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https://hackaday.com/2011/02/18/brain-car-interface/ | Brain Car Interface | Kevin Dady | [
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"autonomous vehicle",
"brain control",
"eeg"
] | The AutoNOMOS labs project has found a
new way to maneuver its vehicles
, your brain. We have looked at a previous version that uses a mostly computerized van under
remote control from an iPhone
. This one however, named “Brain Driver”, places the operator in the driver’s seat with an EEG strapped to their head.
Going ... | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "336944",
"author": "exuvo",
"timestamp": "2011-02-18T20:42:17",
"content": "Seems really interesting for the future, now if only I could get myself one of those.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "336956",
"author": "syale",
... | 1,760,377,272.974242 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/18/simple-household-status-system/ | Simple Household Status System | Mike Nathan | [
"home hacks",
"Microcontrollers"
] | [
"atmega",
"home",
"Monitoring"
] | [BrianH] decided that he no longer wanted to venture outside on cold or rainy days just to check if the mail had come, so he built himself a notification system that would alert him if the postman had stopped by. Additionally, he admits to being forgetful on occasion and wanted a way to monitor whether or not he forgot... | 20 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "336828",
"author": "Alex",
"timestamp": "2011-02-18T18:18:51",
"content": "I have done similar things, very useful in the long run!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "336832",
"author": "tantris",
"timestamp": "2011-02-18T1... | 1,760,377,273.196265 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/18/molded-parts-prusa-mendel-in-30-minutes/ | Molded Parts: Prusa Mendel In 30 Minutes | Mike Szczys | [
"cnc hacks"
] | [
"3d printer",
"mold",
"prusa mendel",
"reprap",
"rtv",
"stl"
] | This set of white
RepRap parts were created in molds
, instead of being printed by another RepRap. [Mark A. Ganter] of the University of Washington admits that this breaks the idea of a 3D printer that is self-replicating. But the molds – which were created by tweaking
Prusa Mendel
parts to be mold friendly – have the ... | 22 | 21 | [
{
"comment_id": "336776",
"author": "CutThroughStuffGuy",
"timestamp": "2011-02-18T17:09:16",
"content": "So you don’t have a 3d printer that prints itself, you have a printer that you use to make molds then you have to (very carefully) mix up RTV silicone (which is notoriously difficult to work wit... | 1,760,377,273.081762 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/18/8-bit-midi-synthesizer/ | 8-bit MIDI Synthesizer | Mike Szczys | [
"digital audio hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"8 bit",
"guitar hero",
"synthesizer"
] | [Derek Enos’] toils are starting to yield results. He’s been working on an
8-bit synthesizer that is MIDI controlled
which he calls the deMIDulator. As he demonstrates after the break, the device has sine and square wave functions that produce quite a pleasing sound. But it also offers the option to record your own sam... | 14 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "336745",
"author": "walt",
"timestamp": "2011-02-18T16:35:33",
"content": "1st!loooove synth hacks. :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "336763",
"author": "vespine",
"timestamp": "2011-02-18T16:49:36",
"content": "the... | 1,760,377,272.80703 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/18/cyborg-camera-mask/ | Cyborg Camera Mask | Kevin Dady | [
"digital cameras hacks"
] | [
"cyborg"
] | [Ryan] whipped up this
robotic masquerade mask
to wear to his wife’s art opening / masquerade party, and its pretty wild. The prominent feature of this mask is a scavenged lens assembly from a typical point n shoot style camera, which is still connected to its electronics so it can go through its off and self check fun... | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "336691",
"author": "Velkro Smaak",
"timestamp": "2011-02-18T14:24:24",
"content": "So, it doesn’t have a screen in it so that you can see through the lens? Is that for V2.0?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "336713",
"author":... | 1,760,377,273.347181 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/18/nes-paul-game-controller/ | NES Paul Game Controller | Mike Nathan | [
"Musical Hacks",
"Nintendo Hacks"
] | [
"games",
"guitar",
"nes"
] | [NeoTechni] wrote in to share the
new game peripheral she built
, dubbed the NES Paul. The ultimate goal of the project was to build a NES-styled controller for an upcoming game she is working on, tentatively titled 8-bit Hero. The guitar is constructed primarily from wood, as well as some scrounged bits she had around... | 7 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "336718",
"author": "Steve Pomeroy",
"timestamp": "2011-02-18T15:08:18",
"content": "I believe this is what we call: totally sweet.8-bit 4eva!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "336732",
"author": "stillinbeta",
"timestamp":... | 1,760,377,272.753099 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/17/xprotolab-oscilloscope-and-xmega-development-board/ | Xprotolab: Oscilloscope And Xmega Development Board | Mike Szczys | [
"Microcontrollers"
] | [
"atxmega32a4",
"AVR",
"oscilloscope",
"xmega",
"xprotolab"
] | Here’s a nice
hands-on overview of the Xprotolab
, a development board based around the AVR
ATxmega32A4
microcontroller.
The tiny DIP package
includes an OLED display, four tactile switches, and it can be powered via a micro USB connector. The device ships ready to use as a two-channel Oscilloscope, but check out how s... | 27 | 27 | [
{
"comment_id": "336172",
"author": "Bill D. Williams",
"timestamp": "2011-02-17T23:29:01",
"content": "Looks great.I wish the Arduino came with a OLED! That’s actaully really handy for debug/prototyping.Hey arduino, it’s time to step up your game.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"rep... | 1,760,377,272.869876 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/17/motion-tracking-prop-from-alien/ | Motion Tracking Prop FromAlien | Mike Szczys | [
"gps hacks"
] | [
"alien",
"gps",
"motion",
"prop"
] | [Erv Plecter] likes to recreate movie props that actually work. This time around
he’s making the motion detector device from the original
Alien
movie. You’ll immediately remember this prop after seeing and hearing it in the video after the break.
For our money, the most brilliant part of that movie was the use of rhyth... | 24 | 24 | [
{
"comment_id": "336114",
"author": "Doktor Jeep",
"timestamp": "2011-02-17T22:07:37",
"content": "Game over man, game over!!!!Hudson!!!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "336124",
"author": "Sam",
"timestamp": "2011-02-17T22:23:32",
"c... | 1,760,377,272.929868 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/17/model-rocket-radio-telemetry/ | Model Rocket Radio Telemetry | Mike Nathan | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"radio",
"rocket",
"telemetry"
] | [Ken] sent us his Instructable in which he used radio telemetry to
monitor the status of his air-powered model rocket through a series of launches
. His setup is centered around an Arduino IDE-compatible board that looks to be about the size of a Boarduino, but has the benefit of an embedded 915 MHz radio module. The v... | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "336055",
"author": "hexmonkey",
"timestamp": "2011-02-17T21:12:19",
"content": "Would a stripped-down Chronos watch work for this?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "336116",
"author": "Liam",
"timestamp": "2011-02-17T22:09... | 1,760,377,273.022378 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/17/more-ambient-lighting-monitor-hacks/ | More Ambient Lighting Monitor Hacks | Mike Szczys | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"ambilight",
"amblone",
"phillips",
"transistor"
] | [Christian Pigeon’s] first big project was to build this
ambient light system for his computer monitor
. This is based on the same concept as the Phillips Ambilight system which illuminates the area behind a television to match the color on the edges of the screen.
We’ve seen clones before
, but this is the first one w... | 19 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "335997",
"author": "Mohonri",
"timestamp": "2011-02-17T20:17:20",
"content": "I just had an idea for a purely analog version of this. Tap into a VGA cable, run each color channel through an integrating op-amp, and use the output of the op-amps to drive the LEDs. Sure, it doesn’t h... | 1,760,377,273.138986 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/17/fingertip-heart-rate-monitor/ | Fingertip Heart Rate Monitor | Chris Nelson | [
"Microcontrollers"
] | [
"fingertip",
"heart rate",
"infrared",
"pic"
] | [Embedded lab] has a nice
tutorial on building your own heart rate monitor
. The monitor works by shining infrared light into the fingertip and looking at the changes in the reflected infrared signal caused by a heartbeat. The IR detector produces a very small AC signal so a couple of op-amps are used to filter and am... | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "335961",
"author": "st2000",
"timestamp": "2011-02-17T19:24:34",
"content": "You came this far, you might as well take the next step. I understand that if you also do the same w/visible light then look at the difference between the infrared and visible detectors you can infer blood... | 1,760,377,273.39455 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/19/bluetooth-tomy-omnibot-hack/ | Bluetooth Tomy Omnibot Hack | Mike Nathan | [
"Robots Hacks",
"Toy Hacks"
] | [
"bluetooth",
"robot",
"servo"
] | [DJ Sures] sent us
his most recent hack
, and it’s one that is sure to please those who enjoy a good dose of 80’s nostalgia. He located a Tomy Omnibot on eBay and snatched it up immediately. While he was waiting for it to arrive, he planned out what he would add to it once it showed up at his door. Once the robot was d... | 10 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "337608",
"author": "ali",
"timestamp": "2011-02-19T19:33:08",
"content": "I must say that the bot is cute! :D",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "337613",
"author": "Gilliam",
"timestamp": "2011-02-19T19:41:55",
"content... | 1,760,377,273.543467 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/19/emulating-oric-1-floppy-disk-hardware/ | Emulating Oric-1 Floppy Disk Hardware | Mike Szczys | [
"classic hacks",
"computer hacks"
] | [
"cpld",
"emulation",
"floppy",
"oric atmos",
"oric-1",
"pic"
] | This device is called the
Cumulus and it’s used to emulate the floppy disk
hardware for
Oric-1 and Oric Atmos
computers. These 1980’s era computers included an expansion slot to which you could connect a floppy drive. That module, called a Microdisc system, also included the driver circuit which means you can’t just us... | 5 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "337604",
"author": "DeKay",
"timestamp": "2011-02-19T19:26:26",
"content": "Nice. He also has a really good writeup of his PCB fabrication techniques that are well worth a read also.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "337794",
... | 1,760,377,273.735638 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/19/measure-earths-rotation-with-playstation-move/ | Measure Earth’s Rotation With PlayStation Move | Mike Szczys | [
"classic hacks",
"Playstation Hacks"
] | [
"earth",
"gyroscope",
"move",
"turntable"
] | This somewhat odd-looking
apparatus is being used to measure earth’s rotation
. At the heart of the system is a PlayStation Move controller, used because of its dual-axis gyroscope which has the highest dynamic range compared to other available products like the Wii Motion Plus. It rests on a column perched atop a reco... | 19 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "337564",
"author": "Truth",
"timestamp": "2011-02-19T17:17:46",
"content": "Truly Brilliant",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "337565",
"author": "Alcyone",
"timestamp": "2011-02-19T17:17:59",
"content": "Geekiest exper... | 1,760,377,273.688861 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/19/plug-in-module-lies-about-news-at-coffee-shops-real-or-fake/ | Plug-in Module Lies About News At Coffee Shops. Real Or Fake? | Mike Szczys | [
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"arp",
"linux",
"man-in-the-middle",
"newstweek"
] | [Mike] sent in a tip about Newstweek, and we’re turning to our readers to tell us if this is real or if we’re being trolled.
