Collaborate Disseminate
On October 19th, [Seth_h] from the KiCad Project posted on the KiCad forums that the project’s original domain name kicad-pcb.org has been unexpectedly sold to a third party, and urged …read more Continue reading KiCad Team Releases Warning Regarding Domain Name
It’s not too hard to make your electronics project get warm. Design your traces too small, accidentally short the battery inputs together, maybe reverse the voltage going to your MCU. …read more Continue reading Using a PCB to Reflow PCBs – Take 2!
If you watch it on TV or see clips on YouTube, you’ll notice that most combat robots have wheels, which would make sense. They are simple, work well, and if …read more Continue reading Why Make a Combat Robot that Walks?
In Banksy’s book, Wall and Piece, there is a very interesting quote; “Imagine a city where graffiti wasn’t illegal, a city where everybody could draw whatever they liked…”. This sounds …read more Continue reading Automate your Graffiti with the Graffomat!
Everyone loves watching movies, that is, so long as you can hear what the characters on screen are saying. [GreatScott] found this second part difficult while watching through BladeRunner 2049, …read more Continue reading Is Your Movie too Loud? Can’t Hear the Dialogue? This Circuit can Help.
Most clocks these days have ditched the round face and instead prefer to tell time through the medium of 7-segment displays. [mihai.cuciuc] is bringing the round face to digital clocks …read more Continue reading Unique Clock Doubles as a Development Board
With the prevalence of libraries, it has never been easier to communicate with hundreds of different sensors, displays, and submodules. But what is really happening when you type SPI.begin() into …read more Continue reading Taking A Deep Dive into SPI
If you look around your desk right now, odds are you’ll see a 7-segment display or two showing you some vital information like the time or today’s weather. But think …read more Continue reading What’s Cooler Than A 7-Segment Display? A 7200-Segment Display!
It is a rite of passage for hackers to make a clock out of traditionally not-clock items. Whether it be blinking LEDs or servos to move the hands, we have …read more Continue reading IC Clock Uses Ammeters for a Unique Time-Telling Display
Many of us don’t have a formal background to build off when taking on new hacks, we have had to teach ourselves complex concepts and learn by doing (or more …read more Continue reading This Electronics Overview Guides New Hackers in the Right Direction