements such as lead. This has resulted in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people, due to automobile and aviation accidents, poisoning, or ceasing to take essential compounds (e.g., in the case a person takes non-working medicine).

Well, here are several online portals offering best stuff on electronics. But you should bear in mind that all the providers are not safe and may be you will provide you best quality products but charge of the products are very high. And I will tell you the best websites where you can get the attire as per your taste, if you’re looking for cheaper purchases.

Think of all the popular hardware brands in technology right now. The Apple and Sony that have the distinct honor of being considered a luxury brand. Everyone wants one and anyone who’s anyone would buy and flaunt them to their peers, creating an appeal. Unfortunately, not everyone can afford them and that’s where knockoffs come to the rescue.

These knockoffs were made as a copy of the original, sometimes using the logo and design of the original. Sometimes they get it right and many might not notice. Often at times, they get it wrong. Very wrong, in fact, to the point of hilarity. Here of the most amusing knockoffs of popular tech brands that you may have seen.

From quirky gadgets to fab mobile phones, India, South Korea, Japan and China are famous for producing trend-setting technologies that often take years to find their way to the West. Turns out there are a number of websites selling ultra-cool Asian electronics internationally for you techies out there. We’ve created a list of what we think are some of the top Asian tech-selling sites.

Another wholesaler for quirky, cool fake electronics tech stuff, stocks mobile phones and laptops as well as less mainstream gadgets. Spy on neighbors with the digital surveillance pen featuring image capture and video recording. The extreme sports helmet camera will let you capture crazy want to show your friends.

Fake electronics is the infamous shopping site offering B2B sales. Businesses can connect directly with wholesalers and manufacturers in India, South Korea, Japan, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia or Singapore.

Don Luc