![]() C13 is used as a DC block on the output and R15 assures that the op amp's output will always see a resistive load to assure stability. Since U2b has some gain, the values of C10 and R11 were chosen to attenuate the input to U2a enough so that even at a relatively low battery voltage (7.0 volts) it avoids clipping when hitting the power supply rails, providing about 4.5 volts RMS. U2a is used as a unity-gain follower to buffer the rather high impedance output from the initial R/C PWM filtering (R9-11, C8-C10) and it feeds U2b which is configured as a 2 pole 1 kHz bandpass filter to further clean up the 1 kHz sine wave being generated. 7 volts for this application) and it is capable of driving 600 ohm resistive loads. U2, a TS462, is a "rail-to-rail" op amp, this type being chosen to maximize the output signal level available from the limited supply voltage, particularly when the 9 volt battery is nearing the end of its useful life (approx. To the collector of Q2! (I'll get around to fixing it some day.) NOTE: There is an error in the schematic: The anode of D1 should have been shown connecting Temperature-stable (plastic) units rather than ceramic. The only critical components are C10-C12 which should be R11 is used to establish an operating point for U2 and is derived from a mid-supply voltage source produced by R5 and R6 and filtered by C2 and ultimately used to bias both halves of U2 to a mid-supply voltage. ![]() ![]() The PWM signal is output from pin 5 using the PIC's hardware, the DC is blocked with C8 and then low-pass filtered in two stages, first by R9/C9 and again by R10/C10 to both (mostly) remove the PWM's 20 kHz energy and also to somewhat attenuate higher-level harmonics of the 1 kHz tone itself. Diodesĭ1 and D2 provide isolation for the pushbutton so that the PIC canĭetect if the user is pressing the button independently of what Q2 is (>1 second) pin 7 is set high which activates Q2 which, in turn keeps Q1 turned on. Once the software in the PIC (U1) hasĭetermined that the button has been held down for a long enough time The main power switch is Q1, a PNP transistor in series with theīatt+ lead and when SW, a momentary pushbutton switch, is pressed, Q1'sīase is pulled low through R2 causing it to conduct and provide power to Throwing a piece of paper on the workbench, I sketched out a circuit that quickly evolved into that depicted below in Figure 2. I wanted this device to be quite small and battery-powered as it would be kept with the service monitor at all times. Hardware PWM generator and an A/D converter. it is necessary to generate both the subaudible tone and a standard 1 kHz tone - something impossible when you have exactly one tone generator, as is the case of my '4031 without this optional extra.įortunately, this "extra" tone generator need not do too much: Simply generating a low distortion, 1 kHz sine wave will suffice! After all, many service monitors have, as their "second" tone generator, one that generates only a 1 kHz tone!ĭecided to throw a PIC at the problem, specifically the PIC12F683, anĨ-pin processor that has quite a few useful features, most notably a The problem is this: Many amateur repeaters require subaudible tones for access, so when testing the receiver for things like SINAD, sensitivity, etc. At 4.5 volts, a smaller resistor can be used.Over the years I have collected a number of service monitors (see the postings about the IFR-1000 and Cushman CE-50A) but the one that I use most often is a rather strange bird, a Wavetek/Schlumberger 4031. The 51 ohm resistor limits the current to less than 200 mA to prevent overloading the timer output at 9 volts. The series capacitor (100 uF) increases the output by supplying an AC current to the speaker and driving it in both directions rather than just a pulsating DC current which would be the case without the capacitor. In the circuit on the right, the speaker is directly driven from the 555 timer output. Lower volume levels can be obtained by adding a small resistor in series with the speaker (10-100 ohms). Lower frequencies can be obtained by increasing the 6.2K value, higher frequencies will probably require a smaller capacitor as R1 cannot be reduced much below 1K. Frequency is about 1.44/(R1 + 2*R2)C where R1 (1K) is much smaller than R2 (6.2K) to produce a near squarewave. A small capacitor is used at the transistor base to slow the switching times which reduces the inductive voltage produced by the speaker. In the circuit on the left, the speaker is isolated from the oscillator by the NPN medium power transistor which also provides more current than can be obtained directly from the 555 (limit = 200 mA). This is a basic 555 squarewave oscillator used to produce a 1 Khz tone from an 8 ohm speaker.
