Legacy Personal Blogs

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This blog contains the legacy personal blog posts of our members, other than our Top Members whose content has been migrated into individual blogs in this area. Our new platform does not have personal blogs so this is how we have preserved the personal blog posts of our members from the Jive platform. No new posts will be permitted in this blog. Instead, if you wish to create blog content, please post it in the blog in the most appropriate topic area.

Issue with Texas Instrument SimpleLink CC3200 on Energia running on Mac OS X

pmohan

With the latest version of Energia (as of this writing: Energia 13), there are instructions to install FTDI driver from Energia web site. (The original FTDI drivers from the FTDI website do not have the CC3200 device listed in its supported devices l...
- 23 Nov 2014
Sensirion EK-H5 + SHT75

engswee

This blog is create to help those who plan to get or use Sensirion humidity and temperature sensor in their project.Here the EK-H5 kit and SHT75 sensor is show for more understanding. It basically just summary from my chapter 5 in air design challeng...
- 23 Nov 2014
Make Your own FREE Bluetooth Serial Module : PART 2

gsgill112

Hi,This is continuation to my previous blog. In this post I will go through the steps of building the module itself and share some of my findings NOTE : Unfortunately due to lack of a good camera with stand I haven't recorded the construction P...
- 22 Nov 2014
Cypress PSOC Bluetooth Low Energy on Kickstarter

e14 Contributor

This Kickstarter has a pretty cool low cost dev kit, and you can Hack the sensor board, there are 12 sensors on this tiny board...also, the HC-05 module format is quite popular. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1867719983/thingy-a-bluetooth-...
- 21 Nov 2014
Hi Folks!

jdlui

Hi guys!I am happy to be joining what appears to be an active and very intelligent community! I am brand new to Arduino and Raspberry Pi, and looking forward to learning a lot from you guys here! I am a Chemical Engineer who is working in IT Consulti...
- 21 Nov 2014
Investing Guide at Deep Blue Group Publications LLC Tokyo: 3 Tips for a Navigere Volatiliteten

e14 Contributor

Med geopolitiske kriser i nyhetene, har 2014 vært en "året av frykt." I løpet av månedene September og oktober behandlet aksjemarkedet investorer mer fallende aksjer enn de stigende. Noen kan foreslå 2014 markedet har vært verre enn mange år i n...
- 21 Nov 2014
Color Sensor how-to.

timswift

Recently I built a color sensor and thanks to @Paul and @Peter Oakes i got the code to work. so i thought i would share it with you. Parts i used: (1) Arduino Mega (1) 10K ohm resister (4) 220 ohm resister (1) Re...
- 19 Nov 2014
Emerging Technology Program

e14 Contributor

Hi everyone! My name is Mark Evans and I am the Program Chair of the Emerging Technologies Program at Athens Technical College. We are going to be using Raspberry Pi and other cool new technology to work on real world problem...
- 19 Nov 2014
Ben Heck to Host Golden Mousetrap Awards on Feb. 10 in Anaheim, CA

wpolk

Ben Heck will host the Golden Mousetrap Awards on February 10, 2015 in Anaheim, California. The awards celebrate the people, companies, and technologies that are driving progress in today’s U.S. design and manufacturing industries. They recognize exc...
- 17 Nov 2014
Xively Demo with WizFi250

main8096

Xively Demo with WizFi250 Let me introduce the “Xively server and WizFi250 application note. In order to Test, the customer should make a Xively ID and acquire Channel and API key. (For more information about the Xively, Please check ...
- 17 Nov 2014
Two Wheeled Arduino Robot Part 1

timswift

The out line of this project is a two wheeled Arduino robot using the Arduino Mega. So far i have built the head which consist of two HC-sr04 distance sensors mounted on a cardboard frame rotated by a servo.I am planing to use the http://www.pol...
- 16 Nov 2014
TI LMX9838 Bluetooth Serial Interfacing with MSP430

