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Hardware Interconnect Buses | STM32 Basics #6

This video provides an overview of the mode common hardware interconnect busses now and in the past.

#STM32 #Basics #Busses #UART #I2C #SPI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwPbKwh9Xkk

Hardware Interconnect Buses | STM32 Basics #6

This video provides an overview of the mode common hardware interconnect busses now and in the past.

#STM32 #Basics #Busses #UART #I2C #SPI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwPbKwh9Xkk

Longest intercity bus journeys taken to date

As a companion to the earlier post on longest intercity railway journeys taken to date, here is a list of the longest intercity bus journeys taken by either charter/tour or commercial bus lines. The old Greyhound advertisement of “leave the driving to us” could not be more true in certain instances, especially overseas. The most scenic of the bus trips are shown in bold.

Peace!

_______

1. West Lafayette, Indiana to Daytona Beach, Florida and back (USA) = 2,176 miles

2. Indianapolis, Indiana to Whitecap Mountain, Wisconsin and back (USA) = 1,196 miles

4. Okemos,, Michigan to chicago, Illinois and back = 470 miles

4. Seward, Alaska to Anchorage, Alaska (USA) = 126 miles

5. Messina to Catania and back (Italy) = 110 miles

6. Oban to Inverness (Scotland) = 107 miles

7. Vancouver, BC to Victoria, BC (Canada) = 68 miles

8. Lafayette, Indiana to Indianapolis, Indiana (USA) = 63 miles

9. Michigan City, Indiana to Gary, Indiana and back (USA) = 58.4 miles

10. Dublin Airport to downtown Dublin and back (Ireland) = 18 miles

Longest intercity bus journeys taken to date

As a companion to the earlier post on longest intercity railway journeys taken to date, here is a list of the longest intercity bus journeys taken by either charter/tour or commercial bus lines. The old Greyhound advertisement of “leave the driving to us” could not be more true in certain instances, especially overseas. The most scenic of the bus trips are shown in bold.

Peace!

_______

1. West Lafayette, Indiana to Daytona Beach, Florida and back (USA) = 2,176 miles

2. Indianapolis, Indiana to Whitecap Mountain, Wisconsin and back (USA) = 1,196 miles

4. Okemos,, Michigan to chicago, Illinois and back = 470 miles

4. Seward, Alaska to Anchorage, Alaska (USA) = 126 miles

5. Messina to Catania and back (Italy) = 110 miles

6. Oban to Inverness (Scotland) = 107 miles

7. Vancouver, BC to Victoria, BC (Canada) = 68 miles

8. Lafayette, Indiana to Indianapolis, Indiana (USA) = 63 miles

9. Michigan City, Indiana to Gary, Indiana and back (USA) = 58.4 miles

10. Dublin Airport to downtown Dublin and back (Ireland) = 18 miles

Longest intercity bus journeys taken to date

As a companion to the earlier post on longest intercity railway journeys taken to date, here is a list of the longest intercity bus journeys taken by either charter/tour or commercial bus lines. The old Greyhound advertisement of “leave the driving to us” could not be more true in certain instances, especially overseas. The most scenic of the bus trips are shown in bold.

Peace!

_______

1. West Lafayette, Indiana to Daytona Beach, Florida and back (USA) = 2,176 miles

2. Indianapolis, Indiana to Whitecap Mountain, Wisconsin and back (USA) = 1,196 miles

4. Okemos,, Michigan to chicago, Illinois and back = 470 miles

4. Seward, Alaska to Anchorage, Alaska (USA) = 126 miles

5. Messina to Catania and back (Italy) = 110 miles

6. Oban to Inverness (Scotland) = 107 miles

7. Vancouver, BC to Victoria, BC (Canada) = 68 miles

8. Lafayette, Indiana to Indianapolis, Indiana (USA) = 63 miles

9. Michigan City, Indiana to Gary, Indiana and back (USA) = 58.4 miles

10. Dublin Airport to downtown Dublin and back (Ireland) = 18 miles

Longest intercity bus journeys taken to date

As a companion to the earlier post on longest intercity railway journeys taken to date, here is a list of the longest intercity bus journeys taken by either charter/tour or commercial bus lines. The old Greyhound advertisement of “leave the driving to us” could not be more true in certain instances, especially overseas. The most scenic of the bus trips are shown in bold.

Peace!

