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Squeezing GIFs Into Even Tighter Spaces

Posted on December 21, 2022 by Matthew Carlson

Showing images on a TFT or OLED display with a small AVR microcontroller can be a challenge as it requires significant storage space. One solution is to compress the images, …read more Continue reading Squeezing GIFs Into Even Tighter Spaces→

Posted in AVR, GIF, image compression, Microcontrollers, software development

Giving Your Pets A Digital Squeak

Posted on December 15, 2022 by Matthew Carlson

A pet tracker has a particularly grueling set of requirements: small, light, rugged, incredibly long battery life, safe for the pet, and cheap. [Mihai Cuciuc] was looking at the options …read more Continue reading Giving Your Pets A Digital Squeak→

Posted in gps hacks, GPS Tracker, LoRaWAN, Microcontrollers, pet tracking, wireless hacks

Push ESP32 Over The Air Updates From GitHub

Posted on December 13, 2022 by Matthew Carlson

Let’s say you’re working on an ESP32 project to send off to your grandma; something she can just plug in and it will start automatically monitoring her plant’s water levels. …read more Continue reading Push ESP32 Over The Air Updates From GitHub→

Posted in ESP32, github, GitHub Actions, Microcontrollers, OTA, software development

Roll Your Own WiFi Driver For the Pico W

Posted on December 13, 2022 by Matthew Carlson

The Raspberry Pi Pico is a handy little microcontroller that has become a widespread addition to many hackers’ workbench. The Pico W has a CYW4342W module (just like the Pi …read more Continue reading Roll Your Own WiFi Driver For the Pico W→

Posted in bare metal, Pi Pico W, picowi, Raspberry Pi, wireless hacks

Serial Cistercian Digit Module

Posted on December 13, 2022 by Matthew Carlson
Exploded version of the Cistercian display

There’s no doubt that the 7-segment display is a gold standard for displaying lighted digits. But what about a throwback to an older system of displaying numbers — Cistercian? With …read more Continue reading Serial Cistercian Digit Module→

Posted in 31-segment display, Cistercian, LED display, led hacks, peripherals hacks, RGB LEDs

Building Your Own Consensus

Posted on November 30, 2022 by Matthew Carlson

With billions of computers talking to each other daily, how do they decide anything? Even in a database or server deployment, how do the different computers that make up the …read more Continue reading Building Your Own Consensus→

Posted in consensus, Featured, Interest, software development | Tagged raft

Acrylic Light Puzzle Has A Point

Posted on November 30, 2022 by Matthew Carlson

[JBV Creative] recently became a proud owner of a laser cutter and, like most of us, started to think about what they could make with it. The answer was simple, …read more Continue reading Acrylic Light Puzzle Has A Point→

Posted in acrylic laser cutter, lasercutting, puzzle | Tagged Art

Standing Desk With a Clever Flair

Posted on November 29, 2022 by Matthew Carlson

Standing desks (also known as sit-stand desks) are somewhat polarizing. The height is adjustable, but the idea is that you move between sitting and standing while you work. Hundreds of …read more Continue reading Standing Desk With a Clever Flair→

Posted in home hacks, kerf cutting, plywood, woodworking | Tagged Standing Desk

Taking Distance Based CAD To The Next Level

Posted on November 29, 2022 by Matthew Carlson

For those who model CAD models regularly, a pair of calipers is essential as it allows reasonably accurate measurements to fit a specific part. However, [Jason Harris] is taking that …read more Continue reading Taking Distance Based CAD To The Next Level→

Posted in 3d modeling, 3d Printer hacks, parts, SDF, sdfx, software hacks, stl

Reinterpreting the Lua Interpreter

Posted on November 26, 2022 by Matthew Carlson

The idea behind Lua is a beautiful one. A simple and concise syntax offers almost all of the niceties of a first-class language. Moreover, a naive implementation of an interpreter …read more Continue reading Reinterpreting the Lua Interpreter→

Posted in interpreter, lua, lua interpreter, luajit, software development

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