The plan for the design challenge is to take some old bits that have been in my scrap drawer and make something interesting from them in the form of an interactive toy car and driver. The Edison will provide the brain and communications which wi...
This is part of my blogs in the Upcycleit challenge Upcycle It I purchased an Intel Edison when they first appeared (actually before they were in stock), and they were in the early days. I quickly found that in order to even power it, you n...
Back in First Steps - Intel Edison step 4 I reported that for some reason the External DC switcher IC has expired on the Intel Edison Arduino Interface board. I managed to get a picture of the dead object. Looks like it has a bu...
In the last posts I managed to get the Intel Edison running on both Laptop and Computer.I was having some issues with OneWire and the I2C library to drive the LCD display. This post discusses how the Arduino IDE handles libraries ... or should ....
Following on from the last one First Steps - Intel Edison step 3 After the issues of the previous days, I now have an Intel Edison that seems to be flashed with the latest image, and will talk to my computer. Arduion IDEI decided to add th...
In the last post First Steps - Intel Edison Arduino I managed to get the Intel Edison running on both Laptop and Computer.I was able to upload the blink sketch and run it. The sketch doesn't run at bootup, but that's expected (there is a tweak t...
For this that have been following my experiences with the Intel Edison, you'll see that the initial blog has grown.It's been an interesting exercise to determine what exactly is going on, and like most of these things a learning experience. Foll...
My last steps left me with a flashed image onto the Edison ... or so I thought. When I plugged it into the home computer, it reported unable to detect the image.Worse was the constant change as it detected, then dropped, detected, dropped (you g...
Yesterday I got to this point. First Steps - Intel Edison step 2 So for some unknown reason, I seem to be going backwards. Obviously about now I'm starting to make noises or worse.I want to program this on my laptop and I'...
In the last post First Steps - Intel Edison I outlined installing software, and where to find the software. This post will be about actually making it do something. Firstly the Edison Module was fitted to the Arduino Breakout boardThe...
Some time in late 2014 I purchased an Intel EdisonAbout the same time, many manufacturers seemed to be competing for the smallest form factor SBC (Single Board Computer).While it might seem easy to make a small board, adding WiFi and Bluetooth brings...
The latest Design Challenges include a requirement to blog on a regular basis. Within the TM (Top Member's) Group we've had discussions about how some of the past participants have been a little relaxed in following those Terms and Conditions.Pa...
Enroll in the Challenge I explained what I thought Electronic Upcycling was here What is Electronic Up-Cycling As I explained previously, I'm into Hot Rods, so some of the projects involved adding some electronics to something to give t...
Enroll in the Challenge The dictionary says upcycling is :- and electronics is :-So to me Electronic Upcycling is using semiconductors to create a product of higher quality (or purpose) than the original. Sounds SimpleWell it's very ea...