_______

1. West Lafayette, Indiana to Daytona Beach, Florida and back (USA) = 2,176 miles

2. Indianapolis, Indiana to Whitecap Mountain, Wisconsin and back (USA) = 1,196 miles

4. Okemos,, Michigan to chicago, Illinois and back = 470 miles

4. Seward, Alaska to Anchorage, Alaska (USA) = 126 miles

5. Messina to Catania and back (Italy) = 110 miles

6. Oban to Inverness (Scotland) = 107 miles

7. Vancouver, BC to Victoria, BC (Canada) = 68 miles

8. Lafayette, Indiana to Indianapolis, Indiana (USA) = 63 miles

9. Michigan City, Indiana to Gary, Indiana and back (USA) = 58.4 miles

10. Dublin Airport to downtown Dublin and back (Ireland) = 18 miles

Longest intercity bus journeys taken to date

As a companion to the earlier post on longest intercity railway journeys taken to date, here is a list of the longest intercity bus journeys taken by either charter/tour or commercial bus lines. The old Greyhound advertisement of “leave the driving to us” could not be more true in certain instances, especially overseas. The most scenic of the bus trips are shown in bold.

Peace!

_______

1. West Lafayette, Indiana to Daytona Beach, Florida and back (USA) = 2,176 miles

2. Indianapolis, Indiana to Whitecap Mountain, Wisconsin and back (USA) = 1,196 miles

4. Okemos,, Michigan to chicago, Illinois and back = 470 miles

4. Seward, Alaska to Anchorage, Alaska (USA) = 126 miles

5. Messina to Catania and back (Italy) = 110 miles

6. Oban to Inverness (Scotland) = 107 miles

7. Vancouver, BC to Victoria, BC (Canada) = 68 miles

8. Lafayette, Indiana to Indianapolis, Indiana (USA) = 63 miles

9. Michigan City, Indiana to Gary, Indiana and back (USA) = 58.4 miles

10. Dublin Airport to downtown Dublin and back (Ireland) = 18 miles

Electromobility: Light e-trucks gain, a trend towards electric buses.

Figures from the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (Acea) for the European commercial vehicle market 2025 show that battery-electric commercial vehicles recorded a slight upward trend in Europe, with buses showing significant growth.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260130-electromobility-light-e-trucks-gain-a-trend-towards-electric-buses?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#EV #Trucks #Busses #Acea #Transport #PublicTransport

Electromobility: Light e-trucks gain, a trend towards electric buses.

Figures from the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (Acea) for the European commercial vehicle market 2025 show that battery-electric commercial vehicles recorded a slight upward trend in Europe, with buses showing significant growth.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260130-electromobility-light-e-trucks-gain-a-trend-towards-electric-buses?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#EV #Trucks #Busses #Acea #Transport #PublicTransport

Kommt ein Bürgerbus on demand?

Uhrzeit und Haltestelle vorab „bestellen“ und dennoch ist es kein Taxi, weil es fixe Haltepunkt…
#Wuppertal #Deutschland #Deutsch #DE #Schlagzeilen #Headlines #Nachrichten #News #Europe #Europa #EU #Bestellung #Bürgerbus #Bürgerbusgruppe #Bürgerbusses #Bürgerbusverein #Bürgerbusvereine #Bürgerbusvereins #Bus #Busses #Endhaltestelle #Germany #Haltepunkte #Haltestelle #Kühn #Modell #Nordrhein-Westfalen #Punkt #Tag #Tür #Wülfrath
https://www.europesays.com/de/595258/

#SWBrumEVENTS - 80's Mania
INFO/TICKETS: https://bvoices.uk/4mXnd3F

📅 Sat 6th & Sun 7th Sept
🕚 10:30am - 4:30pm
📍 Transport Museum Wythall - #Wythall

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#B31VoicesSupportingLocal
#Busses
#Nostalgia
#history
#Metrobus
#LeylandLynx
#Olympian
#Birmingham
#BirminghamUK

#SWBrumEVENTS - 80's Mania
INFO/TICKETS: https://bvoices.uk/4mXnd3F

📅 Sat 6th & Sun 7th Sept
🕚 10:30am - 4:30pm
📍 Transport Museum Wythall - #Wythall

_

#B31VoicesSupportingLocal
#Busses
#Nostalgia
#history
#Metrobus
#LeylandLynx
#Olympian
#Birmingham
#BirminghamUK

In Barcelona, certain buses run on biomethane produced from human waste.

For five years, researchers at Veolia − the company responsible for water distribution in Barcelona − have been working to recover sewage sludge in order to produce biomethane, a sustainable fuel that emits 80% less CO2 than natural gas.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20250812-in-barcelona-certain-buses-run-on-biomethane-produced-from-human-waste?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#Barcelona #Biomethane #PublicTransport #Busses #Carbon #Environment #Engineering #WasteToEnergy #CircularEconomy #Spain #Veolia

In Barcelona, certain buses run on biomethane produced from human waste.

