IBM's Watson uses hospital data to save a patient's life; Apple's latest acquisition is an AI startup company. Supercomputer Watson isn't just really smart; it's a life saver(Photo from IBM) Remember super computer Watson by...
The Mobile Robotic Fabrication System for Filament Structures used small robots and carbon fiber to create structures. The robot isn't trapping her; it built her a hammock. (via University of Stuttgart) Some would argue spiders and robots on...
This tyke is getting some motor support by wearing an electrical exoskeleton onesie. A combination of electrical sensors and motor supports helps detect infants’ risk of cerebral palsy when early intervention is possible to alter the course of the di...
Advanced programming techniques could turn robots into the next dance floor phenomenon...but much remains to be done before they’re less terrifying. This humanoid robot moves on its own due to advances in neural programming (via Osaka University via ...
I recently picked up one of these sweet little boards, and I have to say I'm pretty pleased. It is a stripped down version of the Odroid C1+, designed to be lighter, and more configurable to suit your end purpose.It is based on a quad core Amlogic S8...
Applies to both the Inforce IFC6410 and IFC6410 Plus Parts needed: 1x 28MM CPU HEATSINK1x 5V FAN1x Epoxy (can probably find it cheaper at a local hardware store)1x 2-pin header cable (optional). I cut off the HDD LED connector from an old P...
A bottom mounted cooling solution is best for the Dragonboard 410c due to layout and top-side interference shield with air gap. This will work for all current and future Dragonboards that follow the same 96boards CE spec. Here's a summarization o...
Hey not sure where to post this but o well. I have a project car im building and im looking to covert my cluster into a digital touch screen cluster. I was going to use a tablet at first but single boards caught my eye. I have built a few deskt...
Here's a full length tutorial on how to get complete orientation knowledge (yaw, pitch and roll angles) on the Beaglebone Black embedded Linux platform using an IMU (MPU-6050 from Invensense). This platform can be used to create mini rovers, quad-cop...
Table of Contents
Introduction
Programmable Analog Sound Synthesis
Synthesis Goes Digital
Digital Sound Synthesis Improves a Lot: FM Synthesis
Selling FM Synthesis
Yamaha
Replicating Chowning’s Work
Summary
References
Introduction
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Introduction
This blog post covers a quick project to build-you-own USB Serial Adapter. It can be used for connecting up computers to other computers or microcontrollers.
Note: For more modern USB-C circuits, see either Building a USB-C ...
WfdSink on Allwinner We previously shared a demos of our miracast solution running on different flavor of Linux, Buildroot, yocto and Tizen and different architectures (Intel x86, Freescale’s iMX6 …).Today we’re happy to show a working set...
Retro Computers’ ZX Spectrum Vega is based on the UK’s popular microcomputer and can play 40,000 or more games (via indiegogo) If you were alive in any way in the UK during the early 80’s, chances are you were playing games on the popular ZX Spe...
IntroductionMagnifiers and other visual inspection tools are essential with working with small electronics. This blog post does a quick round-up of several low-cost ways to achieve this for hobbyists, and shows how to assemble a digital video microsc...
Hey everyone, I got introduced to the RPi2 at my work, and have been addicted ever since. I have wanted to RGH an Xbox 360 console for a long time, but with 5 failed attempts and thus now bricked or molten consoles I decided to take a diff...
Lava ball is a fairly simple game where you try to keep the ball out of the lava. You move the ball around by tilting the controller and then every so often, the white square moves and you have to make it back to safety before the ground gets too hot...
Next Thing Co’s CHIP is a pocket-sized powerhouse that lets you code, play games and everything else a basic PC can do (via the CHIP kickstarter) Small pocket-sized PCs can be found everywhere. Most come in the form of maker tools such as the Ra...
The new hobbyist modular boards created by Pixar developer Erin Tomson. Hey, Modulo...I still prefer "back in the day." (via Modulo)Pixar Developer, Erin Tomson left her position to found Modulo Labs, a company that is dedicated to taking t...
Display and panel PCs require highest graphics performance. If they also need to provide control functions, the specifications become even more demanding: High computing performance and extreme reliability are then also required. At the same time, de...
Most of the single board computer images out there are set up for a 4GB SD card, but what if you have a 16 GB card? When you fire up the image and check the disk size with: df -h .Sometimes it reports that the size of the drive is just 4GB...
IntroductionThe Gizmo 2 is an ultra-small computer that fits in the palm of the hand and is the successor to the earlier Gizmo from GizmoSphere. Unlike a lot of single board computers, this one contains a 64-bit CPU (x86-64 compatible - actually an A...
One of the biggest features that the ODROID-C1 (odroid, from now on) has that is different than the Raspberry Pi B+ is the ADC. This is a welcome addition and will allow you to interface with analog sensors in a very simple way. I figured I woul...
I recently picked up one of these little ODROID C1 development boards and i have to say I couldn't be happier! It's a Quad Core ARM dev board based on the Amlogic S805 Cortex A5 processor with a Dual Core Mali 450 GPU. It comes with 1 GB of RAM ...
'Tis the Season for Inventing is Here! Submit Your Project Ideas to Win! As visions of inventions dance in your heads, don’t let the costs fill you with dread. Come to element14 instead. Submit your dream project idea incorporating a Raspb...
