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Posted January 6, 2009 by Chris

Computer Terminals have their place in history but many are still used today. This is a basic numeric keypad terminal with serial I/O capabilities. Output is displayed on the 4×16 LCD screen, input given via the keypad. Good for security, remote control or a fun project!

Posted January 5, 2009 by Chris

Craft is a great demonstration of what the ATmega88 can do. It has various outputs to a standard CRT monitor with only a 20MHz clock. Audio signals are also generated by the microcontroller. A very interesting project, take a look!

Posted January 4, 2009 by Chris

Today’s post is not so much a project write-up as it is a very informative article. This one gives a very enlightening overview of what boot loaders do and how they lead to very cool projects. At very least give this one a skim through, you will learn something you didn’t know about microcontrollers!

Posted January 3, 2009 by Chris

This is a fairly straight forward Relay-based project. The Arduino microprocessor controls turning the lights off and on via the Relays. A simple project, but it shows you the path to starting standard home automation.

Posted January 2, 2009 by Chris

USB WiFi connections have been around for a few years now and their popularity is ever-growing. A popular mod is to attach your own antenna to the device. This project write-up takes you through that process and makes a few good suggestions.

Posted January 1, 2009 by Chris

Happy New Year To Everyone! In that same spirit here is a nice project write-up for creating your own wirelessly controlled fireworks display. The core information for duplicating the device can be found, but no hardware schematic.

Posted November 28, 2008 by Chris

Homemade PIC programmers can be found all over the web. They all offer a cheaper alternative to Microchip or Clone programmers but the catch is you have to make it yourself. If you have at least a little electronics experience this will be no problem! Here’s a simple example DIY PIC programmer.

Posted November 15, 2008 by Chris

A hardware key logger will work on any computer regardless of the operating system. This is a project I’ve been wanting to do myself for some time. The project write-up includes microcontroller software & hardware schematics for the device.

Posted November 10, 2008 by Chris

If you’ve never taken a peek inside the mechanical hard drives that have been widely used for many years, now is your opportunity (at no cost). This articles gives you an in depth look at all the parts inside the modern computer hard drive and what they do.

Posted November 5, 2008 by Chris

Dead reckoning is a strange term for predicting how you should steer based off of previous data, in this case, gps waypoints. The project write-up is very detailed from theory to application and the parts used are cheap and easy to get. Take a look!