Z80 Text Scroller

While surfing around I ran across the Z80 Text Scroller by Tim Williams. Tim's website has a lot of his personal projects and they all have the DIY feel that I love. Take a look at the text scroller and his site, hardware schematics & software are there as well!


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Mint Tin Bike Light

This project uses a 12xx series PIC to control the rear light to go on a bicycle. The main function is for when you are riding your bike at night so people can see you. Hardware schematics, PCB layout & software is all there. Avid bicyclists don't miss this one!


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Vehicle Monitoring & Security System

This very detailed write-up goes through the process of designing a vehicle monitoring and security system. If you don't mind the lack of pictures and prefer schematics this article is for you. It's all brought together using a microchip PIC as its CPU. Some advanced components are used in this design. Check it out!


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Motors and uControllers 101

This is a great article for anyone starting out in the world of uControllers. It introduces a few very simple methods for controlling a small motor using a any type of microcontroller. Like all things motor control is easy at first but then very complex in the long haul. Take a look!


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Lego Sudoku Solver

Today we see a spectacular display of how far legos have come into the modern world. The programmable interface with the once simple lego mindstorms has become complicated enough to make sudoku solvers!


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Net Power Strip

The Net Power Strip is a cool little project that shows you how to build an electric power strip that you can control via the internet. It uses analog relays for power switching. Hardware schematics included in the project write-up.


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DIY Binary Clock

The Binary Clock is one of the signs of a geek, but they're fun to try and figure out. This project write-up shows you how to use a PIC microcontroller to make your very own Binary Clock.


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Digital Thermometer Display

This project is probably more novelty than useful, but its simplicity will get you familiar with digital thermometers. A pic is used to interpret output data and a gigantic LCD display is used to show it to us humans. Software and hardware schematics are there just for you!


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Electromagnetic Suspension: A Digital Control System

This project is a definite crowd pleaser. Any form of levitation or suspension always gets the attention of people as it looks physically impossible. The project write-up explains in great detail how to duplicate it and build your own.


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An Intro To Jacob’s Ladder

The theory behind Jacob's Ladder has been around for quite some time and the project has been reproduced many times in many different ways. This project write-up gives you some background theory and shows a simple implementation of it.


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