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Posted July 20, 2011 by Chris

This tiny gaming system duplicates the old game of Simon using a small PIC micro and a tiny platform just big enough to fit into your hands. The article includes the PCB layout and artwork, along with hardware schematics and software. For a DIY game system, this is a great article to follow and duplicate.

Posted July 19, 2011 by Chris

Call them what you will: Coil guns, Rail guns or whatever, but these things are pure awesome. This article gives insight on how to build a coil gun using some electronics and a disposable camera. Details are a little light (extra info: the stunning camera) but the theory is sound. Be safe with this thing!

Posted July 18, 2011 by Chris

Similar to my own Pyro POV here’s one that can replace your wrist watch! The binary watch POV uses the ‘persistence of vision’ trick to tell you what time it is. Although seemingly dangerous to have to swing your arm real fast whenever you want to know the time, the large coolness factor levels things out.

Posted July 17, 2011 by Chris

Today’s article covers some simple ground, specifically using 555 timers with IR transmitter/receiver pairs. The project uses these to keep track of how many people come in and out of the room as well as turning the lights on when someone enters. The circuit is straight forward, but gives insight on how to create the common 38 KHz carrier frequency IR circuits use.

Posted July 16, 2011 by Chris

Here’s a throwback to 2000, using a throw back from 1972, Pong! The project was built for a class at Cornell and the article explains their design process and features the hardware outline and source code for the Atmel microcontroller.

Posted July 15, 2011 by Chris

Today’s article should interest those of you in manufacturing and motion control industries because it deals with the programming style known as ladder logic. The article explains how you can use their custom software to do ladder logic on a PIC or AVR microcontroller. Ladder logic is a type of graphical programming that has been popular in the PLC industry for many years.

Posted July 14, 2011 by Chris

This week’s PyroElectro Tutorial explores how to add and use a common remote control car transmitter and receiver pair in your microcontroller projects. Specifically the received protocol will be translated into information the pic can use to create some output from the remote control’s input.

Posted July 13, 2011 by Chris

Want win a USB Oscilloscope? Yes! Then, If you’re a firmware coder this contest is for you. The Sponsor: Open-Electronics.org is looking for contestants to write firmware for a new GSM Remote Control called TiDiGino. 10 Lucky people will even get a FREE TiDiGino just for participating!

Posted July 12, 2011 by Chris

DIY Rotating displays, sometimes called POV’s because of their use of persistence of vision, have become more common and are a very fun project to build. This article shows the process of building a quality rotating led display on a PCB with pictures, video, software and the hardware schematics of the project.

Posted July 11, 2011 by Chris

Everyone loves Tron, and the new Tron: Legacy. But why, hasn’t a Tron clothing line come out yet? Some DIYers have taken up the task to show you how to make your own Tron styled clothing using EL Wire. Take a look at this article and tutorial video to find out how it is done.