The link he sent us
points to a well-written news-ish article about a device that plugs into the wall near an open WiFi hotspot and performs something of a man-in-the-middle attack on devices con... | 60 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "337515",
"author": "egasimus",
"timestamp": "2011-02-19T15:38:57",
"content": "http://vagueterrain.net/content/2011/01/newstweek-network-permeability-and-headline-hacking",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "337516",
"author": "C... | 1,760,377,273.629564 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/19/stackable-macro-photography-rig/ | Stackable Macro Photography Rig | Mike Szczys | [
"digital cameras hacks"
] | [
"macro",
"optical drive",
"PICAXE",
"stepper",
"zerene"
] | When taking macro photographs you lose a lot of clarity due to a reduced depth of field. One way to get sharp pictures is to take multiple shots at slightly different distances from the subject and then stack them into one image. There’s software to do this for you, but you still need a set pictures to start with. [Dsv... | 14 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "337501",
"author": "Bill D. Williams",
"timestamp": "2011-02-19T14:39:15",
"content": "Here’s more info and few more samples.http://www.diyphotography.net/create-an-automated-macro-rails-for-image-stacking",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comm... | 1,760,377,273.99036 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/18/hard-drive-password-recovery/ | Hard Drive Password Recovery | Mike Szczys | [
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"mhdd",
"password",
"pata",
"sata"
] | Here’s a guide for
recovering protection passwords from ATA hard drives
(
translated
). These passwords are stored in a special area of the hard disk that also contains the firmware for the device. Normally you can’t get at them but [Supersonic] walks us through a method used to grab the data off of a Western Digital S... | 23 | 18 | [
{
"comment_id": "337094",
"author": "Andrew Parting",
"timestamp": "2011-02-19T00:30:00",
"content": "Oh that is painfully poorly designed(the password protection).Great tut though.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "337151",
"author": "NatureT... | 1,760,377,273.939322 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/18/hacking-teddy-ruxpin/ | Hacking Teddy Ruxpin | Mike Szczys | [
"Toy Hacks"
] | [
"ez-builder",
"servo",
"teddy ruxpin"
] | [DJ Sures] got his hands on a broken Teddy Ruxpin doll and
decided to give it a new robotic life
. You may want to ask the children to leave the room before viewing the video after the break. It starts right off with little Teddy having his throat slashed in order to get at the parts in the head. After retrofitting the... | 17 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "337026",
"author": "dmcbeing",
"timestamp": "2011-02-18T23:21:01",
"content": "For some wierd reason i wanted to see the bear spin it head 180 degrees (ala Excoricist).Cool project :D",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "337027",
... | 1,760,377,273.878704 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/16/black-rock-city-navigator/ | Black Rock City Navigator | Kevin Dady | [
"gps hacks"
] | [
"burning man"
] | Only a little bit out of season but better late than never! [Scott] brings us his
Black Rock City Navigator
. This unique bike mounted GPS device made for Burning Man 2010 features a servo driven array of LEDs. Two LED strips are used to cover the full 240 degrees of the C shaped city without modifying the servo, and a... | 4 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "334726",
"author": "Mike Szczys",
"timestamp": "2011-02-16T15:24:03",
"content": "That’s super awesome. It’s always the initial idea that is the hardest to come up with, good job!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "334746",
"au... | 1,760,377,274.029034 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/16/the-wandering-arduinobot/ | The Wandering Arduinobot | Mike Szczys | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"ir",
"range finder",
"servo"
] | You almost have to love
this Arduino based robot
just because of the wheels and third leg support. Look closely, do you recognize them? Yep, they’re Capsela parts! That’s a blast from the past and we wonder why we don’t see the strange building toys of yore used in more hacks?
But we digress, this little
bugger
guy use... | 23 | 23 | [
{
"comment_id": "334687",
"author": "Andy7",
"timestamp": "2011-02-16T14:18:28",
"content": "OMG! Capsela was awesome – I wonder where all mine went.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "334688",
"author": "Velkro Smaak",
"timestamp": "2011-0... | 1,760,377,274.091129 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/16/ski-pole-persistence-of-vision/ | Ski Pole Persistence Of Vision | Mike Szczys | [
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"ATmega168",
"pole",
"POV",
"ski"
] | [Powder4u] wanted to make a persistence of vision display for his bicycle but with 50 cm of snow on the ground it’s hard to get out and ride right now. Instead he made
this persistence of vision ski-pole accessory
. We asked him to share some details and he obliged. It’s made using an Arduino compatible ATmega168, LEDs... | 6 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "334644",
"author": "FoxxCommand",
"timestamp": "2011-02-16T13:15:54",
"content": "Utter win.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "334655",
"author": "Phil",
"timestamp": "2011-02-16T13:35:30",
"content": "Love it.",
"... | 1,760,377,274.185119 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/15/a-z-of-electronics-capacitors/ | A-Z Of Electronics – Capacitors | Mike Nathan | [
"News"
] | [
"beginner",
"capacitor",
"Jeri"
] | [Jeri Ellsworth] recently released another video in her “A-Z of Electronics” series – this time
Capacitors are the subject
. As a penance for my
boneheaded AC Capacitor suggestion yesterday
(I swear it was lack of sleep talking), [Caleb] suggested that I be the one to write this article. Since I’m not an electrical eng... | 15 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "334247",
"author": "jukus",
"timestamp": "2011-02-16T00:15:39",
"content": "this girl is on a mission <3, I hope technology teachers are using these videos in schools..",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "334269",
"author": "str... | 1,760,377,274.144434 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/15/dotklok/ | DOTKLOK | Kevin Dady | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"clock hacks"
] | [
"dotklok"
] | [Andrew] is showing off his latest creation, an
LED matrix clock
, which he is calling “DOTKLOK”. The clock is powered by an atmega328 micro controller with a real time clock module keeping the time. The display is made out of a grid of 8×8 LED matrices giving it a resolution of 24×16, and is all housed in an attractiv... | 27 | 26 | [
{
"comment_id": "334113",
"author": "echodelta",
"timestamp": "2011-02-15T21:56:31",
"content": "Animations, aaddadhd inducing nonsense. A clock that could display minutes after the current hour and minutes till next hour at the same time would be cool. Seconds too, possibly with animated dot rotati... | 1,760,377,274.308253 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/15/screamer-doll-prank-toy/ | Screamer Doll Prank Toy | Mike Nathan | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"555 timer",
"prank"
] | While it is only the middle of February, it might be a good time to start thinking about your plans for April Fool’s day. [Dino’s]
Screamer Doll
is his submission to the upcoming
555 Contest
. This fun little circuit can be used to easily annoy your cube or house mates and is perfect for all of the April Fool’s day pr... | 10 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "334076",
"author": "sdqpub",
"timestamp": "2011-02-15T20:20:03",
"content": "Hes screaming backwards. He calms down when light is blocked. Should be the other way around.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "334085",
"author": "J... | 1,760,377,274.355954 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/15/learn-to-debug-msp430-chips-using-iar/ | Learn To Debug Msp430 Chips Using IAR | Mike Szczys | [
"Microcontrollers"
] | [
"debugging",
"iar",
"launchpad",
"msp430"
] | If you haven’t done any debugging with microcontroller programs [Kphlight] posted
a follow-along guide for debugging MSP430
chips. You can see above that he’s using the TI Launchpad and has chosen the free (but code limited) IAR Embedded Workbench that is one of the IDE’s that TI provides for the kit. The example build... | 7 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "334005",
"author": "corp769",
"timestamp": "2011-02-15T19:14:01",
"content": "Loving the picture with the paper clip!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "334043",
"author": "alan",
"timestamp": "2011-02-15T19:35:21",
"co... | 1,760,377,274.398844 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/16/38-khz-ir-communications-tutorial/ | 38 KHz IR Communications Tutorial | Mike Szczys | [
"Microcontrollers"
] | [
"18F452",
"infrared",
"ir",
"pic"
] | Learning about how infrared remote controls work is a great way to expand your electronics knowledge. That’s because this technology is invisible to our eye, and happening faster than we can comprehend without help from test equipment.