For five years, researchers at Veolia − the company responsible for water distribution in Barcelona − have been working to recover sewage sludge in order to produce biomethane, a sustainable fuel that emits 80% less CO2 than natural gas.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20250812-in-barcelona-certain-buses-run-on-biomethane-produced-from-human-waste?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#Barcelona #Biomethane #PublicTransport #Busses #Carbon #Environment #Engineering #WasteToEnergy #CircularEconomy #Spain #Veolia

A little late, but happy #Ullortuneq to all of you people from #Greenland.

Your pretty #flag was flying on many #busses in #Aalborg.
🇬🇱🇬🇱🇬🇱

A little late, but happy #Ullortuneq to all of you people from #Greenland.

Your pretty #flag was flying on many #busses in #Aalborg.
🇬🇱🇬🇱🇬🇱

A little late, but happy #Ullortuneq to all of you people from #Greenland.

Your pretty #flag was flying on many #busses in #Aalborg.
🇬🇱🇬🇱🇬🇱

A little late, but happy #Ullortuneq to all of you people from #Greenland.

Your pretty #flag was flying on many #busses in #Aalborg.
🇬🇱🇬🇱🇬🇱

A little late, but happy #Ullortuneq to all of you people from #Greenland.

Your pretty #flag was flying on many #busses in #Aalborg.
🇬🇱🇬🇱🇬🇱

About that BusBoard Prototype Systems SB4 board -- they're expensive. They're more than $6 each (Canadian) plus shipping from DigiKey. They're $10 each plus shipping from Mouser.

That's a lot for a hobbyist when you're experimenting, especially if you're making mistakes.

I looked around again recently, and couldn't find anything I liked at a reasonable price point.

So what does one do in this situation? Well, if you go Overkill 9000, you design your own prototyping perfboard and have a bunch manufactured for you! When you design your own, you can give it any features you like. So this one has:

18 x 36 (648 holes total)

It's two 18 x 18 sections, though I didn't have them scored for snapping.

A total of 6 horizontal busses in groups of 2, at the top and bottom plus one in the middle.

3 sets of 2 vertical busses within that space between horizontal bus sets, similarly edge - center - edge.

Then each row has a 6-hole pad on each side of the center 2 busses, which are spaced for IC or other standard 0.4" component layout.

Made of proper FR4 fiberglass. Good copper, good soldermask.

Silkscreened row and column IDs on both the front and back, at both the start and end of each row/column (and they match up with the back...).

And silkscreened boxes on the front showing the pad/buss pattern - no more flipping!

They arrived today and ... they're beautiful.

2/x

#PCB #CustomPCB #silkscreen #overkill #Overkill9000 #buss #busses #pads #components #IC #DIP

About that BusBoard Prototype Systems SB4 board -- they're expensive. They're more than $6 each (Canadian) plus shipping from DigiKey. They're $10 each plus shipping from Mouser.

That's a lot for a hobbyist when you're experimenting, especially if you're making mistakes.

I looked around again recently, and couldn't find anything I liked at a reasonable price point.

So what does one do in this situation? Well, if you go Overkill 9000, you design your own prototyping perfboard and have a bunch manufactured for you! When you design your own, you can give it any features you like. So this one has:

18 x 36 (648 holes total)

It's two 18 x 18 sections, though I didn't have them scored for snapping.

A total of 6 horizontal busses in groups of 2, at the top and bottom plus one in the middle.

3 sets of 2 vertical busses within that space between horizontal bus sets, similarly edge - center - edge.

Then each row has a 6-hole pad on each side of the center 2 busses, which are spaced for IC or other standard 0.4" component layout.

Made of proper FR4 fiberglass. Good copper, good soldermask.

Silkscreened row and column IDs on both the front and back, at both the start and end of each row/column (and they match up with the back...).

And silkscreened boxes on the front showing the pad/buss pattern - no more flipping!

They arrived today and ... they're beautiful.

2/x

#PCB #CustomPCB #silkscreen #overkill #Overkill9000 #buss #busses #pads #components #IC #DIP

When building electronics project for permanent use - i.e. after testing on a solderless breadboard - you normally go to a #soldered perforated board of some type as a #prototype, or even for very-low-volume production.

There are different types of boards. I dislike "matrix" boards, which are just isolated pads on a grid, i.e. there are no connections between any of them. Some people swear by these; I swear at them.

