Pi Port Protection PCB
We’re used to interfaces such as I2C and one-wire as easy ways to hook up sensors and other peripherals to microcontrollers. While they’re fine within the confines of a small …read more Continue reading Pi Port Protection PCB
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A PLL For Perfect Pitch
When Hackaday runs a contest, we see all manner of clever projects. But inevitably there are some we don’t see, because their builders didn’t manage to get them finished in …read more Continue reading A PLL For Perfect Pitch
The 32 Bit 6502 You Never Had
In the beginning was the MOS6502, an 8-bit microprocessor that found its way into many famous machines. Some of you will know that a CMOS 6502 was created by the …read more Continue reading The 32 Bit 6502 You Never Had
Candle Oscillator Really Heats Things Up
As the timebase for a clock, almost anything with a periodic oscillation can be used. Traditionally, that meant a pendulum, but in our time, we’ve seen plenty of others. Perhaps …read more Continue reading Candle Oscillator Really Heats Things Up
Finding A New Model For Hacker Camps
A couple of decades ago now, several things happened which gave life to our world and made it what it has become. Hackerspaces proliferated, giving what was previously dispersed a …read more Continue reading Finding A New Model For Hacker Camps
Bad To The Bluetooth: You Shouldn’t Use This Jammer
Back in the day, an FM bug was a handy way to make someone’s annoying radio go away, particularly if it could be induced to feedback. But these days you’re …read more Continue reading Bad To The Bluetooth: You Shouldn’t Use This Jammer
The PC In Your Pico
We’re all used to emulating older computers here, and we’ve seen plenty of projects that take a cheap microcontroller and use it to emulate a classic home computer or gaming …read more Continue reading The PC In Your Pico
It’s a Pi, But it’s not Quite a Raspberry Pi
When is a Raspberry Pi not a Raspberry Pi? Perhaps when it’s a Pi Zero-shaped board with an RP3A0 SoC from a Raspberry Pi Zero 2, made by [jonny12375]. Back …read more Continue reading It’s a Pi, But it’s not Quite a Raspberry Pi
The WHY 2025 Badge and its 18650s
The largest European hacker camp this year was in the Netherlands — What Hackers Yearn (WHY) 2025 is the latest in the long-running series of four-yearly events from that country, …read more Continue reading The WHY 2025 Badge and its 18650s
End Of The Eternal September, As AOL Discontinues Dial-Up
If you used the internet at home a couple of decades or more ago, you’ll know the characteristic sound of a modem connecting to its dial-up server. That noise is …read more Continue reading End Of The Eternal September, As AOL Discontinues Dial-Up