SELF-CONTAINED TIME-LAPSE RIG BRAVES aspects FROM THIRTY FEET
point of view is a bit difficult to grasp in this image, however all of this hardware is mounted thirty feet above the ground. This time-lapse photography box makes utilize of the sun as well as a Raspberry Pi to file the goings on. The rig is one of three that were developed by [Patty Chuck] to …
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GAME young boy CARTRIDGE EMULATOR uses STM32
game young boys may be old tech, but they still offer challenges to modern hackers. [Dhole] has come up with a cartridge emulator which uses an STMicroelectronics STM32F4 discovery board to do all the work. until now, many flash cartridges used programmable logic devices, either CPLDs or FPGAs to deal with the high-speed logic requirements. …
BUILDING A pick and place WITH 3D printed parts
For the last few months, [HeliumFrog] has been building a SCARA bot to serve as the basis for a pick and place machine. somewhat amazingly, this is the first robot of its kind to be printed on a 3D printer. A SCARA-type robot is an articulated arm perfectly suited for transferring components from tubes and reels …
THE PERILS OF affordable MIDI ADAPTERS
[Arvydas] just recently purchased a rock Band 3 Wii keyboard believing it would be an outstanding as well as extremely low-cost (£9.99) MIDI controller. The keyboard has a appropriate DIN-5 MIDI out port, so theoretically the only thing needed to plug this into a computer is a USB to MIDI adapter. Unlike the keyboard, the …
THE small APPLE IIE THAT RUNS ON C.H.I.P.
[Cupcakus]’s small Apple IIe should certainly be a contender for the smallest computer running an Apple II emulator. We’d discussed it a few months ago in a links post when it had been posted to a forum along with a few videos of it in action, but now popular YouTube channel, [Tested], has released a …
MAKE A PLOTTER OUT OF RULERS
Instructables individual [lingib] made a creative as well as low-cost pen arm plotter that utilizes plastic rulers for arms. An inspiring sight for any individual without a lot of robot parts lying around, The electronics are straightforward, with an Arduino UNO as well as a pair of simple motorists to manage NEMA17 stepper motors linked …
DOUBLING THE capacity OF POWER tool BATTERIES
YouTube user [Vuaeco] has come up with a novel idea, combining power tool battery packs to double the capacity. Starting off with two slimline 2.0Ah compact battery packs, [Vuaeco] wanted a larger 4.0Ah rebuilt drill battery pack. These battery packs are different in size so it wasn’t just a case of adding in much more …
LEAP movement CONTROLS HEXAPOD WITH HAND SIGNALS
moving your hand makes this hexapod dance like a stringless marionette. Okay, so there’s obviously one string which is really a cable however you understand what we mean. The gadget on the floor is a leap movement sensor which is monitoring [Queron Williams’] hand gestures. This is done utilizing a Processing library which leverages the leap …
MULTIPURPOSE ESP8266 KEYCHAIN
one of the best feature of the ESP8266 is its ability to self-host a web server, allowing for fairly complicated user interactions. The dEEbugger by [S-March] is a nifty little ESP8266 based device with a plethora of features in a small package. The USB-powered device has a web user interface that enables it to be used as a …
IPOD INTEGRATION FOR factory RADIOS
a lot of factory radios in cars and trucks don’t include a line in. alfaGato made a decision he wanted to integrate an iPod into his system, but wanted to maintain the factory functions. His Saab 9-3 came with GM’s OnStar system (not activated) which he thought would make a decent in road into the …