Eric (Turd) from the Hacked Gadgets Forum has shared a project that he has been working on. He has made a FreeBasic program that interfaced to a custom circuit board that he designed and built. This will allow a computer to control an LCD display. This gives you lots of possibilities such as having a temperature monitor or CPU usage display for easy viewing. All the code and schematics
This is a proof of concept project that contains lots of great code and helpful tips that could help us out when we are working on a similar Ethernet / microcontroller project. Project abstract (pdf) Entire Project Details (zip) The “Ethernet Picture Viewer” is a low cost device that allows a user to visualize graphic content stored on a computer in an LAN. A server application that runs on
The Revision 3 show Systm has been on and off since it was introduced many years ago. It looks like it’s now here to stay so we can expect to see videos on a regular basis. Patrick Norton will be joined by David Calkins which should make the shows very interesting and informative. This episode talks about installing a RFID lock in your bar fridge, the locking mechanism is
We have featured a monitor repair that Bob Davis has provided in the past. He has come up with a new design that may help some of you out if you have a dead monitor backlight. "The LED’s are spaced at about 1/2 inches apart by using the edge of a cardboard box as can be seen below. This was the test setup, in the final assembly the LED’s
This hack adds a jack to the back of a PSP that allows a SNES controller to be used for game play! Go to The F00 for more details. "This mod was achieved by adding a small socket to the back of the psp ( the socket was sent to me by a friend some time ago so I dont have a part number. I believe it was intended
This DIY Push Pull Tube Amp Build doesn’t need a circuit board since everything is done using point to point wiring. If you open up some old equipment such a TV or stereo you will see that this type of wiring was the norm. It is hard to believe that this was the way mass produced equipment was constructed. "Initially I started with 6EU7 tubes in the preamp stage
This car that drives on walls using a vacuum is a very cool concept. By using a internal vacuum pump this car can stick the a wall or ceiling and still have enough slippage that the wheels can drive it around. I am sure the designers had to work on the optimal level of vacuum for a long time. Too much and it would not move with the wheels
