MIDI OUT FOR A KORG CX-3 ORGAN
[Michael] likes this old organ of his, but recently he wondered if it would be possible to add MIDI out without altering its original functionality. With a bit of research study as well as a lot more than a bit of difficult work he accomplished his goal. The great thing about working on a high quality piece …
FILMING LIGHT REFLECTING OFF OBJECTS
With high-speed cameras you’re able to see bullets passing through objects, explosions in process, and other high-speed phenomena. Rarely, though, are you able to see what happens when light shines on an object without hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of equipment. A group of researchers at The university of British Columbia are doing just …
TEARDROP CAMPER COMBINES SIMPLICITY, STYLE, and function
They needed a place to stay on road trips and at music festivals. This teardrop camper certainly fits the bill. and it’s got a look that will make you proud to unfold yourself into the parking lot every morning. Starting from a flat frame the camper skeleton was built up using plywood sides and cross …
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ADDING A DEBUGGER TO A TEENSY 3.5/3.6
The Teensy is a powerful ARM-based advancement board with tons of features that can do fun stuff with USB as well. like many dev boards, it utilizes a less powerful processor as an interface. Teensy designer [Paul Stoffregen] added a debug header to enable direct SWD JTAG gain access to to the primary chip, however the interface …
OPEN source FIRMWARE FOR HOVERBOARDS
2015 was two years ago, as well as to the surprise of many, we really had hoverboards at the time. Of course, these weren’t Back to the Future-style hovering skateboards; they were crappy two-wheeled balancing scooters that experienced a few battery explosions as well as were ultimately banned from domestic flights by some carriers. But oh boy, there …
COLECO IN SPAT WITH COLECOVISION neighborhood
If you were a kid of the late 1970s or early 1980s, the possibilities are that your number one wish was to own a games console. The one to have was the Atari 2600, notwithstanding that dreadful E.T. game. Of course, there were other consoles during that era. one of these also-ran products came from …
APPLE MAGSAFE PROTOCOL HACKING
[Ken Shirriff] was interested in how the Apple MagSafe works. specifically he wanted to know what controlled the LED on the connector itself so he tore one open to see what is inside. There’s a chip present and he didn’t waste time figuring out how the MagSafe communication protocol works. The DS2413 chip he found …
MOTORIZED PROJECTOR screen
[Brad O’Connor] has completed his motorized projector screen that we discussed last month while covering his Lumenlab projector build. The screen is driven by a windshield washer motor utilizing the low speed connection. The 126″ screen is supported by a copper pipe as well as is connected utilizing Velcro. Brad states the wrinkles aren’t visible …
AUTOMATE THE FREIGHT: MARITIME DRONE DELIVERIES
Ships at sea are actually islands unto themselves. If what you requirement isn’t on board, great luck getting it in the middle of the Pacific. As such, most ships are truly well equipped with spare parts as well as even with raw materials as well as the tools needed to fabricate most of what they …
MAKER FAIRE NC 2012: ELECTRICAL vehicles
Although I had no idea what to expect at the NC maker Faire, I was pleasantly surprised to see several well made electrical vehicles. one of note was [Lab306]‘s Fox body electric Mustang. Although it would have been impressive by itself, it was made by a high school class and has been featured in several …