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https://hackaday.com/2011/09/23/usb-stick-propeller-development-board/ | USB Stick Propeller Development Board | Mike Szczys | [
"Microcontrollers"
] | [
"ftdi",
"p8x32a",
"propeller"
] | [Parker Dillmann] is nearing
the end of the prototyping process for his Propeller development board
. He wanted a tool that let him work on projects without the need for a bunch of equipment, while still maintaining the ability to extend the hardware when necessary.
His last dev board
used a large piece of protoboard t... | 11 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "462846",
"author": "Parker Dillman",
"timestamp": "2011-09-23T19:19:33",
"content": "It’s alright…I guess",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "462903",
"author": "Jason",
"timestamp": "2011-09-23T20:45:35",
"content": "Th... | 1,760,377,076.120092 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/23/add-some-led-enhancement-to-your-netbook-lid/ | Add Some LED Enhancement To Your Netbook Lid | Mike Szczys | [
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"acer aspire one",
"netbook",
"Teensy"
] | [Mathieu] needed to open up his Acer Aspire One to do a hard drive replacement and decided to add a bit of pizzazz while he was in there. The image above is the lid of the
netbook adorned with RGB LEDs and a spray painted stencil
.
He previously purchased a set of surface mount RGB packages on eBay and thought that the... | 10 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "462900",
"author": "0x4368726973",
"timestamp": "2011-09-23T20:31:16",
"content": "@anyonePerhaps, considering a microcontroller is actually being interfaced via the USB port, it is an interesting idea to add some IO functionality to the laptop. It would be even more interesting to ... | 1,760,377,076.167296 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/23/flip-off-your-alarm-clock/ | Flip Off Your Alarm Clock! | Mike Nathan | [
"clock hacks"
] | [
"FlipClock",
"gps",
"propeller"
] | [Corbin] hates fumbling around in the dark with his alarm blaring, looking for the off switch. He was so annoyed with regular alarm clocks that he decided to
build his own simpler timepiece.
The FlipClock resides in a simple black plastic case lacking any buttons whatsoever. When the alarm goes off, all one needs to do... | 33 | 22 | [
{
"comment_id": "462718",
"author": "oGMo",
"timestamp": "2011-09-23T15:08:37",
"content": "Cool, but I was expecting some sort of Kinect-based hack allowing one to turn off one’s alarm via certain specific hand motions especially suited to addressing one’s alarm. The IR cam would even let it work ... | 1,760,377,076.494643 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/23/interfacing-with-a-ps2-keyboard/ | Interfacing With A PS/2 Keyboard | Jeremy Cook | [
"Misc Hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"keyboard",
"led",
"ps2"
] | Anyone reading this post has undoubtedly used a keyboard. How they work, however, is a bit more complicated than “one button, one input.” [PyroElectro] has a
great tutorial
about building a PS/2 keyboard interface with a 7-segment LED display (video after the break). The tutorial also includes quite a bit of theory be... | 15 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "462700",
"author": "svofski",
"timestamp": "2011-09-23T14:12:26",
"content": "Anyone reading this post has undoubtedly used a keyboard.Hahahah, good one!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "462726",
"author": "_glytch",
"tim... | 1,760,377,076.427937 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/23/attiny-hacks-infrared-guidance-and-navigation/ | ATtiny Hacks: Infrared Guidance And Navigation | Brian Benchoff | [
"ATtiny Hacks",
"Toy Hacks"
] | [
"attiny hacks",
"attny13",
"infrared",
"remote control"
] | After [trandi] got his hands on a cheap R/C helicopter he realized the difficulties in actually flying a remote control helicopter. Instead of giving up, he decided to
reverse-engineer the infrared protocol
and then build a decoder around an ATtiny that would send commands to another microcontroller using a serial conn... | 3 | 3 | [
{
"comment_id": "462675",
"author": "Thatcher",
"timestamp": "2011-09-23T13:09:26",
"content": "Hmmm…. Swarm bot helicopters come to mind. Or integrate it with a camera and have a computer control its flight… Very cool!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment... | 1,760,377,076.253963 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/26/bluetooth-communications-for-android-devices-via-processing/ | Bluetooth Communications For Android Devices Via Processing | Mike Szczys | [
"Android Hacks",
"Arduino Hacks"
] | [
"bluetooth",
"processing"
] | [Oscar] shows us how to use
a Processing sketch for Android to communicate with Bluetooth devices
(
translated
). It turns out this is easier than you might think. Processing and Android are both closely related to Java, and you can just import the Android libraries that deal with Bluetooth within the Processing sketch... | 7 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "464913",
"author": "MobileWill",
"timestamp": "2011-09-26T23:06:12",
"content": "This will be good for some Robot fun.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "464975",
"author": "fronzbot",
"timestamp": "2011-09-27T02:04:16",
... | 1,760,377,076.212166 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/26/python-on-a-microcontroller/ | Python On A Microcontroller | Brian Benchoff | [
"Microcontrollers"
] | [
"Leaf",
"maple",
"maple native",
"PyMite",
"python"
] | The team at LeafLabs was looking for something cool to do with their new ARM development board. [AJ] asked if anyone had ever played around with Python, so [Dave] cooked up an implementation of
PyMite and put it on a Maple board
. While the writeup is only about blinking a LED with a microcontroller, they’re doing it w... | 17 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "464827",
"author": "Marti Bolivar",
"timestamp": "2011-09-26T20:30:55",
"content": "Hi Brian,Marti from LeafLabs here. Just a quick correction — while the Maple Native has 64 KB of on-chip RAM, it also has a 1 MB external SRAM chip built-in. The libraries are configured to work wi... | 1,760,377,076.548712 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/26/barebones-pic-rfid-tag/ | Barebones PIC RFID Tag | Mike Szczys | [
"Microcontrollers"
] | [
"12f683",
"inductor",
"pic",
"rfid tag"
] | An inductor and 8-pin microcontroller are all that make up
this barebones RFID tag
. You might have done a double-take when first seeing the image above. After all, there’s nothing hooked up to the power and ground pins on the chip. As [Ramiro Pareja] explains in his post, the power is actually supplied via the I/O pin... | 34 | 18 | [
{
"comment_id": "464782",
"author": "NatureTM",
"timestamp": "2011-09-26T19:21:59",
"content": "really!?!?!? wow.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "464788",
"author": "chango",
"timestamp": "2011-09-26T19:40:39",
"content": "I wonder ... | 1,760,377,076.322209 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/26/voxel-shield-makes-driving-led-cubes-easy/ | Voxel Shield Makes Driving LED Cubes Easy | Mike Nathan | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"LED cube",
"Voxel Shield"
] | An Arduino can handle running a small LED cube on its own, but if you’re planning on building something big, eventually you are going to run out of pins. For something like an 8x8x8 cube, odds are you will have to turn to shift registers to get the job done. While you could design a breakout board full of shift registe... | 21 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "464754",
"author": "Tweeks",
"timestamp": "2011-09-26T18:30:16",
"content": "If you want something a bit more OTS.. check out sure electronics:http://www.sureelectronics.net/goods.php?id=1095One of my user group’s guys has made some pretty cool stuff from them:http://xcssa.org/photo... | 1,760,377,076.379078 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/26/capacitive-sensing-tutorial/ | Capacitive Sensing Tutorial | Brian Benchoff | [
"classic hacks"
] | [
"74xx",
"capacitive sensing",
"logic chips",
"TouchPad"
] | [Bertho]’s submission for the 74xx logic contest is really impressive. He designed a capacitive sensing touchpad
using only 74xx and 40xx logic chips
. We’re impressed with the build and his writeup is one of the best resources we’ve ever seen for capacitive sensing.
There are two ways to go about designing a capacitiv... | 13 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "464730",
"author": "Benjamin Brown",
"timestamp": "2011-09-26T17:13:15",
"content": "I wonder what the intentions are for this project, because I will use the info from this for robot skin. Cheap, affordable robot skin that can sense touch. Very nice, Very nice indeed.",
"paren... | 1,760,377,076.597491 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/26/the-water-calligraphy-tricycle/ | The Water Calligraphy Tricycle | Jeremy Cook | [
"Misc Hacks",
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"printer",
"tricycle",
"water"
] | Many westerners visiting or living in China may observe the art of “water calligraphy” and some may even try to imitate it. However, media artist [Nicholas Hanna] decided to take a totally new approach and make
his own water painting machine
.
Someone less creative would have devised some imitation of a human, but [Nic... | 12 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "464680",
"author": "Curtis",
"timestamp": "2011-09-26T15:23:58",
"content": "Wish I knew what he was writing. Cool toy though good work.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "464685",
"author": "medix",
"timestamp": "2011-09-2... | 1,760,377,076.779838 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/26/over-the-air-fm-radio-gains-internet-control/ | Over-the-air FM Radio Gains Internet Control | Mike Szczys | [
"Radio Hacks"
] | [
"android",
"fm radio",
"parallax",
"spinnarette",
"web server"
] | [Old bit collector] is
giving up control of his radio dial to the Internet
. He combined a couple of Parallax products which now allow him to tune, adjust volume, and toggle the power for an FM radio receiver.
The setup is pretty simple.
An FM receiver module
is mounted in the breadboard seen above which helps to break... | 8 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "464636",
"author": "Bogdan",
"timestamp": "2011-09-26T14:23:03",
"content": "Why not make a full internet radio?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "464667",
"author": "Jeff Ledger",
"timestamp": "2011-09-26T15:02:22",
"... | 1,760,377,076.727391 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/26/announcing-our-next-theme-sustainability-hacks/ | Announcing Our Next Theme – Sustainability Hacks | Jack Buffington | [
"News"
] | [] | Our last theme, ATtiny hacks, received a really good response but it is time to move on. Today we are announcing our next theme, which will be Sustainability Hacks. In this theme we will be showing projects that allow us to have a lighter footprint. This could be things like projects that run on renewable resources... | 32 | 22 | [
{
"comment_id": "464634",
"author": "The Phantom",
"timestamp": "2011-09-26T14:17:24",
"content": "Given all the revelations about gross scientific misconduct in Climatology and the Solyndra scandal, not to mention that European and British (and Canadian!) wind farms have turned out to be a complete... | 1,760,377,077.242074 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/26/how-to-decode-ir-remote-control-signals-with-your-pickit-2/ | How To Decode IR Remote Control Signals With Your PICkit 2 | Mike Szczys | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"ir",
"PICkit 2",
"remote control"
] | [SpiralBrain] needed to figure out the coding scheme used by an IR remote control so that he could use it with his own project. He built
an IR receiver board for the PICkit 2
and figured out how to use some of the Microchip software to measure the timing of the incoming signal.
