July 2008

Animated LED Dragon

  This LED Dragon looks fantastic. If having it multi-color wasn’t enough it is even animated! "Two white leds on the bottom will light up the Dragon. For each flame layer I reserved a single red led. After getting the proper resistor values from the LedCalc I was ready to light the design up. The lighting sequence is the same as with the Intel Inside logo. First the small flame

LM3915 Based Spectrum Analyzer

  Aonomus over at Procrastinatus has a LM3915 Based Spectrum Analyzer project in development that has been described step by step. The schematic is almost done and will be released soon. "I have schematics mostly drawn up for a LM3915 based spectrum analyzer using Fliege bandpass filters to give me bands at 60Hz, 150Hz, 400Hz, 1kHz, 2.5kHz, 6kHz, and 15kHz."

10 Meter Morse Code Beacon on 28.322 Mhz

  This 10 Meter Morse Code Beacon is a nice simple project, all the source code and schematics are provided. Below is a description of the board process that was used. "After I have etched the board and rinsed any excess Ammonium Persulfate off, I then use Mineral Turpentine and a rag to remove all the blue paint or blue plastic and the laser printer toner off the boards when

Kite Arial Photography

  If you have ever thought about taking some arial photographs this site describes two versions that is sure to give you some ideas for your own. "The outputs from Air Pressure, Temperature, Wind Speed, and Battery Voltage Sensors are feed in to the inputs of a PicAxe 18X. It Processes the raw sensor inputs, and then triggers the Camera (using a Servo) and Transmits the Raw Data. A Receiver

Name the Thing Contest - 55

  The prize will help you out on your next camping trip, you can never have enough flashlights (speaking from experience). 🙂 This contest will run for one week (July 27 – Aug1, 2008) . Ending time is based on central standard time. To enter, identify the item pictured above and give an example of what can be done with it. Please do not give the answer in the comments.

Mossalibra - Interactive Dance Game

  I haven’t seen anything like this Mossalibra, Interactive Dance Game before. It is an interesting concept that could catch on if some venues think out of the box and try it out. "Mossalibra is an interactive game installation, operated solely by intuitive human gestures. While dancing to surrounding music, the user (represented in pixelated form as a pure gesture) can mimic a given set of gestures in order to

DIY Laser Projector

  If you like laser projects this one looks quite well done. "This is one of my experimental Dance/Trance songs from 2000. I build laser systems for fun so I have put together pictures and clips from assembly to a full working system to go with the song. I know the song gets really annoying after awhile sorry. Iv’e been getting a lot of email asking how the projector works