We’ll be making a diorama presenting the water cycle, using Arduino and some motors to add movement and lighting. It has a school feel – because it is actually a school project! The presentation scenario is this: The sun rises in the morning [One servo motor moves the sun]. Water evaporates from the sea [One […]
Give your grizzled and cramped hands a break from stuffing boards with surface mount components. This is the job of pick and place machine, and over the years these tools of the trade for Printed Circuit Board Assembly (PCBA) have gotten closer to reality for the home shop; with some models diving below the $10,000
OPEN SOURCE PICK AND PLACE HAS A $450 BOM COST Continue Reading
This project is to create an Infrared Remote Control to control the Original Cybot received with the magazine Ultimate Real Robots, started back in 2001. Reason for making the remote:(a little history) Before the issue of the parts for the IR handset, Cybot was put into different modes by selecting DIP Switches. (There was no
I have been wanting to build a Geiger counter for a long time to complement my Peltier Cooled Cloud Chamber. There is (hopefully) not really much useful purpose in owning a Geiger counter but I just love the old Russian tubes and thought it would be great fun to build one. Then I came across the
Espressif systems has been working on different audio applications including smart speakers. Despite the fact that they have been developing their audio applications, as of February 2018, none of ESP32 software development kits was easily accessible and the hardware kits were not able to take on any new tasks. So, there were no chances to
ESP32-LyraT – An Open Source Development Board For Smart Audio Applications Continue Reading
Been playing around with the laser cutter/engraver, and really fell in love with engraving in to clear acrylic and shining a light source from the edge. The thickness of the acrylic being used is a .25″ sheet, which cuts really cleanly by the laser cutter/engraver (the one that I had access to is the Trotec
Totally Lit – Programmable RGB LED Acrylic Sign Continue Reading
Over the years, I have built many robotic projects and most of it run by an Arduino so let me explain a little bit about this amazing technology. Arduino is a microcontroller board, has up to 14 digital input/output pins (of which 6 can be used as PWM outputs), 6 analog inputs or more, this
Hello, fellow Makers! In this instructable, I will be discussing my newest and most versatile tool for edcuation: the E.M.F. Meter. This instructable will be covering a lot of steps involving Arduino and Raspberry Pi software. Although resources will be provided, please make sure you have some familiarity with these softwares before tackling this project.
In this tutorial, I will teach you how to create an LED game with very little code or experience! I had this idea for a while and finally got around to creating it. It’s a fun game that reminds us all of the arcade games. There are other tutorials that I will link for further
Although RGB LEDs diffused by ping pong balls will probably never stop being cool, [thomasj152] feels that flat panels of balls have become a bit of a tired concept. After a lot of effort and two complete builds, he has spun up an 80-ball spherical lamp. The results are positively glowing! All the balls are connected