The hardware’s dead simple; a 38 kHz IR r... | 14 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "464592",
"author": "Bogdan",
"timestamp": "2011-09-26T12:45:40",
"content": "I forget about this tool sometimes. It’s a great addition to the programmer.Never thought about it as IR decoder as of yet… Good idea!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
... | 1,760,377,077.293687 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/25/improvised-metal-lathe/ | Improvised Metal Lathe | Brian Benchoff | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"improvised",
"lathe"
] | [McKGyver] needed a few parts manufactured. Instead of going the normal route – finding friends with machine tools or paying a machine shop,
he improvised a rudimentary metal lathe
.
As
much
as
we
love
3D printers
, they’re not the be-all, end-all solution for everything. Sometimes, you need to get a little dirty and d... | 16 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "464021",
"author": "Jelle",
"timestamp": "2011-09-25T20:34:37",
"content": "Instead of drilling two different holes in the coupler and still end up with a rigid coupling, he could have drilled the needed hole right into the lead screw. Attach with epoxy (after cleaning out the cutti... | 1,760,377,077.389552 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/25/snes-gamepad-coversion-to-usb/ | SNES Gamepad Coversion To USB | Mike Szczys | [
"Android Hacks",
"Nintendo Hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"controller",
"emulator",
"gamepad",
"keyboard",
"snes",
"usb"
] | [Kekszumquadrat] wanted to use a classic controller to play emulator games on his Android tablet so he set out to convert an SNES gamepad to connect via USB. He found an old USB keyboard at a yard sale for about 3 Euros. He knew that the emulator he prefers has the option of remapping all the inputs to keyboard keys wh... | 24 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "463978",
"author": "draft",
"timestamp": "2011-09-25T19:15:58",
"content": "Okay.. cool. No link or even a video?I have an Archos 43 and would love to do this; I just need to find a USB host cable.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id":... | 1,760,377,077.595815 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/25/arduino-heart-rate-monitor/ | Arduino Heart Rate Monitor | Mike Szczys | [
"Arduino Hacks"
] | [
"chest strap",
"heartrate",
"monitor",
"polar"
] | [Wolf] had a Polar brand exercise watch that wirelessly monitored a chest strap that sends it heart rate data. It sounds like there’s some way to transfer data from the watch to a computer, but it’s only meant for use with Polar’s website. He wanted to do a little more with the equipment so he ditched the watch and
bui... | 6 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "463926",
"author": "Andrew",
"timestamp": "2011-09-25T18:25:48",
"content": "ooh pretty",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "463927",
"author": "Anonymous",
"timestamp": "2011-09-25T18:29:05",
"content": "Re... | 1,760,377,077.431108 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/25/working-with-the-%c2%b5oled-128-g1-display/ | Working With The µOLED-128-G1 Display | Mike Szczys | [
"News"
] | [
"4d systems",
"oled",
"oled-128-g1"
] | If you’re not already familiar with the 4D Systems µOLED-128-G1 display, [Gary] put together
a project that shows some of the features it offers
. This is a smart display, having its own onboard microcontroller and a microSD slot. The SD card stores image and video data, while the microcontroller takes care of displayi... | 7 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "463894",
"author": "CRJEEA",
"timestamp": "2011-09-25T17:20:27",
"content": "If someone were to reverse engineer how the files are saved to the sd card. It presumably wouldn’t be too hard to have some external memory on the micro controller and trick it into reading that instead. (o... | 1,760,377,077.478378 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/25/discrete-logic-driving-game-development/ | Discrete Logic Driving Game Development | Mike Szczys | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"7400",
"discrete",
"driving",
"logic",
"racer"
] | [Caleb] is hard at work on
a driving game based on 7400 series logic chips
. This will be his entry in the
Open 7400 Logic Competition
, and it really outlines why this contest is especially tricky.
The concept behind the game is quite simple. You’re the driver of a car (the red dot at the bottom of the display square ... | 3 | 2 | [
{
"comment_id": "464031",
"author": "NewCommenter1283",
"timestamp": "2011-09-25T20:54:47",
"content": "thats possible with 7400’s ?!?!?!?!?!?!!?!? wowgoes to show you that you can do cool stuff without all those smart-a*s computers/uC’s ;)screw fuse settings, this guy’s got a LOGICal solution! lo... | 1,760,377,077.336473 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/27/arduino-boards-control-cheap-clockworks-via-coil-injection/ | Arduino Boards Control Cheap Clockworks Via Coil Injection | Mike Szczys | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"clock hacks"
] | [
"clockwork",
"coil",
"electromagnet",
"stepper motor"
] | Here’s a couple of clocks that use Arduino boards to control inexpensive clockworks. The concept is quite simple, and perhaps best outlined by [Matt Mets’]
article on the subject
. As it turns out, these clockworks are driven by a coil, forming a device that is quite similar to a stepper motor. If you solder a wire ont... | 23 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "465619",
"author": "Michael",
"timestamp": "2011-09-27T17:05:13",
"content": "I should mention the processing is done on the computer and pulses are sent out to the Arduino. I’m working on some better google lattiude code as reverse geo coding isnt all that its cracked up to be.",
... | 1,760,377,077.538007 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/27/turn-your-wireless-keyboard-into-a-mame-controller/ | Turn Your Wireless Keyboard Into A MAME Controller! | Jeremy Cook | [
"Misc Hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"arcade",
"encoder",
"mame",
"wireless keyboard"
] | For those of you that have a wireless keyboard laying around, you might be tempted to turn it into something else, like a
wireless MAME controller
. For those not familiar with it,
MAME
stands for “Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator” and is generally used to run older arcade games on a computer.
Encoders are available fo... | 9 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "465582",
"author": "DanAdamKOF",
"timestamp": "2011-09-27T16:09:51",
"content": "Here’s someone that used an encoder wirelessly in their joystick build:http://shoryuken.com/forum/index.php?threads/wireless-upcb.55587/",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
... | 1,760,377,077.694301 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/27/diy-breadboard-modules-for-easy-prototyping/ | DIY Breadboard Modules For Easy Prototyping | Mike Szczys | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"breadboard",
"breakout board",
"module",
"prototyping"
] | [Rajendra] got tired of building the same basic circuits time and again on the breadboard. He decided to build some simple, modular circuits on protoboard and make them easy to interface with the breadboard. As you can see, he ended up with
seven modules that make prototyping faster and easier
.
At first glance some mi... | 11 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "465601",
"author": "Mulvane",
"timestamp": "2011-09-27T16:43:42",
"content": "I’ve done the same thing, especially with a combination of LED projects and microcontrollers. I started with arduino but the lack of breadboarding was infuriating. This is a lot cleaner than any of the wor... | 1,760,377,077.647187 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/27/attiny-hacks-two-dice-one-6-pin-uc/ | Two Dice, One 8-pin UC | Mike Szczys | [
"Microcontrollers"
] | [
"attiny13",
"charlieplexing",
"dice",
"die",
"pip"
] | [Mike Shegedin] makes full use of an 8-pin microcontroller with this
ATtiny13-based dice project
. With a maximum of six I/O pins (that includes using the reset pin as I/O) he needed a couple of tricks in order to drive 14 LEDs and use a momentary push button for user input. We’re certainly familiar with the concepts h... | 14 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "465566",
"author": "malagas",
"timestamp": "2011-09-27T15:49:48",
"content": "Nice to play monopoly :P",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "465593",
"author": "Rob Wentworth",
"timestamp": "2011-09-27T16:35:11",
"content"... | 1,760,377,077.821753 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/27/building-a-battery-powered-motion-alarm/ | Building A Battery-powered Motion Alarm | Mike Szczys | [
"Microcontrollers"
] | [
"alarm",
"attiny85",
"motion sensor",
"pir",
"sleep mode"
] | [Brad] was asked by his Sister to design a motion-based alarm that would help her catch her son sneaking out of the house at night. Obviously this didn’t need to be a long-term installation so he decided to throw something together that is only active at night and can be battery-powered. What he came up with is
a light... | 15 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "465503",
"author": "Jarek",
"timestamp": "2011-09-27T14:17:05",
"content": "in b4 questioning moral integrity of this hack and proposing alternative parenting strategiesI have a similar setup to catch when my landlord has been doing ‘repairs’ around the apartments. Connected with a ... | 1,760,377,078.416019 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/27/sustainability-hack-wind-turbine-battery-charger/ | Sustainability Hack: Wind Turbine Battery Charger | Mike Szczys | [
"green hacks"
] | [
"PVC",
"stepper motor",
"Wind turbine"
] | Hit your parts bin and set aside an afternoon to
build a wind turbine that recharges batteries
. You can see two AA batteries hanging off the side of this small generator. You only need a few parts to make this happen, and chances are you have them sitting in your junk bin already.
The generator itself is a small stepp... | 16 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "465525",
"author": "fartface",
"timestamp": "2011-09-27T14:48:13",
"content": "http://otherpower.com/Gobs more wind turbine designs that do more than charge a couple of AA batteries.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "465612",
... | 1,760,377,078.31192 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/27/toilet-paper-printer-made-from-scrap-parts/ | Toilet Paper Printer Made From Scrap Parts | Mike Nathan | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"salvage",
"scrap"
] | Some of our favorite hacks are those made with scrap materials, so we were delighted to see a contest being held by the German technology magazine c’t which focuses on using salvaged components. “Mach flott den Schrott” is the name of the competition, which loosely translates to “Make fast the scrap”.
