Hi, my name is Jens, and I create beginner-friendly electronics tutorials and projects. Everybody can learn electronics! youtube.com/FriendlyWire (he/him)
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20 Dec 2025
What happens when you combine a PIC microcontroller with the idea of retro Christmas lights? Find out in my new tutorial, happy holidays! youtu.be/wiOAHj1wmq8
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15 Dec 2025
Now what could you build with this... :) Tutorial coming soon!
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3 Dec 2025
A bit more parts on the next project... Any ideas how to make the schematic more readable?
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30 Nov 2025
Why do calendars have to be boring? Build your own with LEDs, switches, and without any microcontroller! youtu.be/WwnAVz5tlpY
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7 Sep 2025
Should you use the PICkit3 or the MLAB Snap? New video is out: youtube.com/watch?v=tWbPn_8_…
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30 Aug 2025
So the MPLAB Snap doesn't like HVP (meaning that you cannot use MCLR as an additional input). Any workarounds?
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19 Aug 2025
When the PICkit3 successor MPLAB Snap doesn't have a nice housing, you have to get creative :) @MicrochipMakes
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10 Feb 2025
You know the feeling when you need to re-resign a graphic for a tutorial because the script changed? I know I do...
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13 Dec 2024
What's your favorite way to generate small-load negative voltages? (-5V for a high temperature LCD, in my case.)
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NE555 two diodes
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7660 charge pump IC
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8 Dec 2024
Still working on my beginner-friendly character LCD tutorial. So far I am covering 8x2, 16x1, 16x2, 20x4, 40x2, and 40x4 displays. Am I missing any important one? (I know there are 16x4 ones and 20x2 ones, but I may skip those since they are so similar to 20x4 and 16x2)
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20 Oct 2024
...next tutorial in the making, finally! What will it be about?
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