This tutorial over at Pyroelectro
talks about the theory behind how the data is tran... | 14 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "335169",
"author": "Stryker",
"timestamp": "2011-02-16T23:20:51",
"content": "THis is wonderful, I’ve been trying to figure out how this stuff works… (I mean I know the basics and all but I don’t have an oscilloscope [and I’m too cheap to get one] so I’ve been somewhat stumped.)",
... | 1,760,377,274.523658 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/16/voice-controlled-rolling-robot/ | Voice-controlled Rolling Robot | Mike Nathan | [
"Microcontrollers",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"atmega",
"robot",
"voice control"
] | [societyofrobots] recently posted an Instructable on how to build a
voice controlled robot
in just a few hours time. This robot isn’t particularly cheap, weighing in at about $230, but it is a fun project if you have the means. The bot is driven around by a pair of servos, taking their directions from an Axon II MCU. A... | 13 | 10 | [
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"comment_id": "335025",
"author": "zool",
"timestamp": "2011-02-16T21:46:39",
"content": "thai fighterheh jk jk jk",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "335037",
"author": "Ib",
"timestamp": "2011-02-16T21:54:08",
"content": "what happen... | 1,760,377,274.794121 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/16/junkyard-fish-tank/ | Junkyard Fish Tank | Mike Szczys | [
"home hacks"
] | [
"aquarium",
"filter",
"plastic bottle",
"polystyrene"
] | So your house looks like a dumping ground for useless junk? Yeah, we know it’s the hacker’s curse… you just can’t stop salvaging stuff. But follow [Pontazy69’s] lead by building something useful out of that junk. He took an old polystyrene box and
made it into this fishtank
. You can see that the sides and back of the ... | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "335006",
"author": "jordan",
"timestamp": "2011-02-16T21:32:05",
"content": "yes hacking and re-purposing is great, but i will stick to store-bought aquariums…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "335102",
"author": "joe hosman",... | 1,760,377,274.739738 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/16/printing-your-own-guitar-parts/ | Printing Your Own Guitar Parts | Mike Szczys | [
"Musical Hacks"
] | [
"3d print",
"guitar",
"zoybar"
] | The white parts that make up
the body contours of this guitar have been 3D printed
to meet [Bård S D’s] personal specifications. He started
designing the pieces
last year to add to his Zoybar guitar. Each of the three parts has its own function. The tail piece serves as a floor stand, as well as a hook for hanging the ... | 20 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "334925",
"author": "alan",
"timestamp": "2011-02-16T19:49:10",
"content": "Would be better with a more curvy looking “stand”. it doesn’t flow with the rest of the instrument.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "334927",
"author"... | 1,760,377,274.650052 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/16/guitar-mounted-camera-documents-your-guitar-hero-ness/ | Guitar-mounted Camera Documents Your Guitar Hero-ness | Mike Szczys | [
"digital cameras hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"camera mount",
"guitar hero"
] | [The Longhorn Engineer] wanted to record some of his virtual shredding sessions so he built this
camera mount for a Guitar Hero controller
. It holds the camera about a foot below the bottom of the controller, pointing up at the guitar and its player. Since the camera is held tightly to the guitar this produces an inte... | 5 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "334894",
"author": "vonskippy",
"timestamp": "2011-02-16T19:28:48",
"content": "Nice build instructions but Bwahahahahahaha all that time to record someone PRETENDING to have a real skill. Luckily Activision has killed off that music masturbation scam.",
"parent_id": null,
... | 1,760,377,274.689591 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/16/arduino-fart-o-meter/ | Arduino-Fart-O-Meter | Kevin Dady | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"chemistry hacks"
] | [
"fart meter"
] | [robomaniac] shows us some serious application of modern technology with his recent Instructable, (the)
Arduino-Fart-O-Meter
. The wireless device uses a “perfboard Arduino” to read a remote wired methane sensor, and send data over a nRF2401A radio transceiver.
“The data” is picked up by another Arduino / transceiver c... | 24 | 23 | [
{
"comment_id": "334801",
"author": "Bergo",
"timestamp": "2011-02-16T17:37:14",
"content": "But does it post the results to twitter? *eye roll*",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "334825",
"author": "Juls",
"timestamp": "2011-02-16T18:12:07... | 1,760,377,274.909991 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/16/long-range-laser-night-vision/ | Long-range Laser Night-vision | Mike Szczys | [
"digital cameras hacks",
"Laser Hacks",
"Video Hacks"
] | [
"infrared",
"ir",
"laser",
"night vision",
"scope"
] | [Oneironaut] is back at it again, churning out yet another great hack in this
long-distance night vision build
. This isn’t the first time we’ve seen him build a night vision device, you may remember
the monocle he put together
using the view finder from an old camcorder. This time around he’ll give you look at distant... | 24 | 23 | [
{
"comment_id": "334756",
"author": "John",
"timestamp": "2011-02-16T16:25:17",
"content": "a) That music was annoying as hell.b) He’s talking like he’s trying to sell it.c) Cool stuff, and his build writeup was awesome. Much better than the video.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"repli... | 1,760,377,274.848879 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/15/nimbus-the-wall-following-robot/ | Nimbus, The Wall-following Robot | Mike Nathan | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"autonomous",
"proximity sensor"
] | [Johannes] sent in the latest iteration of an ongoing project –
Nimbus, the wall-follwing robot
. Originally operating on a cardboard frame, the robot has undergone
several
revisions
as you can see by reading through his blog. Nimbus started out as a simple, Arduino-powered robot, but the project has progressed nicely ... | 4 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "333960",
"author": "rasz",
"timestamp": "2011-02-15T18:18:21",
"content": "Content from EMI, cant embed video",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "334075",
"author": "Kiwi",
"timestamp": "2011-02-15T20:17:51",
"content": ... | 1,760,377,275.043619 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/15/wwiis-top-cryptography-comes-to-a-childs-toy/ | WWII’s Top Cryptography Comes To A Child’s Toy | Mike Szczys | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Security Hacks",
"Toy Hacks"
] | [
"cryptography",
"enigma machine"
] | This toy has some
upgraded internals that turn it into an Enigma machine
. We absolutely love the idea, as it takes a toy that your child may have grown out of, and uses it to provide teachable moments dealing with both history and mathematics. But who are we kidding? We want to make one just because it’s a fun project... | 12 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "333913",
"author": "Chris",
"timestamp": "2011-02-15T17:12:01",
"content": "Its a hilarious idea that a child’s toy can be transformed into the NAZI’s ultimate code machine… good job",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "2941062",
... | 1,760,377,274.95477 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/15/inexpensive-robot-platform-combines-mass-produced-parts/ | Inexpensive Robot Platform Combines Mass-produced Parts | Mike Szczys | [
"Linux Hacks",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"create",
"irobot",
"Kinect",
"robotic operating system",
"ros"
] | Meet
Bilibot, a modular robot
that aims to lower the cost of entry for robotic tinkerers. It combines the Kinect, the iRobot Create, and an Ubuntu box running ROS using some laser cut mounting brackets. These are relatively inexpensive components but the most exciting thing is that there’s already a slew of example out... | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "333891",
"author": "GameboyRMH",
"timestamp": "2011-02-15T16:39:17",
"content": "This should make it cheap and easy to build a telepresence robot. This has pretty much all the hardware ready-to-go, just add software. It should even be possible to get stereoscopic video from this thi... | 1,760,377,275.001087 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/15/super-brite-led-snakers/ | Super Brite LED Sneakers | Kevin Dady | [
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"led shoes"
] | [i am jen] needed to spice up some shoes, and what better way to do that, than to
spike them out in LEDs controlled by a micro controller
. In order to make the LED strips, an inventive use of Velcro is applied. One half of the strip is secured to the shoes, while the other half gets a sheet of electrical tape on the s... | 19 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "333848",
"author": "Moggie100",
"timestamp": "2011-02-15T15:25:26",
"content": "“Snakers”… ?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "333852",
"author": "Wes",
"timestamp": "2011-02-15T15:33:04",
"content": "They’re snakey!",... | 1,760,377,275.158896 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/15/ir-controlled-musical-alarm-clock/ | IR-controlled Musical Alarm Clock | Mike Nathan | [
"Microcontrollers",
"Musical Hacks"
] | [
"ir",
"music",
"Teensy"
] | Forum user [Frank] shared with us his recent project,
a musical alarm clock
. More than just a simple alarm clock, his creation allows the user to load music onto a micro SD card, has alarm settings for each day of the week, and best of all, can be controlled using an IR remote. He uses a Teensy++ to control most of th... | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "333843",
"author": "Scott",
"timestamp": "2011-02-15T15:17:50",
