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Web Dashboard for Zephyr

Posted on August 22, 2025 by Bryan Cockfield

Over time, web browsers have accumulated a ton of features beyond what anyone from the 90s might have imagined, from an application platform to file management and even to hardware …read more Continue reading Web Dashboard for Zephyr→

Posted in API, microcontroller, Microcontrollers, real-time operating system, REST API, RTOS, web dashboard, web ui, websocket, zephyr, Zephyr OS

Converting a Sprinkler System to DC

Posted on August 22, 2025 by Bryan Cockfield

Famously, Nikola Tesla won the War of the Currents in the early days of electrification because his AC system could use transformers to minimize losses for long distance circuits. That …read more Continue reading Converting a Sprinkler System to DC→

Posted in ac, conversion, dc, drv103, grass, green hacks, lawn, pwm, solenoid, sprinkler

A Repeater for WWVB

Posted on August 7, 2025 by Bryan Cockfield

For those living in the continental US who, for whatever reason, don’t have access to an NTP server or a GPS device, the next best way to make sure the …read more Continue reading A Repeater for WWVB→

Posted in amplifier, arduino, clock, clock hacks, pwm, watch, wwvb | Tagged Radio, Wristwatch

Real-Time Beamforming with Software-Defined Radio

Posted on August 5, 2025 by Bryan Cockfield

It is perhaps humanity’s most defining trait that we are always striving to build things better, stronger, faster, or bigger than that which came before. Taller skyscrapers, longer bridges, and …read more Continue reading Real-Time Beamforming with Software-Defined Radio→

Posted in ADALM-PLUTO, angle of arrival, beamforming, phased array, radio hacks, sdr, software-defined radio | Tagged Radio

The Tape Speed Keyboard

Posted on August 4, 2025 by Bryan Cockfield

For those who experienced any part of the 1960s, even if it’s just experiencing the music from that era here in the future, the sound of the Mellotron is immediately …read more Continue reading The Tape Speed Keyboard→

Posted in analog, cassette, Keyboard, musical hacks, musical instrument, potentiometer, tape deck, tape speed, tape speed keyboard

Open-Source, Flexible E-Reader

Posted on August 4, 2025 by Bryan Cockfield

Although the most popular e-reader by far is the Kindle, some argue that its primary use isn’t even as an e-reader at all but rather as a storefront for one …read more Continue reading Open-Source, Flexible E-Reader→

Posted in e-book, e-paper, microcontroller, Microcontrollers, open-source, pcb, real-time operating system, RTOS, zephyr | Tagged E-reader

Legally Distinct Space Invaders Display WiFi Info

Posted on July 31, 2025 by Bryan Cockfield

In the early 00s there was a tiny moment before the widespread adoption of mobile broadband, after the adoption of home WiFi, and yet before the widespread use of encryption. …read more Continue reading Legally Distinct Space Invaders Display WiFi Info→

Posted in galaga, meter, signal strength, space invaders, Wi-Fi, wifi, Wireless, wireless hacks

Skateboard Wheels Add Capabilities to Plasma Cutter

Posted on July 28, 2025 by Bryan Cockfield

Although firmly entrenched in the cultural zeitgeist now, the skateboard wasn’t always a staple of popular culture. It had a pretty rocky start as surfers jankily attached roller skating hardware …read more Continue reading Skateboard Wheels Add Capabilities to Plasma Cutter→

Posted in cnc, cnc hacks, cutting, miter, Notch, pipe, plasma cutter, wheels | Tagged Skateboard

Commodore 64 on New FPGA

Posted on July 28, 2025 by Bryan Cockfield

When it comes to getting retro hardware running again, there are many approaches. On one hand, the easiest path could be to emulate the hardware on something modern, using nothing …read more Continue reading Commodore 64 on New FPGA→

Posted in 6502, commodore 64, FPGA, hdmi, retrocomputing, tang nano 9k, verilog, vhdl, VIC-II

Experience Other Planets with the Gravity Simulator

Posted on July 28, 2025 by Bryan Cockfield

As Earthlings, most of us don’t spend a lot of extra time thinking about the gravity on our home planet. Instead, we go about our days only occasionally dropping things …read more Continue reading Experience Other Planets with the Gravity Simulator→

Posted in arduino, Arduino Hacks, balance, IMU, led hacks, Planets, simulator, Space | Tagged Gravity

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