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![]() Last May, the first steps were taken toward locking down software development for code used by the federal government.īuoyed by the Solarwinds supply chain attack, the administration issued an executive order that included a prominent section on enhancing software supply chain security that included the creation of guidelines to evaluate secure development practices. Tomorrow's White House meeting is a concrete step the Biden administration is taking toward proactively assessing the risks posed by open source software. Heartbleed put a lot of businesses at risk and reactively, the industry was forced to create groups to audit the code base and funnel money and development resources to the project. There was a skeleton crew maintaining OpenSSL at the time, woefully behind on updates, yet faithful to keeping the project on track. Heartbleed, the crypto vulnerability found in 2014 in OpenSSL, shone a harsh light on the lack of resources keeping OpenSSL afloat, despite the fact the software lived everywhere from commercial software, to smartphones, to industrial devices. Many open source projects are under-resourced and poorly funded these challenges often don't come to light unless a critical vulnerability surfaces. There are more than 300 projects listed on the Apache website it's unknown how many members and committers work on Log4j, for example. White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan went so far as to call the use of open source software as a " key national security concern." Not only is the lack of visibility into where open source software lives within commercial products a concern, but Williams added that many of these projects are run by "volunteers." The Apache Software Foundation maintains Log4j, and on its website, it says more than 850 individual members and 8,200 committers collaborate on the enterprise-grade software built and maintained by the foundation. The administration has prioritized cybersecurity of critical infrastructure since last year's very public attacks against Colonial Pipeline and other industrial companies, and a number of executive orders and industry-specific mandates emerged urging more visibility into the assets running the country's most critical services. Open Source 'Key National Security Concern' Log4j has stirred this reaction within the Biden administration, but this has been brewing for some time. Tomorrow, representatives from a number of cloud service providers, software development companies, and other tech leaders are scheduled to meet at the White House to discuss the prevalence and risks posed by open source software components. ![]() Instead, organizations are left with few other options other than to apply mitigations-if any are made available-hoping to blunt the impact of a publicly available exploit. This is particularly true in industrial environments, where legacy software continues to dominate, and the criticality of these bugs is further magnified because often downtime is unacceptable, and critical services cannot be easily turned off for software or firmware updates. These bugs don't go away because, despite the availability of patches and solid update advice, administrators aren't always aware of where these open-source components live inside either commercial or homegrown software applications. 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Everyone has a pair of iPod style earphones, but not everyone has a pair of HD25s. The inclusion of both 3.5mm and 6.3mm jacks is phenomenally important considering the Ergo’s target market. Other than that, the Ergo features a type B USB connector for data I/O and power, a Kensington lock and both 3.5mm and 6.3mm headphone jacks on the front panel. MIC’s attach to the back of the device using a 6.3mm jack, which also features an input volume control. Next to the line input is its volume control and a switch that selects either the microphone or line input. You can use the input to listen to something even if you aren’t running Traktor or VDJ by configuring it as your OS’s default audio interface, which is handy if you’ve only got one computer and the Ergo’s permanently attached to it. You’ll also find a pair of line-level RCA inputs to which you can connect MP3 players, a CDJ, or whatever else you fancy. On the back you’ll find a single pair of RCA connectors and a single pair of balanced 6.3mm jacks, both of which push audio out to your audience. Given that it’s a USB-powered ‘lifestyle’ controller, you’d be forgiven for thinking the Ergo’s only concessions to I/O would be a 3.5mm output for the headphones and a 3.5mm output for some speakers, but that isn’t the case. Of course, features mean nothing if they’re badly implemented, and nothing exposes a controller’s weakness like an in-depth Skratchworx review. ![]() Pioneer are heavily marketing it at newcomers and hobbyists, and at first glance it looks as if it’s the perfect first controller. It also has features that threaten the more expensive DDJs and is compatible with VDJ, Traktor and the highly anticipated Serato Intro. The second thing that strikes you is the intense lightshow that blinds you when you plug it in to your PC, but the Ergo is much more than an expensive bauble.įor starters, it’s a four-channel controller despite only having two channel strips. ![]() The first thing that strikes you is the lack of a power supply, but that’s because it’s entirely powered by USB. But in the last year, they’ve released two decent controllers, and the Ergo benefits from that experience. Pioneer was a relative newcomer to the controller market, having made an extremely high profile name for itself making hyper desirable and hyper expensive hardware. I’ve been following Katy Bellotte on Instagram and YouTube for years, and even her podcast “Thick and Thin,” but I love her podcast that she hosts with two of her friends. Listen on Spotify and Apple Podcasts and also watch the video portion on YouTube! 