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‘Tis the season for holiday hacks, and [Ben Emmett] is here to remind us that we don’t necessarily need a fancy microcontroller in order to make flashy fun things happen. …read more Continue reading Flashy Paper Christmas Tree Does It With a 555
The 555 timer is one of the most versatile integrated circuits available. It can generate PWM signals, tones, and single-shot pulses. You can even put one in a bi-stable mode …read more Continue reading Using the 555 for Everything
For those who have not dealt with the automotive side of electronics before, it comes as somewhat of a shock when you find out just how much extra you have …read more Continue reading Building An Automotive Load Dump Tester
Like many of us [AnotherMaker] is a fan of the classic Forrest Mims electronics books, specifically, the Engineer’s Mini-Notebook series. They were great sources of inspiration, but at the time, …read more Continue reading Bringing the 555 Mini-Notebook to Video
Picture it: you’re on the treadmill, running through a forest, sweating like a pig, and the doorbell rings because a package is being delivered. Would you even hear it? Chances …read more Continue reading See Them Knocking with a Doorbell Alert
Building a retro computer of some sort is a rite of passage for many of us, with some building replicas or restorations of old Commodores, Ataris, and other machines from …read more Continue reading Homebrew Computer from the Ground Up
Have you tried your hand at circuit sculpture yet? Well, if you were waiting for the ideal first project with a great build video to go along with it, keep …read more Continue reading Test Your Capacity for Circuit Sculpture with Flashing Lights
It has become a bit of a running joke in the Hackaday community to suggest that a project could or should have been done with a 555 timer. [Tim] has …read more Continue reading NE555-Based Electronic Dice
Electronics components are steadily moving away from through hole parts to using surface mount technology (SMT) exclusively. While the small size of the SMT components can be intimidating, with a …read more Continue reading Surface Mount Soldering Practice for Budding Electrical Engineers
[Sam Topley] specializes in making textile based, electronic instruments and sculptures using embroidery, and this little hoop packs some serious sound (Nitter). The circuit is a riff on a classic …read more Continue reading Big Noise from a 555 and a Little Embroidery