German builder [M... | 18 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "465361",
"author": "Pete S",
"timestamp": "2011-09-27T11:16:57",
"content": "Great idea and build!I’m not from Germany but I think your translation is wrong. A loose translation would be “make something fancy of the scrap” or perhaps “make something working of the scrap”.",
"par... | 1,760,377,078.366885 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/23/large-scale-tetris-game-controlled-with-ddr-pads/ | Large Scale Tetris Game Controlled With DDR Pads | Mike Nathan | [
"home entertainment hacks"
] | [
"ddr",
"leds",
"tetris",
"video games"
] | Even though Tetris came to the US 25 long years ago,
it never fails to entertain.
Whatever it is that gives the game such lasting power is a mystery to us, but we’re always interested in seeing fresh takes on the classic game.
MIT students [Leah Alpert] and [Russell Cohen] tweaked Tetris a bit to get players off the co... | 5 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "462641",
"author": "atomsoft",
"timestamp": "2011-09-23T11:57:28",
"content": "So Cool! Would be better if the LEDs where better aligned and diffused. But great!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "462679",
"author": "Andy Goth"... | 1,760,377,078.153323 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/23/attiny-hacks-serialcouple-a-standalone-thermocouple-adc-board-with-serial-out/ | ATtiny Hacks: SerialCouple – A Standalone Thermocouple ADC Board With Serial Out | Mike Nathan | [
"ATtiny Hacks"
] | [
"adc",
"attiny",
"thermocouple"
] | Since we are in the midst of featuring a wide assortment of ATtiny hacks, [Kenneth] wrote in to share a project he has been developing over the last few months,
the SerialCouple.
Most all development platforms have the ability to function as an analog to digital converter, but you don’t always need a full-featured boar... | 8 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "462895",
"author": "rasz",
"timestamp": "2011-09-23T20:25:51",
"content": "so instead of cheip opamp and + atmega8 he chose to use $10 Maxim MAX31855? (yes, its $10 or more with shipping)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "462932",... | 1,760,377,078.199046 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/22/burning-man-2011-duane-flatmos-el-pulpo-mecanico/ | Burning Man 2011: Duane Flatmo’s El Pulpo Mecanico | Jesse Congdon | [
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"art car",
"burning man",
"fire cannons",
"octopus"
] | I had a lot of fun at Burning Man 2011, from the sculpture to the crazy art to the insane kinetic vehicles, the whole experience was something completely out of this world. With near 50,000 people out there in the Nevada desert it is impossible to see and experience everything the festival has to offer. I am positive t... | 6 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "462075",
"author": "Bubba Gump",
"timestamp": "2011-09-22T22:21:00",
"content": "I’ve seen enough Hentai to know where this is going…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "462100",
"author": "Gabriel",
"timestamp": "2011-09-22... | 1,760,377,078.242789 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/22/why-wasnt-this-magnetic-cello-made-in-the-70s/ | Why Wasn’t This Magnetic Cello Made In The 70’s? | Brian Benchoff | [
"Musical Hacks"
] | [
"analog",
"cello",
"Musical",
"ribbon sensor",
"synth"
] | [magnetovore] made himself an
electronic cello
. Instead of pulling a few cello samples off of an SD card, he did it the old school analog way. The finished build is really impressive and leaves us wondering why we haven’t seen anything like this before.
[magnetovore] uses a permanent magnet to play each ‘string’. A lo... | 34 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "462040",
"author": "vonskippy",
"timestamp": "2011-09-22T21:31:51",
"content": "Neat.There’s a lot of interaction between the bow and the strings (then simply “sawing” across them – i.e. pressure, angle, angle of attack, tapping, etc), wonder how he’s going to create that.",
"pa... | 1,760,377,078.579253 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/22/tracking-commercial-aircraft-with-salvaged-electronics/ | Tracking Commercial Aircraft With Salvaged Electronics | Mike Nathan | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"ads-b",
"aircraft",
"satellite"
] | Early last year, [Edward] started work on an
aircraft tracking system
using components from old electronics he had sitting around the house. As you may or may not know, most modern aircraft continuously broadcast their current position over the 1090MHz band using the ADS-B protocol. [Edward] found that his old satellit... | 56 | 27 | [
{
"comment_id": "461983",
"author": "Gert",
"timestamp": "2011-09-22T20:04:51",
"content": "Wauw, so add this to the missile guiding system et voila.Tool of terror?Or just use it with a XY steered laser to “blind” the pilots.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
... | 1,760,377,078.669681 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/22/beginner-concepts-a-quartet-of-videos-on-inductors/ | Beginner Concepts: A Quartet Of Videos On Inductors | Mike Szczys | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"beginner concepts",
"flyback diode",
"inductor"
] | Inductors can be found in many of the devices you use every day, but if you’ve been working only with DC in your projects there’s a good chance you’ve never needed to know anything about them. Now’s your chance to
pick up on the basics with this video tutorial series
. [Afroman] put together four short videos that we’v... | 18 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "461959",
"author": "Fritoeata",
"timestamp": "2011-09-22T19:17:16",
"content": "Quartet?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "461960",
"author": "jordan",
"timestamp": "2011-09-22T19:17:43",
"content": "afroman’s videos a... | 1,760,377,079.053038 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/22/retro-gaming-wall-art-its-playable/ | Retro-gaming Wall Art; It’s Playable! | Mike Szczys | [
"Arduino Hacks"
] | [
"retro"
] | Here’s a wall hanging for the reception area that
let’s your customers play retro games while they wait
. To give you some sense of scale, the buttons to the right (labeled Start/Jump but we would call them A and B) are
arcade buttons
larger than traditional arcade buttons. The screen itself is a Samsung widescreen com... | 15 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "461842",
"author": "DanAdamKOF",
"timestamp": "2011-09-22T15:25:45",
"content": "Those aren’t arcade buttons, they look like a custom job.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "461843",
"author": "Mike Szczys",
"time... | 1,760,377,078.721971 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/22/attiny-hacks-diy-high-speed-photography-led-lighting-rig/ | ATtiny Hacks: DIY High-speed Photography LED Lighting Rig | Mike Nathan | [
"ATtiny Hacks",
"digital cameras hacks",
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"cree",
"high speed photography",
"led",
"piezo"
] | [Tom] wanted to try his hand at high-speed photography and needed some equipment to get things rolling. Not wanting to spend a ton of money on a lighting rig or trigger mechanism, he decided to build his own. In a
three
part
series
on his blog, he details the construction and testing of his high-speed setup along with ... | 7 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "461776",
"author": "Bogdan",
"timestamp": "2011-09-22T13:32:37",
"content": "Maybe it’s just me, but I find the pictures rather dark.Still a low cost would be to use cheap flashes, maybe old flashes bought at low price. I’ve seen this done with single use camera flashes(many of them... | 1,760,377,078.768909 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/22/diy-rfid-shielded-wallet-keeps-data-thieves-at-bay/ | DIY RFID Shielded Wallet Keeps Data Thieves At Bay | Mike Nathan | [
"Lifehacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"rfid",
"shielding",
"silver epoxy",
"wallet"
] | [Serge] was in search of a new wallet, but he was concerned about ne’er do wells with RFID readers stealing his data. He could have gone out to the store and plunked down $20-$30 for a shielded walled, but where’s the fun in that?
Instead, he decided to make his own.
Using Kevlar-Nomex fabric, he laid out the general s... | 39 | 25 | [
{
"comment_id": "461710",
"author": "rasz",
"timestamp": "2011-09-22T11:05:26",
"content": "rf and fire safe",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "461716",
"author": "KillerBug",
"timestamp": "2011-09-22T11:20:59",
"content": "I went a sli... | 1,760,377,078.848393 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/21/laser-cut-clock-reminds-us-of-a-spirograph/ | Laser Cut Clock Reminds Us Of A Spirograph | Brian Benchoff | [
"clock hacks"
] | [
"chronodot",
"freeduino",
"spirograph"
] | [Brian] from Louisville’s LVL1 hackerspace sent in
this laser cut gear clock
that’s almost unlike any other clock we’ve seen before. [Brian] also put up
a wonderful Instructable
for his build.
Since LVL1 got
a better laser cutter
a lot of neat projects have been
piling up
. [Brian] based his clock around two cheap step... | 19 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "461415",
"author": "macegr",
"timestamp": "2011-09-21T23:59:15",
"content": "I saw this the other day and realized that, with the right gearing calculation and combination of stepper motor and a simple stepper IC, the Arduino wouldn’t be needed at all.You could use the 1pps output o... | 1,760,377,079.253056 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/21/modifying-dd-wrts-protected-gui/ | Modifying DD-WRT’s Protected GUI | Mike Nathan | [
"Misc Hacks",
"News"
] | [
"DD-WRT",
"firmware",
"gui"
] | [Craig] is always keeping busy by deconstructing and poking around in various firmware images. This time around he has taken on the task of
modifying the DD-WRT package
, a popular replacement firmware for SOHO routers.