"content": "DAMMIT!I was working on a project extremely similar to this. I thought it up in August, but have only really made headway lately. (Sadistic) MP3 playing alarm clock using an ATMEGA32A, VS1053, and an SD card... | 1,760,377,275.205682 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/15/shockingly-fun-quiz-game/ | Shockingly Fun Quiz Game | Mike Szczys | [
"Arduino Hacks"
] | [
"disposable",
"flash",
"Joystick",
"quiz game",
"shock"
] | Gather your friends round the living room for
a head-to-head quiz game
. This one’s not quite as nice as you might think. Get an answer wrong and you’re going to
get the Venkman treatment
thanks to the stored electricity in a disposable camera flash circuit. [Israel] runs the game questions from a Windows machine, and ... | 6 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "333794",
"author": "DeadlyFoez",
"timestamp": "2011-02-15T13:49:51",
"content": "sweet. I could adapt this for my kids. That will help keep them in line and I wont have to chase them with the taser anymore.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"com... | 1,760,377,275.280944 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/14/pactuator-mechanical-pac-man-frame/ | Pactuator: Mechanical Pac-Man Frame | James Munns | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"art",
"frame",
"game",
"man",
"pac",
"pac-man",
"video"
] | As a proof of concept for his long term work in progress “The Pac-Machina” (an electro-mechanical reimagining of a Pac-Man cabinet), [Jonathan] needed some way to make a
mechanical Pac-Man
, flappy jaw and all. After working through a couple different design possibilities, he decided on an interesting setup which inclu... | 16 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "333314",
"author": "Random reader",
"timestamp": "2011-02-15T01:05:25",
"content": "wouldnt this spark more intrest into pacman uping there own profits? mhegrate work!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "333328",
"author": "JC",... | 1,760,377,275.836034 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/17/your-first-digital-to-analog-converter-build/ | Your First Digital To Analog Converter Build | Mike Szczys | [
"Microcontrollers"
] | [
"dac",
"r-2r",
"resistor ladder"
] | Have you ever built a Digital to Analog Converter before? This is a circuit that can take the 0 or 5V coming off of several digital logic pins, combine them together, and spit out one analog voltage that represents that value. If you’ve never made one, here’s your chance. [Collin Cunningham] over at Make put together a... | 16 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "335912",
"author": "Ib",
"timestamp": "2011-02-17T18:32:38",
"content": "Very clear and simple explanation!Thanks ;)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "335937",
"author": "1337",
"timestamp": "2011-02-17T19:00:33",
"con... | 1,760,377,275.406206 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/17/electronic-tolling-system/ | Electronic Tolling System | Mike Szczys | [
"Microcontrollers",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"8051",
"rfid",
"t89c51",
"toll"
] | For us the hardest part of any project is coming up with the seminal idea. Once in a while you just need to cheat by recreating an existing product. That’s what EngineersGarage did with this
toll plaza project
. If you take a look around the various tabs at the top of that article you’ll see that they’ve used an 8051 m... | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "335874",
"author": "Abbott",
"timestamp": "2011-02-17T17:39:11",
"content": "Interesting way to learn how to use the various pieces of gear that were laying around. A good method, too.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "335953",
... | 1,760,377,275.449286 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/17/etching-panel-faces-on-the-cheap/ | Etching Panel Faces On The Cheap | Mike Szczys | [
"Laser Hacks"
] | [
"acrylic",
"etch",
"laser",
"panel"
] | [James] came up with a way to
make small numbers of high-contrast instrument panels
cheaply, and without too much labor. We’ll make with the bad news right away; you’re going to need a laser cutter to use this method. Traditionally, panels that look like the one above are etched onto special composite that has one colo... | 23 | 23 | [
{
"comment_id": "335779",
"author": "Ron",
"timestamp": "2011-02-17T16:27:44",
"content": "This could also be done at lower resolution with a small CNC mill. Or, if you don’t have that, print what you want on laser labels, then use an X-acto knife to do the etching.",
"parent_id": null,
"dep... | 1,760,377,275.652424 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/17/propeller-platform-logic-analzyer/ | Propeller Platform Logic Analzyer | Kevin Dady | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"prop LA"
] | [Wulfden’s] new gadget is a
28 channel 3.3 volt digital logic analyzer
. Powered by a Parallax Propeller running at 100MHz (permitting a 10 nanosecond sampling rate), using all though hole parts, and open design so it is possible to whip up your own.
Data is collected and sent to a host computer running
Propalyzer
whic... | 20 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "335764",
"author": "FightCube.com",
"timestamp": "2011-02-17T15:55:49",
"content": "Now this looks AMAZINGLY USEFUL! Thanks for sharing!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "335767",
"author": "Squirrel",
"timestamp": "2011-... | 1,760,377,275.513159 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/17/diy-fizzy-fruit/ | DIY Fizzy Fruit | Mike Nathan | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"carbonation",
"co2"
] | [Rich] over at Evil Mad Scientist Labs took it upon himself to make eating fruit a little more enjoyable for his kids by infusing it with CO2 using
his CO2inator
. Observing the same principles used in making soft drinks and force-carbed beer, he decided to build a CO2 pressure chamber for use in his kitchen. He gather... | 37 | 36 | [
{
"comment_id": "335731",
"author": "Sterling",
"timestamp": "2011-02-17T14:10:53",
"content": "Awesome. I can’t wait to get one of these built. Snack time is gonna rock.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "335745",
"author": "RBR",
"times... | 1,760,377,275.909086 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/17/classicals-creates-hits-on-hardwares-greatest-flops/ | Classical’s Greatest Hits On Hardware’s Greatest Flops | Mike Szczys | [
"classic hacks",
"Musical Hacks"
] | [
"18f14k50",
"bach",
"floppy",
"midi",
"pic",
"stepper motor",
"usb"
] | We get a lot of tips about old hardware playing recognizable tunes. But once in a while one of these projects goes above and beyond the others and
this is a shining example of great hardware music
. [FunToTheHead] put together a music video (embedded after the break) that shows his custom MIDI device playing Bach’s Toc... | 19 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "335701",
"author": "turn.self.off",
"timestamp": "2011-02-17T13:24:27",
"content": "I will forever associate that melody with “the story of man”.Btw, love the sound of loading a 3.5″…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "335703",
... | 1,760,377,275.711949 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/16/punch-tape-musical-synth/ | Punch Tape Musical Synth | Mike Nathan | [
"classic hacks",
"Musical Hacks"
] | [
"555 timer",
"contest",
"synth"
] | [Jeri Ellsworth] sent over a 555 design contest entry that struck her as particularly interesting. The
Synthanola
is a three-channel music synthesizer that accepts input from an old Heathkit paper tape reader. While this hack might seem overly retro, it’s actually an extremely appropriate use of technology, as the Heat... | 26 | 26 | [
{
"comment_id": "335201",
"author": "zool",
"timestamp": "2011-02-16T23:36:51",
"content": ":)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "335202",
"author": "Orinoko",
"timestamp": "2011-02-16T23:38:53",
"content": "I’ve actually saw this synth... | 1,760,377,275.776485 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/14/what-development-board-to-use-part-two/ | What Development Board To Use? (Part Two) | James Munns | [
"Parts"
] | [
"arduino",
"arm",
"board",
"cpld",
"dev",
"development",
"fpga",
"Leaf",
"linux",
"maple",
"mbed",
"microchip",
"nxp",
"parallax",
"pic",
"propeller",
"Renesas",
"router",
"RXN",
"Teensy"
] | We asked for responses to our last Development Board post, and you all followed through. We got comments, forum posts, and emails filled with your opinions. Like
last time
, there is no way we could cover every board, so here are a few more that seemed to be popular crowd choices. Feel free to keep sending us your favo... | 43 | 43 | [
{
"comment_id": "333222",
"author": "Nick McClanahan",
"timestamp": "2011-02-14T23:09:11",
"content": "Good job! The only one I think might still be missing is the PICaxe, they make a few different boards & are stocked by the usual sources.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []... | 1,760,377,275.995628 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/14/kinect-home-theater-control/ | Kinect Home Theater Control | Mike Nathan | [
"Kinect hacks",
"Multitouch Hacks"
] | [
"ir",
"Kinect",
"mac"
] | [Harishankar] has
posted a video on his blog
demonstrating the ability to control devices using the Microsoft Kinect sensor via IR. While controlling devices with Kinect is nothing new, he is doing something a little different than you have seen before. The Kinect directly interfaces with his Mac Mini and tracks his mo... | 13 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "333202",
"author": "alan",
"timestamp": "2011-02-14T22:37:23",
"content": "not sure if its just me, but that TV seems a little too small for it be wall-mount-worthy… atleast put something else on that wall, it looks terrible.Also – it would be extremely easy to drill a hole and drop... | 1,760,377,276.046567 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/14/pedal-powered-el-wire-bike/ | Pedal Powered EL Wire Bike | Mike Nathan | [
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"bikes",
"burning man",
"el wire"
