November 2012

Analog Clock Voltmeter

  What is the voltage on a AA battery? It would be around 1:30PM if you were using this voltmeter! A PICAXE 18M2 microcontroller is used to read an analog value, calculate what time it represents and then uses a stepper motor to spin the adjustment knob to have the clock show the voltage using the hour and minute hands. 🙂 Read more about the Analog Clock Voltmeter “The max

Lasershark - Laser Projector Project

  Thanks to David Powell from the Baltimore Hackerspace for sending in some details about the Lasershark which is a  Laser Projector Project. It uses a LPC1343 – 32-bit ARM Cortex-M3 microcontroller to run the show, make sure you watch the video below to see this thing in action! “This board is intended to be a low cost open-source USB Showcard for folks who want to make their own 1

Name the Thing Contest – 211

    The prize this week is a credit card knife, it has a ton of features to get you out of a jam in a network closet or your next camping trip. This contest will run for one week (November 18 – 23, 2012). Ending time is based on central standard time. To enter, identify the item above and what it can be used for. Please do not give

POV Wheel Display for a Longboard

    A ATTiny24 is running the show here. This POV Wheel Display for a Longboard from ch00ftech looks like it took quite a bit of time to put together. Those tiny surface mount parts on the home made board must have taken a steady have to get right! There are more LEDs than microsontroller outputs but instead of using a serial to parallel  chip to do the work the

8x8x8 LED Cube

  If you have been listening to the latest episodes of The Amp Hour you have probably heard of Club Jameco. Chris from Pyroelectro has checkout it out, he purchased the 8X8X8 LED Cube to check it out.  It is Arduino based and looks like a well thought of design. If you decide to give it a try it looks like you will need to set aside a large amount

RoboBrrd by RobotGrrl

  We have seen RoboBrrd before but very soon you may be able to purchase your very own RoboBrrd kit! Check out this Indiegogo. If you can please support RobotGrrl (Erin Kennedy) in her quest to have this kit become reality since I can see this platform helping all sorts of youngsters get excited about electronics and mechanics. You can pledge as little as $1 and you will still get the warm

Name the Thing Contest – 210

  The prize this week is a credit card knife, it has a ton of features to get you out of a jam in a network closet or your next camping trip. This contest will run for one week (November 10 – 16, 2012). Ending time is based on central standard time. To enter, identify the item above and what it can be used for. Please do not give the