About: Ibrar Ayyub

History and Story In the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and even up into the 1990s phone phreaking was an amazingly cool way to explore an unknown world of phone switching networks. To “phreak” a telephone switch, can be done by using frequencies, or tones to manipulate the switching hardware. In doing so, taking control of […]

Hate having to manually open and close your drapes? Hate getting back from work/school and your room is dark and dreary? Do you want curtains that open and close themselves? Then you need Dr. Drape! Dr. Drape is an easy DIY project using an Arduino and servo to open and close your drapes at the […]

I’ve seen a few meter clocks in my travels of the web, and I love the idea. A few days ago, I decided that I must have one of my own. Such began the “How to do it” pondering cycle. I had seen builds where the face plate of the meter is replaced. This works, […]

Heating things up is one of the most performed tasks in a lab. Quite a lot of times it is not enough to simply hold something at a certain temperature, but the rate at which something is heated and for how long is just as important. Especially when you try to develop catalysts for chemical […]

Parts List Raspberry Pi Model B Adafruit LCD Keypad Pi Plate Adafruit PowerBoost 500 3.7v 1200mAh Lipo Battery Wrist Mount USB Sound Card 3.5mm Microphone Software NOOBS\Raspbian PiFM Adafruit LCD Keypad Library RaspWristRadio Python Script For more detail: RaspWristRadio – Wearable Personal FM Radio Station

Ever been looking for your keys, and wanted to call them, before you realize that they are hideously analog pieces of metal? Or wanted to let someone into your house when you’re not at home, without having to lend them your keys? Lockitron was the solution that descended from hardware heaven – a device that […]

Getting Started! I had recently bought an original Gameboy DMG from Good Will for a whopping $5.00, condition unknown.  Taking a gamble, I purchased it and took it home to find that it had severe damage caused by a battery that exploded and leaked all over the mainboard. I had also recently started looking on […]

Imagine the ideal beach trip. The sun is shining, the skies are blue, the water is warm, and the humidity is low. You and your friends have everything you need to soak up the sun, sand and surf: a cooler filled with drinks and snacks, sunblock, flip flops, the coolest new swimwear, and the newest […]

At the Maker Faire this year I got lots of questions about soil moisture sensors, which I knew little about. So I started seriously researching the subject. I found a few different soil sensors, learned about their principles, and also learned about how to make my own. In this blog post, I will talk about […]

In this post I’ll be going over how to cut out solder stencils for both ExpressPCB and EagleCAD designs on a laser cutter. I recently had a need to create some stencils from both of these programs and spent quite a bit of time at the Dallas Makerspace working with their laser cutter to get […]