Posted September 15, 2008 by Chris

The Weeboy is quite the spin-off of the Wiimote. It uses an accelerometer to detect tilt and has a built in game around this sensor. This means, no joystick or gamepad, only a box that you tilt in every which way to play the game. Software & hardware schematics are available for download.

Posted July 29, 2008 by Chris

This is a simple little project that shows how powerful automation can be. It uses ultrasonic sensors and a microcontroller to keep a spot light pointed at the object moving infront of the sensors. The project write-up has both detailed hardware schematics & the software.

Posted July 2, 2008 by Chris

The standard NES controller has been made into mp3 players, walkmans & plenty of other random yet incognito devices. This time it has been made into a fully fledged computer mouse. Check out the project write-up to see how it’s made.

Posted May 31, 2008 by Chris

The homemade weather vane is a simple project with a compass display to show you which way the wind is currently blowing. The purpose of course is for logging weather (wind) data over long periods of time. The write-up lists all necessary parts & the construction procedure.

Posted May 30, 2008 by Chris

This system has many different devices interfaced together all controlled by a central computer & program with a straight forward gui. The idea is to spice up this guys dorm room. He’s made a decent write-up with pictures and videos, take a look.

Posted May 22, 2008 by Chris

This is a 4-zone sprinkler controller using embedded linux. It was also modified to control a garden hose sprinkler system. The implementation is fairly innovative, plus there’s lots of pictures, schematics & lists everything you’d need to build it.

Posted May 14, 2008 by Chris

Today’s project write-up is an IR Transmitter/Receiver pair using a PIC microcontroller. The circuit for both the transmitter and receivers is fairly complicated however not impossible to build. All the information you’ll need to make them can be found in the write-up.

Posted May 8, 2008 by Chris

IR sensors are usually housed in some nice casing to get optimal performance and it will be on a PCB with a standard output connector. Rarely do we see how these things actually work. This project write-up shows how a basic IR range sensor works using 2 LEDs (IR Transmitter/Receiver).

Posted May 5, 2008 by Chris

Digital Oscilloscopes made with microcontrollers are always both cool little gizmos and very useful. This AVR based oscilloscope is limited in features, however its small size and low build-cost make it worthwhile. Hardware schematics and software are available for download.

Posted May 4, 2008 by Chris

The yellow drum machine is a neat little robot that navigates & plays music. It drums using little ‘drum sticks’ attached to its body with actuators. The write-up details the entire project and there are alot of cool videos of the robot in action!