If you need to make a quick schematic and you are on the go DrawSCH might be just the ticket to get the job done. One thing they need to work on is their URL, the product name is something that can be remembered but the URL is not so good. “DrawSCH is able to create schematics online for free,You don’t need to install the software. Just open your browser.
Mario Mauerer and Lukas Schrittwieser sent in the project that has been created in the student lab over the past 1.5 years. It is a huge interactive LED disco floor which consists of 640 RGB LEDs. “The cool thing is that each tile can detect if somebody is standing on it or not! This information is process10 square meter ed by a Java program that allows us to write various
Touch sensors are getting more and more popular these days especially since many low cost microcontroller have them built in. If you have a controller that doesn’t have built in touch sensors there are many chips that do just that. The Freescale MPR121 is one of these chips. This MPR121 Touch Sensor Controller Project will give you the pointers you need to get your feet wet with touch sensors. “This
If you know someone who is starting out with electronics and wants to learn how to solder this Soldering for Beginners guide (PDF) by Mitch Altman, Andie Nordgren and Jeff Keyzer is a great start. Via: Tinkerlog
The spring 2011 batch of Cornell University ECE 4760 Designing with Microcontrollers Final Projects are out. Be prepared to spend a few hours browsing through the details of these cool projects. There is everything from a human tracking fan system to a DJ Touchscreen Device. If you are into playing rock paper scissors have a look at the ECE 4760 project below. David Dunn and Chris Fairfax designed and built
These videos aren’t exactly directly tech related but many of us will have ideas which will require hiring employees to make them come to life. At that stage you will find the information useful. Via: Procrastineering and The Amp Hour
The 555 Contest that we told you about back in January is now over. Chris and Jeri will be on the air later today announcing the winners live. “Jeri and I have decided to announce the winners on-air, on Wednesday, April 20th. We will be uStreaming the entire show and will have a chat room running the entire time. This link will get you to the IRC chat and the