While the firmware is released under the GPL, [Craig] cites that it’s pretty difficult to build from... | 29 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "461331",
"author": "hrobotix",
"timestamp": "2011-09-21T22:02:22",
"content": "Why would they keep you from modifying the web interface?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "461338",
"author": "phisrow",
"timestamp"... | 1,760,377,079.319274 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/21/video-eagle-cad-layout/ | Video: Eagle CAD Layout | Jack Buffington | [
"News",
"Video Hacks"
] | [
"eagle cad",
"layout",
"tutorial",
"video"
] | This week’s video is the last in a series of videos where we show how to use Eagle CAD. Today we will look a the Layout portion of the program and will create a circuit board from the schematic that we created previously. We start by creating a layout file and then moving all of the parts to appropriate places on the c... | 22 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "461267",
"author": "Willrandship",
"timestamp": "2011-09-21T19:59:35",
"content": "Why not use the gEDA package? It’s free, and works on linux. It also supports automatically generating a pcb based on a schematic, which you will want to tweak, but it’s a lot faster!",
"parent_id... | 1,760,377,079.382787 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/21/build-cheap-panning-camera-mounts-for-time-lapse-photography/ | Build Cheap Panning Camera Mounts For Time Lapse Photography | Mike Nathan | [
"digital cameras hacks"
] | [
"cameras",
"ikea",
"panning rig",
"time-lapse"
] | Panning time lapse photographs always look pretty cool, but there’s that whole “making a panning time lapse” rig that gets in the way of all the fun. [Getawaymoments] put together a tutorial quite a while ago showing how to use Ikea egg timers as cheap and dispensable panning units, and has
updated his instructions wit... | 24 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "461134",
"author": "silent254",
"timestamp": "2011-09-21T16:22:22",
"content": "Ingenious!!!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "461159",
"author": "robomonkey",
"timestamp": "2011-09-21T16:53:50",
"content": "it’s one o... | 1,760,377,079.124453 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/21/air-wick-odor-detect-teardown/ | Air Wick Odor Detect Teardown | Mike Nathan | [
"Teardown"
] | [
"air wick",
"odor detect",
"teardown",
"VOC"
] | [Hunter’s] wife came home from her latest extreme couponing session with a handful of free Air Wick Odor Detect air fresheners, and since they had so many of the things sitting around, he was compelled to take one apart
to see what makes them tick.
The casing was secured with melted snap tabs which had to be cut, makin... | 40 | 24 | [
{
"comment_id": "461119",
"author": "karl",
"timestamp": "2011-09-21T15:37:11",
"content": "I love the term “human bio-effluence” in one of the documents he references about the sensor chip.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "461128",
"author":... | 1,760,377,079.201389 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/21/a-solar-powered-automatic-chicken-coop/ | A Solar-Powered Automatic Chicken Coop | Jeremy Cook | [
"green hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"chicken coop",
"msp430",
"solar power"
] | Although we’ve featured many chicken-related hacks here, this
chicken coop
features a solar-powered door to save one from having to open up the coop in the morning. As [chrisatronics] puts it “keeping chickens has one major drawback: You have to get up with them in the early morning and open the door at the coop. Ever... | 21 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "461094",
"author": "Fritoeata",
"timestamp": "2011-09-21T14:09:00",
"content": "i knowhttp://www.tideals.comhave their “solar energy harvesting” msp430 pack for only $75… i wonder how much,if any, this would save on the cost?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [... | 1,760,377,079.485848 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/21/attiny-hacks-attiny-controlled-4x4x4-led-cube-has-a-unique-design/ | ATtiny Hacks: ATtiny-controlled 4x4x4 LED Cube Has A Unique Design | Mike Nathan | [
"ATtiny Hacks",
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"ATtiny24",
"charlieplexing",
"LED cube",
"transistors"
] | [Tom] recently started experimenting with Charlieplexing, and wrote in to share
the 4x4x4 cube he built with an ATtiny24.
Similar to
this minimalist 4x4x4 LED cube we featured the other day
, [Tom’s] version attempts to use the least pins possible to drive the LEDs, but in a different manner.
[Tom] didn’t want to sacri... | 9 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "461076",
"author": "Anon",
"timestamp": "2011-09-21T13:25:45",
"content": "seeing all these cubes, and having all this time gives me the sudden urge to try my hand at building one, but with no experience in ic’s idk how well it will go",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"r... | 1,760,377,079.426428 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/20/roland-808-synced-to-midi/ | Roland 808 Synced To MIDI | Brian Benchoff | [
"Musical Hacks"
] | [
"808",
"attiny2313",
"dinsync",
"midi",
"roland"
] | Reading this week’s ATtiny-themed builds, [Thomas] was reminded one of his coolest builds. His
midi808
project used an ATtiny2313 to sync a vintage Roland 808 drum machine to his Logic workstation.
Even though MIDI had been around for a few years when 808s were being made, the CPU in the 808 isn’t exactly up to the tas... | 8 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "460697",
"author": "dave",
"timestamp": "2011-09-20T22:28:44",
"content": "Cool project. Funny how the track starts out sounding like a Sir Mix-a-lot track. I think I just had a ‘Posse on Broadway’ flashback.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"c... | 1,760,377,079.619067 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/20/3d-printable-laser-cutter/ | 3D-printable Laser Cutter | Brian Benchoff | [
"cnc hacks",
"Laser Hacks"
] | [
"3d printer",
"laser cutter"
] | [peter] send in a
reprappable laser cutter
that he’s been working on. Even though he’s still having some problems with the accuracy of the beam over the entire square meter bed, it’s still an amazing build.
The build
started off
with a bunch of t-slot aluminum extrusions. After taking delivery of
an absurdly large pack... | 21 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "460677",
"author": "Chris Muncy",
"timestamp": "2011-09-20T21:39:45",
"content": "I bet if you got some of Barts upcoming makerslide rails it would solve your sagging problem.http://makerslide.com/",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id... | 1,760,377,079.675621 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/20/dino-builds-a-simple-non-contact-voltage-detector/ | [Dino] Builds A Simple Non-contact Voltage Detector | Mike Nathan | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"hack a week",
"NPN transistors",
"voltage detector"
] | [Dino] is back with another installment of his Hack a Week series, and in this episode he is taking on what he promises will be the last transistor-based project – at least for a little while.
In the video embedded below, he shows off
a homemade voltage detector circuit
that he constructed using a trio of BC547 NPN tra... | 30 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "460640",
"author": "Doc Oct",
"timestamp": "2011-09-20T20:06:15",
"content": "It’s hilarious that this article is on a site called “hack a week”. Someone should start a “hack a month” site, and link it to this article here.What would the signal at the diode look like if you hooked u... | 1,760,377,079.743355 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/20/lxardoscope-is-a-linuxarduino-oscilloscope/ | Lxardoscope Is A Linux+Arduino Oscilloscope | Mike Szczys | [
"Arduino Hacks"
] | [
"oscilloscope"
] | [Privatier] wrote in to let us know about lxardoscope, his project that lets you
use an Arduino as hardware input for a Linux-based oscilloscope display
. This implementation offers two channels with about 3000 samples per second from each. He touts some of the GUI options like vertical resolution between 2mV and 10V p... | 31 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "460530",
"author": "Dan J.",
"timestamp": "2011-09-20T18:09:24",
"content": "For the 10V+ measurements, is it possible he’s using the equivalent of a 10x probe? Should be relatively simple to set up a voltage divider and then amplify the signal back to its original magnitude in sof... | 1,760,377,079.809575 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/20/pic-lc-meter-improvements-add-li-ion-battery-and-charging-circuitry/ | PIC LC Meter Improvements Add Li-Ion Battery And Charging Circuitry | Mike Szczys | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"capacitance",
"inductance",
"lc meter",
"max1811",
"pic",
"tps61222"
] | [Trax] needed an LC meter and decided to use a tried-and-true design to build his own. The only problem was that he didn’t want to be tied to a bench supply or power outlet, which meant a bit of auxiliary design was in order. What he came up with is
the battery-powered LC meter you see above
.
The core of the
original ... | 7 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "460511",
"author": "what",
"timestamp": "2011-09-20T17:17:09",
"content": "So WTF is an LC meter?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "460867",
"author": "Will",
"timestamp": "2011-09-21T04:51:33",
"content"... | 1,760,377,079.906499 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/20/laser-light-show-comes-to-life-from-the-junk-bin/ | Laser Light Show Comes To Life From The Junk Bin | Mike Szczys | [
"Laser Hacks"
] | [
"diode",
"dvd",
"light show",
"mirror"
] | In a project that only spanned about three weeks [Lars]
built this laser light show projector
using parts scavenged from his junk bin. We’ve seen the concept many times before, all you need is a laser source and two mirrors mounted on a spinning bases. The laser diode for this project was pulled from a recordable DVD p... | 6 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "460620",
"author": "Regiscruzbr",
"timestamp": "2011-09-20T19:30:14",
"content": "I like the way how he made the housing, he also should have done a video to show it working.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "460644",
"autho... | 1,760,377,079.95123 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/20/adding-an-external-audio-input-to-the-sansa-clip/ | Adding An External Audio Input To The Sansa Clip+ | Mike Nathan | [
"digital audio hacks"
] | [
"external mic",
"input",
"sansa"
] | Workshop 88 member [Jim] got his hands on a couple of SanDisk Sansa Clip+ MP3 recorder/players from Woot, and was anxious
to see what he could do with them.
