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September 11, 2006
GSM / GPS modules & Arduino boards @ Spark Fun
Spark Fun dropped a load of wonderful with some new goodies - A GSM/GPS module that you can query when you call it, awesome (you can finally make a GPS enabled rotary cell phone, ring ring) - and the open source Arduino board (see MAKE 07).
GM862 Cellular Quad Band Module with GPS - This is the latest technology available to the M2M (Machine-to-Machine) market. The GM862-GPS combines the powerful GSM engine of the GM862 with a SiRF III 20-channel high sensitivity GPS receiver. Call up the module, issue the GPS query command, and you'll have NMEA data! If this unit is within range of a cellular tower, you'll know where it is within 9 meters anywhere on the surface of the earth - Link.
Arduino USB Board - Arduino is an open-source physical computing platform based on a simple i/o board and a development environment that implements the Processing/Wiring language. Arduino can be used to develop stand-alone interactive objects or can be connected to software on your computer (e.g. Flash, Processing, MaxMSP). The open-source IDE can be downloaded for free (currently for Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux) - Link.
Related:
Arduino Fever - The tale of a cute, blue microcontroller that fits nicely in the palm of your hand, and the expanding community of developers who love and support it. MAKE 07 - Page 52.
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Sep 11, 2006 03:06 PM
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Microdot - DIY LED Wrist watch
RGBphil made a stunning LED watch, he writes - "This project is a circuit board for making a wrist watch size version of my minidot clock with a few more functions more applicable to a portable device. A lot of help and suggestions came from ians 01/\/atch binary watch. Eaglecad schematic and PCB are available below from the original design, and an updated version with a few corrections is also included. The project is aimed to more experienced electronics hobbyiests as it involves small SMD components, and special programming methods. I'll be going through some of the problems and solutions that arose from making this device. This will hopefully help anyone else attempting to make a small microcontroller device. It might get a bit wordy, if you want action in a hurry....just download the project files and build." - Link.
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Sep 11, 2006 10:10 AM
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DIY: EXTREME Power saving wireless mouse mod
Corbin writes - "I tend to have to recharge my mouse at the most inconvenient times, & though with my luck it will always go like that, I did a mod to my wireless mouse that has so far took a mouse that needed to be recharged everyday, to a mouse that can go double to triple the amount of time before needing to be recharged!!! (Not to mention the fact that this is THE BEST way to save batteries with wireless mice, the only way to save more than that would be to either have the mouse off when you're trying to use it! " - Link.
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Sep 11, 2006 08:58 AM
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Linear stepper motor controller
James writes - "Stepper motors avoid expensive position feedback elements but cause jerking, stepped, motion. This open source, old school analog (linear) driver can be tuned for continuous motion. Ideal for telescopes, robotics, cnc, etc... " - Link.
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Sep 11, 2006 07:12 AM
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Upside down clock mod
Steve writes in with what initially seemed a little odd, but makes total sense, for the space constrained... - "Me and my roommates took apart my digital clock so we could flip the led display upside down. We did this so I could mount it under my shelf above my bed, and still read the numbers." - Link.
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Sep 11, 2006 06:19 AM
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HOW TO - Make a magnetic stirrer
G0pher writes - "This instructable shows us how to make a magnetic stirrer, that can be used in your home lab, from the following items:
An old 3" PC fan
A dead hardrive
A 12v ac adaptor
A paperclip
Tools:
Hotglue gun
Screwdriver
Superglue
Misc Items depending on your taste for getting things done :)
Read on, and enjoy." - Link.
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Sep 11, 2006 04:10 AM
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Javascript for stepper motor wiring
Clever, James sent in this this javascript page works out the internal wiring of a stepper motor from the results of some simple tests. This is great for salvaged motors of unknown make - Link.
Pictured here, Bre's drawing bot, well, the start of it! - Link.
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Sep 11, 2006 03:26 AM
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LED based Handycam light
Alan writes - "Sanjiv Dutta saved some money when he decided to make this LED Based Handycam Light instead of going to the store and buying one. It looks very bright and based on the pictures on his site (scroll to the bottom) it seems to work very well!" [via] - Link.
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Sep 11, 2006 01:43 AM
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Xbox 360 laptop
Ben Heckendorn made a freaking Xbox 360 laptop, (buy his book, seriously) he writes - "A friend of mine asked back in May "Can you build an Xbox 360 laptop?" And I responded "Sure, can you pay for it?" He agreed, and thus I set forth on what was surely to be my most complex and insanely ridiculous videogame project yet...
- Uses a 17" wide (diagonal) 1280x720 progressive-scan LCD VGA monitor (for HD-level resolutions) Thus you can actually read the text in Dead Rising.
- Water-cooled with custom-built radiator. Allows for a slimmer main body versus the mammoth heat sinks in a stock 360.
