January 17, 2015

Name the Thing Contest – 266
Contests

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    The prize this week is a wireless transmitter for your next project. This contest will run for one week (Jan 17- 23, 2015). Ending time is based on central standard time. To enter, identify the item above and what it can be used for. Don’t need a make or model, just what what the thing is used for. Please do not give the answer in the comments. Send

Raspberry Pi Controlling an HCCI Engine
Complex Hacks

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    This HCCI Engine Controlling Raspberry Pi setup reads in 240,000 samples per second. I had never heard of an Homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) engine other than a diesel that simply compressed the air fuel mixture till combustion although I guess that is what some of those cars from the 80 were doing when they would continue to run after the key was turned off? I had always