The first order of business was to install RockBox, an open source hardware package built for a wide range of MP3 players. He was impressed with how robust the fir... | 6 | 3 | [
{
"comment_id": "460665",
"author": "George Graves",
"timestamp": "2011-09-20T21:06:08",
"content": "Why add a capacitor and resistor? Doesn’t that make a filter? Wouldn’t that be blocking some frequencies?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "46... | 1,760,377,079.859966 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/20/attiny-hacks-bees-an-electronic-scale-to-see-who-brings-in-more-honey/ | ATtiny Hacks: BEES! An Electronic Scale To See Who Brings In More Honey. | Nick Schulze | [
"ATtiny Hacks"
] | [
"AVR",
"beehive",
"bees",
"DataLogging",
"scale"
] | [MakingThingsWork] wanted an accurate way to keep track of the
weight of his beehive
, so he decided to build himself a data logging electronic scale. First he ripped the strain gauges from an old electronic scale which he then fitted to his home made beehive base. He then went about designing and building the control ... | 19 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "460224",
"author": "elektrophreak",
"timestamp": "2011-09-20T13:09:45",
"content": "thanks for this post, really!I’ve been planning on making this bee-hive-scale for a friend of mine and this will help speed up the process!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
... | 1,760,377,080.276159 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/20/8-breadboard-hacks-to-make-life-easier/ | 8 Breadboard Hacks To Make Life Easier | Kevin Dady | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"breadboard hacks"
] | If you like messing around with electronics, one of the best tools you can have on hand is a solderless breaboard. These handy little chunks of plastic just let you “plug n play” so you can quickly develop a circuit before committing it to solder and fiberglass. Handy as they are, they do have their downsides such as: ... | 39 | 32 | [
{
"comment_id": "460170",
"author": "mankmanger",
"timestamp": "2011-09-20T11:34:35",
"content": "Site overloaded?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "460179",
"author": "Brian Cribbs",
"timestamp": "2011-09-20T11:49:33",
"content": "Eit... | 1,760,377,082.14394 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/19/things-to-do-with-your-laptop-batteries-when-theyre-dead/ | Things To Do With Your Laptop Batteries When They’re Dead | Mike Nathan | [
"laptops hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"18650",
"batteries",
"cells",
"laptop",
"reuse"
] | [Roy] over at GeekDad had a dead laptop battery on his hands, and decided he would disassemble it to see
what useful things he could do
with the cells inside. He mentions in his article that even though your laptop might be convinced that its battery is toast, more often than not just one or two cells are damaged. This... | 65 | 43 | [
{
"comment_id": "459634",
"author": "sp00nix",
"timestamp": "2011-09-19T22:16:26",
"content": "Heh, i already have over 100 18650 cells from all the old laptop batteries at work. I bought a 3w Cree flashlight from ebay that holds these cells. Light for days.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
... | 1,760,377,082.463678 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/19/space-camera-streams-data-during-flight/ | Space Camera Streams Data During Flight | Mike Szczys | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"balloon",
"beagleboard",
"GPRS",
"gps",
"space"
] | Take the risk of not recovering your hardware out of a near-space camera launch by streaming the data during flight. [Tim Zaman] is part of a team that developed the rig seen above.
It sent 119 image back during the recent balloon launch
. This included transmissions from as high as 36 kilometers.
The main hardware inc... | 20 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "459600",
"author": "aztraph",
"timestamp": "2011-09-19T21:14:22",
"content": "awesome edit on the sound effects",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "459652",
"author": "HackJack",
"timestamp": "2011-09-19T23:01:25",
"cont... | 1,760,377,082.067522 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/19/motorized-blinds-put-control-at-your-fingertips/ | Motorized Blinds Put Control At Your Fingertips | Mike Nathan | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"remote control",
"servo"
] | While [Bremster] likes the view from his office window, he often needs to get up and adjust the blinds several times throughout the day in order to keep the glare from killing his eyes. Like any other enterprising hacker, he decided that constantly adjusting them was too repetitive, and that
he could automate the proce... | 13 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "459580",
"author": "bogdan",
"timestamp": "2011-09-19T20:41:15",
"content": "this is just like one of my abandoned projects: the modified servo, the mechanical connection…except i wanted to use a tiny micro and ir control and mske the whole thing battery powered. great build! simple... | 1,760,377,082.009558 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/19/easily-movable-rfid-door-lock-is-great-for-dorm-rooms/ | Easily Movable RFID Door Lock Is Great For Dorm Rooms | Mike Nathan | [
"Security Hacks",
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"door lock",
"rfid",
"servo"
] | One of the first things that [Eric] hacked together when he got to college was
an RFID door locking system.
He found that he was often in a rush to get in and out of his dorm room, and that using a simple wireless key was a great way to streamline his days.
Over the years, he has refined his design, and while his origi... | 15 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "459498",
"author": "brad",
"timestamp": "2011-09-19T19:13:48",
"content": "“one key consideration”ha. i see what you did there.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "459530",
"author": "insapio",
"timestamp": "2011-09-19T19:58... | 1,760,377,082.24074 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/19/arduino-releases-new-products-help-them-develop-arm-based-arduino/ | Arduino Releases New Products; Help Them Develop ARM-based Arduino | Mike Szczys | [
"Arduino Hacks"
] | [
"arm",
"cortex m-3",
"ide",
"usb"
] | The Arduino folks took advantage of Maker Faire New York to
announce their new line of products
. There’s several interesting new additions to their product line.
They’ve got a WiFi shield in the works that utilizes a module from H&D Wireless in conjunction with an AVR32 processor to take the workload off of the ATmega... | 41 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "459453",
"author": "Mudo",
"timestamp": "2011-09-19T18:05:33",
"content": "ARMduino would be better name…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "459458",
"author": "charliex",
"timestamp": "2011-09-19T18:10:37",
"content": ... | 1,760,377,082.537681 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/19/using-classic-game-controllers-with-a-wii/ | Using Classic Game Controllers With A Wii | Brian Benchoff | [
"Nintendo Wii Hacks"
] | [
"controller",
"genesis",
"master system",
"nes",
"playstation",
"psx",
"snes",
"wii"
] | [Bruno]’s
Wii RetroPad Adapter
was sent into the tip line, and we’re loving the possibility of using Playstation 2, Genesis, NES and SNES controllers with our Wii.
While
there are commercial solutions
that connect an NES or SNES controller to a Wii, everything connects to the GameCube port and there is no adapter for S... | 9 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "459401",
"author": "gregg benjamin",
"timestamp": "2011-09-19T16:04:36",
"content": "actually there is a playstation controller adapter for gamecube, which also works on ebay, there are bout $8 on ebay,google is your friend",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
... | 1,760,377,081.956398 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/19/toaster-oven-forgoes-pop-tarts-reflows-solder/ | Toaster Oven Forgoes Pop-Tarts, Reflows Solder | Brian Benchoff | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"reflow",
"smd"
] | For SMD work, solder paste and a heat gun is great. Heat guns aren’t the cheapest thing, so [Karel] decided to make
cheap reflow oven
out of a toaster oven. With a PCB taken from a laminator temperature control board, the build was fairly successful, so [Karel] decided to
add a thermistor
to his oven.
There was a probl... | 13 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "459356",
"author": "Brett W. (FightCube.com)",
"timestamp": "2011-09-19T15:33:46",
"content": "This is a common problem with thermocouples as well, which you could use if you get the high temp kind. You need to twist the two wires together and then weld the tip using high current.O... | 1,760,377,082.194054 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/19/attiny-hacks-reading-from-a-motorcycles-j1850-data-bus/ | ATtiny Hacks: Reading From A Motorcycle’s J1850 Data Bus | Mike Szczys | [
"Microcontrollers",
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"attiny4313",
"J1850",
"motorcycle"
] | [TZ] has been using ATtiny microcontrollers to read and pass along data from his Harley Davidson motorcycle. The image you see above is
using an ATtiny 4313 to read data from the J1850 bus
.
The
J1850 protocol
is an older standard which may not be available in newer vehicles. But if your vehicle has it, you may be able... | 8 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "459270",
"author": "jc",
"timestamp": "2011-09-19T13:33:32",
"content": "See, now *this* is HaD material!Good stuff, good stuff…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "459327",
"author": "Jakob",
"timestamp": "2011-09-19T14:25:... | 1,760,377,081.905479 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/18/robotic-disco-floor-is-a-mobile-party/ | Robotic Disco Floor Is A Mobile Party | Brian Benchoff | [
"LED Hacks",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"disco floor",
"dragoncon",
"robot",
"stripper pole"
] | [Chris Williamson] designed the
Rave Rover
, a mobile disco floor with integrated stripper pole for this year’s DragonCon.
[Chris] started building combat robots back in 2000 for Battlebots and Robot Wars and cofounded the South Eastern Combat Robot league. He’s a lover and not a fighter, so for the
DragonCon robotics ... | 16 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "458641",
"author": "rasz",
"timestamp": "2011-09-18T20:22:23",
"content": "Isnt dragoncon the one with one of the top dudes convicted for child molestation? Mobile Strip poles is indeed what they need.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"commen... | 1,760,377,082.290223 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/18/hackaday-birday-cake/ | Hackaday Birthday Cake! | Caleb Kraft | [
"News"
] | [
"art",
"cake"
] | [Alex], aka [Grovenstien] turned 30 this weekend. After a conversation with his sister, where she asked: “what was that website with the skull that you always look at?”, he thought maybe he’d get a sticker or a shirt. She surprised him with this totally awesome birthday cake! There really aren’t any build details, but ... | 27 | 23 | [
{
"comment_id": "458603",
"author": "Paul Granis",
"timestamp": "2011-09-18T19:16:36",
"content": "Happy BIRday to everyone!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "458606",
"author": "cafeine",
"timestamp": "2011-09-18T19:20:59",
"content":... | 1,760,377,082.600716 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/18/broken-xbox-360-converted-into-an-arcade-controller/ | Broken Xbox 360 Converted Into An Arcade Controller | Mike Nathan | [
"Xbox Hacks"
] | [
"arcade",
"controller",
"xbox 360"
] | Like many Xbox 360s out there, [Aaron’s] console succumbed to the dreaded three red lights of death. Since it seemed to be unrepairable, there wasn’t a lot that could be done with it other than throw it out. Rather than be wasteful however, [Aaron]
thought of a great way to reuse the console’s outer shell.
He’s a big f... | 20 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "458646",
"author": "Alex",
"timestamp": "2011-09-18T20:33:40",
"content": "And people thought the first XBox controller was huge…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "459428",
"author": "TRex",
"timestamp": "2011-09... | 1,760,377,082.655117 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/18/mechatron-industrial-looking-security-bot/ | Mechatron, Industrial Looking Security Bot | Caleb Kraft | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"airsoft",
"tank"
] | This little beast is named Mechatron.
