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June 4, 2007

Amazing robot with perfect balance

by @ 6:14 pm. Filed under Electronics, Technology, Video

The Murata Boy bicycle riding balancing robot
Able to balance perfectly on only two wheels, you have to see the videos to appreciate just how cool this is!
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May 28, 2007

Robotic microcontroller programmer (with video)

by @ 6:43 pm. Filed under Electronics

Automated robotic microcontroller programmer
Anyone who's read this blog for any amount of time knows that I love microcontrollers and projects made with them. Well, here's a microcontroller project that creates more microcontrollers. Is this the beginning of a Terminator-esque future?
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May 21, 2007

Phidgets: Easy to use USB circuit goodies

by @ 3:15 pm. Filed under Electronics

Phidgets controller
If you've ever wanted to be able to add easy USB interfacing to your electronic circuits, the Phidgets USB modules might just be what you need.
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May 7, 2007

Open source PCB design and layout

by @ 6:04 pm. Filed under Electronics, Software

gEDA screenshot
Using the gEDA tool suite, you can design your own schematics and circuit boards on any platform that support X Windows, including Mac OS X.

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May 1, 2007

Devel board combines logic analyzer, micros, etc.

by @ 7:57 pm. Filed under Electronics

The PLAICE development board
Combining the features of a FLASH Programmer, In-Circuit Emulator, and High Speed Multi-Channel Logic Analyzer, the PLAICE is a fertile platform to learn FPGA programming, Verilog, VHDL, microcontroller interfacing, and many other useful electronics-related skills.
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April 18, 2007

Home built PIC microcontroller cluster project

by @ 5:34 pm. Filed under Electronics

Home built PIC microcontroller cluster project
This guy is building a cluster of low-cost PIC microcontrollers to experiment and learn with parallel computing design.
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March 29, 2007

AVR based LCD display connects via ethernet

by @ 8:23 pm. Filed under Electronics

AVR microcontroller controls an LCD display
Here's a cool project that lets you display text on a dot matrix LCD via an ethernet connection and web interface.
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March 17, 2007

Use your Nintendo DS as an embedded controller

by @ 2:59 pm. Filed under Electronics

The DSerial2 I/O board for use in the Nintendo DS
Now you can put the considerable power and efficiency of the Nintendo DS handheld gaming system to use in your robots and other embedded control projects.
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February 8, 2007

DIY radio frequency remote control that’s PIC based

by @ 8:00 pm. Filed under Electronics

A DIY PIC controlled radio frequency (RF) transmitter
Using this cool project, you can interface a PIC to transmit all sorts of codes for your projects!
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January 15, 2007

Guide to help you choose a microcontroller

by @ 9:30 pm. Filed under Electronics

An assortment of microcontrollers
If you're wondering how to select a microcontroller for your next project, this guide might be helpful.
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