Instructables member drj113 has put together a powerful Networked DIY Watering Controller. It has a AtMega168 at its heart and uses a RTC to keep accurate track of time. Where I live there is no restrictions on lawn watering but this is a good flexible system that can save you costly fines if your area imposes lawn watering restrictions. “The sprinkler controller is built on the base of my Adruino
Have a look at this cool project that our friends from Gadget Gangster put together. It is called the Web Clicker, it gives you an easy way to control IR devices from any web connected device such as an iPhone. I think I could through a wench into the demo with an IR Jammer though. 🙂 “The Web Clicker is a web server & IR transceiver. You can record any
Check out this great Windows Home Server built into Fine Furniture build over at Once Around the Block. The build is broken down into build post 1, 2 and 3. The finished system looks great but I think my favorite feature is the power on light which is an edge lit piece of plastic that has been inserted into the edge of a drawer. The power on button has also
Frank has completed the next phase in the Dune Bug E Build, we saw the last build update back in May. It is interesting to see what is involved in making a normal differential into a locked differential, this process allows both rear wheels to always be powered with no slipping. The gearing has also been changed increasing the top speed of the vehicle. “Since the internal gear ratios were
Robert Oschler sent in this interesting project which allows Recording Emotions with the Emotiv EEG Headset to sense your mood. Just like the read receipt tells you if and when your email was read this would let you know what type of emotion it conjured. “EmoRate is an application that demonstrates the power of Affective Computing, a technology that allows computers to detect and react to human emotions and will
Mike Szczys from Hack a Day shows us how to Programming Launchpad MSP 430 with Linux. The basic method that people use to program their Launchpad MSP 430 is a Windows box but for those on Linux there is still hope. “We’ll be working with Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx. When the Launchpad is connected to USB it is identified and mounted to /dev/ttyACM0. It’s not immediately apparent how to use
This is one very cool looking Propeller Clock Build! It is based on the ATmega324P and was programmed in BASCOM-AVR. There is more information in this forum post (translator needed). Unlike my Spinning Display project this one does not have wire connections to power the rotating section instead it uses induction to power the spinning section. Thanks for the tip Muris.
