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  • Giant Test Tubes

    drlucyrogers
    drlucyrogers
    "Can you make an interactive variable colour bubble tube -two foot wide and ten foot tall?"I am not very good at saying "no" to challenges like this - especially when it's a client that asks. As with most challenges, my first ...
    • 25 Sep 2015
  • Arcade Games – Pong

    benmatrix
    benmatrix
    One of the best ways to learn programming is to create a game. It forces your hand to try and keep things fast and efficient but also when your finished it gives you something entertaining you can play and share with your friends.  The Matr...
    • 23 Sep 2015
  • Cheating on Tests

    chriswhite
    chriswhite
    Written by Elecia White. Have you heard about the VW diesel emissions scandal? The software detects that the car is being tested for emissions and changes the engine to function more cleanly. When not being tested, the vehicles do not meet the U...
    • 22 Sep 2015
  • Pimpin' a Limo Bubble Lamp

    binarygenius
    binarygenius
    I got asked by a friend one day to help refurb a set of 4 bubble lamps which only glowed white so i happily  accepted and this is how we went about it.  I wish i had taken more picture at the time but this is all i have below but i will try...
    • 22 Sep 2015
  • Hercules LaunchPad and freeRTOS: Tasks, Messages & Queues

    Jan Cumps
    Jan Cumps
    I'm playing around with RTOS these days. I've set up a small project on a Texas Instruments Hercules LaunchPad to try out tasks and messaging. Don't expect anything complex. This is a minimal setup that allows me to exchange info bet...
    • 21 Sep 2015
  • Big Red CNC v2.0

    binarygenius
    binarygenius
    I have finally managed to get the rest of the aluminium for Big Red 2.0 and it is performing very well, i will be fitting it with perspex sides, MDF Spoilboard and i am now able to upgrade it to full aluminium construction with the Y Axis linear bear...
    • 21 Sep 2015
  • Review of the MediaTek LinkIt ONE

    binarygenius
    binarygenius
    Well Some good news i have been lucky enough to be given a free MediaTek LinkIt™︎ ONE Development Platform worth £38 for free no strings attached from Instructables.com in partnership with MediaTek. I know i said no strings but they would like me to p...
    • 18 Sep 2015
  • Empirical Mode Decomposition (EMD)

    e14 Contributor
    e14 Contributor
    EMD is alternative solution for wavelet transform.
    • 18 Sep 2015
  • Disassembling BB8 (Part2)

    chriswhite
    chriswhite
    Written by Elecia White. In Part 1, I left you with a puzzle: given the chip markings what can you tell about the BB8's internals? I've done very little reverse engineering before so this was quite a challenging. There are a few SMD databas...
    • 17 Sep 2015
  • Sistema de Adquisición de Datos FSUPV Team

    e14 Contributor
    e14 Contributor
    Dentro de la competición Formula Student, el equipo de la Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (FSUPV Team) ha desarrollado un sistema de adquisición de datos para su segundo prototipo, el FSUPV-02. Antes de hablar acerca de que es un sistema de ...
    • 17 Sep 2015
  • Disassembling BB8 (Part 1)

    chriswhite
    chriswhite
    Written by Elecia White. I gave a talk last week at the SupplyFrame/Hackaday metetup. It was supposed to be a reprise of my introduction to inertial sensors that I wrote about here a few months ago. However, when my order for a pair of the ...
    • 16 Sep 2015
  • Hantek 6022BE USB Oscilloscope

    packetgeek
    packetgeek
    Spent $20 and picked up a second-hand USB o-scope (Hantek 6022BE) at the local hamfest.  Anyone have any experience with it?  Think it'll be useful in working with RPi's, Cubieboards, I2C/SPI breakout boards and the like?
    • 14 Sep 2015
  • Stacked Container Hydroponics for Vertical Farming : Blog 5 - Lighting System

