The prize this week is a loupe magnifier, this will let you get a close look at whatever you are working on. This contest will run for one week (May 7 – 13, 2011). Ending time is based on central standard time. To enter, identify the item pictured above. Please do not give the answer in the comments. Send an email to contest @ hackedgadgets.com with “Name the Thing Contest”
Getting our projects to display results usually means connecting them to a computer via RS232 or using an LCD but with a bit of work you can use VGA. Have a look at this FPGA VGA Project for some pointers. “VGA is a very friendly protocol to use with FPGA’s and CPLD’s and because of this we can easily build video controllers with basic PLDs. The VGA protocol itsself is
There are some projects that just take your breath away, this 555 Decimal Adding Machine by Alan Yates is definitely one of those. Via: EMSL “The quiescent device pulls 450 mA from its 9 volt supply. Yep, 4 watts! You can feel the warmth coming from the back of it. I could not find ICM7555s in quantity, so was forced to use LM555CNs, making it a rather power hungry device.
Check out this keyboard mod that Charlie Webb from NortHACKton came up with. You can never have too much automation, I love the big red button which allows a predetermined string of text to be sent to the computer when pressed. There are some additional pictures and schematics here. “NortHACKton member, Charlie Webb, recently completed this project based around an arduino and a keyboard. Fed up with the way Windows
Kevin Pineda, Theo Jeneotopulos, Victor Cabrera, Michel Sanchez and Sergio Martinez from the Florida International University developed this IR Mouse Pen Idea they call KeyMoTe. It uses a camera which is looking at the user who holds an IR pen. The camera is connected to an arduino which sends mouse information to the computer. An off the shelf blue tooth keyboards allows the user to also type from a distance.
Our friend Bob Davis has been working on a new version of his DIY Earthquake Detection which monitors magnetic fields to attempt to predict earthquakes. This new design is using UGN3503 hall effect devices and an Arduino. “I came up with this idea over 10 years ago because animals behave strangely before earthquakes. They know something is about to happen. I also know animals can navigate magnetically. If you put
Have a look at the Gunchuck, it comprises of a Nunchuck, an Arduino and a BB-Gun. This would be lots of fun if the gun was changed out with a super soaker and mounted on the peak of your roof. You could use a Web cam to watch the dot at night and terrorize the kids that might be out past their bedtime. I think Quicksilverhacks should use his voice
