PyroElectro - News, Projects & Tutorials » apple http://www.pyroelectro.com PyroElectro.com brings you cool projects & tutorials that you can do at home. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:15:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Apple Remote Shield for the Arduino http://www.pyroelectro.com/2012/01/24/apple-remote-shield-for-the-arduino/ http://www.pyroelectro.com/2012/01/24/apple-remote-shield-for-the-arduino/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:30:57 +0000 Chris http://www.pyroelectro.com/?p=3919
“Awhile back I was working on a project that that I wanted to be able to start music the on my mac through the IR receiver. After a while of looking around I found this library which allows you to use your arduino as an Apple Remote. I integrated it in to my project and it worked great! So the other day I decided to make an Apple Remote shield for my arduino.”

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“This is a Macintosh 512k which I upgraded to run OS X by replacing the innards with a modern Mac Mini and various supporting components, including a grayscale CRT monitor, an LS-120 floppy disk drive, and a microcontroller-based USB device that interfaces the Mini to the original keyboard and mouse. Why? Mainly because I wanted to experiment with creating a custom USB device.”

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If you ever thought those little AVR microcontrollers were not so powerful, this project should prove you wrong. This project uses a 12 Mhz AVR to output complex grahics and basically an operating system to a touch screen LCD very similar to an iPhone. Hardware schematics & source code are all there for you.


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]]> http://www.pyroelectro.com/2011/02/13/avr-wanna-be-iphone/feed/ 0 Ipod Hand Crank Charger http://www.pyroelectro.com/2010/10/05/ipod-hand-crank-charger/ http://www.pyroelectro.com/2010/10/05/ipod-hand-crank-charger/#comments Tue, 05 Oct 2010 19:00:22 +0000 Chris http://www.pyroelectro.com/?p=869
Today's project shows you how to make a hand crank that can recharge your Ipod. Obviously you'll run out of energy after a few minutes, but you'll be able to listen to music while you're at it. The write-up is very detailed, take a look.


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We've seen a few of these before but this mobile iPod battery pack is definitely the simplest. It just uses two 9v and two AA's. This method could potentially (but unlikely) be harmful to your iPod since no control circuitry exists, but it's doubtful anything bad would happen.


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]]> http://www.pyroelectro.com/2008/08/19/ipod-altoids-battery-pack/feed/ 0 Bicycle Powered Ipod Charger http://www.pyroelectro.com/2008/07/25/bicycle-powered-ipod-charger/ http://www.pyroelectro.com/2008/07/25/bicycle-powered-ipod-charger/#comments Sat, 26 Jul 2008 01:52:10 +0000 Chris http://www.pyroelectro.com/?p=225
Here's one more truly unique ipod battery charger. This project was created to harness the power of a person bicycling to charge an ipod. The project write-up has a detailed walk through of how it was created & how it works.


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]]> http://www.pyroelectro.com/2008/07/25/bicycle-powered-ipod-charger/feed/ 3 Ipod Battery Pack http://www.pyroelectro.com/2008/07/24/ipod-battery-pack/ http://www.pyroelectro.com/2008/07/24/ipod-battery-pack/#comments Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:41:19 +0000 Chris http://www.pyroelectro.com/?p=221
This article points you in many different directions for mobile Ipod battery packs. Some of the battery packs are commercial, others are homemade and use standard AA batteries. Overall, if you're an Ipod & DIY lover you won't want to miss this article as a mobile battery pack can save you from hours of boredom.


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This is a very simple write-up that details how to make your own USB charger for your I-Pod. It's actually not very complicated but the procedure must be done delicately so that no wires are crossed. The write-up is in depth and has lots of pictures to guide you, so take a look.


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For Apple/Mac lovers the embedded world is not very friendly. There are very few IDE's available for OSX and beyond. However, this tutorial for the AVR, guides mac users on how to get everything interfaced & programmed with minimal effort. Software examples & walkthroughs are included.


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