I prefer protoboards that have multiple holes per pad (so you can connect multiple component leads without having to add an explicit wire jumper). If they've also got #busses - sets of pads that run the whole length or width of the board - so much the better!

Some are #crap: laminated paper PCBs where the pads lift off the board if you even try to desolder something you added. Row/column labels missing, or (like I found with some recently) that don't line up between the front and back of the board 😆 , or most egregiously, they don't actually show the pad pattern on the front of the board, so you have to keep flipping it to check your parts are correctly placed. One example below.

I have some from "BusBoard Prototype Systems" that I like. The SB4 is a 38 x 24 (912 hole) board that is #snappable into quarters. Two of the quarters have rows that are 4-hole, 2-hole, 4-hole. The other two are 5 2-hole pads. Both types have a single bus running along each of the 2 long sides.

But ...

1/x

#electronics #hobby #ProtoBoard #PerfBoard #MatrixBoard #Chinesium

When building electronics project for permanent use - i.e. after testing on a solderless breadboard - you normally go to a #soldered perforated board of some type as a #prototype, or even for very-low-volume production.

There are different types of boards. I dislike "matrix" boards, which are just isolated pads on a grid, i.e. there are no connections between any of them. Some people swear by these; I swear at them.

I prefer protoboards that have multiple holes per pad (so you can connect multiple component leads without having to add an explicit wire jumper). If they've also got #busses - sets of pads that run the whole length or width of the board - so much the better!

Some are #crap: laminated paper PCBs where the pads lift off the board if you even try to desolder something you added. Row/column labels missing, or (like I found with some recently) that don't line up between the front and back of the board 😆 , or most egregiously, they don't actually show the pad pattern on the front of the board, so you have to keep flipping it to check your parts are correctly placed. One example below.

I have some from "BusBoard Prototype Systems" that I like. The SB4 is a 38 x 24 (912 hole) board that is #snappable into quarters. Two of the quarters have rows that are 4-hole, 2-hole, 4-hole. The other two are 5 2-hole pads. Both types have a single bus running along each of the 2 long sides.

But ...

1/x

#electronics #hobby #ProtoBoard #PerfBoard #MatrixBoard #Chinesium

When building electronics project for permanent use - i.e. after testing on a solderless breadboard - you normally go to a #soldered perforated board of some type as a #prototype, or even for very-low-volume production.

There are different types of boards. I dislike "matrix" boards, which are just isolated pads on a grid, i.e. there are no connections between any of them. Some people swear by these; I swear at them.

I prefer protoboards that have multiple holes per pad (so you can connect multiple component leads without having to add an explicit wire jumper). If they've also got #busses - sets of pads that run the whole length or width of the board - so much the better!

Some are #crap: laminated paper PCBs where the pads lift off the board if you even try to desolder something you added. Row/column labels missing, or (like I found with some recently) that don't line up between the front and back of the board 😆 , or most egregiously, they don't actually show the pad pattern on the front of the board, so you have to keep flipping it to check your parts are correctly placed. One example below.

I have some from "BusBoard Prototype Systems" that I like. The SB4 is a 38 x 24 (912 hole) board that is #snappable into quarters. Two of the quarters have rows that are 4-hole, 2-hole, 4-hole. The other two are 5 2-hole pads. Both types have a single bus running along each of the 2 long sides.

But ...

1/x

#electronics #hobby #ProtoBoard #PerfBoard #MatrixBoard #Chinesium

When building electronics project for permanent use - i.e. after testing on a solderless breadboard - you normally go to a #soldered perforated board of some type as a #prototype, or even for very-low-volume production.

There are different types of boards. I dislike "matrix" boards, which are just isolated pads on a grid, i.e. there are no connections between any of them. Some people swear by these; I swear at them.

I prefer protoboards that have multiple holes per pad (so you can connect multiple component leads without having to add an explicit wire jumper). If they've also got #busses - sets of pads that run the whole length or width of the board - so much the better!

Some are #crap: laminated paper PCBs where the pads lift off the board if you even try to desolder something you added. Row/column labels missing, or (like I found with some recently) that don't line up between the front and back of the board 😆 , or most egregiously, they don't actually show the pad pattern on the front of the board, so you have to keep flipping it to check your parts are correctly placed. One example below.

I have some from "BusBoard Prototype Systems" that I like. The SB4 is a 38 x 24 (912 hole) board that is #snappable into quarters. Two of the quarters have rows that are 4-hole, 2-hole, 4-hole. The other two are 5 2-hole pads. Both types have a single bus running along each of the 2 long sides.