Built by a father/daughter team called Beatty Robotics
, the goal was to build something “retro-futuristic, tough, and industrial”. We think they definitely pulled off some of their goals here. Weighing in at nearly 50 pounds, Mechatron is still very agile, as you can see in the vi... | 27 | 22 | [
{
"comment_id": "458560",
"author": "Bigdeal",
"timestamp": "2011-09-18T17:26:02",
"content": "This is so, cool! I really want one to guard my appartment while I’m gone… would definitely be super-effective against robbers!Now, one little concern: if you live in an appartment, your downstairs neighbo... | 1,760,377,082.764364 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/18/schauble-jr-aims-to-take-away-your-privacy/ | Schäuble Jr Aims To Take Away Your Privacy! | Jeremy Cook | [
"digital audio hacks",
"digital cameras hacks"
] | [
"array",
"camera",
"microphone",
"servo"
] | [Mnt] wrote in to tell us about this
360 degree array of cameras
featured on
[Codeninja]
. This has to be one of the most impressive arrays of cameras and sound equipment that we’ve seen at Hack a day.
The array is capable of 360 degree x 140 degree panoramic views using the 9 cameras arranged in a circle around the ba... | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "458523",
"author": "Simonious",
"timestamp": "2011-09-18T16:43:51",
"content": "Would it be possible/desirable to do something like this?http://hackaday.com/2011/06/16/360-degree-photography-uses-very-easy-post-processing/",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
... | 1,760,377,082.702372 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/18/attiny-hacks-2313-driving-a-4x4x4-led-cube/ | ATtiny Hacks: 2313 Driving A 4x4x4 LED Cube | Mike Szczys | [
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"attiny2313",
"LED cube",
"shift register"
] | [Kirill] wrote in to share his ATtiny hack,
a 4x4x LED cube
. The 64 LED display is a great choice to fully utilize the hardware he chose. It’s multiplexed by level. Each of the four levels are wired with common cathodes, switched by a 2N3904 transistor. The anodes are driven by two 595 shift registers, providing a tot... | 19 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "458470",
"author": "insapio",
"timestamp": "2011-09-18T13:33:40",
"content": "Inb4 not a hack! I really like the way this is put together; quite simply. I’d love to know how the animations are written; whether theyre hard coded, or calculated on the fly.",
"parent_id": null,
... | 1,760,377,083.126831 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/17/stoplight-indicator-system-signals-when-your-servers-are-in-distress/ | Stoplight Indicator System Signals When Your Servers Are In Distress | Mike Nathan | [
"Arduino Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"notification",
"stoplight"
] | At [mkanoap’s] office, they have a software package that monitors their various servers’ health, but they wanted
a separate indicator to display the status
of their most critical systems. They put together a simple list of criteria for their display, including the ability to view the status without a computer, and that... | 34 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "457679",
"author": "mark",
"timestamp": "2011-09-17T16:47:55",
"content": "Could anyone in the company send get commands to the stoplight to mess with their IT department?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "457690",
"auth... | 1,760,377,083.234016 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/17/weekly-roundup-91711/ | Weekly Roundup 9/17/11 | Jack Buffington | [
"News"
] | [] | In case you missed them, here are our most popular posts from the past week.
Our most popular post from the past week was one where we show a project where [Linas]
built his own CT scanner
and then used those scans to create 3D models.
Our next most popular post was an Engine Hack from the previous theme where [Mike] b... | 0 | 0 | [] | 1,760,377,083.166074 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/17/attiny-hacks-simple-usb-temperature-probe/ | ATtiny Hacks: Simple USB Temperature Probe | Mike Nathan | [
"ATtiny Hacks"
] | [
"attiny45",
"ruby",
"temperature probe",
"usb"
] | [Dan’s] office is awfully hot, but he needed some real temperature numbers that he could show the building management office to justify opening a maintenance ticket. He had seen some simple temperature probe examples online, and decided to
build his own using a small AVR chip.
Based off a similar temperature monitoring... | 7 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "457566",
"author": "steve",
"timestamp": "2011-09-17T13:44:48",
"content": "Interesting graph. If you mentally fill-in the missing data, it looks like Dan’s office temperature spikes up each day for 5 days in a row, then it stays cool for two days, and then repeats.If it was due to ... | 1,760,377,083.277716 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/15/build-your-own-ct-scanner/ | Build Your Own CT Scanner | Brian Benchoff | [
"Medical Hacks"
] | [
"ct scanner",
"medical",
"xray"
] | [Linas] built himself an x-ray generator for a scholarship contest. We assume this wasn’t enough of a challenge for [Linas] because after the x-ray generator was done,
he used his project to model objects in 3D
(
Google Translate link
). It’s an amazing build, leaving us feeling sorry for the guy that came in second pl... | 29 | 18 | [
{
"comment_id": "455924",
"author": "Elias",
"timestamp": "2011-09-15T15:16:38",
"content": "Wow, just wow!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "455982",
"author": "Delmar",
"timestamp": "2011-09-15T16:23:31",
"content": "Th... | 1,760,377,083.405237 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/15/microchip-puts-up-two-1000-prizes-for-usb-and-tcpip-stacks/ | Microchip Puts Up Two $1000 Prizes For USB And TCP/IP Stacks! | Jack Buffington | [
"Microcontrollers",
"News"
] | [
"contest",
"microchip",
"tcpip",
"usb"
] | A couple of weeks ago we put up a post titled
Addressing Microchip’s open source problem
where we talked about some of their shortcomings as far as open source code goes, specifically the TCP/IP stack and the USB stack. The comments were predictably fairly negative. The interesting part here is that Microchip actually ... | 37 | 27 | [
{
"comment_id": "455890",
"author": "Pup",
"timestamp": "2011-09-15T14:30:25",
"content": "You don’t drop a gauntlett, you throw it to the grouuuuunndddd!!!!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "455903",
"author": "st2000",
"timestamp": "2011... | 1,760,377,083.893656 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/15/attiny-hacks-an-audio-alert-for-cell-phones-accidentally-left-on-vibrate/ | ATtiny Hacks: An Audio Alert For Cell Phones Accidentally Left On Vibrate | Mike Nathan | [
"ATtiny Hacks",
"Cellphone Hacks"
] | [
"alert",
"attiny85",
"cell phone",
"piezo"
] | [John Thomson] usually keeps his phone on vibrate when it’s in his pocket, and he often forgets to turn the ringer back on when setting it down to charge. This typically results in a bunch of missed calls in the meantime, so he
had to devise a way to counteract his forgetfulness.
You might remember [John] from
the Sant... | 31 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "455840",
"author": "davidk",
"timestamp": "2011-09-15T13:13:55",
"content": "(i’m pretty inexperienced, and can’t call myself a “maker”) great idea, but would it not be more intuitive to have just made something which would make a noise from the cell signal? Ie: sometimes when my ph... | 1,760,377,083.341251 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/15/record-sound-without-a-microcontroller/ | Record Sound Without A Microcontroller | Brian Benchoff | [
"classic hacks"
] | [
"4000",
"analog",
"audio recorder",
"sram"
] | For his A-level electronic course work, [Andrew] decided to build
a digital sound recorder that doesn’t use a microcontroller
.
[Andrew]’s build captures audio from an on board microphone at 8000 samples/second. The audio is digitized into 8-bit sound data and sent to an SRAM. The recording and playback functions are c... | 14 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "455802",
"author": "dmcbeing",
"timestamp": "2011-09-15T11:40:46",
"content": "Very nice project, and the schematic is a work of art ( in my eyes at least ).",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "455804",
"author": "The Cageybee",... | 1,760,377,083.457157 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/14/adding-a-little-polish-to-your-cellphone-charging-setup/ | Adding A Little Polish To Your Cellphone Charging Setup | Mike Szczys | [
"Cellphone Hacks",
"home hacks"
] | [
"charging",
"digital picture frame",
"ikea"
] | Cable management can really be an eyesore, but a little creative camouflage and you can have
a cellphone charging station that also serves as decoration
.
[Kitesurfer] wanted to use one of the cubbyholes in his new Ikea book shelf for charging but wasn’t keen on the rat’s nest of wires that would go along with it. Also... | 18 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "455431",
"author": "Sprite_tm",
"timestamp": "2011-09-14T22:38:03",
"content": "Maybe even better to monitor the currents going to the various chargers. If the battery gets fuller, the current usually tapers off and you can display a graphic that reflects that, so when you walk past... | 1,760,377,083.614766 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/14/amp-hour-interviews-joe-grand/ | Amp Hour Interviews [Joe Grand] | Mike Szczys | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"amp hour",
"defcon",
"joe grand",
"prototype this"
] | The Amp Hour, a podcast of electronics enthusiasts and professionals alike, just did
an epic interview with [Joe Grand]
. Along with hosts [Chris Gammell] and [Dave Jones], the discussion runs the gamut of points of interest in the hardware hacking world. The first vignette explores the rise, run, and fall of
Prototype... | 6 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "455383",
"author": "pt",
"timestamp": "2011-09-14T21:17:37",
"content": "this is a great interview.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "455403",
"author": "george graves",
"timestamp": "2011-09-14T21:48:55",
"content": "... | 1,760,377,083.655365 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/14/cheapstat-an-open-source-potentiostat/ | CheapStat: An Open-source Potentiostat | Mike Szczys | [
"chemistry hacks",
"Medical Hacks"
] | [
"cheapstat",
"java",
"potentiostat",
"usb",
"xmega"
] | A commercial potentiostat can cost several thousand dollars, but the
CheapStat is an open source project that makes it possible to build your own
at a tiny fraction of that cost. It is possible to build one for less than $80, breaking down the cost barrier faced by many labs that would like to have this test hardware.
... | 12 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "455387",
"author": "SuperNuRd",
"timestamp": "2011-09-14T21:23:55",
"content": "mmmmmmmm NOM NOM NOM NOM Dank u vary much now eye can bye kookies wit my saevd monies",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "455452",
"author": "Chris"... | 1,760,377,083.706152 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/16/grow-your-own-fresh-salad-year-round-with-this-cheap-hydroponic-setup/ | Grow Your Own Fresh Salad Year Round With This Cheap Hydroponic Setup | Mike Szczys | [
"green hacks"
] | [
"aquarium pump",
"foam",
"hydroponics"
] | With fall approaching you might think about moving your gardening inside. [Jared] used cheap and readily available materials to
make these salad-green trays
. When used with his grow lights and tent (which he built during a different project) he was able go from seed to salad-bowl in just four weeks.