] | Instructables user [samsmith17] wanted to
cover his bike with EL wire
for this year’s Burning Man, but he didn’t want to mess with the hassle of using batteries as a power source. Instead, he decided that his EL wire bike would be powered solely by the rider. In the interest of keeping things green, the entire build is... | 31 | 31 | [
{
"comment_id": "333132",
"author": "spiritplumber",
"timestamp": "2011-02-14T21:08:56",
"content": "DO WANT!How can we do jetwalls?Very clean execution there….",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "333134",
"author": "andres",
"timestamp": "2... | 1,760,377,276.161256 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/14/valentines-day-love-song-machine/ | Valentine’s Day Love Song Machine | Mike Nathan | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Musical Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"music",
"solenoid",
"tellart"
] | Just in time for Valentine’s day, [Adam Meyer] and the folks over at tellart.com have put together a little project they call the “
Love Song Machine
“. Using a web-based form, anyone can submit a song, which will then be played on a system of bells that they have set up in their office. You can choose from several pre... | 13 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "333123",
"author": "zool",
"timestamp": "2011-02-14T21:00:23",
"content": "cool",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "333146",
"author": "zool",
"timestamp": "2011-02-14T21:20:01",
"content": "hmm after doing it, i would s... | 1,760,377,276.096221 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/14/clap-to-remove-this-brassiere/ | Clap To Remove This Brassiere | Mike Szczys | [
"Wearable Hacks"
] | [
"ATmega168",
"bra",
"brassiere",
"electromagnet",
"relay"
] | Like some strange manga come to life, you can
remove this brassiere with a clap of your hands
. Under the red bow is a not-so-small mechanical clasp that replaces the original on the strapless front-clasping undergarment. We hate to criticize, but [Randofo] really went off the deep end of hardware overkill on this proj... | 71 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "333038",
"author": "Garreth",
"timestamp": "2011-02-14T19:06:05",
"content": "Schweet",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "333037",
"author": "spiritplumber",
"timestamp": "2011-02-14T19:06:08",
"content": "is that a guy ... | 1,760,377,278.323781 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/14/batman-inspired-hidden-light-switch/ | Batman Inspired Hidden Light Switch | Mike Nathan | [
"home hacks",
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"batman",
"hidden",
"switch",
"wireless"
] | [Chris] over at the New Hobbyist sent in his latest creation,
a wireless light switch hidden within a statue bust
. While shopping around for another project, he came across a wireless relay that can can be used to switch a standard 120v AC load. He bought the part without a project in mind, but inspiration quickly str... | 7 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "333036",
"author": "fotoflojoe",
"timestamp": "2011-02-14T19:02:36",
"content": "Cute.Stately Wayne Manor is looking a little run down these days.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "333040",
"author": "The Cheap Vegetable Garde... | 1,760,377,277.801164 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/14/radio-controlled-led-light-show/ | Radio-controlled LED Light Show | Mike Nathan | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"LED Hacks",
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"led",
"light show",
"wireless"
] | [Alan] was commissioned to make some wearable,
radio-controlled LED strips
for the
Travelling Light Circus
. It has taken some time, but he has recently finished some prototypes, and thought it was a good time to do a writeup on the project. The system is managed by a single controller unit, which communicates with any... | 15 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "333043",
"author": "xeracy",
"timestamp": "2011-02-14T19:10:04",
"content": "ravers?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "333059",
"author": "anon",
"timestamp": "2011-02-14T19:25:15",
"content": "with a project like this... | 1,760,377,278.185143 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/14/recordable-snes-belt-buckle/ | Recordable SNES Belt Buckle | Mike Nathan | [
"Musical Hacks",
"Nintendo Hacks"
] | [
"audio",
"recordable",
"snes"
] | [Andrew] recently offered to help out a friend who was looking to get her husband a
SNES controller belt buckle
. Rather than simply slap one together, he decided that it would be far cooler if the belt buckle played audio as well. He gutted a broken SNES controller, removing most everything inside, leaving just the bu... | 15 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "332952",
"author": "BadWolf",
"timestamp": "2011-02-14T16:28:35",
"content": "Idea ain’t new appart from the “valentine’s day” feature. This one has a whole bunch of sounds in it:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UZnHi37vxg&feature=relatedand it’s a mix between a keychain and a snes c... | 1,760,377,278.00141 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/14/nintendoscope/ | NintendOscope | Kevin Dady | [
"Nintendo Game Boy Hacks",
"Nintendo Hacks",
"Tool Hacks",
"Video Hacks"
] | [
"gameboy",
"rasterscope"
] | [Craig] has taken his gameboy hackery to the next step,
using an oscilloscope as an external display
. Back in November of 2010 [Craig] showed us how to
extract the video data from a classic gameboy’s screen
, armed with that information, and a pretty powerful XMega128A1 controller it seems straightforward to process t... | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "332975",
"author": "holly_smoke",
"timestamp": "2011-02-14T17:11:35",
"content": "When I saw the title, I had visions of someone using a Nintendo as an Oscilloscope. The way it stands, this is more of a “ScopeTendo” than a “NintendOscope”.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
... | 1,760,377,278.131079 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/14/nixie-tube-thermometer/ | Nixie Tube Thermometer | Mike Nathan | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"nixie",
"thermometer"
] | After seeing a picture of a thermometer using a bargraph style nixie tube in place of a mercury column, [Juergen Grau] decided he wanted to build his own.
Dubbed the “Nixietherm”
, his replica looks even better than the original. He used an IN-9 Nixie tube mounted on top of a custom plastic case, all powered by a 5v U... | 17 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "332912",
"author": "Squintz",
"timestamp": "2011-02-14T14:50:44",
"content": "That looks very nice. Well done.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "332913",
"author": "1000100 1000001 1010110 1000101",
"timestamp": "2011-02-1... | 1,760,377,277.948123 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/14/arduino-based-pc-ambient-lighting/ | Arduino Based PC Ambient Lighting | Kevin Dady | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Video Hacks"
] | [
"ambient"
] | [royboy] from the Arduino forum has recently made a post showing off his
Arduino / PC ambient light system
. The system is simple to wire up and easy to use, as long as your video is being sent from a PC, which for many of us that use “home theater pc” systems is very convenient. Using a sparkfun red/green/blue (non a... | 20 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "332864",
"author": "jim",
"timestamp": "2011-02-14T13:14:44",
"content": "Looks like it needs the response averaging — it appears to be flickering.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "332869",
"author": "Dreamer",
"timestamp... | 1,760,377,277.754331 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/13/overclocked-atmega32-gaming/ | Overclocked ATmega32 Gaming | Mike Szczys | [
"Microcontrollers"
] | [
"ATmega32",
"graphic lcd",
"ks0108",
"video game"
] | With more pixels and more objects to track you’re going to need to get that AVR running pretty fast to get the job done. But [Vladutz2000] figured why stop at 16 MHz when you can
overclock an ATmega32 to 27 MHz for a faster gaming experience
?
This build may not be as colorful as
Super Pixel Bros
, but choosing a KS010... | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "332245",
"author": "yetihehe",
"timestamp": "2011-02-13T21:38:40",
"content": "“Look mum, no arduino!”This is a cool project. As for pcb – everyone should be able to make such simple board themselves, software was the hardest thing here.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
... | 1,760,377,277.892103 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/13/range-finder-musical-toy/ | Range Finder Musical Toy | Mike Nathan | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Musical Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"music",
"Parallax Ping"
] | Instructables user [sketchsk3tch] was looking to make a fun toy for his kids using things he had around the house and
came up with the Ping Organ
. The organ is played by standing in front of the Parallax Ping range sensor, and moving around any which way you please. He interfaced the range sensor with an Arduino, scav... | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "332188",
"author": "woutervddn",
"timestamp": "2011-02-13T19:42:11",
"content": "reminds me of a wall that could do something similar. I wonder if you could use that system as a landing aid for RC planes..",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comm... | 1,760,377,278.23082 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/13/launchpad-midi-synth/ | LaunchPad MIDI Synth | Mike Nathan | [
"Microcontrollers",
"Musical Hacks"
] | [
"launchpad",
"midi",
"synth"
] | [NatureTM] sent in a writeup for the
MIDI synthesizer he recently built
using a TI LaunchPad. The construction is pretty simple overall, consisting of little more than the MSP430, a handful of resistors, and an optoiosolater. Of course, a MIDI controller is required, but he already had that on hand.