But ...

1/x

#electronics #hobby #ProtoBoard #PerfBoard #MatrixBoard #Chinesium

When building electronics project for permanent use - i.e. after testing on a solderless breadboard - you normally go to a #soldered perforated board of some type as a #prototype, or even for very-low-volume production.

There are different types of boards. I dislike "matrix" boards, which are just isolated pads on a grid, i.e. there are no connections between any of them. Some people swear by these; I swear at them.

I prefer protoboards that have multiple holes per pad (so you can connect multiple component leads without having to add an explicit wire jumper). If they've also got #busses - sets of pads that run the whole length or width of the board - so much the better!

Some are #crap: laminated paper PCBs where the pads lift off the board if you even try to desolder something you added. Row/column labels missing, or (like I found with some recently) that don't line up between the front and back of the board 😆 , or most egregiously, they don't actually show the pad pattern on the front of the board, so you have to keep flipping it to check your parts are correctly placed. One example below.

I have some from "BusBoard Prototype Systems" that I like. The SB4 is a 38 x 24 (912 hole) board that is #snappable into quarters. Two of the quarters have rows that are 4-hole, 2-hole, 4-hole. The other two are 5 2-hole pads. Both types have a single bus running along each of the 2 long sides.

But ...

1/x

#electronics #hobby #ProtoBoard #PerfBoard #MatrixBoard #Chinesium

It’s taken me 3 weeks to get around to the editing (for… “reasons”) but my #imberbus video is finally up.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=6v8QM90UnOE

We took a train from Bristol to Warminster, then got on an old #routemaster #bus to the abandoned village of #Imber

We spent the rest of the day pootling around Salisbury Plain on various vintage #busses - it was a lot of fun!

#imberbus2024 #imberbus24

It’s taken me 3 weeks to get around to the editing (for… “reasons”) but my #imberbus video is finally up.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=6v8QM90UnOE

We took a train from Bristol to Warminster, then got on an old #routemaster #bus to the abandoned village of #Imber

We spent the rest of the day pootling around Salisbury Plain on various vintage #busses - it was a lot of fun!

#imberbus2024 #imberbus24

Hmmm... first #manchester took back control of its #busses... and now #Liverpool seems to be following... its almost like the cities had an enhanced view of the value of #publictransport at the same time that #¢RishiSunak is trying to make some mileage out of being a friend of the #motorist...

As so often some #politicians seem confused by people being more than one thing at once... many urban drivers would be thankful for good reliable #busses, as then they cold leave their cars at home!

🇬🇧 It's mandatory to wear a seatbelt in Portuguese express #busses. I always do, I rarely see other people doing it. Yesterday, over 20 people died in a bus accident in #Venice. Today, two more people used their seatbelt. 🫤 #lang_en

🇵🇹 O uso do #CintoDeSegurança é obrigatório nos #autocarros expresso em #Portugal. Eu uso sempre, raramente vejo outras pessoas a usarem. Ontem morreram mais de 20 pessoas num acidente de autocarro em #Veneza. Hoje, mais duas pessoas usaram o cinto. 🫤 #lang_pt

🇬🇧 It's mandatory to wear a seatbelt in Portuguese express #busses. I always do, I rarely see other people doing it. Yesterday, over 20 people died in a bus accident in #Venice. Today, two more people used their seatbelt. 🫤 #lang_en

🇵🇹 O uso do #CintoDeSegurança é obrigatório nos #autocarros expresso em #Portugal. Eu uso sempre, raramente vejo outras pessoas a usarem. Ontem morreram mais de 20 pessoas num acidente de autocarro em #Veneza. Hoje, mais duas pessoas usaram o cinto. 🫤 #lang_pt

Hoi #Dutch people. Watching the sad news about the #ukrainian #Kachovka #dam it looks like some former #Rotterdam RET #busses are used for evacuations. Any idea when these were sold or donated?

Source @ https://nos.nl/liveblog/2477767-russen-schoten-tijdens-evacuatie-op-inwoners-cherson-eu-stuurt-snel-hulpgoederen#UPDATE-container-69847670

Hoi #Dutch people. Watching the sad news about the #ukrainian #Kachovka #dam it looks like some former #Rotterdam RET #busses are used for evacuations. Any idea when these were sold or donated?

Source @ https://nos.nl/liveblog/2477767-russen-schoten-tijdens-evacuatie-op-inwoners-cherson-eu-stuurt-snel-hulpgoederen#UPDATE-container-69847670