Introduction: The Behringer TD-3 is a low cost clone of the Roland TB-303. Additionally it has MIDI ports, a built-in distortion effect, extra control signal jacks, and USB connection. The PCB layout is mostly surface-mounted components so the unit is quite light. A modern ARM processor handles all the housekeeping and can accept firmware updates …
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Introduction: The Vasco / OneSpan Digipass G03 is a keyfob device used to generate dynamic one-time passcodes (OTP) for each time a user remotely logs into an application, website or network. The manufacturer’s webpage can be seen at:https://www.vasco.com/products/two-factor-authenticators/hardware/one-button/digipass-go-3.html The keyfob is pre-programmed for the end-user before delivery. The operation is very simple – a press …
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Shortly after I took possession of the MOXF-6 I succumb to the urge to take a look inside. It was an easy job to disassemble the casing unlike the older SY series where the casings are littered with screws of different sizes. I found the build quality of the MOXF-6 just wasn’t up to the …
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