    RWReynolds
    RWReynolds
    In this blog post, I will cover my lighting system design and implementation. Available Lighting choices:Through my research, I have determined that there are four basic types of artificial lighting used for indoor plant cultivation. These areFl...
    • 13 Sep 2015
  • Creating an RPi 2 Temperature Regulation System

    russm24
    russm24
    Among the many things consuming our home electricity are the airconditioning units, taking up around 20-30% of our electricity. refrigeration and air conditioning units can be quite staggering.  Some factors of high power consumption are:&n...
    • 11 Sep 2015
  • Part 3: PCB Design Software CadSoft EAGLE

    drlucyrogers
    drlucyrogers
    In parts 1 and 2 of this series of blog posts, I shared how I design PCB's using CadSoftusa's Eagle PCB Design Software. Having the design on screen is one thing, but holding an actual PCB in my hot little hands is quite another. &n...
    • 9 Sep 2015
  • RFID: Taking it back to basics

    helenchick
    helenchick
    In this blog we are taking it back to basics with RFID to discover more about the applications where RFID can be used. As well as gaining a better understanding of the HARTING fully integrated RFID system capability. To help become an RFID expert, w...
    • 9 Sep 2015
  • 1/4" revisible torque wrench 1-25 NM

    e14 Contributor
    e14 Contributor
     7000 Series torque wrenches with reversible ratchet    Reversible ratchet, reading accuracy of ±4 % of set value   Application Can be used in right-hand direction; Article No. 7005 C with push-through square for both right...
    • 8 Sep 2015
  • Multicolour Hex Key Set Torx

    e14 Contributor
    e14 Contributor
     SPKL 967/9 TORX BO Multicolour Hex Key Set, Black Laser     9 pieces in two-component clip, with Magnetizer. For inside TORX screws and TORX screws with pin (BO = hole). TORX BO (BO = hole) on the short arm, TORX ...
    • 8 Sep 2015
  • Tool-Check PLUS from Wera

    e14 Contributor
    e14 Contributor
        Tool-Check PLUS  28 bits, 1 hand holder 813 suitable for the attachment of bits with 1/4" hexagon drive as per DIN 3126-C 6.3 (ISO 1173) and Wera connection series 1, 1 Rapidaptor bit holder, 1 adaptor 870/1 (1/4&quo...
    • 8 Sep 2015
  • WiFi Datalogger and Mouse Feeder

    chriswhite
    chriswhite
    Written by Elecia White.I have a client project where they made a device with an Arduino UNO, datalogging shield, small display, photo interrupter, and a motor driver controlling a stepper. When a mouse takes a pellet of food, the photo interrupter’s...
    • 7 Sep 2015
  • Checking Out GaN Half-Bridge Power Stage: Texas Instruments LMG5200 - Part 2: Dead Time Capture

    Jan Cumps
    Jan Cumps
    It doesn't have to be silicon all the time. I have a Gallium-nitride device here at the Cumps lab that I'm going to try out. In some high voltage, high power designs, GaN FETs have advantages over Si. On the other hand they are also more difficult to...
    • 3 Sep 2015
  • Reverse Engineering Information

    chriswhite
    chriswhite
    Written by Elecia White. We have all heard that so-and-so was meant to be an engineer because they took things apart as a child. I wasn’t like that. If I took things apart, it was more in a smashing fashion. And, they never went back together (s...
    • 2 Sep 2015
  • SDR

    rwgast
    rwgast
    I have been thinking alot about SDR lately and it seems to be the future. Why hook yourself in to a locked frequency range for products when there is all kinds of spectrum out there. Also it is the only cost effective way in my opinion for the hobbyi...
    • 30 Aug 2015
  • Part2: PCB Design Software CadSoft EAGLE

    drlucyrogers
    drlucyrogers
    In Part 1 of this series of blog posts, I explained how I got from a hand sketch of a circuit to a schematic in Eagle, CadSoftusa 's PCB Design Software. This blog takes the randomly placed components onto a board, to the final layout. ...
    • 30 Aug 2015
  • Talk SPI to EEPROM with Hercules Launchpad  Hero

    martinvalencia
    martinvalencia
    Related posts by Jan Cumpspart 1: from Zero to Heropart 2: Circuit and Test Bedpart 3: Testing SPI Protocol with Bus PirateTalk SPI to EEPROM with Hercules Launchpad - part 4: First Trial on the RM46  Our plan was to get them working with t...
    • 30 Aug 2015
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