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Posted September 14, 2013 by Chris

“Want to make really nice looking front panel for your next DIY project? Then you’re in the right place! First you’re gonna need to have some basic tools and materials: InkJet or Laser printer, Utility knife or X-Acto knife, Pair of scissors, General Usage Labels, Self-Adhesive Laminating Sheet, Imagination!”

Posted September 13, 2013 by Chris

“This is a music player I made for my entry for the 2013 Ottawa Mini-Maker Faire. It’s based on the popular 555 timer chip. My main design criteria was that it had to be far more robust than my previous music player that used pencil marks for the resistors. Those pencil marks wore away from the paper moving over them and taking away the pencil lead.”

Posted September 12, 2013 by Chris

Now it’s time for this week’s Analog Electronics lesson! This time we will explore more about Rectifier diodes. Here’s a quick intro of what this PyroEDU lesson is all about:

In electronics, diodes serve a unique purpose in that they only allow current to flow through them in one direction, which makes them useful for blocking unwanted voltages and guiding current flow. In this lesson, we are going to use that unique property of diodes to rectify a simple AC signal into a flat DC signal.

Posted September 11, 2013 by Chris

“Goals: [1] Create a wireless device that sends data from a simple tilt switch. [2] Use a PC to capture, analyze, and detect shaking mosion…..Method: Place a simple tilt switch on a wireless RF board (PIC12F675). Receive the RF data onto a USB PIC (PIC18F2550). Transmit the data to a laptop using USB serial port emulation (PBP code). Analyze the data using Processing, identify and visualize shake-motion.”

Posted September 10, 2013 by Chris

“The TriWheeler has a smart autonomous mode that allows the unit to move freely without running into major obstacles. Furthermore, The TriWheeler features 3 speeds and the cruising speed could be easily adjusted using the remote control on the fly.”

Posted September 9, 2013 by Chris

“The purpose of this project is to aid the visually impaired with everyday tasks by providing more information to them about their surroundings. Typically, a person with no or poor vision will use a cane while walking to determine the general topography of the area.”

Posted September 8, 2013 by Chris

“In order to ease electronical design and increase hardware and software stability EMMA2 is built on top of an off-the-shelf handheld computer with integrated color camera and Bluetooth communication. In addition to the hardware components power supply and motor drive control the undercarriage hosts general purpose I/O interfaces enabling efficient integration of additional sensors in the future.”

Posted September 6, 2013 by Chris

“In this post we’ll put everything together and show you how to communicate between your Android application and the Arduino using nothing but the Android USB host API. Remember, this approach has nothing to do with Android ADK! Unlike Android ADK, your Android device will act as the USB host, while your Arduino board will act as the USB device.”

Posted September 5, 2013 by Chris

Are you ready for another Analog Electronics lesson? We are! This week we will explore more about AC vs DC Electricity. Here’s a quick intro of what this PyroEDU lesson is all about:

Understanding the difference between DC and AC electricity is the first step towards understanding analog electronics. In this less we will go over some theory about what AC electricity is, what it looks like and how it is different from DC electricity. Additionally, we will build an example AC circuit that generates a tone.

Posted September 4, 2013 by Chris

“Make your very own pair of The Gloves! This step-by-step tutorial takes you through the process of building (and customizing) your own pair of DIY Data Gloves.”