David L. Jones

Dаvid L. Jones

Dаvid L Jones in his electronics lаb
Personal information
Nationality Australian
Residence Sydney, Australia
Occupation Video blogger
Website www.eevblog.com
YouTube information
Pseudonym Dave Jones
Channel name EEVBlog
Years active 2009–present
Genre Video blog
Subscribers 315,000 subscribers (January 2016)
Total views 59 million views (January 2016)

Dаvid L. "Dave" Jones is аn Australian electronic engineer and video blogger. [1][2] He is the founder and host of EEVBlog[3] (Electronics Engineering Video Blog), a blog and YouTube channel targeting electronics engineers, hobbyists, hackers and makers, with the tagline, "No script, no fear, all opinion."[1][4] His content has been described as a combination of "in-depth equipment reviews, crazy antics, and lack of political correctness."[1]

Before becoming a full-time blogger, Jones designed FPGA boards for the EDA company, Altium.[5] Over the years, as an electronics hobbyist, he has had several design projects published in electronics magazines. He is also founder and co-host of The Amp Hour,[3] an electronics engineering radio show and podcast, and is a judge for the Hackaday prize.[6][7]

EEVBlog

The EEVBlog YouTube channel was created on 4 April 2009.[8] "It took about two years from the day I started until it became my full-time job. That's how I make my living," Jones said in an interview.[1] The channel features in-depth equipment reviews and electronics commentaries.[1] Jones has posted over 950 episodes; the channel has approximately 315,000 subscribers and 59 million total views (ranked 6,719th and 1,943rd respectively).[9]

Batteriser controversy

In mid 2015 Jones published a video blog disputing the claims made by the manufacturer of a then unreleased battery life extender, the Batteriser. Batteroo, the company behind the product, disputed Jones' arguments and published a number of demonstration videos in response.[10] Jones' videos received a number of "dislikes," which he alleged was an attempt to demote their rank.[11]

Projects

According to Jones, he began publishing electronic design project plans in electronics DIY magazines like Electronics Australia in the 1980s.[1] In recent years, several of his project articles appeared in Silicon Chip, including one for the µCurrent, a multimeter accessory which he later marketed as a finished product.[12] He also self-published plans online for the µWatch, a scientific calculator watch.

μWatch

The µWatch

In 2008, Jones released specifications for the µWatch, a scientific calculator watch that could be purchased in kit form or built from online plans, off-the-shelf parts, a custom PCB and custom keyboard overlay.[13][14][15][16] It was designed as a replacement for Jones' defunct Casio CFX-400,[16] reported as the last scientific calculator watch since 1985.[17] The µWatch is built around a 16-bit processor and 64K of flash memory, and runs on open source software (the hardware is not open source).[18][19]

μCurrent

In the April 2009 edition of Silicon Chip, Jones published plans for the μCurrent, an open source precision current adapter for multimeters.[20] He also assembled and marketed the completed unit as a solution for multimeter burden voltage issues that arise when measuring sub-microamp currents.[21][22] In 2013, Jones used a Kickstarter campaign to crowd-fund an updated design, the μCurrent GOLD, which is the current version of the product.[23][24]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Osborn, Steven (17 September 2013). "Dave Jones, Host, EEVBlog". Makers at Work: Folks Reinventing the World One Object or Idea at a Time. Apress. ISBN 978-1430259923.
  2. ↑ "Interview with David L. Jones". EEWeb. 2011-04-03. Retrieved 2015-10-23. I started by taking stuff apart and trying to figure out how they worked.
  3. 1 2 Price, Nan (April 2012). "Electronics Engineering for the People: An Interview with David L. Jones". Circuit Cellar (Vernon, CT, USA: Circuit Cellar Incorporated). Retrieved 2015-05-10.
  4. ↑ Jones, David (4 Apr 2009). "EEVBlog". David L. Jones. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  5. ↑ Leung, Isaac (2011-04-06). "Altium relocates from Sydney to Shanghai". Electronics News. Retrieved 2015-10-23.
  6. ↑ "Hackaday offers a trip into space for the best do-it-yourself hardware", VentureBeat, April 28, 2014
  7. ↑ "The Hackaday Prize Judges".
  8. ↑ Jones, David (4 Apr 2009). "EEVBlog About". David L. Jones. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  9. ↑ "YouTube Statistics for EEVblog". SocialBlade. Retrieved 10 October 2015. As of 22-Jan-2016
  10. ↑ Francis, Hannah (17 Sep 2015). "Batteriser battery life extender: scam or saviour?". Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on November 10, 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  11. ↑ "Hackers spamming YouTube videos with dislikes using hijacked Vietnamese IP addresses", International Business Times, September 7, 2015
  12. ↑ Jones, David L. (18 Apr 2009). "µCurrent...a precision current adapter for multimeters". Silicon Chip. Retrieved 22 Jan 2016.(WebCite page archive) Other published projects: PC Board Design Tutorial, Pt.1 - October 2003, also Pt 2 and Pt 3, http://www.siliconchip.com.au/Issue/2001/August/40MHz+6-Digit+Frequency+Counter+Module 40MHz 6-Digit Frequency Counter Module - August 2001], 10MHz Direct Digital Synthesis Generator - May 2003
  13. ↑ http://www.calcwatch.com/buy.htm. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  14. ↑ Davies, Chris (10 Oct 2008). "DIY Open-Source Calculator Watch". SlashGear. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  15. ↑ "uWatch - A DIY Programmable Scientific Calculator Watch". Calcwatch.com. 2009-01-20. Retrieved 2015-11-06. "Built entirely using off-the-shelf components!"
  16. 1 2 Bruce Stewart (2008-08-25). "Made On Earth — Form and Functions". Make:. Retrieved 2015-11-06.
  17. ↑ "µWatch: return of the scientific calculator watch". Elektor. 1 January 2009. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  18. ↑ Halfacree, Gareth (22 January 2009). "The DIY calculator wristwatch". bit-tech. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  19. ↑ Jones, David L. (20 January 2009). "µWatch - What is It?". David L. Jones. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  20. ↑ Jones, David L. (April 2009). "The μCurrent...a precision current adaptor for multimeters". Silicon Chip: 58–60. (WebCite page archive)
  21. ↑ Schreiner, Bruce (10 Nov 2013). "DMM Current Measurements Could Be Affecting Your Circuit Operation Big Time!". Engineering.com. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  22. ↑ "µCurrent". EEVblog - The Electronics Engineering Video Blog. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
  23. ↑ "µCurrent GOLD - Precision Multimeter Current Adapter". Kickstarter. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
  24. ↑ Göllner, Olaf (18 Dec 2013). "µCurrent Gold: Multimeter-Präzisionsadapter" (in German). Make:. Retrieved 10 January 2016. (WebCite page archive)
    German original: "Nachdem sein ursprünglicher μCurrent seit geraumer Zeit ausverkauft ist, hat er das bestehende Design verbessert und für Herstellung und Vertrieb eine Kickstarter-Kampagne ins Leben gerufen."
    Google translation: "After his original μCurrent is sold out for some time, he has improved the existing design and launched a Kickstarter campaign to life for manufacturing and distribution."
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