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Re:Hands-on with the PocketBeagle: a $25 Linux computer with... by cr0sh on Monday December 04, 2017 @03:59PM (#15847440)
Dimwit #0: A couple of transistors, some resistors, a cap or two - instant flip-flop...
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Re:Hands-on with the PocketBeagle: a $25 Linux computer with... by makapuf on Tuesday December 05, 2017 @04:50AM (#15850824)
Dimwit -#0.5 whadayamean a couple ? we already have a diode. http://easy-electronics4u.blogspot.fr/2012/02/simplest-led-f...

Although I'd use a tiny micro or a blinking diode by now.

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Re:Hands-on with the PocketBeagle: a $25 Linux computer with... by CamperBob2 on Monday December 04, 2017 @04:04PM (#15847484)
Dimwit #-1: Specify a flashing LED
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Re:Hands-on with the PocketBeagle: a $25 Linux computer with... by kees99 on Monday December 04, 2017 @08:24PM (#15849084)
Dimwit #-2: Hey, we already have a microcontroller on this board, and it happens to have plenty of free flash/ram/10mA-sink-gpio. Specify a regular LED and an extra timer in RTOS.
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