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authorbnewbold <bnewbold@robocracy.org>2016-06-11 17:16:54 -0400
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rework electronics pages
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-rw-r--r--electronics/fpga-toolchain.rst (renamed from electronics/fpga-toolchain.page)0
-rw-r--r--electronics/microcontrollers.page5
-rw-r--r--electronics/misc.page47
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diff --git a/electronics/fpga-toolchain.page b/electronics/fpga-toolchain.rst
index f60062e..f60062e 100644
--- a/electronics/fpga-toolchain.page
+++ b/electronics/fpga-toolchain.rst
diff --git a/electronics/microcontrollers.page b/electronics/microcontrollers.page
index 3ddb130..92b91dd 100644
--- a/electronics/microcontrollers.page
+++ b/electronics/microcontrollers.page
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-===================
Microcontrollers
===================
@@ -32,5 +31,5 @@ handling between multiple agents. It was written for robotic research.
ARM Cortex-M3/4 Stuff
-------------------------
- - http://www.versaloon.com/
-
+ - <http://www.versaloon.com/>
+ - "STM32/ARM Cortex-M3 HOWTO: Development under Ubuntu (Debian)" (from fun-tech.se: <http://fun-tech.se/stm32/)>
diff --git a/electronics/misc.page b/electronics/misc.page
index 45071c5..1484798 100644
--- a/electronics/misc.page
+++ b/electronics/misc.page
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-Anti-Static
---------------
+## Anti-Static
-Great video about static disipative and static shielding bagies from EEVblog:
-<http://www.eevblog.com/2012/02/25/eevblog-247-anti-static-bag-myth-revisted/>
+There is a great
+[video](http://www.eevblog.com/2012/02/25/eevblog-247-anti-static-bag-myth-revisted)
+about static disipative and static shielding bagies from EEVblog.
Summary: "pink" bags and tubes just prevent static buildup (regular bubble or
plastic wrap can generate hundreds or thousands of volts pretty easily just by
@@ -12,31 +12,24 @@ actually prevent external discharges or shocks from harming ICs inside. If you
use a shielding bag, you still need to make sure all the materials inside will
not build up a charge.
-Random Number Generators
-----------------------------
-
-- `Wikipedia overview <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardware_random_number_generator>`_
-- `Wikipedia comparison of devices <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_hardware_random_number_generators>`_
-- `Entropy Key <http://www.entropykey.co.uk>`_: a $50 USB key using avalanche
- noise from two P-N junctions; lots of support and features.
-- Overview of cheap avalanche technique: http://web.jfet.org/hw-rng.html
-- whirlygig CPLD-based source: http://warmcat.com/_wp/whirlygig-rng/
-- a bunch of resources: http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~daw/rnd/
-- more: http://robertnz.net/rng_rep.htm
-- one open design (as a shield): http://1010.co.uk/org/notes.html#45
-- IEEE article: http://spectrum.ieee.org/computing/hardware/behind-intels-new-randomnumber-generator/0
-- basic design: http://www.cryogenius.com/hardware/isarng/ http://www.cryogenius.com/hardware/rng/
+## Random Number Generators
+
+* [Wikipedia overview](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardware_random_number_generator)
+* [Wikipedia comparison of devices](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_hardware_random_number_generators)
+* [Entropy Key](http://www.entropykey.co.uk): a $50 USB key using avalanche
+* noise from two P-N junctions; lots of support and features.
+* Overview of cheap avalanche technique: <http://web.jfet.org/hw-rng.html>
+* whirlygig CPLD-based source: <http://warmcat.com/_wp/whirlygig-rng/>
+* a bunch of resources: <http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~daw/rnd/>
+* more: <http://robertnz.net/rng_rep.htm>
+* one open design (as a shield): <http://1010.co.uk/org/notes.html#45>
+* [IEEE article](http://spectrum.ieee.org/computing/hardware/behind-intels-new-randomnumber-generator/0) on Intel's hardware
+* basic design on [cryogenius.com](http://www.cryogenius.com/hardware/isarng/ http://www.cryogenius.com/hardware/rng/)
Breakdown of the base-emitter junction of a 2N3904 happens at about 6v,
-accoding to: http://sentex.ca/~mec1995/tutorial/xtor/xtor6/xtor6.html
+accoding to: <http://sentex.ca/~mec1995/tutorial/xtor/xtor6/xtor6.html>
See also:
-- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Million_Random_Digits_with_100,000_Normal_Deviates
-- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nothing_up_my_sleeve_number
-
-STM32 Toolchain Guides
--------------------------
-
-"STM32/ARM Cortex-M3 HOWTO: Development under Ubuntu (Debian)" (from
-fun-tech.se: http://fun-tech.se/stm32/)
+- <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Million_Random_Digits_with_100,000_Normal_Deviates>
+- <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nothing_up_my_sleeve_number>