- Built-in keyboard and Wi-Fi.
- USB hub allows original number of 3 USB ports for user.
- All-aluminum case, except for plastic keyboard / ring of light / screen control area.
- Uses single customized "expanded" power supply brick for both screen and Xbox 360.
- Breakout ports on back allow hookup to component TV, VGA monitor, sound system (analog or TOSlink) and even crummy composite video.
- Size: 16.75" x 10.75" x 2.8" Weight: 14 pounds (with water loaded)
More...[via] - photos & build log.
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Sep 11, 2006 12:48 AM
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September 10, 2006
Add a 40GB hard drive to a Nintendo DS
Alexei (natrium42) hacked up a CF card adaptor for a Nintendo DS to connect up a 40GB hard drive, he writes "To get back to hardware development, I decided to do a quick IDE to GBAMP (GBA Movie Player v2) hack. I also took a few pictures for the few people interested in doing this (at their own risk) :) You might not know it, but CompactFlash memory cards use IDE interface; and hence it's possible to map each IDE pin to a corresponding CF pin. Unfortunately, DS delivers only 3.3V to GBA slot and so an external 5V power supply is required. I used a 11.1V li-poly battery and a DC-DC converter to bring the voltage down to 5V. " [via] - Link.
Related:
More Nintendo DS articles, hacks, mods and how-tos - Link.
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Sep 10, 2006 12:42 PM
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HOW TO - Barbie Bending: Cicuit bending a Barbie Karaoke machine
Pink is the new black, seriously. Grab a cheap Barbie Karaoke machine from eBay, junk store, or from a kid who wants to do something cool with it - then check out these schematics on how to turn it into a cool circuit bent musical instrument... [via] - Link.
Related:
Oodles of circuit bending projects - Link.
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Sep 10, 2006 08:41 AM
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September 6, 2006
HOW TO - Make a DIY LED Mood lamp
Toon writes - "After making my pyramid mood light with 12 high power leds, i decided to make a bigger and better version, without the emphasis on the low budget.. After all, the pyramid mood lamp was more of a proof of concept with its shortcomings. I wanted the new mood lamp to be more powerful, so it could also be used in daylight conditions. I did this by using a z-power 3 watt RGB power led. This one led is far more powerful than the 12 ones combined i used before. The colors also mix better because of the wider opening angle and because the rgb chips lay very close together." [via] - Link.
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Sep 6, 2006 02:16 PM
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HOW TO - SMD soldering (Surface mount devices)
Curious how to solder those tiny parts on to PCBs? (Printed circuit boards) Here's a 6 page tutorial that covers the basics as well as hot-air rework... Nathan writes - "More and more ICs come in surface mount packages only these days. And I can't tell you how many times I've heard someone say 'Well I can't solder that because it's SMD'. They're wrong! You can solder anything. That's right, anything from your own dorm-cell-room. That's 0.5mm from pin to pin! 50 pin connector for the GM862. You too can solder this! This tutorial will show you just how to solder crazy things like this connector, leadless ICs, etc. " - Link.
Related:
- Using SMT components in your electronics projects - Link.
- Solder surface mount parts with a toaster oven... - Link.
- More SMD soldering - Link.
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Sep 6, 2006 12:22 PM
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September 5, 2006
Large Tesla Coil Overview
Roger Smith makes Tesla coils and then makes videos explaining his work to share. The thunder in the background audio is particularly great!- Link
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Sep 5, 2006 01:19 PM
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September 4, 2006
LED flashlight from garage door remote
Mark made an LED flashlight from an old garage door remote. Link.
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Sep 4, 2006 06:28 PM
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HOW TO - Build your own rounded cable
Pasteler0 says, "Simple tutorial explaining how to make a rounded cable from a flat IDE." Link.
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Sep 4, 2006 12:07 AM
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September 3, 2006
Wireless mouse mod
Kevin says, "Here's directions and demonstration for a wireless mouse modification using a plastic container and an elastic fabric." Link.
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Sep 3, 2006 06:13 PM
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HOW TO - Make a digital wall clock
Max says, "build a home made digital wall clock w/ temperature monitoring in fahrenheit and celcius." Link.
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Sep 3, 2006 04:07 PM
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September 1, 2006
Solar powered wheelchair
Bob Triming of Australia modded his wheelchair to run on solar panels. The solar panels turns out provides Bob with dual benefits -- the solar panels give him an extra 30 mins of power on sunny days, and also acts as an umbrella on rainy days. [ via ] Link.
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Sep 1, 2006 01:20 PM
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August 31, 2006
Tape case bike light
Matt Rasmussen made a simple LED bike light from an old tape case for less than 20 bucks! Matt says, "I've been riding with this thing for about a month now and loving it more and more." Link.
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Aug 31, 2006 05:11 PM
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