Once the MIDI data... | 6 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "332163",
"author": "Simon",
"timestamp": "2011-02-13T18:43:02",
"content": "Actually there’s five speakers which makes it a quintet..",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "332181",
"author": "Matt",
"timestamp": "2011-02-13T19... | 1,760,377,277.841832 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/13/flash-trigger-with-programmable-delay/ | Flash Trigger With Programmable Delay | Mike Szczys | [
"digital cameras hacks"
] | [
"08m",
"delay",
"flash trigger",
"PICAXE"
] | Here’s a
flash trigger with a programmable delay
. These triggers are often used to capture quick events like a balloon popping. The technique takes place in a dark room with the shutter open. When the event is triggered the flash illuminates the scene and an image is captured. Because these require precise timing it h... | 5 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "332132",
"author": "FightCube.com",
"timestamp": "2011-02-13T17:33:14",
"content": "Sounds like a perfect project for a 555, except without the digital feedback of time. Although, you probably will have to do a trial and error method anyways to get the best shot… with digital photo... | 1,760,377,278.366175 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/13/nes-game-pad-guided-robotic-arm/ | NES Game Pad Guided Robotic Arm | Mike Nathan | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"nes",
"pic",
"recycled",
"robot"
] | Instructables user [Bruno] sent in his most recent creation,
a robotic arm controlled using an old NES game pad
. He scavenged the majority of his parts from a pair of old HP printers, including motors pulleys, belts and more. In fact, most of the metal and plastic components that he used come from the old printer chas... | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "332106",
"author": "nes",
"timestamp": "2011-02-13T16:49:30",
"content": "That’s amazing! The perfect build. Recycled printer parts, the cheapest PICs and a NES gamepad to top it off. Beautiful!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "3... | 1,760,377,278.487829 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/13/modern-freaking-pull-phone-numbers-from-youtube-audio/ | Modern Freaking: Pull Phone Numbers From YouTube Audio | Mike Szczys | [
"Cellphone Hacks"
] | [
"audacity",
"audio",
"frequency",
"python",
"youtube"
] | [Charlie X-Ray] is having some modern fun with the phone system by
pulling dialed numbers from the audio track of YouTube videos
(
translated
). The first step was to find a video where a telephone is being dialed
and
the sounds of the keypresses are audible. You can’t tell those tones apart, but a computer can. That’s... | 48 | 48 | [
{
"comment_id": "332072",
"author": "Andy",
"timestamp": "2011-02-13T15:23:14",
"content": "Yay, DTMF for the win!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "332073",
"author": "daft",
"timestamp": "2011-02-13T15:26:19",
"content": "I am still ... | 1,760,377,278.57182 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/12/uncrippling-lower-model-speakers/ | Uncrippling Lower Model Speakers | Mike Szczys | [
"digital audio hacks"
] | [
"sennheiser",
"speaker"
] | It looks like this low-end Sennheiser HD speaker has the same internals as it’s better-brother but
has been altered to reduce sound quality
. It’s not uncommon for manufacturers to hobble a product in order to sell more units at a lower price that reflects less features. Linksys WRT54G routers immediately come to mind,... | 89 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "331476",
"author": "Jelly",
"timestamp": "2011-02-12T20:40:11",
"content": "Hey whats wrong with WRT54G? :)Works super with dd-wrt/openwrt .. oh… oh I get it.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "331485",
"author": "mindbleach",
... | 1,760,377,278.656003 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/12/model-car-additions-make-us-hear-knight-rider-theme/ | Model Car Additions Make Us Hear Knight Rider Theme | Mike Szczys | [
"Toy Hacks"
] | [
"16F628",
"h-bridge",
"knight rider",
"l293",
"pic"
] | This collection of model vehicle hacks
adds obstacle avoidance in an attempt to make them autonomous. At the front end you’ll find two PCBs which use IR approximation to monitor the road ahead. We’re not familiar with this particular use of these IR receivers (TSOP1738) which we’re used to seeing in
remote control rece... | 5 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "331433",
"author": "Steve",
"timestamp": "2011-02-12T19:39:21",
"content": "A link to the model vehicle hacks would be nice.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "331439",
"author": "Foxdie",
"timestamp": "2011-02-12T19:46:11"... | 1,760,377,278.698303 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/12/sms-controlled-irrigation/ | SMS Controlled Irrigation | Mike Szczys | [
"Cellphone Hacks",
"home hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"irrigation",
"sms",
"text message",
"watering"
] | [Mhkabir] built
an irrigation system that communicates by text message
. The concept is simple, sending a text message to the system will cause it to switch on the water pump.
Many times we see
text message manipulation via the Internet
, or
using a GSM module
. But in this case an inexpensive cellphone is used as the ... | 10 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "331397",
"author": "jon brod",
"timestamp": "2011-02-12T18:40:22",
"content": "hard to do when we just killed off the arduino in another post!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "331398",
"author": "Peter",
"timestamp": "201... | 1,760,377,278.743853 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/12/diy-pic-development-board-and-web-server/ | DIY PIC Development Board And Web Server | Mike Nathan | [
"hardware",
"Microcontrollers"
] | [
"pcb",
"pic",
"web server"
] | Inspired by a project featured here on Hack-a-Day, [arthurb]
bought himself a PIC 24F and started experimenting
once he learned the ins and outs of programming the chip. Using a breadboard and a nest of wires was fine for his first few projects, but as he advanced, he began to feel the need for a full-fledged developme... | 16 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "331383",
"author": "MrX",
"timestamp": "2011-02-12T17:37:51",
"content": "That is quite nice. He could make more two of them and load balance the traffic between them. Power usage, including a 4 port switch would be pretty low.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies":... | 1,760,377,278.796301 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/12/paper-accelerometers-for-pennies-in-the-works/ | Paper Accelerometers For Pennies In The Works | Mike Szczys | [
"Parts"
] | [
"accelerometer",
"carbon",
"paper",
"sensor",
"wheatstone bridge"
] | Cheap paper accelerometers? Put us down for a dozen to start. They’re not quite ready for mass production yet but
it looks like they’re on the way
.
[
George Whitesides
] led a team to develop the new technology that uses simple manufacturing methods to produce the sensor seen above. Graphite and silver inks were scree... | 20 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "331300",
"author": "strider_mt2k",
"timestamp": "2011-02-12T15:45:30",
"content": "I hope there isn’t a lot of trouble replicating these in a more domestic setting and that it isn’t too tricky.Because everyone knows ohm is where the art is.I’ll be here all weekend folks.Try the fish... | 1,760,377,279.13496 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/11/pid-controlled-bradley-smoker-clone/ | PID Controlled Bradley Smoker Clone | Mike Nathan | [
"cooking hacks",
"home hacks"
] | [
"pic",
"pid",
"smoker"
] | Bradley smokers are coveted for their ease of use, as they require very little interaction from the user once the hopper is loaded with wood pucks and the machine is powered on. The more robust models are quite pricey, so [Maukka] decided to
build his own
version of a Bradley smoker as an add on to his existing unit. H... | 21 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "330552",
"author": "anon",
"timestamp": "2011-02-11T22:58:31",
"content": "Should insulate the tube.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "330619",
"author": "vonskippy",
"timestamp": "2011-02-12T00:05:25",
"content": "Wha... | 1,760,377,278.975504 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/11/led-dog-collar-christmas-edition/ | LED Dog Collar, Christmas Edition | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"collar",
"dog",
"led"
] | [Aaron] says in our comments that he also
made an LED dog collar
. This Christmas themed dog collar uses an ATTiny13a and a hand full of red and green LEDs (28?). While the animations aren’t as complex as the collar
we posted earlier today
, we though you might enjoy this one as well. From the description, we think tha... | 11 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "330507",
"author": "Aaron",
"timestamp": "2011-02-11T21:58:50",
"content": "How many of us are there, anyway?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "330512",
"author": "Caleb Kraft",
"timestamp": "2011-02-11T22:00:59"... | 1,760,377,278.865003 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/11/the-plant-whisperer/ | The Plant Whisperer | Caleb Kraft | [
"home hacks"
] | [
"parallax",
"plant"
] | [Jeff], fully acknowledging his inability to keep plants alive, has designed a system to help him out a little bit. The “
Plant Whisperer
” monitors water levels and notifies him if the plant needs attention. Actually, it notifies him either way. The plant whisperer uses real time text to speech to say one of several p... | 14 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "330411",
"author": "Erik Johnson",
"timestamp": "2011-02-11T20:14:24",
"content": "Feed me, Seymour!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "330415",
"author": "zool",
"timestamp": "2011-02-11T20:18:57",
"content": "*too wet... | 1,760,377,278.919085 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/11/rfid-triggered-presentation-box/ | RFID Triggered Presentation Box | Mike Nathan | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"art",
"rfid"
] | [Lace] needed to build a “box project” for his college art class and figured he could spice things up a bit by adding some electronic components to the mix. His project, dubbed the ‘
Blasphemous Bible Box
‘ consists of a bible opened up the section of the book of Revelations that discusses the mark of the beast in an o... | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "330372",
"author": "wosser",
"timestamp": "2011-02-11T19:27:58",
"content": "I like the way you casually say “RFID chip embedded in his hand” as if there’s nothing odd about that.It’s not like you can just go to the mall and get that done you know.",
"parent_id": null,
"dept... | 1,760,377,279.181996 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/11/thermic-lance-made-from-spaghetti/ | Thermic Lance Made From Spaghetti | Mike Nathan | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"destruction",
"fire",
"food"
] | [Frogz] sent in a
video he found
of a thermic lance constructed from spaghetti. If you are not familiar, thermic lances are typically comprised of an iron tube filled with iron rods, which are then burned using highly pressurized oxygen. This lance however, was built by tightly wrapping a bundle of spaghetti in aluminu... | 38 | 35 | [
{
"comment_id": "330305",
"author": "qwerty",
"timestamp": "2011-02-11T18:05:35",
"content": "That’s nothing. Back in my day we made Jedi lightsabers using macaroni!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "330306",
"author": "Phil",
"timestamp":... | 1,760,377,279.319687 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/11/how-the-arduino-won-this-is-how-we-can-kill-it/ | How The Arduino Won? This Is How We Can Kill It. | Caleb Kraft | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Rants"
] | [
"arduino"
] | [Phillip Torrone], has written a piece over at Make entitled “
Why the Arduino won, and why it’s here to stay
“. While boasting that the Arduino “won” at roughly 100k units in the wild sounds decently impressive at first, lets just ponder for a moment how many bare AVR chips there are out there in home-made projects. ... | 146 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "330253",
"author": "jeicrash",
"timestamp": "2011-02-11T17:09:45",
"content": "Very nice article, may not be full of HACK, but it brings up a good point in the hacking community. Without pointing new comers in the right directions and improving their education we have set ourselves ... | 1,760,377,279.421307 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/10/canon-t1i500d-external-microphone-hack/ | Canon T1i/500d External Microphone Hack | Mike Nathan | [
"digital cameras hacks"
] | [
"audio",
"dslr",
"microphone"
] | Like most other DSLR cameras that feature video recording, the Canon T1i has a small built-in microphone with limited sound reproduction capabilities. [Robb] wanted better audio performance while taking video, but found the camera’s inability to use an external microphone to be a frustrating limitation.
