Doktor Andy has developed a method of using a cheap print server as a network controlled switch. Video after the jump. “One day it hit me. I wanted to connect my coffee-machine to the internet. and my television…and my desk light… There are different approaches. One of the most stupid ones was to stuff a relais-board into my pc and….greeaaat idea..absolutely….”sorry, I cannot cook coffee because I first have to
I have a box of old hardware such as floppy drives, hard drives for projects just like this Floppy-Drive Solar Tracking Unit. Some people look at old hardware like this as trash, I see it as a goldmine of great parts. “This is still pretty much a work-in-progress, but I did manage to create a successful heliostat (sun tracker) from the above TEAC model FD-235HF 3.5″ floppy drive. This procedure
Congratulation to winner of the last contest. The prize this week is a LAN and USB cable tester, no more wondering if the cable is the problem. Just plug it in and give it a test… This contest will run for this weekend only (August 25 – 26, 2007) . Ending time is based on central standard time. To enter, identify the item pictured above and give an example of
Ronald Dekker put together an LED clock using a PIC 16F84 microcontroller. Some people would wonder why a $5.00 clock from the store couldn’t be used. It could be, but where would the fun be in that? “The 16F84 processor used here is a little bit out dated and no longer in production. I used it because of the simple fact that I had it lying around. The more modern
Youtube user Starcross42 has posted a number of interesting Laser Effects. The Galvanometer laser show is the most complex and is my favorite. Lots more videos after the jump.
Here is a gamer that installed some new gauges into his rig. The gauges are controlled by an AVR mega microcontroller which has been programmed in C++ and AVR GNU-GCC. “Here’s a quick video of me running no-plate daytona with 100% tape so the motor blows up. The gauge on the left is setup as a fuel gauge since I haven’t gotten a fuel gauge yet. The warning light
Reverend Jones from the Hacked Gadgets Forum has posted a creative way of making an old wall-wart (plug in power supply) into a useful USB power supply. “Here is a quick and easy way to make an USB charger/power supply powered by the wall outlet. This can be used to charge/power a PSP, iPod or any other USB device. First you need to acquire a regulated 5 vdc wallwart rated