A pair of plastic... | 53 | 28 | [
{
"comment_id": "457160",
"author": "John Boxall",
"timestamp": "2011-09-16T23:36:53",
"content": "You don’t win friends with salad…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "457162",
"author": "MikrySoft",
"timestamp": "2011-09-16T23:41:41",
... | 1,760,377,084.121627 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/16/recreating-the-mac-plus-with-an-fpga/ | Recreating The Mac Plus With An FPGA | Mike Nathan | [
"Mac Hacks"
] | [
"fpga",
"mac",
"PlusToo"
] | [Steve] over at Big Mess O’ Wires
has never been so happy to see the “Sad Mac” icon.
A little over a month ago, he decided to take on the task of
building his own Mac clone
using modern technology. Not to be confused with Mac emulation on modern hardware, he is attempting to build a true Mac clone using an FPGA that is... | 16 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "457097",
"author": "svofski",
"timestamp": "2011-09-16T21:21:26",
"content": "I’m always happy to see another FPGA replica. More powere to [Steve].",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "457098",
"author": "Eric W",
"timestamp"... | 1,760,377,084.040409 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/16/motorized-coop-door-lets-the-chickens-out-for-you/ | Motorized Coop Door Lets The Chickens Out For You | Mike Szczys | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"home hacks"
] | [
"chicken coop",
"door",
"reed switch"
] | [Larry] and [Carol] just upgraded the coop to make their lives easier, and to help keep the chickens happy. The image above is a chicken’s-eye-view of
the newly installed automatic door
. It’s a guillotine design that uses the weight of the aluminum plate door to make sure predators can’t get in at night. This is much ... | 19 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "457061",
"author": "Joel",
"timestamp": "2011-09-16T20:30:22",
"content": "Why are there only two doors on a chicken coop?………Because if it had four, it would be a chicken sedan!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "457073",
"auth... | 1,760,377,084.185926 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/16/swap-o-matic-an-automat-with-recycling-in-mind/ | Swap-O-Matic: An Automat With Recycling In Mind | Brian Benchoff | [
"Hackerspaces",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"automat",
"recycling",
"swap-o-matic",
"upcycling"
] | The
Swap-O-Matic
is vending machine built for recycling, not consuming. Instead of feeding money into the machine, you can get an item out of the machine by swapping it for something you don’t need anymore. It’s a great concept with a great retro design, probably influenced by the age of
the automat
.
[Lina Fenequito] ... | 16 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "457033",
"author": "t&p",
"timestamp": "2011-09-16T19:25:14",
"content": "Save the earth… no.You save the earth by recycling disposable plastic, CCFLs, and the like.It’s more like a micro thrift store with just the junk. It also requires trust. People as a whole are untrustworthy.... | 1,760,377,083.987615 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/16/spdif-passthrough-lets-you-digitally-manipulate-the-audio/ | SPDIF Passthrough Lets You Digitally Manipulate The Audio | Mike Szczys | [
"digital audio hacks"
] | [
"fpga",
"spdif"
] | [Mike Field] took what he had learned with a few past projects and combined them to make this
FPGA-based SPDIF audio pass-through
. In order to get the SPDIF signal ready for the FPGA he needed a few components to use for level conversion. Once everything was connected he used a first in first out (FIFO) buffer to ensu... | 5 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "457003",
"author": "Jan",
"timestamp": "2011-09-16T18:19:26",
"content": "i’d love to have an SPDIF based audio compressor.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "457042",
"author": "MpegMaster",
"timestamp": "2011-09-16T19:47:... | 1,760,377,083.93671 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/16/jgpx-keeps-the-bachelor-party-moving-in-the-right-direction-regardless-of-bac/ | JGPX Keeps The Bachelor Party Moving In The Right Direction, Regardless Of BAC | Mike Nathan | [
"gps hacks"
] | [
"gps",
"jGPX",
"navigation"
] | [Davy] and his friend [Chris] were tasked with putting together a bachelor party for their friend [J], and
had a little more in mind
than the standard drunken revelry. To earn the privilege of partying his brains out, they decided that [J] would have to fulfill a series of tasks and challenges before joining up with th... | 6 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "456956",
"author": "sariel",
"timestamp": "2011-09-16T17:15:26",
"content": "“although there are no details as to how things went, we’re sure it was a blast!”that’s because what happens at a bachelors party, stays at the party. please refrain from dead hooker jokes… ^_^",
"pare... | 1,760,377,084.22916 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/16/burning-man-2011-peter-hudsons-charon-strobe-sculpture/ | Burning Man 2011: Peter Hudson’s Charon Strobe Sculpture | Jesse Congdon | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"burning man",
"interactive art",
"stop motion",
"strobe"
] | Here at Hackaday the only thing we like better than giant whirling artistic desert based contraptions are
interactive
giant whirling artistic desert based contraptions. [Peter Hudston]’s
Charon
is no exception. Known for his
strobe sculptures
[Peter] has returned from a two year hiatus with possibly one of the craziest... | 20 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "456863",
"author": "Michael L.",
"timestamp": "2011-09-16T14:20:33",
"content": "When you said “human skeletons” I thought you meant real ones. I have to admit the animation was pretty impressive and would fit into a haunted house (if it would actually fit into the building). The on... | 1,760,377,084.287806 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/16/attiny-hacks-roll-2d6-with-an-attiny/ | ATtiny Hacks: Roll 2d6 With An ATtiny | Brian Benchoff | [
"ATtiny Hacks"
] | [
"2d6",
"attiny hacks",
"attiny26",
"dice",
"electronic dice"
] | A pair of 6-sided electric dice
(original in Dutch,
here’s
the Google Translate link) was sent in on the tip line for our ATtiny hacks theme. We really appreciate the simplicity of the circuit; it really shows how the complexity of discrete components can be cut down with a simple microcontroller.
The circuit is very s... | 20 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "456850",
"author": "Andrew Smith",
"timestamp": "2011-09-16T14:01:26",
"content": "The PIC microcontroller: Your personal Introduction by John Morton. Does this using a PIC12F508 which only provides 6 i/o pins (well 5 i/o and 1 input only).Here is an extract from the project.http://... | 1,760,377,084.384043 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/15/steerable-bristlebot-via-ir-control/ | Steerable Bristlebot Via IR Control | Mike Szczys | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"attiny45",
"bristlebot",
"nimh",
"pager motor",
"vibration"
] | Looking at the size of this bristlebot the first thing we wondered is where’s the battery? All we know is that it’s a rechargeable NiMH and it must be hiding under that tiny circuit board. But [Naghi Sotoudeh] didn’t just build a mindless device that jiggles its way across a table. This
vibrating robot is controllable ... | 6 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "456457",
"author": "Nova",
"timestamp": "2011-09-16T03:12:07",
"content": "I’m fairly certain that the ‘bot it sitting on-top of its battery and there aren’t any bristles actually beneath it. So it’s really more of a “sans bristle bot”.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"... | 1,760,377,084.327378 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/15/hackaday-links-september-15-2011/ | Hackaday Links: September 15, 2011 | Brian Benchoff | [
"Hackaday links"
] | [
"links",
"rocker-bogie",
"soldering iron",
"wi-fi",
"wi-fi cracking"
] | Open-source Mars rover
[Seth King] wasn’t satisfied with current robotics platforms that don’t work well outdoors. He started the
Open Rover Kickstarter
with the end goal of having a 6-wheel robot with a rocker-bogie suspension just like the Mars landers. We’re sure it’ll be an interesting platform.
Adding a Flash to a... | 20 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "456197",
"author": "Chris",
"timestamp": "2011-09-15T21:07:58",
"content": "So rather than replace the broken WiFi card, he cobbled in a USB WiFi adapter?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "456271",
"author": "miked",
... | 1,760,377,084.46555 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/15/have-you-got-what-it-takes-to-code-android-apps-using-assembly/ | Have You Got What It Takes To Code Android Apps Using Assembly? | Mike Szczys | [
"Android Hacks"
] | [
"arm",
"assembly",
"linux"
] | Do you have a rooted Android device and a computer running Linux? If so, you’re already on your way to
coding for Android in Assembly
. Android devices use ARM processors, and [Vikram] makes the argument that ARM provides the least-complicated Assembly platform, making it a great choice for those new to Assembly progra... | 31 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "456181",
"author": "Isotope",
"timestamp": "2011-09-15T20:45:43",
"content": "If you’re coding in ASM, you’re not writing an Android app anymore…unless I’m missing something?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "456565",
"a... | 1,760,377,084.573865 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/15/solar-powered-reprap-prints-even-when-the-power-is-out/ | Solar-powered RepRap Prints Even When The Power Is Out | Mike Nathan | [
"cnc hacks",
"Solar Hacks"
] | [
"3d printing",
"RAMPS",
"reprap",
"solar"
] | [Mark] wrote in to share a little creation that he is calling
the first solar-powered 3D printer in existence.
While we
can’t say that we totally agree with him
on that title, we will give him the benefit of the doubt that this is the first solar-powered RepRap we have seen thus far.