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Toyotomi Clan, extraction talisman and as much health back on amrita absorption as possible make you invincible as long as you can keep attacking.A Reddit community dedicated to Nioh and Nioh 2, action RPGs developed by Team Ninja and published by Koei Tecmo exclusively on PS4 for release in 20. Yomi soul core is also a great movement tool that will put you right back on your enemy to keep your buffs up. Shin Roku has a bunch of Anima generating buffs that will make it easy to spam lightning gods of Yomi. Ame in secondary gives another 15% lightning damage. It's all about the red burst and CONSTANT PRESSURE. If you aren't attacking you are losing buffs and for that reason I can't sit around and wait to purple burst counter. Blue Dragon is nice and that 12% damage on electrified enemies is great, but Dual Swords are all about just berserking at your enemy and hitting all the buttons to reduce ki usage and to up your defense with dual dryad. I've been lightning dual swords since day 1 with Shin-Roku main guardian spirit and Ame-no-tori secondary. ![]() A Reddit community dedicated to Nioh and Nioh 2, action RPGs developed by Team Ninja and published by Koei Tecmo exclusively on PS4 for release in 20. ![]() In the first phase of the game, players are focused on establishing their village, which can consist not only of buildings that power the economy but also defensive towers that can be used in the event of an invasion by another player. Fights between opposing players can be on a small scale, or at the largest battle of clans where hundreds of players can pitch in with their individual combat encounters and help their clan to achieve victory. The wide appeal of the Clash of Clans for Desktop is powered by the effect of player community – players (both casual users and organized gamers) are encouraged to constantly come in contact with their team members and opponents in the endless cycle of creating alliances, large clans, and organized combat encounters. ![]() Similarly, starting at Town Hall 8, you can unlock a building called "Blacksmith." Within the walls of this imposing place, you'll be able to improve your characters' different strengths and make the most of their power.ĭownload Clash of Clans's free APK for Android to enjoy this spectacular online strategy game in which you do your utmost to build the best village.Developed by Finish development giant Supercell and published to global audiences in 2012-2013 on iOS and Android, Clash of Clans CoC quickly became one of the most popular and critically praised mobile video games in the world. 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Gold, elixir, dark elixir, and gems allow you to reset traps, improve your troops, or speed up specific processes within the game. Using aerial bombs or skeleton traps, among other resources, you can cause direct damage to any enemy group trying to attack your village. Placing traps in Clash of Clans eliminates enemies from your defending areas. Elements such as mortars or cannons allow you to activate all kinds of skills designed to stop your opponents in their tracks. Defensive buildingsĭefense structures are also important in order to lessen the effect of enemy attacks. In fact, it's from this building that you can control all the buildings connected to your offense. With this building, you can house and train your troops. Of course, everything is controlled by a Town Hall that increases in number as you level up. Each building has special characteristics you can use depending on your strategy in each part of the game. Within Clash of Clans, you'll find several types of buildings that you can add, little by little, to your main village. Get to know the types of buildings in Clash of Clans Only in this way can you create a world full of buildings where you can house and train your troops. During the first few levels, you won't have too many resources, but you'll soon be able to invest in unlocking the best items. In Clash of Clans, you'll have to construct different buildings on the squares that make up your main village. Create the best village in this Supercell game Beyond that, you'll always have the main objective of damaging each enemy fortress as much as possible. Through entertaining online battles, from the first moments of this game, you'll have to take advantage of the power of the resources you unlock. Clash of Clans is a multiplayer strategy game in which you have to build your own village to compete against opponents from all over the world. ![]() I torture tested it a while ago and never went over 85☌ junction and 80☌ GPU while using 300W. I have the 6900XT Nitro+ SE in my HTPC for VR and it's silent while operating and I've capped it to 280W. ![]() Which is why it is not uncommon to see RX 6900 XT and 6700 XT sitting on shelves with inflated prices. While GPU shortage is still a thing now and in the near future, I feel the RX 6900 XT's price have been pushed way off what its worth now. Price wise, I think AIB partners can price what they want, but chances of moving large number of units is slim to none, unless its a desperate miner. It is only when it hits 100% fan speed when I thought some siren went off in my computer. I've used a Sapphire RX 6800 XT Nitro+ with a 350W power limit, and the fans are nowhere near this loud even with it running at 70%. Even RTX 3090 with 450W power limit don't get fans that sound this loud. 60 decibels is not funny at all and definitely something to recommend against buying this card. Tack on a 400w power draw and an insane pricetag and that's an easy three strikes.The noise level is insane. Even if you want an AMD card, there's also a case to be made for skipping the RX 6900 XT and stepping down to the RX 6800 XT - or there would be if either one were regularly in stock at prices closer to AMD's MSRP.Īlvar Miles Udell said:48dB at 52% fan speed and 60dB at 75%!Īny GPU which requires headphones because it's so loud at NORMAL fan speeds is not even a consideration in my book. If you're after 4K and maxed out settings, and you want to be able to enable ray tracing in the games that support it, AMD's Big Navi GPUs are decidedly less enticing. Skip ray tracing and run at 1440p or 1080p and performance basically matches and sometimes exceeds the RTX 3090, at lower prices than you'll find on Nvidia's halo card. Ten months after the official launch, AMD's RX 6900 XT still occupies an interesting position. For pure gaming performance, the RX 6900 XT manages to trade blows with Nvidia's top GPUs and might be worth the cost… unless you care about ray tracing, in which case the RTX 3080 Ti easily comes out ahead. ![]() Of course, part of the reason for the inflated GPU prices is Ethereum mining, and the RX 6900 XT only manages about 65 MH/s - not enough to command the sort of prices that we still see on RTX 3090, 3080 Ti, and 3080. Plus you can get Far Cry 6 and Resident Evil Village for free for the time being, potentially offsetting the cost a bit (assuming you want both games). Is the ASRock RX 6900 XT Formula worth $1,700? Normally, this would be a hard pass, but in the present climate there will undoubtedly be some takers. |
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