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  • It is good to know what you don't know

    shoemakersp
    shoemakersp
    I have made tremendous progress and then hit another block. The good news is that I think I figured out what is wrong and what needs to be done to fix it. I do still need to learn how to fix it and actually do that. I have solved the calibration...
    • 3 Apr 2013
  • Initial impressions and packaging

    TD9
    TD9
    The packaging, instructions, documentation, and components are all A+ quality.   The reason I mention packaging is that so many manufacturers and vendors OVER package their product. After all, it is intended for industrial environment, why ...
    • 2 Apr 2013
  • Some basic presentations on getting started

    mistertee
    mistertee
    There is some useful stuff on Element 14 on using the Raspberry Pi for some great appliacations. However for an absolute newcomer, some of this is daunting as it assumes a certain amount of basic knowledge. This can keep a lot of this infor...
    • 1 Apr 2013
  • My Best Hours of Life?

    e14 Contributor
    e14 Contributor
    It's not a very uncommon situation to find myself being having sleepless nights because I'd rather do something else but sleep.I as probably many others before me, if not everyone. Is thinking about "what is the meaning of life?".Well, my answer to t...
    • 31 Mar 2013
  • Slow progress

    shoemakersp
    shoemakersp
    I have been making some progress with this project, though it feels glacial. I had been stuck on getting the code to run properly through the calibration process. Initially I was using millis() in a while loop to stay in the calibration loop, bu...
    • 30 Mar 2013
  • Humble Bundle

    e14 Contributor
    e14 Contributor
    A while back I was looking at the Mojang website and I stumbled across something called a Mojam and if they raised $500,000 mollstam would shave Notch's beard. Anyway Mojam was hosted on a site called Humble Bundle and you could get the games and sou...
    • 30 Mar 2013
  • Welcome to my kingdom

    e14 Contributor
    e14 Contributor
    You are free to roam around.
    • 29 Mar 2013
  • The White House "Hangs" with the Maker Community.

    element14Dave
    element14Dave
     A few months back Ada Fruit's  LadyAda was asked to participate in a "Fireside Hangout" with United States President Barack Obama. There she discussed being a business owner, and spoke with the President about ways to get children interest...
    • 28 Mar 2013
  • White House Google+ Hangout with Members of the Maker Movement Today!

    element14Dave
    element14Dave
      "I want us all to think about new and creative ways to engage young people in science and engineering, whether it's science festivals, robotics competitions, fairs that encourage young people to create and build and invent—to be makers of...
    • 28 Mar 2013
  • TURNING OLD LAPTOP TO NEW LCD TOUCHSCREEN LAPTOP

    e14 Contributor
    e14 Contributor
    SO I STARTED THIS PROJECT TODAY IN HOPES THAT I COULD HAVE A TOUCH SCREEN LCD WITHOUT THE TOUCH SCREEN GLASS NEEDED WITH SOME MONITORS BUT OF COURSE RAN INTO PROBLEMS AFTER COUNTLESS TIMES OF BEING ELECTRICALLY SHOCKED . WELL MY AUDIO INPUT WONT FIT ...
    • 26 Mar 2013
  • Welcome to my blog...

    e14 Contributor
    e14 Contributor
    Welcome to my blog everybody!On my blog i will post about thing i do. I will try to keep it updated.
    • 26 Mar 2013
  • Retour sur les essais soufflerie

    association.polyjoule
    association.polyjoule
         C'est avec le soutien de la soufflerie du CSTB (centre scientifique et technique du bâtiment de Nantes) : http://www.cstb.fr , que l'aérodynamisme de la voiture à été testée juste avant la conférence de presse.c'est grâce à l...
    • 25 Mar 2013
  • Retour photographique

    association.polyjoule
    association.polyjoule
    Afin de vous faire découvrir notre nouveau véhicule suite à sa présentation officielle, nous vous faisont partager ces quelques photographies. Présentation officielle: Premiers essais en roue libre:
    • 25 Mar 2013
  • Inauguration

    association.polyjoule
    association.polyjoule
    Vous avez étés nombreux à vous rendre à l'Hôtel des régions des Pays de la Loire pour la présentation officielle du nouvel Urban Concept "CityJoule" de l'association Polyjoule, Polytech Nantes et de Microjoule, lycée la Joliverie.Co...
    • 25 Mar 2013
  • Sigma Design lance le Z-Wave Next Gen!

    Crozemarie
    Crozemarie
    Sigma Design lance le Z-Wave Next Gen! Sigma Design a récemment annoncé dans un communiqué de presse le lancement officiel de leur nouvelle génération de produits Z-wave baptisée Z-Wave Next Gen!         &...
    • 25 Mar 2013
  • oscilloscope tools

    andrewk182
    andrewk182
    I finelly worked out a make-shift oscilloscope to test my hardware design's it work's with a program on my computer it's meant for widows but works fine with mac in WINE 1.4.1, . Cross you figure's and hope it doesn't fry the MAC
    • 23 Mar 2013
  • Developing easy to use IO modules

    ombrastein
    ombrastein
    Challenge:We are currently working on a new range of products based on a simple challenge. We want to build IO modules that can be configured and connected to a SCADA system in less then 30 minutes. Solution:To accomplish this our modules w...
    • 22 Mar 2013
  • Military Circular Connector

    e14 Contributor
    e14 Contributor
    With the development of modernization and industrialization, military and defense competition increase very fast, military connector is widely applied in military and defense area, for example military circular connector, RF coaxial military connecto...
    • 22 Mar 2013
  • Power Electronics Crossword Puzzle

    e14 Contributor
    e14 Contributor
    For all the engineers who enjoy crossword puzzles with power electronics as it's topic enjoy here: Power Electronics Crossword Puzzle Further info at: PowerGuru 
    • 20 Mar 2013
  • Thermal Paste Application

    e14 Contributor
    e14 Contributor
    Further information at http://www.powerguru.org          Designated use of thermal interface material (TIM) When in operation, power modules produce losses which increase the module temperature and impair ...
    • 19 Mar 2013
  • Detailed info on Custard Pi 2 - plug in board for the Raspberry Pi with analogue & digital inputs and outputs

    mistertee
    mistertee
    Detailed operating instructions and sample python code for Custard Pi 2 here http://www.slideshare.net/SeggySegaran/custard-pi-2    Couldn't find any SPI drivers for Python, so wrote some sample code from scratch which seems to wo...
    • 18 Mar 2013
  • Up and Running

    shoemakersp
    shoemakersp
    I am really pleased with how this little project has turned out. Through it I was able to learn many things and play with a whole bunch of new hardware and software techniques.This project gave me a quick and simple intro to:the ATTiny85 (and using t...
    • 17 Mar 2013
  • Use your Raspberry Pi as a Caller ID Display for your Android Phone

    e14 Contributor
    e14 Contributor
    Detailed instructions and scripts can be found here:http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?uid=20985&f=36&t=23555&start=0
    • 17 Mar 2013
  • GNU/Linux on ARM powered devices

    e14 Contributor
    e14 Contributor
    Just wrote a small overview on ARM powered Linux based devices,if you have any comments please post them - maybe we can get amore complete and correct overview.http://bitkistl.blogspot.co.at/2013/02/linux-on-arm-powered-devices.html
    • 17 Mar 2013
  • Book for the Raspberry Pi beginner

    e14 Contributor
    e14 Contributor
    Just got a Raspberry Pi ? Here you can get a pdf for 2 Euro which explains all the things you need to know for your first steps and much more.Some say about the book that it just fills the gap for them because it concentrates on the knowledge you nee...
    • 16 Mar 2013
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