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Posted April 11, 2011 by Chris

As the solar power industry grows, so must too sun tracking circuitry. This project gives a short but sweet example of how to build a system for sun-tracking. It’s not professional grade, but it is a great place to start if you’re looking to build your own sun-tracking solar panel.

Posted April 10, 2011 by Chris

For any hacker, a valuable and free resource comes from old or recycled parts. Dead or broken PCB’s usually only have 1 bad part, with the rest still fully functional. Today’s tutorial shows you a great on-the-cheap method for salvaging parts from a PCB.

Posted April 9, 2011 by Chris

RFID technology has been slowly becoming more popular in the commercial industry as it offers a great way for tracking products. Today’s project uses a PIC to make an RFID tag reader. Not many hardware parts are necessary to implement the reader, just a lot of software.

Posted April 8, 2011 by Chris

If you’ve ever been curious how PS/2 works or how to build a text terminal serial interface, this project explains how to do both! PS/2 communication from a Keyboard is interpreted by a PIC and sent serially to a desktop computer. The theory is very well explained with no details left out, a great project for beginners!

Posted April 7, 2011 by Chris

Today’s PyroElectro Tutorial: RS232 serial communication is widely used for transferring 8 bits of information at a time. The PIC gives us easy access to hardware that is capable of serial communication. This tutorial shows you how to build a simple, but effective RS232 communication interface.

Posted April 6, 2011 by Chris

If you’ve been wanting to dive into the world of autonomous robots, here’s a great project to get you started! A simple prototyping platform is used with off the shelf parts and sensors. The project write-up does a great job of explaining the hardware design and software used to make this robot run smoothly.

Posted April 5, 2011 by Chris

Infrared Cameras are great tools for working with electronics. They display heat graphically which gives away short circuits in mili-seconds and can telling you who is blushing. This project shows you how to build your own DIY thermocam for around $100. Given that IR cams cost $1000’s, this is worth a look.

Posted April 4, 2011 by Chris

Here’s a cool little balancing robot that is purely analog. The parts required to build it are minimal and the fact that it works to me is simply amazing. The write-up is an instructable with all the details needed to make your own.

Posted April 3, 2011 by Chris

USB hubs are everywhere, but 31 port USB hubs just don’t exist, at least not at your local electronics store. Today’s project shows you how to build your own 31 port USB hub with some off the shelf parts. The project write-up is mixed in with a little USB theory.

Posted April 2, 2011 by Chris

Tetris is one of the oldest and best games right up there with Pong. It has been recreated countless times, and here is an awesome rehash using a PIC microcontroller and some LED arrays. The project write-up has all the hardware and software details needed to build your own.