gsgill112

I really wanted a Bluetooth Module for controlling my Robot wirelessly. After a long search, I found HC-05/06 Modules which are easily integrable and really easy to wire up too but only if the cost was less These modules were costing about 600-700 ...
- 15 Nov 2014
Make Your own FREE Bluetooth Serial Module : PART 1

gsgill112

Hi Guys, this is an Instructional blog on how to make your own FREE Bluetooth 2.0 Module for your projects - PART 1 (Will release PART 2 in couple of days ) First of all You need one of the Modules : Step 1 : Mak...
- 15 Nov 2014
how to know which serial node is mapped with hardware processor UART pins

e14 Contributor

Hello All, I am working on IMX6 based processor which have 5 UART pins/port coming out of it. There are 4 nodes in /dev folder for serial ports i.e ...
- 14 Nov 2014
new system

turfgnome

I am trying to figure out how this new points system works
- 12 Nov 2014
Extending Printrbot Simple's build platform...

bradnorwood

This has been tricky, simple for the z extension. I replaced the rods and screw shaft with larger ones. It extended my z from 100mm to 250mm. But I had to go into G-code and change the maximums there to get it to recognize the extra size. Now I'm pri...
- 12 Nov 2014
test

e14 Contributor

Hi
- 11 Nov 2014
Norvell Group and Associates: Laitteiston Tarvitsemia Fulfilled Online

e14 Contributor

Puhua elektroniikka laitteiston tarpeisiin ja voi varmasti arvostaa mitä Norvell Electronics tarjoaa verkkosivujensa kautta. Viisikymmentä vuotta alle sen vyön, Norvell Electronics on toimittanut tukipalveluista sekäthe erilaisia vallan tarpeisiinthe...
- 11 Nov 2014
CadSoft EAGLE survey 2014

Richard_H

Dear EAGLE users, we rely on the feedback provided by you to constantly improve the development of our EAGLE software!The survey ends in one weeks time. Therefore, we kindly ask you to follow this link and answer the questions there. https:...
- 10 Nov 2014
Internet of the Backyard Design Challenge

LuckyMrH

I would like to update you with my Design Challenge. I was originally going to design a water system for my wife's square foot garden. Shortly after being notified I won a kit, my health turned bad, and I got extremely ill for a long time. ...
- 6 Nov 2014
IoT - You Have Mail!

e14 Contributor

Project: Gets the Latest email and displays to an LCDwww.youtube.com/watchIntroductionThis project does a relatively simple job and has been purposely kept that way to encourage further experimentation. By using ByPic the user is able to modify the c...
- 2 Nov 2014
Gasmask Mod complete.

e14 Contributor

Finally done. Lots pleased, wow. Decided the fan duct needed lights so I added 6 pixels to the inside of the duct facing out. Laser cut support ring with bare copper bus bars. Used one of the dread magnet tabs as a strain relief point. For ...
- 31 Oct 2014
Norvell Group and Associates: maskinvarebehov oppfylt Online

e14 Contributor

Snakk om elektronikk isenkram behov og man kan definitivt sette pris på hva Norvell elektronikk gir gjennom sitt nettsted. Med femti år under beltet sitt, har Norvell Electronics levert service og støtte for de ulike kraft behov av privat og offentli...
- 31 Oct 2014
#BlackgangPi 2

drlucyrogers

“Come and hack the dinosaurs ..." (What happened after #BlackgangPi 1) I (@DrLucyRogers) brought together a group of hackers / makers / electronic engineers and computer experts to help Blackgang Chine, a Theme Park on the Isle of Wight tak...
- 30 Oct 2014
Using VNC on a RIOTBoard

charlotte_godley

As a Raspberry Pi hacker, one of the first things I looked at for my RIOTBoard was VNC, or Virtual Network Computing. Basically, the principle of VNC is to let you use one set of peripherals for multiple computers/microcomputers, with the extra compu...
- 29 Oct 2014