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Posted March 2, 2008 by Chris

For those of you not familiar with anemometers. These little things are often used in weather stations to measure wind speed & pressure. This project write up shows you how to make one using an atmel ATmega. The author’s method for plotting data output is very clean (an html table).

Posted March 1, 2008 by Chris

This project has gotten alot of media attention over the years. As you can imagine instructions for building your own cruise missile could be disastrous in the wrong hands, but the author points out that it has reached the point where it’s actually feasible even with a slim budget.

Posted February 29, 2008 by Chris

Coil Guns also known as gaussian rifles have been around for a long time. The theory is so concrete that you can build one easily at home. This is a 3,000 joules single stage gaussian rifle. All necessary parts, circuits and even test videos are included in this write-up.

Posted February 28, 2008 by Chris

The autonomous drifter is an rc car with a modified transmitter that allows a computer to control it via the serial port. It has both manual and autonomous control using the keyboard.

Posted February 27, 2008 by Syd

For quite some time hovercraft were really popular. Recent times has seen the decline of them however, you can still build a remote control hovercraft quite easily! From big to small this project write up shows you how to build’m with some rather unexpected design techniques.

Posted February 26, 2008 by Chris

Verilog is the other half of the CPLD/FPGA world in terms of programming languages. With its similarities to C & Java it is a prime choice for many developers. This tutorial uses the CPLD Development Board from last week’s tutorial for a ‘Learn By Example’ approach for understanding Verilog.

Posted February 25, 2008 by Chris

So when it’s nearing your girlfriend’s birthday, make sure to have this one bookmarked. The LED shirt uses an AVRmega16 microcontroller to control all the leds. One additional thing…try not to walk into an airport with one of these on, bad things might happen to you =P.

Posted February 24, 2008 by Chris

This robot further proves the awesome possibilities that hobby-servos offer. Controlled by a PS1 controller, the robot-crawler is powered by a microcontroller & completely mobile (even the head moves)!

Posted February 23, 2008 by Chris

The Leaf Project uses sophisticated AI along with the OpenCV project to create intelligence for a mobile robot. All source code, hardware schematics & info is available on their website. Take a look at the demo video too!

Posted February 22, 2008 by Chris

Since accurate accelerometers are now available everywhere, the first thing you do with one is to measure G-forces relative to gravity! This project creates an inexpensive & simple G-force meter using only a few parts.