You might remember [Mark]
from his ... | 24 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "456069",
"author": "andrew",
"timestamp": "2011-09-15T18:06:07",
"content": "Wow, those are pretty big spools of material. Is that typical?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "456139",
"author": "Anthony",
"timesta... | 1,760,377,084.723217 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/15/an-open-source-rotational-casting-machine/ | An Open-Source Rotational Casting Machine | Jeremy Cook | [
"Misc Hacks",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"casting",
"rotational molding",
"smartCaster"
] | [Aurelio] wrote in to tell us about the
smartCaster
, an “Open source automatic roto-casting machine.” For those of you not familiar with roto-casting, or
rotational molding
, it’s a process whereby something to be formed is placed into a mold and then melted while spinning. This item is often plastic, but it can be ... | 28 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "456035",
"author": "Sprite_tm",
"timestamp": "2011-09-15T17:17:05",
"content": "I’m a bit ignorant about what needs to be done to get a successful rotational cast, but what I see here is two motors, a few planks, some stuff to get power over a rotating axis and an Arduino. Maybe I’m... | 1,760,377,084.788907 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/15/karate-chop-is-simon-without-all-the-touching/ | Karate Chop Is Simon Without All The Touching | Mike Szczys | [
"Microcontrollers"
] | [
"16f1827",
"pic",
"simon"
] | [Alan Parekh] and his daughter [Alexis] just premiered their entry in the Avnet Dog Days of Summer contest. It’s a game called Karate Chop that is basically
an electronic Simon Says
. The video after the break shows a demonstration of the device. When switched on it’ll play a little tune and start cycling the LEDs on t... | 9 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "455968",
"author": "DiRWiN",
"timestamp": "2011-09-15T16:07:53",
"content": "I want to see someone do this with actually hacking a Simon instead of from scratch…seems like it would be easier",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "45599... | 1,760,377,084.83283 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/14/video-eagle-cads-cam-processor/ | Video – Eagle CAD’s CAM Processor | Jack Buffington | [
"News",
"Video Hacks"
] | [
"cam",
"eagle",
"eagle cad",
"video"
] | Here is the next installment in our series of Eagle CAD videos. In this video we skip ahead a bit and show off the CAM processor that you use to create the files necessary to have your circuit boards be manufactured. After watching this video, you will know how create a new CAM program, load a circuit board into the CA... | 2 | 2 | [
{
"comment_id": "455324",
"author": "chippy",
"timestamp": "2011-09-14T19:20:05",
"content": "I needed this a few days ago! oh well.Btw there isn’t any good online tutorials for doing more than 4 layers, I ended up figure it out on my own after trial and error.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": ... | 1,760,377,084.873853 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/14/making-better-cnc-halftone-pictures/ | Making Better CNC Halftone Pictures | Brian Benchoff | [
"cnc hacks"
] | [
"cnc",
"gray-scott",
"halftone",
"reaction-diffusion"
] | [Jason] was
messing around with CNC machines
and came up with
his own
halftone CNC picture that might be an improvement over previous attempts we’ve seen.
[Jason] was inspired by
this Hack a Day post
that converted a image halftone like the default Photoshop plugin or
the rasterbator
. The results were very nice, but o... | 29 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "455290",
"author": "ds2ktj",
"timestamp": "2011-09-14T18:05:06",
"content": "Very cool stuff. Any idea if the author has a website or code that he might share?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "455313",
"author": "JasonDorie"... | 1,760,377,084.940689 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/14/quadcopter-stabilization-system-using-wii-motion-plus/ | Quadcopter Stabilization System Using Wii Motion Plus | Mike Szczys | [
"Arduino Hacks"
] | [
"Autopilot",
"gyroscope",
"IMU",
"wii motion plus"
] | If you’re contemplating a quadcopter build here’s a way to add stabilization hardware without breaking the bank. The
BaronPilot project uses an Arduino and a Wii Motion Plus
module to ensure an even keel for your flying projects. The hardware inside of the Motion Plus includes two gyroscopes, which the BaronPilot monit... | 15 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "455233",
"author": "FlyTexas",
"timestamp": "2011-09-14T16:41:07",
"content": "Been done – MultiWii opter.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "455255",
"author": "gompf",
"timestamp": "2011-09-14T17:02:20",
"content": "S... | 1,760,377,085.099431 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/14/keeping-simple-childrens-toys-interesting-with-small-modifications/ | Keeping Simple Children’s Toys Interesting With Small Modifications | Mike Nathan | [
"Toy Hacks"
] | [
"leds",
"slot cars",
"toys"
] | [Jaroslav] was racing slot cars with his son not too long ago, but like many of us discovered in our youth, driving cars around a small oval track can get dull after awhile. Rather than buy more track sections,
he decided to fiddle with their cars a bit
to make racing them a little more exciting.
After removing the top... | 20 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "455196",
"author": "enystrom8734",
"timestamp": "2011-09-14T15:19:19",
"content": "I have one of those mini slot car tracks too, cheaply at a thrift store :DMade a digital track counter with and atmega out of the mechanical one that it included. Tracked times, and had ready set go l... | 1,760,377,085.046768 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/14/a-laser-cutter-challenge/ | A Laser Cutter Challenge | Brian Benchoff | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"cnc hacks",
"Laser Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"cnc",
"laser cutter",
"perfboard"
] | When the Louisville hackerspace LVL1 was discussing the purchase of a new laser cutter, a member said, “I could build one before you get around to buying one.” The gauntlet was thrown down, a challenge was set, and the race was on to build a
tiny laser cutter
before the hackerspace took delivery of their new laser cut... | 14 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "455150",
"author": "Bogdan",
"timestamp": "2011-09-14T14:08:59",
"content": "the link is missing",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "455152",
"author": "Armando",
"timestamp": "2011-09-14T14:12:51",
"content": "you misse... | 1,760,377,084.992691 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/14/attiny-hacks-look-ma-no-batteries/ | ATtiny Hacks: Look Ma, No Batteries! | Mike Szczys | [
"Microcontrollers"
] | [
"attiny13",
"dice",
"die",
"faraday",
"induction"
] | [Gadre] built his own ATtiny project without using any batteries. It’s an electronic Dice (or die if you’re being critical) which uses
induction to charge a storage capacitor to act as the power source
. The voltage generator is made from a tube of Perspex which houses a set of rare-earth magnets. At the enter of the t... | 30 | 25 | [
{
"comment_id": "455108",
"author": "Pup",
"timestamp": "2011-09-14T13:14:18",
"content": "I’d love to see a smaller, more elegant d20 version of this. :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "455110",
"author": "Roboman2444",
"timestamp": "2... | 1,760,377,085.164151 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/14/upverter-its-like-github-for-hardware/ | Upverter: It’s Like Github For Hardware | Brian Benchoff | [
"News",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"upverter"
] | If there’s one thing we’ve noticed about hardware hackery and electronics project, it’s that all the resources to build a project are scattered about the Internet on forums, blogs (heh), and personal web pages. Enter
Upverter
. The fellows who started Upverter had the same observation, and after some
Y Combinator fundi... | 39 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "455044",
"author": "YT2095",
"timestamp": "2011-09-14T11:09:55",
"content": "502 Bad Gatewaynginx/1.0.4",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "455046",
"author": "Andy",
"timestamp": "2011-09-14T11:16:51",
"co... | 1,760,377,085.302486 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/13/motion-detecting-window-closers-keep-train-noise-at-bay/ | Motion Detecting Window Closers Keep Train Noise At Bay | Mike Nathan | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"home hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"h-bridge",
"linear actuator",
"motion detector",
"train"
] | [Ed Rogers] has the unfortunate privilege of living right next to a set of train tracks, and as a man who holds his sleep in high regard, he needed to
find a way to keep the noise in his bedroom to a minimum.
To combat the sound of passing trains, he built himself a system that automatically closes his windows when a t... | 57 | 30 | [
{
"comment_id": "454710",
"author": "Hackerspacer",
"timestamp": "2011-09-13T23:07:04",
"content": "Pneumatic cylinders with dampers would be much faster but I still question how a window being closed truly blocks low frequency sounds such as a freight train would generate. My guess is not too much.... | 1,760,377,085.392392 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/13/transformer-based-psu-repair/ | Transformer-based PSU Repair | Mike Szczys | [
"Repair Hacks"
] | [
"fuse",
"hd radio",
"sangean",
"transformer"
] | Repairing someone else’s design mistakes is much more difficult than starting from scratch. So whenever we come across someone who’s good at this type of trouble-shooting we pay attention. [Jim] had a Sangean HDR-1 in his home. It’s a tabletop HD radio that stopped powering up for some reason. He cracked it open and
go... | 19 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "454678",
"author": "MobileWill",
"timestamp": "2011-09-13T22:13:04",
"content": "Nice! I got a 32in TV for free that I need to open up the PSU and see what is going on. I am fairly positive a fixed PSU will make it work again.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": ... | 1,760,377,085.556236 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/13/get-the-lead-out-of-the-arduino-compile-process/ | Get The Lead Out Of The Arduino Compile Process | Mike Szczys | [
"Arduino Hacks"
] | [
"Arduion",
"compile",
"ide"
] | Relief is here from long compile times when developing firmware for your Arduino project. [Paul] was puzzled by the fact that every file used in a sketch is fully recompiled every time you hit upload–even if that file didn’t change. To make things more confusing, this behavior isn’t consistent across all Arduino compat... | 23 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "454654",
"author": "owen_b",
"timestamp": "2011-09-13T21:27:21",
"content": "Wow its like a … makefile",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "454660",
"author": "gp",
"timestamp": "2011-09-13T21:43:54",
"content": "this is ... | 1,760,377,085.499059 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/09/13/android-phone-serves-as-arduino-terminal/ | Android Phone Serves As Arduino Terminal | Mike Szczys | [
"Android Hacks",
"Arduino Hacks"
] | [
"adk",
"terminal",
"usb host shield"
] | Looking to use his Arduino when on-the-go, [Oleg] has been working on a way to
use the Android ADK terminal emulator with the Arduino
. The Android side uses ADK features along with a custom application. [Oleg] received help from his friend [Victor] when developing the program for Android (you can check out our own
And... | 9 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "454620",
"author": "Steve-O-Rama",
"timestamp": "2011-09-13T20:42:56",
"content": "This gives me wood, and I’m not even a tArduino fan. Love Android, Atmel uCs, and open-source stuff though. :) I see some rather large potentials in this project.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth... | 1,760,377,085.438449 |
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