He decided to t... | 15 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "329290",
"author": "sp00nix",
"timestamp": "2011-02-10T19:30:37",
"content": "As soon as i see the instructables hand in its “halt!” fashion i quickly turn around.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "329292",
"author": "Dan",
... | 1,760,377,279.252891 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/10/they-joy-of-forums/ | The Joy Of Forums | Caleb Kraft | [
"home hacks"
] | [
"coffee",
"forums"
] | [John Park] over at Make posted a short story about coming home from vacation to find his espresso machine non-functional. After beating his head against the wall for a while he joined a forum and posted a video. As has happened so many times,
another user had seen this exact issue and was able to send him in the right... | 15 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "329234",
"author": "strider_mt2k",
"timestamp": "2011-02-10T18:10:26",
"content": "wordVarious forums have helped me more times than I can count.HAD forums already rock, and they are just getting started!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comme... | 1,760,377,279.526107 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/10/talking-joystick-mouse/ | Talking Joystick Mouse | Caleb Kraft | [
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"accessibility",
"gamepad",
"Joystick"
] | Instructibles user [Shadowwynd] shows us a great way to
build a joystick/mouse
device for people with special accessibility needs. When faced with a case that involved a man with very limited mobility as well as a limited budget, [shadowwynd] set out to find a cost effective solution to computer navigation. They found ... | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "329182",
"author": "arfink",
"timestamp": "2011-02-10T17:06:12",
"content": "Excellent work, I admire the craftmanship and motivation.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "329214",
"author": "xeracy",
"timestamp": "2011-02-10... | 1,760,377,279.468547 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/10/backlit-buttons-and-panels/ | Backlit Buttons And Panels | Kevin Dady | [
"cnc hacks",
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"backlit",
"panel"
] | “Kick the tyres & light the fires” is a blog by [Ruscool Electronics] that is focused on building a cockpit simulator from scratch, and while the blog is loaded with all sorts of nifty information, reader [Brian] pointed out one entry which explains how to make
back-lit control panels out of acrylic sheet
, and a CNC m... | 17 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "329133",
"author": "dirtyoldman",
"timestamp": "2011-02-10T16:15:01",
"content": "use a stencil while applying paint?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "329134",
"author": "andres",
"timestamp": "2011-02-10T16:15:19",
"... | 1,760,377,279.63689 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/10/rechargeable-battery-capacity-tester/ | Rechargeable Battery Capacity Tester | Mike Nathan | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"atmega",
"battery"
] | If you are like most people, you likely have a mixed pile of rechargeable batteries sitting around with no idea as to what kind of charge they can hold. You could watch a voltmeter for a few hours while you drain each and every battery, noting when it drops below its stated voltage – but then again, you have a life. I... | 21 | 21 | [
{
"comment_id": "329087",
"author": "swighton",
"timestamp": "2011-02-10T15:10:40",
"content": "“He created a simple circuit that drains any AA battery”That sort of ruins the point of knowing the capacity of the battery doesn’t it? ;)Just kidding – I would use this all the time.",
"parent_id": n... | 1,760,377,279.582454 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/10/driving-a-salvaged-lcd/ | Driving A Salvaged LCD | Kevin Dady | [
"Android Hacks"
] | [
"lcd"
] | [bill2009] wanted to reuse some common seven segment LCDs, but the question was how to drive them. Armed with a couple application notes from [Microchip] and [Atmel], an oscilloscope and an Arduino, he has made
a proof of concept
which shows its not super hard to drive those little reflective LCDs that so many devices... | 21 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "329041",
"author": "Mike",
"timestamp": "2011-02-10T14:20:29",
"content": "Doner?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "329065",
"author": "Philippe",
"timestamp": "2011-02-10T14:46:25",
"content": "I think he meant donor,... | 1,760,377,279.745226 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/10/imploding-vacuum-tubes-for-science/ | Imploding Vacuum Tubes For Science | Chris Nelson | [
"Parts"
] | [
"bulb",
"photomultiplier",
"vacuum tube"
] | The researchers at Brookhaven National Laboratory are looking for a way to harden photomultiplier tubes. In order to make a more durable tube the researchers decided it would be a good idea to first
observe how the tubes are failing
. So they got their hands on an old torpedo test bay and smashed some bulbs inside of i... | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "329015",
"author": "jaqen",
"timestamp": "2011-02-10T13:33:32",
"content": "“does it fail under pressure?” doesn’t sound as catchy as “does it blend?” :-)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "329031",
"author": "trebu",
"time... | 1,760,377,279.687275 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/11/bellows-camera-to-dslr/ | Bellows Camera To DSLR | Kevin Dady | [
"digital cameras hacks"
] | [
"camera",
"digital",
"dslr"
] | [Jonas Kroyer] is a digital photographer, with a fascination with old cameras and pairing the two together
sounded like a fun idea
. Searching around on the net he fell in love with the design of the
Zeiss Ikon Ikonette (1929-31)
, and found one with a chipped lens.
After dismantling the camera completely, it was fou... | 4 | 3 | [
{
"comment_id": "330236",
"author": "alan",
"timestamp": "2011-02-11T16:31:30",
"content": "http://www.jonaskroyer.com/photography/wp-content/gallery/ikonette/_DSC5821.jpglove how that picture turned out",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "330339",
... | 1,760,377,279.785325 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/11/led-dog-collar/ | LED Dog Collar | Kevin Dady | [
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"dog"
] | LEDs make everything better, right? What about your dog? [Ken] tries it out on one of his frisky dogs who loves to run whenever she gets out with a
LED dog collar
. It’s an off the shelf dog collar sporting 5 blue LEDs, and is powered by an attiny2313 micro controller, which makes adding / changing light sequences quic... | 20 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "330196",
"author": "nate",
"timestamp": "2011-02-11T15:32:24",
"content": "change the leds to red and find a way to determine with a sensor when the dog is about to attack (growl detector maybe?), and you have a modern-day hound of the baskervilles!",
"parent_id": null,
"dep... | 1,760,377,279.933211 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/11/nesbot-video-game-automation/ | NESBot Video Game Automation | Mike Nathan | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Nintendo Hacks"
] | [
"automation",
"nes",
"super mario"
] | If you happen to enjoy video games, but don’t actually like playing them, boy do we have the hack for you! [pjgat09] shows us how, armed with an Arduino, you can
force a Nintendo to play games by itself
, not unlike an old-time player piano. The hack involves programming an Arduino to accept commands mapped out in “mov... | 17 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "330171",
"author": "Gert",
"timestamp": "2011-02-11T14:27:49",
"content": "Awesome, i’ve been thinking about making one of these automated controllers for years.I just need to find an NES.By the way does anyone know how much watt an NES consumes? I can’t find this on the net.",
... | 1,760,377,279.87712 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/11/launchpad-serial-morse-code-transmitter/ | Launchpad Serial Morse Code Transmitter | Mike Nathan | [
"Microcontrollers",
"Radio Hacks"
] | [
"ham radio",
"launchpad",
"morse code"
] | LaunchPad dev boards from Texas Instruments are cheap and easy to program, making them a great Arduino alternative if you can do without some of the bells and whistles. [ech0s] put his to good use by constructing a
Morse code transmitter with dual operating modes
. The transmitter can not only encode and transmit mess... | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "330280",
"author": "Ken",
"timestamp": "2011-02-11T17:42:35",
"content": "Anyone else annoyed with all the poor quality instructables links?It is a bad sign when the morse keyer doesn’t even get the morse code right. I had to stop te video after hearing both “O” and “W” incorrectly... | 1,760,377,280.167528 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/10/todays-arduino-minute/ | Today’s Arduino Minute | James Munns | [
"Arduino Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"drum",
"led",
"light",
"machine",
"midi",
"motion",
"pir",
"sensor"
] | Sometimes projects are vast, complicated, and complex. Other times projects are a bit more on the simple. Today we thought we would share a couple projects with something in common that may be familiar sounding to the more experienced crowd, but may inspire a few readers new to the world of microcontrollers.
