At least I now know that what I'm designing is a bunch of giant, wall-mounted, concentric 
ring counters to be implemented using discrete components.
That's knowledge I can carry forward to more effectively find solutions, and I may have actually already found one I can already use, but alas it must wait until the work day ends.
Update!
@MeiLin gave me the search engine shibboleth I needed to find this web page with a lovely and clever transistor circuit that I can try out!
It's even simple enough for me to try to breadboard it!
https://www.dos4ever.com/ring/ring.html
Edit:
... Oh wait this emulated schockley diode circuit requires obscene voltages in order to exceed the avalanche breakdown Vec. I uh... can't use that. I'll need to find other solutions. :x
This circuit would be so much easier to implement if I would just let myself use J/K flip-flops, but:
1. the only cheap ones available are duals in 16-pin packages when I only need one per ring node and each ring node is an independent pcb, and
2. I very explicitly decided that the light at each node MUST be surrounded by a curious cloud of discrete components for the sake of art 
Oh gods, I'm gonna have to find resources to study up about resistor-transistor, diode-transistor, and transistor-transistor logic, if I want to be able to implement the round-robin circuit for the Horologium Keplerus using discrete transistors. >.>;;
I guess RFC for links to resources if anybody has useful links that can cut through the less than optimal search engine algorithms that almost only return SEO'd blogs that have no meaningful information?
Hey everyone! I've made the jump from Mastodon.Social and wanted to introduce myself. I'm an electrical engineer living in the southeastern USA.
You'll find me tooting about Linux, FOSS, Python, and scripting. When I'm not on the keyboard, I'm into photography, hiking, and enjoying nature with my spouse.
Also, I have two black cats that pay rent with their winning personalities and love. lol 
Looking forward to connecting in this community! Don't hesitate to say hello.
Well, be careful what you wish for I guess. I asked TI Webbench for an ultra efficient 3v3 buck converter and it recommended an inductor that is 13mm x 13mm and a FULL CENTIMETER TALL. Chonky doesn't even describe this thing, it's paperweight all by itself. They don't specify weight but its a cubic centimeter of copper and ferrite, so I'm guessing it's heavy AF.
https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/eaton-electronics-division/HC1-100-R/667440
It's an interesting point you highlight because I've never thought of things through that paradigm. Now that I see it, I realise I'm hoping to transition to #openBSD because I believe of mainstream operating systems, it probably has the best #DX.
In this particular case, I believe that the developers exploit that in order to optimise for what might be called #security which impresses me.
I realise it's probably an outlier in this regard!
Once again doing a control panel layout using @FreeCAD today! Slowly building up a workflow for this — maybe I should create a custom workbench at some point?
I still recall the day several decades ago when I, as a young #ElectricalEngineering undergrad, was introduced to the concept of "negative #frequency". I was unsettled. I suppose my reaction to the idea of negative frequencies was like the Medieval mathematicians' reaction to Fibonacci's discovery of negative numbers. But after my head was properly bashed in by a couple of homework problems, this concept became as natural to me as the negative number and the negative time.
I am curious how civil, mechanical, and other engineering fields deal with the concept of negative frequencies.
https://www.europesays.com/2074165/ Junior solar technicians seek employment opportunities #AmandaDzivhani #business #ElectricalEngineering #GreenSolarAcademy #internship #jobs #LifeChoices #RyanGeel #SolarEnergy #SolarSkills #SolarYouthProject #SouthAfricanInstituteOfElectricalEngineers #unemployment
Job - Alert 
Professur (m/w/d) der BesGr. W 2 - Solar Energy and Building Automation (Kennziffer 9076)
Deadline: 2025-05-28
Location: Germany, Amberg, Bayern
So, I would like to #crowdsource a solution to an #ElectricalEngineering #EV problem.
I need to safely split a J1772 split-phase input into two parallel chargers inside a project vehicle. Each charger is capable of 3 kW. How would YOU do it?
Dumb question. I’m 80% sure but would love confirmation. Bc the internet answers are… Not great.
Power station’s solar input is rated at 220 watts max. I’d like to plan on 220 W, even on cloudy days. Let’s assume a 400 W solar array. As long as I don’t exceed the station’s voltage input cap, I should be fine w/ >220 W available on sunny days, right?
Bc it should only accept the amps at whatever voltage level we get, to arrive at max 220 W. Right?
Assumption is.. this is just like how a lamp takes whatever current it needs at 110 V, and not the full 20 amps available at my plug.
We haven't had much interest, perhaps because of too few hashtags.
Any EE looking to move to Vancouver, BC, for some short term work that could become long term?
@coupleOfHires @hacks4pancakes @transworldexpress You are not using any hashtags. I understand that the common advice on Mastodon is to use lots of hashtags. Then, to add more hashtags. Like #job #jobs #relocation #relocate #expatriots #apply #gig #Python #ROS #ElectricalEngineering #EE #software #hardware #soldering #electronics #sensors #startup #production #CV you get the drift. :-) #HTH
LOL @ German engineering YouTube. I can gather from context clues that this S word implies 3 phase to DC converter, though. Whew! #german #diy #electricalengineering
New instance, new #introduction!
I'm a #DataScientist with a background in #ReinforcementLearning and #ElectricalEngineering. Well, that's what my resume says, but really I'm a #poet and a SF/F #writer. I love to play #DnD and other #TTRPGs.
I use they/them pronouns, and "Dr." not "Mr.", please and thank you.
I maintain a blog at www.seanpatrick.phd which includes a current list of publications, including my debut sonnet collection, "Love, Death, and Other Surprises."
We have a little solar powered water wiggler that ended up submerged and the NiCD battery died. So I got to take it apart, and as best I can tell, the solar panel, battery and motor were wired in parallel. Is it really that simple?!
I took electrical engineering in high school and on our Windows 95 PCs there was a super cool program where we could wire stuff up and see how it'd work, IRL. I wish I could remember what that was called. I always wanted that program at home...
EDIT: I just searched the web and there are a few online things all seem to require registration... dumb
I posted in the blog at #jmkengineering for the first time in a while and have a few more posts in progress.
This week it was Cookies and Project Management,
