In one episode of the Make: television show I do an Input >> Arduino >> Output demonstration to explain how the microcontroller reads a button press and plays a light pattern on some LEDs. To keep things clear visually, I mounted the buttons in one MAKE Project Tin, the Arduino in the middle, and the LEDs in another tin. I also used one of these tiny breadboards to wire it up (I ran out of time to solder anything). All hail the humble Altoid tin!
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Dec 6, 2008 05:00 PM
Altoids and tin cases, Arduino, Make: television |
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OK, as on of winners of the Tin Million Uses contest that was put on years ago, it's nice to see clean tins! I've been thinking of a lot of projects using tins, but haven't even started any physical work on them. One of these days...
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OK, as on of winners of the Tin Million Uses contest that was put on years ago, it's nice to see clean tins! I've been thinking of a lot of projects using tins, but haven't even started any physical work on them. One of these days...
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You made those Pintoid cameras, right? Your photographs are amazing, maybe you should ask for a MAKE tin for a stocking stuffer!
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Hey, something just occurred to me when I saw this:
I have a couple projects right now that need to go in the mini Altoids tins ("The Tiny Tin"). I've been looking all over, and I can't find them anywhere. I would buy some if you sold tins that size with your slogan on them (or if you just sold the tins with mints in them).
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Nope, I made the box that switched audio from speakers to headphones. Also it had a jack for a microphone pass through.
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My bad, sorry. That sounds excellent, could you put the link up here in the comments?
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I don't have a site up anymore.. =( And the Altoids site doesn't have it up any more ether.
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