First off,... | 15 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "329596",
"author": "BadWolf",
"timestamp": "2011-02-10T23:37:18",
"content": "Love the bar one,might actually make one out 555 style!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "329635",
"author": "Gdogg",
"timestamp": "2011-02-11T0... | 1,760,377,280.018621 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/10/the-cias-amazing-bots/ | The CIA’s Amazing Bots | Caleb Kraft | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"cia",
"dragonfly",
"fish"
] | When you have a virtually unlimited budget, you can pull off some amazing things. This has become most evident recently as the CIA has been
showing off some of its old tech
. That dragonfly you see above is near life-size and actually flies. They hired a watch maker to build a tiny internal combustion engine to run it.... | 57 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "329426",
"author": "arjan",
"timestamp": "2011-02-10T21:34:15",
"content": "A combustion engine in a dragonfly in the 70’s?! No way man… The smallest I know of is a 2-stroke .25cc and that is about 3x1x2cm in size alone. it needs glow-plugs, a starter-system (Just the flick of a fin... | 1,760,377,280.257651 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/10/rgb-tilty-cube/ | RGB “Tilty Cube” | Caleb Kraft | [
"LED Hacks",
"Microcontrollers"
] | [
"beginner",
"led",
"pic"
] | [Ben’s] introduction to microcontrollers was this
fun little gift he calls the “tilty cube”
. It is an acrylic box with 3 LEDs mounted inside that changes color based off of how you tilt it. Sounds like a fun toy, and a good project to learn with. [Ben] chose the PIC12F615 as the brains and laid it all out on a perfboa... | 20 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "329328",
"author": "Some perv",
"timestamp": "2011-02-10T20:08:52",
"content": "Totaly ready that as titty cube",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "329361",
"author": "dmcbeing",
"timestamp": "2011-02-10T20:23:19",
"cont... | 1,760,377,280.322752 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/08/mixed-io-testing-module/ | Mixed I/O Testing Module | Mike Szczys | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"analog",
"input",
"output",
"potentiometer",
"test"
] | Needing to test the display interface for a multitude of different sensors [Fileark] built himself this
analog and digital input/output simulator
. Along the bottom is a double row of trimpots that adjust analog voltages. Each voltage is measured by the Arduino inside and its value is displayed on the graphic LCD scree... | 7 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "327265",
"author": "Bill D. Williams",
"timestamp": "2011-02-08T21:44:32",
"content": "I’m completely lost. The point of this is what? He’s just sending a bunch of pots to an arduino? And so he put it in a case? Why? Testing what exactly? That the arduino has I/O?What am I mis... | 1,760,377,280.367193 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/08/theremin-midi-board-is-like-using-autotune/ | Theremin Midi Board Is Like Using Autotune | Mike Szczys | [
"Musical Hacks"
] | [
"keyboard",
"midi",
"theremin"
] | [Steve Hobley] built
a Theremin interface board that tracks pitch and volume
. Using this setup he’s able to pass data over a midi interface which effectively converts the instrument into a non-contact midi controller. As we joked in the headline, this does allow for the use of autotune, by snapping notes that are shar... | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "327206",
"author": "Erik Johnson",
"timestamp": "2011-02-08T20:03:46",
"content": "Holy *!@#$ I was wanting to build this exact thing for a friend’s interactive music/art display… Use your MIDI device (keyboard) to lend the voice and the theramin would supply the note and pitch ben... | 1,760,377,280.416275 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/08/farebot-android-nfc-proof-of-concept/ | FareBot – Android NFC Proof Of Concept | Mike Nathan | [
"Android Hacks",
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"android",
"NFC",
"rfid reader"
] | Upon learning that the Nexus S smartphone was equipped with a Near Field Communications NFC) radio, [Eric Butler] decided he would put the newly released Gingerbread SDK to good use. Focusing initially on ORCA fare cards used by several Washington state transit systems, he built an
open-source application he calls Far... | 12 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "327167",
"author": "Anonymous",
"timestamp": "2011-02-08T18:58:52",
"content": "Hold on.An RFID reader, in a cellphone?How’s the range, and can it penetrate jeans if close enough?Our school uses a keyless entry system, guessing from what I’ve seen, it’s RFID.",
"parent_id": null... | 1,760,377,280.465366 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/08/building-a-better-spectrum-analyzer-for-radio-enthusiasts/ | Building A Better Spectrum Analyzer For Radio Enthusiasts | Mike Szczys | [
"Radio Hacks"
] | [
"amateur radio",
"operator",
"spectrum analyzer"
] | This spectrum analyzer project
seeks to improve the quality of tools available to amateur radio operators. A lot of thought has gone into the design, and those details are shared in the verbose project log. The case was originally a CATV link transmitter, but most of the controls seen above have been added for this bui... | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "327125",
"author": "HackerK",
"timestamp": "2011-02-08T17:20:14",
"content": "Wow, this is serious stuff.. and well documented.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "327128",
"author": "Rob Wentworth",
"timestamp": "2011-02-08... | 1,760,377,280.511495 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/08/arduino-asteroids/ | Arduino Asteroids | Kevin Dady | [
"Arduino Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"Asteroids",
"tv"
] | [nootropic] has a new game out for hackvision,
“Asteroids”
! We covered the
hackvision
back when it first started appearing in October of 2010, and hardware wise it has not changed. It is still an Arduino (software) compatible system sporting a atmega328, video and audio out connections (
uses the TV-out library
), al... | 17 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "327050",
"author": "nootropic",
"timestamp": "2011-02-08T15:27:21",
"content": "one quick clarification – I didn’t mod the TVout library to provide the bitmap overlay. Standard TVout is used.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "327... | 1,760,377,280.566855 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/08/upvotedownvote-cards/ | Upvote/Downvote Cards | Mike Szczys | [
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"bicolor",
"downvote",
"facebook",
"upvote"
] | Next time you throw together a talent show
consider using these cards for up and down voting
. [Frits Rincker] came up with the idea over the weekend based on the like and dislike buttons of Facebook. They consist of some foam board with LEDs in the outline of a hand. He built a switch which completes he blue circuit f... | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "327047",
"author": "dave",
"timestamp": "2011-02-08T15:22:43",
"content": "There’s no dislike button on Facebook.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "327051",
"author": "Michael L.",
"timestamp": "2011-02-08T15:30:07",
"... | 1,760,377,280.614452 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/08/replace-an-n64s-worn-out-joystick/ | Replace An N64’s Worn Out Joystick | Mike Szczys | [
"Nintendo Hacks"
] | [
"analog",
"AVR",
"controller",
"Joystick",
"n64",
"pic",
"stick"
] | As gaming consoles age the controllers will inevitably show some wear, and sadly may give out all together. [Kyle] couldn’t bear to watch his Nintendo 64 controller bite the dust so
he replaced the thumb stick with one from a PlayStation
. This is a bigger job than you might imagine because the two parts are fundamenta... | 24 | 18 | [
{
"comment_id": "326988",
"author": "aztraph",
"timestamp": "2011-02-08T13:45:38",
"content": "not bad job playing while holding a camera.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "326991",
"author": "fartface",
"timestamp": "2011-02-08T13:57:58",... | 1,760,377,280.677239 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/07/home-built-revolving-shotgun/ | Home Built Revolving Shotgun | James Munns | [
"Weapons Hacks"
] | [
"automatic",
"bear",
"revolver",
"semi",
"shotgun",
"zombie"
] | Sometimes, you just need more ammo available. In this
weapon mod
, the chamber of a 12 gauge shotgun, a hammer from an 1857 Remington Perc Revolver, and other parts from an Italian auto shotgun were all combined to make this happen. The gun is of questionable legality depending on what state or country it resides in. D... | 61 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "326481",
"author": "Jakezilla",
"timestamp": "2011-02-08T00:40:23",
"content": "Awesome! I don’t think I would have the balls to shoot it, but if you are that confident in your build quality, more power to ya!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"... | 1,760,377,280.791084 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/07/chroma-mesmerizing-led-driven-fractal-display/ | Chroma – Mesmerizing LED Driven Fractal Display | Mike Nathan | [
"LED Hacks",
"Video Hacks"
] | [
"art",
"led"
] | A big fan of generative art, [Andrew Magill] wanted to build an
LED display for his wall
that constantly displayed images from the
Electric Sheep
project. After discounting the possibility of generating these fractals on the fly, he settled on using prerecorded video clips gathered over a year’s time by Electric Sheep... | 15 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "326431",
"author": "Drake",
"timestamp": "2011-02-07T23:35:30",
"content": "Hrm. The video seems to be just the assembly . . . missing a video maybe?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "326433",
"author": "ferdinand",
"times... | 1,760,377,280.975517 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/07/fowl-accommodations-provided-by-mathematics/ | Fowl Accommodations Provided By Mathematics | Mike Szczys | [
"home hacks"
] | [
"chicken",
"coop",
"dome",
"geodesic"
] | [Anthony’s] chickens happily return to roost each night thanks to
the spacious house he built for them
. Sadly the geodesic dome never became the home of the future despite
what the people were promised
. But using a bit of unorthodox joinery you can create enclosures for your chickens or other animals in need of shelt... | 19 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "326395",
"author": "Moggie100",
"timestamp": "2011-02-07T22:42:08",
"content": "‘Coop’ darnit…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "326397",
"author": "BadWolf",
"timestamp": "2011-02-07T22:47:28",
"content": "where’s the... | 1,760,377,281.083091 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/07/laptop-lcd-reused-in-beagleboard-project/ | Laptop LCD Reused In Beagleboard Project | Mike Szczys | [
"Microcontrollers",
"Multitouch Hacks"
] | [
"arm",
"atmega48",
"beagleboard",
"ds90c363",
"lcd",
"lvds",
"vga"
] | This daughterboard lets [Matt Evans]
drive a laptop LCD using a Beagleboard
. Apparently the Beagleboard gained a VGA header when it moved to revision C but [Matt’s] working with revision B4 which is why he had to do all of that ninja soldering with the blue wires. The driver board itself is a thing of beauty, hosting ... | 15 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "326366",
"author": "Erik Johnson",
"timestamp": "2011-02-07T21:39:39",
"content": "I have a rev C4 which has a header explicitly for this… But very cool!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "326373",
"author": "David",
"time... | 1,760,377,281.028077 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/02/07/a-charlieplex-display-and-a-board-layout-tip/ | A Charlieplex Display And A Board Layout Tip | Mike Szczys | [
"LED Hacks",
"Microcontrollers"
] | [
"attiny85",
"charlieplex",
"conways game of life",
"led",
"matrix"
] | [Ben] is getting himself up to speed with microcontrollers. He jumped into the deep end by taking on
this Charlieplex LED matrix build
. As you can see after the break, he not only made the display work, but coded Conway’s game of life to run on the ATtiny85 that drives the device. What you see above is the prototype v... | 7 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "326310",
"author": "Apexys",
"timestamp": "2011-02-07T20:20:07",
"content": "Nice!Didn’t know charlieplexing needs that few wires.Cool hack!apexys",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "326319",
"author": "Ben",
"timestamp": "2... | 1,760,377,281.129287 |
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