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Posted September 2, 2013 by Chris

“Arturo Vidich, Sofy Yuditskaya and I needed a way to read brains for our Mental Block project last fall. After looking at the options, we decided that hacking a toy EEG would be the cheapest / fastest way to get the data we wanted. Here’s how we did it.”

Posted September 1, 2013 by Chris

“A collection of the final projects from EGGN 482 at the Colorado School of Mines. Each project has a summary with slides and a video demonstrating how it works. Many great projects in this line-up!”

Posted August 31, 2013 by Chris

“By using light sensor with transistor switch, you can make a ‘LED that turns on when dark’ circuit without bothering with microcontrollers.”

Posted August 30, 2013 by Chris

“In Yaw Control Part 1 I discussed how gyroscopes can be applied in Radio Controlled cars to reduce yaw under braking and acceleration. Since this first post I have developed an Arduino based yaw control system which goes beyond the original goals to address the major flaw in the gyro based approach.”

Posted August 29, 2013 by Chris

This week we’re launching our brand new course: An Introduction To Analog Electronics. We’ll start by looking at The Intro. Here’s a quick intro of what this PyroEDU lesson is all about:

If you have never studied analog electronics before and want to get started learning about AC, DC, filters and amplifiers this is where you should start. This first lesson explains what this course is about, what tools you’ll need to follow along with the course and what expectations you should have from taking this course.

Posted August 27, 2013 by Chris

In 2 days, PyroEDU will be introducing a new course: An Introduction To Analog Electronics. Here’s a quick summary of the course and some links with more details.

This course is meant to create a pathway into learning about analog electronics, for people who are scared of the math and general trickery that usually comes with it. A hands-on approach is taken in this course through a combination of lecture and experimentation to teach you about the different basic ideas (AC vs. DC, filters and amplifiers) used in analog electronics.

Posted August 26, 2013 by Chris

“This Arduino based circuit is used for setting the RGB-channels of the IKEA Dioder LED list based on serial input. The serial input is provided by a Python script that converts HSV colors to RGB to provide a nice loop-around-effect. This is a replacement controller for the original IKEA Dioder RGB LEDs, and does not need modifications to the original PCB.”

Posted August 25, 2013 by Chris

“The main reason that I wanted to build a DIY Segway was simply because I wanted to see if it was possible. I also liked the idea of building something that strongly interacts with humans. I will now describe how I built it.”

Posted August 24, 2013 by Chris

“Recently I’ve been working on a quadcopter UAV project. The on-board electronic system includes 3-Axis Gyro, GPS/INS, AHRS, 5.8Ghz FPV transmitter, GoPro Hero camera and a small Gumstix computer.”

Posted August 22, 2013 by Chris

“We used two stepper motors to drive a steel ball scavenged from a ball-bearing…We also mounted a solenoid which raises and lowers a writing instrument. The device is meant to write on a sheet of paper…By using a mouse to control the robot, anyone can sit down and doodle remotely with it.”