schazamp built a free USB Infrared Toy through-hole PCB. These PCBs are also available at Seeed Studio for $7. If you build a free PCB we’ll send you another one! Blog about it, post a picture on Flicker, whatever – we’ll send you a coupon code for the free PCB drawer. Via the forum.
Author Archives: Ian
Forum: New look preview
Here’s a preview of the new forum theme. We’re having a few problems getting it on the live site, you might notice some strange layout issues. When all the sites are synced, we’ll make a big list of changes and do them all at once. If you hate something, or find a problem, please add […]
Chronoduino expandable Arduino watch update
orcinus posted an update on his Chronoduino expandable Arduino watch. Via the project log forum.
Free PCB coupon to RT #2 & #11 @dangerousproto
Every Tuesday we give away some extra PCBs via Twitter. This post was announced on twitter. The #2 and #11 person to retweet it get free PCBs. Thanks for the heads-up on auto-retweeters JT! This week we’re giving away two PCB codes. Pick your own PCB from the free PCB drawer. Don’t forget there’s free […]
SID player VHDL core
d18c7db was inspired by Markus’ SID audio file player so he implemented a SID player in VHDL: I spent some time this weekend and got some initial sounds out of my board. I’m using a Papilio FPGA board with a SID core written in VHDL. The sounds coming out sound 90% correct, the tunes are […]
PICqueño32 power up test and first program
Today we did the first test of the PICqueño32 hardware. See the previous video of the build and PIC chip replacement. Learn more about the PICqueño32 on the wiki, and don’t forget there are PCBs in the free PCB drawer if you want to build your own. We’ll give away two free PCB coupons on […]
USB adapter for Wii Classic game pad
frank26080115 made a USB adapter for a USB Wii Classic Controller: This project will show you how to create a real USB game pad using a Wii Classic Controller. The Instructable (full step by step instructions) is here Once the adapter is working, the Wii Classic Controller registers as a standard HID gamepad on any […]
Small Bus Pirate clone
Greeeg made a small Bus Pirate clone: I’ve been quite happy with my sparkfun Bus Pirate. After seeing this project I decided I would attempt to redesign the bus pirate to be as small as possible, whilst still maintaining full functionality. My final design turned out to be about %50 smaller than the sparkfun version. […]
Free practice chips for surface mount soldering
New in the free PCB drawer: SMD chips for practice. Sjaak put four huge bags of assorted TQFP, SOIC, and other chips for soldering practice in the free PCB drawer. Add a note to your next order and we’ll top up the envelope with a handful of chips.
Bus Pirate: DS28EA00 temperature sensor demo
wortelsoft demonstrates the DS23EA00 1-Wire digital thermometer using the Bus Pirate: The DS28EA00 is a, 1-wire temperature sensor. It features selectable 9/10/11/12 bit resolution with a typical accuracy of ±0.5°c, alarm function and user-programmable upper and lower trigger points. Special to this sensor are the two io pins which can be used for sequence detection […]
We’re going to Maker Faire New York!
Today our application for a booth at Maker Faire New York 2011 was accepted. We’ll be showing off the Thermal Tweeter and a few other toys. If everything works out, we’ll share the booth with Brian from Teho labs. We’ll be there a few days early for the Open Hardware Summit, and a little eating. […]
EagleUP: More parts on the warehouse
The EagleUP 3D rendering tool parts library just got bigger: In the warehouse you can find additional parts to use in eagleUp. Click on the download link of the part you are interested in, then save it in your /models folder. Thanks octal! Via the forum.
Dangerous Prototypes: Browser usage summary
The Piwik tracking software we installed last Friday is already giving some interesting stats about visitors to the site. Here’s a summary of the web browsers we’re using. Looks like Firefox and non-IE alternatives rule the day.
USB IR Toy Shield free PCB build
tagno25 built a free USB IR Toy Shield PCB. If you build a free PCB we’ll send you another one! Blog about it, post a picture on Flicker, whatever – we’ll send you a coupon code for the free PCB drawer. You can get IR Toy v2 for $22.05, including world wide shipping.
Free PCB Sunday: Pick your PCB
We go through a lot of prototype PCBs, and end up with lots of extras that we’ll never use. Every Sunday we give away a few PCBs from one of our past or future projects, or a related prototype. Our PCBs are made through Seeed Studio’s Fusion board service. This week we’re giving away coupon […]
AVRDude + Bus Pirate 40x speed improvement
jyoung posted a new version of AVRDude and a Bus Pirate firmware that speeds AVR programming up to 40x: I’ve spent the past few days implementing some changes to the Bus Pirate firmware and also to avrdude to increase the verify speed performance. Since I don’t have an ATmega2560, I’m unable to write suitable code […]
Freescale TCP/IP protocol stack – GPL open source
Freescale has a open source (GPL) TCP/IP protocol stack: Fortunately, Freescale does have an embedded TCP/IP protocol stack, called—not surprisingly—FNET. Importantly, it is a complete, stand-alone implementation. That is, the code is self-contained and does not require an operating system or other libraries in order to function. FNET is written primarily in C, with an […]
Bus Pirate V3.5 free PCB build
fcobcn built another free Bus Pirate v3.5 PCB, this time the version with the SSOP PIC. If you build a free PCB we’ll send you another one! Blog about it, post a picture on Flicker, whatever – we’ll send you a coupon code for the free PCB drawer. Get your own handy Bus Pirate for $30, including […]
Solder time watch
Solder : Time watch, ripe for a remake with ultra low-power MCUs: The Solder : Time is an original design watch kit that you solder and assemble yourself. Delivered as a through-hole kit, you solder the components to the PCB, and enclose it all in four layers of laser cut acrylic. Via the forum.
tiltOne a (big) balancing robot
tinito build a large two-wheel balancing robot: tiltOne is a two-wheel balancing robot 90cm tall and able to carry up to 50kg of payload. There are lot of small balancing robots around, but size matters, especially when speaking of balancing a unstable system. Most of small robots “shake” around the vertical, with 5-10 degree oscillation, […]