RL78 Challenge Winner’s Workspace in Lewisville, TX
Michael Hamilton's test bench and DSA815

Lewisville, TX-based electrical engineer Michael Hamilton has been a busy man. During the past 10 years, he created two companies: A&D Technologies, which supplies wireless temperature and humidity controllers, and Point & Track, which provides data-gathering apps and other business … Continue reading

A 3′ × 5′ Electronics Workspace with Vertical Storage Space to Spare
Hubert Wihr's 3' × 5' workspace

There’s a great deal of innovative electronics engineering taking place in Europe. I review dozens of inventive projects and insightful articles from European engineers each year. And based on the quality of that content, I’m convinced that Europe’s electrical engineers, … Continue reading

A Dutch Designer’s “Comfort Zone”
workspace Stegeman

Check out this amusing workspace submission from Henk Stegeman who lives and works in The Netherlands (which is widely referred to as the land of Elektor). We especially like his Dutch-orange power strips, which stand out in relation to the … Continue reading

Show Your Circuit Cellar, Hackspace, Design Space!
Inside the Elektor lab in Limbricht, The Netherlands (November 2011)

Where do you design, hack, create, program, debug, and innovate? Do you work in a 20′ × 20′ space in your cellar? Do you share a small workspace in a lab at a university? Do you design in your dorm … Continue reading

A CTO’s Bright & Clean Workspace
Keeping a space clean and bright is key. (Source: F. Dixon)

Our enthusiasm for bright and clean workspaces won’t wane. A tidy, well-lit space is a must-have for a designer working with microcontrollers, PCBs, and small components such as transistors and capacitors. Fergus Dixon’s Sydney, Australia-based workspace is an excellent example. … Continue reading