{"id":16943,"date":"2016-10-14T10:13:15","date_gmt":"2016-10-14T17:13:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.digilentinc.com\/?p=16943"},"modified":"2023-02-07T20:17:15","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T04:17:15","slug":"find-digilent-on-instructables-part-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/find-digilent-on-instructables-part-one\/","title":{"rendered":"Find Digilent On Instructables: Part One"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"_5wd4 _1nc7 direction_ltr\">\n<div class=\"_h8t\">\n<div class=\"_5wd9\">\n<div class=\"_5wde _n4o\">\n<div class=\"_5w1r _3_om _5wdf\">\n<div class=\"_4gx_\">\n<div class=\"_d97\">As you may have noticed, we here at Digilent are big fans of projects! If you happen to\u00a0enjoy\u00a0Digilent projects, make sure to follow us on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.instructables.com\/\">Instructables <\/a>so you can find\u00a0all of the\u00a0step by step guides for\u00a0a variety of different applications.<\/div>\n<div class=\"_d97\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_d97\">This blog post will profile some of our fabulous authors and where to find their work, as well as what kind of hardware and products they tend to use. This way if you are into <a href=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/shop\/embedded-processors\/\">microcontrollers<\/a> for example, you can follow <a href=\"http:\/\/www.instructables.com\/member\/JColvin91\/\">authors who use them<\/a> with frequency.<\/div>\n<div class=\"_d97\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_d97\">So without further ado, lets introduce our first round of authors!<\/div>\n<div class=\"_d97\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_d97\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_d97\"><strong>Brandon M:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.instructables.com\/member\/brmarcum\/\">brmarcum<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"_d97\">Brandon happens to be a bit of an\u00a0analog whiz, so many of his projects are completed using electronic components. His<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instructables.com\/id\/Laser-Trip-Wire-Using-an-LED\/\"> Laser Trip Wire Project <\/a>was made using entirely analog components, <a href=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/shop\/waveforms-2015-download-only\/\">WaveForms 2015 <\/a>software, and an<a href=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/shop\/electronics-explorer-all-in-one-usb-oscilloscope-multimeter-workstation\/\"> Electronics Explorer Board!<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"_d97\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17132 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/FYM2ZSZIPQMB6OI.MEDIUM-600x338.jpg\" alt=\"fym2zszipqmb6oi-medium\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" data-wp-pid=\"17132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/FYM2ZSZIPQMB6OI.MEDIUM-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/FYM2ZSZIPQMB6OI.MEDIUM.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"_d97\">In addition to this he is also a heavy user of the <a href=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/shop\/analog-discovery-2-100msps-usb-oscilloscope-logic-analyzer-and-variable-power-supply\/\">Analog Discovery 2!<\/a>\u00a0Brandon is\u00a0currently writing\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/waveforms-tools-with-the-ad2-and-eeboard-the-spectrum-analyzer\/\">a series\u00a0<\/a>that highlights the capabilities of the Analog Discovery 2 and WaveForms 2015.<\/div>\n<div class=\"_d97\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17134 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/FAA39FTIR6IMWMI.MEDIUM-620x336-600x325.jpg\" alt=\"faa39ftir6imwmi-medium-620x336\" width=\"600\" height=\"325\" data-wp-pid=\"17134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/FAA39FTIR6IMWMI.MEDIUM-620x336-600x325.jpg 600w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/FAA39FTIR6IMWMI.MEDIUM-620x336.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_d97\">In Brandon&#8217;s own words:<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<div class=\"_d97\">&#8220;I&#8217;ve always loved to figure out how things work, so hacking and making just fits for me.&#8221;<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_d97\">\u00a0<strong>Kaitlyn<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.instructables.com\/member\/Commanderfranz\/\">Commanderfranz<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"_d97\">Kaitlyn&#8217;s projects also include a lot of work\u00a0with the <a href=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/shop\/analog-discovery-2-100msps-usb-oscilloscope-logic-analyzer-and-variable-power-supply\/\">Analog Discovery 2<\/a>, though she also\u00a0makes\u00a0many\u00a0projects and tutorials\u00a0with the <a href=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/shop\/basys-3-artix-7-fpga-trainer-board-recommended-for-introductory-users\/\">Basys 3 <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/shop\/zybo-zynq-7000-arm-fpga-soc-trainer-board\/\">Zybo<\/a>. Her 44 published Instructables detail everything from<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instructables.com\/id\/Getting-Started-with-Arty\/\"> how to get started with Arty,<\/a> to how to make a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instructables.com\/LED-Spider-Decoration-or-Dog-Costume\/\">LED Spider Costume <\/a>for dogs!<\/div>\n<div class=\"_d97\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_17137\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17137\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17137 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/FPBDPLTIFZQS4PB.MEDIUM-600x533.jpg\" alt=\"fpbdpltifzqs4pb-medium\" width=\"600\" height=\"533\" data-wp-pid=\"17137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/FPBDPLTIFZQS4PB.MEDIUM-600x533.jpg 600w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/FPBDPLTIFZQS4PB.MEDIUM.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17137\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jericho in all his glow-ry.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_d97\">Bonus! On her Instructables page, you also get to see more adorable pictures of her dogs, Nick and Jericho!<\/div>\n<div class=\"_5wd4 _1nc7 direction_ltr\">\n<div class=\"_h8t\">\n<div class=\"_d97\"><strong>Austin<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.instructables.com\/member\/Austin+Stanton\/\">Austin Stanton<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"_d97\">Considering he is one of our two <a href=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/shop\/labview-home-bundle\/\">LabVIEW<\/a> interns, it should come as no surprise that many of his project focus on, well, LabVIEW! He is incredibly good at combining LabVIEW software with other products to make new and amazing projects.<\/div>\n<div class=\"_d97\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17140 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/FSDH8DBIR3PSUL3.MEDIUM-450x600.jpg\" alt=\"fsdh8dbir3psul3-medium\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" data-wp-pid=\"17140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/FSDH8DBIR3PSUL3.MEDIUM-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/FSDH8DBIR3PSUL3.MEDIUM.jpg 465w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"_d97\">This includes <a href=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/shop\/labview-physical-computing-kit-for-raspberry-pi-2\/\">LabVIEW and the Raspberry Pi<\/a> for his\u00a0battling\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instructables.com\/id\/Raspberry-Pi-SumoBot\/\">SumoBot<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/shop\/labview-home-bundle\/\">LabVIEW<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/shop\/chipkit-wf32-wifi-enabled-microntroller-board-with-uno-r3-headers\/\">chipKIT WF32<\/a> for his <a href=\"http:\/\/www.instructables.com\/id\/Thermistor-Fan-Control-Using-LabVIEW\/\">Thermistor Fan Control project.<\/a>\u00a0Most recently he\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instructables.com\/id\/Adding-Knobs-to-the-Analog-Discovery-2-Using-LabVI\/\">added knobs<\/a> to the Analog Discovery 2 using&#8230; you might have guessed it&#8230; LabVIEW!<\/div>\n<div class=\"_d97\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17141 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/FQF3YI7ITKLMC27.MEDIUM-600x364.jpg\" alt=\"fqf3yi7itklmc27-medium\" width=\"600\" height=\"364\" data-wp-pid=\"17141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/FQF3YI7ITKLMC27.MEDIUM-600x364.jpg 600w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/FQF3YI7ITKLMC27.MEDIUM.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_d97\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_d97\"><em>Make sure to check out these awesome authors and their projects, and stay tuned for our next round of profiles. 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