Here’s a summary of major developments over the last week. Free PCB Friday is coming up soon. Bus Pirate v4 back in stock GPS module with the Bus Pirate FT311 Breakout board free PCB build Check out Mats’ homemade wristwatch the DaTajm in the project log forum Workshop Update for April 25th, 2013 Workshop Update for […]
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CMSIS Components used by mbed are now BSD Licensed
Viswa writes, “ARM and mbed.org has released the components of CMSIS software under a permissive BSD license. CMSIS is common layer provided by ARM for accessing the core registers of ARM Cortex-M processor which inside Cortex-M MCUs. All Cortex-M MCU vendor make use of this library for the software drivers. This was until now under […]
Workshop Update for April 25th, 2013
Skimming through the datasheets building documentation for the Bus Pirate Edu Kit.
DIY wireless data transceiver
Build your own wireless transceiver: Have you ever wanted to send data from a sensor or project wirelessly? This simple circuit allows you to build your own wireless transceiver using two ICs, a transistor, and two resistors. The IC is from Melexis and uses On-Off Keying modulation and can be battery powered. Via Electronics Lab.
ENC28J60 and Arduino
Luca wrote a short tutorial on how to develop a small website that gets data from Arduino: In this tutorial, I’m going to show how to develop a small website that gets data from Arduino (using your ethernet shield), stores it and displays it on a chart.
Build a robot arm
Want to build a robot arm yourself? This video by Jacobk42 shows you how to easily make a DIY robot arm: Using some assorted pieces of wood, springs, string and some odds and ends will allow you to make a cool looking Robot Hand! Looks like William Jakespear has lots more cool demonstration of what he makes […]
PCBWeb – Free online PCB design software
Check out this new PCB design web application! It’s a free browser-based CAD application for designing, the PCBWeb: A new PCB design web application was released this last week called PCBWeb. The website states that PCBWeb is a free browser-based CAD application for designing and manufacturing electronics hardware. The tool is currently released in BETA and […]
Workshop Update for April 24th, 2013
We’re finalizing the gerber merging ULP for Eagle. Bus Pirate Edu Kit documentation continues to grow.
BatchPCB sold to OSH Park
BatchPCB moving to OSHPark: BatchPCB is the PCB prototyping service by SparkFun. Some days ago it was announced that it was sold to OSH Park, another PCB service I’ve already blogged about and that I used to manufacture the PCBs for my Type4me project. Via Lucadentella.it
GPS module with the Bus Pirate
Crennsmind tweeted: With the help of a Bus Pirate and a PCI Express GPS module I saw on @hackaday, I finally have GPS Get an assembled Bus Pirate for $30, including world-wide shipping. Also available from our friendly distributors.
43oh : Cubeberg’s launchpad 4-relay BoosterPack giveaway
43oh is giving away Cubeberg’s launchpad 4-relay BoosterPack: Cubeberg sent a 4-Relay BoosterPack over to 43oh for a giveaway. This board is for DC use only such as high current motors or a fireworks ignitor. For more details and to register visit 43oh. Good Luck!
Inside Minimatrix
In this video Nick Johnson demonstrates his tiny Minimatrix project and wrote a detailed explanation describing the build: While minimatrix is in principle a pretty simple device, there’s a surprising amount of detail that goes into getting it right – and some interesting lessons to be learned in designing and programming it. I thought I’d […]
FT311 Breakout board free PCB build
ZackFreedman blogged about his FT311 Breakout board v1b build: Dangerous Prototypes’ products are almost all surface-mount, so I used the same special prototyping tools I use for client work. I applied Zephpaste solder paste (amazing quality, easy to clean, and made in America) with a fine-tipped syringe, and populated components I ordered from Mouser. If […]
DIY 3D printed stepper motor
Christopher Hawkins made this cool DIY 3d printed stepper motor: This is a programmable stepper motor and driver that I made out of some nails, magnet wire, neodymium magnets, a digispark microcontroller, and a 3D printed piece that I designed around these things. My goal was to make something about the size of a business […]
MSP430 optical mouse chip interface – phase 1
JWoodrell over at the 430h forum shares his experience interfacing an optical mouse IC (AVAGO ADNS-2051) to an MSP430G2553: My current plan is to gut optical mice for their sensor + lense i can get them for around 2-3 bucks. the first mouse i gutted had an AVAGO ADNS-2051 sensor which is nice because it […]
#FreePCB via Twitter to 2 random RTs
Every Tuesday we give away two coupons for the free PCB drawer via Twitter. This post was announced on Twitter, and in 24 hours we’ll send coupon codes to two random retweeters. Don’t forget there’s free PCBs three times a every week: Hate Twitter and Facebook? Free PCB Sunday is the classic PCB giveaway. Catch […]
DipCortex – ARM cortex in a dip package with USB
Carl over at SolderSplash Labs has written an article about their new project known as DipCortex: The Krypto Casinos für Österreicher market has been evolving with the integration of user-friendly tech, making it easier for Austrian players to enjoy the security and convenience of cryptocurrency transactions. The ARM Cortex M3/M0 in a 40-pin DIP package, with […]
Open Source Hardware Documentation Jam in NYC on April the 26th-28th
Help bring Open Source Hardware to the next stage in New York City at ITP-NYU – April 26-28, 2013 Join us on this 3-day co-design jam to improve Open Source Hardware documentation practices and facilitate collaborative innovation. Create and contribute to one of the several parallel projects that will be prototyped. Software expert? Designer? Hardware […]
AquaPinguino project
Here’s an AquaPinguino project by Susanne from Germany: She has built a system with automatic monitoring and control of every major water and lighting factors for her seawater aquarium. She made a double side board controlled by a Pinguino32 Micro with relays on one side to control lights and mosfets on the other side for […]
XBOX 360 controller rumble light effect mod
Viktor added cool light effect to a translucent XBOX360 wireless controller: I didn’t want to use an arrangement where the lights would be on for an extended period of time, because that would lead to very short battery life in the controller. I also wanted this mod to be very easy to make, without microcontrollers or other […]