Become an Expert

Rewarding 5 star members

This month, we are recognising MichaelKellett for his great contribution to the community showing great all round expertise.

About MichaelKellett in his own words:

"I am an independent electronics engineer (ie. I design/test things for other companies)  with interests ranging from high performance analogue to FPGA supported networking.

I first got interested in electronics when I was a kid and I've been building things ever since. Like a good many electronics engineers of my age my first serious projects were audio (amplifiers and speakers). I was lucky enough to have a father in the same business (he designed some of the very first general purpose transistor logic  elements) - I can remember him explaining how transistors worked when I was still quite small.

Luckily, I still get to do some audio work (there is something special about being able to listen a new board)  but most of the current stuff is little ARM processors, FPGAs and signal processing type analogue. I program mainly in C and VHDL but I'll use other tools when I have to.

I like to actually make things, so I assemble my own prototype boards (fine pitch surface mount by hand is amazingly easy) and I have  a reasonably equipped machine shop for the mechanical stuff.

I'm happy to help people with electronics related problems when I can - giving advice is always fun and I think it might sometimes even be useful ! When asking for help E14 users will find they get a much better response (not just from me) if they describe the project and their circumstances to give some context to the problem.

I live in South West Scotland which is great, but very quiet, so element 14 makes a good substitute for workplace socialising.

Michael Kellett (MIET)"

Latest discussions featuring MichaelKellett

• Role for FPGA or CPLD with Raspberry Pi
• programming AD75019 with FPGA
• Would this work for a handheld DVR?
• Led driver to flash leds

The element14 member of the month is open to all members of the community who demonstrate a high level of expertise by being helpful, kind and respectful to others.

If you like to nominate a member of the community for member of the month post your nominations in this thread.

Once your nominated expert has built up the support of the element14 members, they will be awarded expert status, where your expert will receive a exclusive Expert badge.

Cast yor vote for the latest nomination, the more likes they get the greater chance they have of becoming one of 'Your Experts' on element14

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Has someone gone above and beyond your expectations to help you find the right information or build your latest piece of kit? If so you can let the rest of the community know by nominating them as Your Expert, and give them the recognition they deserve.

1. Start a new discussion in this area
2. Enter the title as 'Your Experts' name and field of expertise. e.g. Jonas Markus - Micrium Operating Systems
3. Write a short description on why they are 'Your Expert'
4. Enter the tag 'my_expert'
5. Click publish

1. Start a new discussion in this area
2. Enter the title as 'Your Experts' name and field of expertise. e.g. Jonas Markus - Micrium Operating Systems
3. Write a short description on why they are 'Your Expert'
4. Enter the tag 'my_expert'
5. Click publish

Once your nominated expert has built up the support of the element14 members, they will be awarded expert status, where your expert will receive a exclusive Expert badge.

Cast yor vote for the latest nomination, the more likes they get the greater chance they have of becoming one of 'Your Experts' on element14

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Rewarding 5 star members

Today we are recognising Nico for his great contribution to the community in the Summer Of Design Competition and wider community. Nico will receive a mixed box of element14 goodies and development kits.

Nico teWinkel – Software Engineer from Canada.

A little about Nico: "I've been a software engineer for more than 20 years. Electronics has been a hobby every since I played with the old 10-in-1 and 200-in-1 RadioShack kits back in the 70s when I was just a kid. Right now I'm working part time for a local hardware company creating firmware for their devices, which brings together my software engineering skills with my electronics hobby/obsession, and I'm having a great time!

Software engineering in C and Java, including iPhone and Android development. Currently developing firmware for Texas Instruments chips using CCS. Any project involving interfacing Android with external devices would really spark my interest."

The element14 member of the month is open to all members of the community who demonstrate a high level of expertise by being helpful, kind and respectful to others.

If you like to nominate a member of the community for member of the month post your nominations in this thread.

Once your nominated expert has built up the support of the element14 members, they will be awarded expert status, where your expert will receive a exclusive Expert badge.

Cast yor vote for the latest nomination, the more likes they get the greater chance they have of becoming one of 'Your Experts' on element14

Cast your vote

Has someone gone above and beyond your expectations to help you find the right information or build your latest piece of kit? If so you can let the rest of the community know by nominating them as Your Expert, and give them the recognition they deserve.

1. Start a new discussion in this area
2. Enter the title as 'Your Experts' name and field of expertise. e.g. Jonas Markus - Micrium Operating Systems
3. Write a short description on why they are 'Your Expert'
4. Enter the tag 'my_expert'
5. Click publish

1. Start a new discussion in this area
2. Enter the title as 'Your Experts' name and field of expertise. e.g. Jonas Markus - Micrium Operating Systems
3. Write a short description on why they are 'Your Expert'
4. Enter the tag 'my_expert'
5. Click publish

Once your nominated expert has built up the support of the element14 members, they will be awarded expert status, where your expert will receive a exclusive Expert badge.

Cast yor vote for the latest nomination, the more likes they get the greater chance they have of becoming one of 'Your Experts' on element14

Cast your vote