[COLUG] Offtopic: Hardware Hacker List?

[Mike Schoenborn]

>Does anyone know of a hardware hacker list?

I almost suggested the sci.electronics newsgroups, but those are pretty
polluted these days.

>I need a circuit 
>that will deliver exactly 16 pulses, each pulse being less than ten 
>nanoseconds wide.

100MHz.  Hmmm.

>I got a Chumby, which is a neat Linux-powered "toy...

a) I'm envious.
b) Sounds like a COLUG meeting Show'n'Tell to me!

>The component I have is actually a complete 
>thermostat, but it requires the funky 16 pulse signaling to switch modes 
>from Thermostat mode to 1-Wire communications mode.

Exactly which device (part number) is this?  I didn't think the timing for the
One Wire devices was quite that fast.

Mike