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Tobbie Hacking #1 : Removing the Existing Control PCB

dubbie

Now that Tobbie has been successfully assembled it is time to take him apart again so that I can replace the existing control PCB with an Arduino Nano. Despite having only recently assembled Tobbie for disassembly I thought I would have to remove the...
- 25 Jan 2019
Mobile Robots I Wish I could Make!

dubbie

Having been involved with mobile robots most of my working life (off and on anyway) I just wish I could make them as good as these! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4JY_JeodKw A pity they're not real. Dubbie
- 25 Jan 2019
Walking Robots #2 : Tobbie is Completed

dubbie

Continuing with my investigation of walking robots I have completed making Tobbie, as illustrated in the video below. I am very impressed with the mechanical engineering and design of this product and I think it is a great robot. I am sure that there...
- 24 Jan 2019
Tek 465B Additional Teardown Pictures

baldengineer

Teardown Tools element14 Presents | Bald Engineer: James Lewis' VCP Profile | Project Videos www.youtube.com/watchWhen tearing down a product, you will need a screwdriver and plenty of bits. Duratool has you covered with this ...
- 23 Jan 2019
Studying : Begin Robotics : Week 3

dubbie

Week 3 of the FutureLearn Begin Robotics MOOC has arrived already, it doesn't seem all that long since I started with Week 1. The content now is much more challenging than the first week, but still understandable. There is a section on the ...
- 21 Jan 2019
Walking Robot #1 : Collecting Some Ideas

dubbie

For some time I have been interested in creating my own walking robot. Not so much the two legged human like but more replacing wheels with something resembling a leg or leg type motion. I have sort of designed and made a four legged quadruped type s...
- 21 Jan 2019
Examples of IoT DDR Debug Scenarios

caroline_teledynelecroy

Our last post considered some broad aspects of debugging DDR memory on Internet of Things (IoT) devices, such as how chip interposers can help with probing access and the benefits of virtual probing software. Let's now take a look at some particu...
- 18 Jan 2019
Wire

tomdolan97

I have the Solid Tinned Annealed Copper Wire, PVC Insulation which has an outer diameter of 1.2mm. Is there any wires available made from the same or a similar material with a smaller outer diameter available from Farnell?
- 17 Jan 2019
Picoscope memory depth application calculation

weiwei2

In a customer project that i have implemented few years ago, we have selected PicoScope 5204. Back then the requirement was to able to sample the signal for 30s.Specifications wise, 5204 is able to sample at 8 bit at 1GS/s and its memory 128MS. Table...
- 14 Jan 2019
Merry Boxes and LED's Software.

danielw

I couldn't fit the code into the original merry boxes and LED's If you want to see the original blog ckick here -> Automatic christmas bell ringers. The Arduino code. #include <Servo.h> /****************************...
- 14 Jan 2019
Avnet LTE IoT Starter Kit Example software Release 2

james.flynn

Boot Button Operation UART2 Operation Low Power Mode The initial release of firmware for the System On a Module (SOM) lacked support for the BOOT button, Low Power Mode (LPM), or the second UART on the SOM. Now, there is a new/secon...
- 14 Jan 2019
Studying : Being Robotics : Week 2

dubbie

Week 2 of the FutureLearn Begin Robotics MOOC has now come and it contains some interesting material. The MOOC has many small steps (30 in Week 2) some with just written articles. some with short videos and some with demonstrations and exercises. The...
- 14 Jan 2019
You Are Here

wolfgangfriedrich

I decided to explore the artistic PCB realm and the map location pin became the theme.A reverse mounted red LED, powered by a CR2032 coin cell, is shining through the PCB to provide a bright homing beacon. Soon also available in blue. The 1...
- 13 Jan 2019
MyERIC #1 : The Initial Construction

dubbie

As part of the Begin Robotics MOOC that I am currently following, a two wheeled mobile robot is used for many of the examples (see Studying : Begin Robotics : Week 1 ). For the MOCC a simulation of the two wheeled robot is used but having seen a vide...
- 11 Jan 2019
FPGA Algorithms and Applications in the IoT, AI, and High-Performance Computing - Invitation to Editorial Advisory Board (EAB) and Call for Chapter (CFC)

ngd012019

Dear Professor(s) ,(1) Invitation to Editorial Advisory Board (EAB)I trust this e-mail finds you well. I am contacting you based on your expertise in Internet of Things and Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA). Currently, I am in the proc...
- 10 Jan 2019
Debugging DDR Memory on IoT Devices

caroline_teledynelecroy

Internet of Things (IoT) devices are, at heart, just another embedded computing system, albeit one with an extremely well-defined function. As such, there's bound to be some amount of on-board data storage, and the storage medium of choice these ...
- 9 Jan 2019
Eagle 3d povray

gmail

Regards...Thank you for allowing me to join ...I just got to know Eagle 3d rendering povray, and I was very interested in it, for months I was looking for the right site for Eagle 3d povray. All sites always directed me to the site matwei.de .... and...
- 8 Jan 2019
PS3 Controller compatibility with Final Burn Alpha & MAME

ajkatz83

players.brightcove.net/.../index.html With regards to this video here, I had found this enclosure and concept pretty compelling so I had to make on myself. The enclosure came from user Snille--Retro Pi Statio n as it was console design that was c...
- 7 Jan 2019
Studying : Begin Robotics : Week 1

dubbie

The first week of the Future Learn Begin Robotics MOOC has now started and I have worked my way through the material. This is a sequence of short videos, written pages and exercises using a simulation. Being and introduction course the content and ma...
- 7 Jan 2019
Intel Neural Compute Stick 2

tonydbeck

I Came across the new Intel Neural Compute Stick 2 which it looks like a pretty cool piece of hardware!.......It houses an Intel Movidius Myriad X Vision Processing Unit (VPU) that can give your board deep neural network capabilities! w...
- 3 Jan 2019
Bluetooth Controller for LEDs #3 : Trying to Connect

dubbie

After playing with the hardware for a while I thought I would see if I could actually make a connection to one of the Bluetooth Christmas Tree light controllers. I eventually managed to download the correct App for my Android smart phone, it is the o...
- 2 Jan 2019
Studying : Introduction to Robotics MOOC

dubbie

Recently received an email from Future Learn about the Begin Robotics MOOC that I have signed up for, starting on 7th Jan'19. Only a few days now before the fun begins. Ill get to play with ERIC the robot - whatever that is - a simulation I think...
- 2 Jan 2019
ESP32 LoRaWAN node with Arduino

oksbwn

To test out the recent addition in my lab that is the LoRa gateway, I needed one LoRa node also. LoRa modules are available to be used with Arduino as well as Raspberry Pi and are pretty cheap too. However, you can get complete LoRa module with ESP32...
- 1 Jan 2019
Bluetooth Controller for LEDs #2 : The Output

dubbie

I have managed to connect up the output of the LED controller to my oscilloscope. This is the non-Bluetooth version of the controller because it is still fully shrouded so it is much safer, but it should be the same as the same LEDs are plugged in. I...
- 31 Dec 2018
Maui Monitor Arduino Code

airbornesurfer

Here's my contribution to the code for Episode 367: Most Useless IoT Device Ever - Part 2 It's ugly, but it works! //element14 Presents IoT Rock Phase II //Maui airport monitor by Matthew Eargle //https://airbornesurfer.com //Completely useless ...
- 31 Dec 2018