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[Chris Gammell] moderated the KiCad 2022 End-of-Year Recap with several KiCad developers and librarians. They reviewed what’s been bubbling up in the nightly KiCad 6 builds, what we can expect …read more Continue reading KiCad 2022 End-of-Year Recap and 7.0 Preview
Input Labs’ mission is to produce open-source hardware and software for creating gaming controllers that can be adapted to anyone. Alpakka is their current take on a generic controller, looking similar …read more Continue reading Alpakka: A Creative Commons Game Controller
MikroLeo is a discrete TTL logic-based microcomputer intended for educational purposes created by [Edson Junior Acordi], an Electronics Professor at the Brazilian Federal Institute of Paraná, Brazil. The 4-bit CPU …read more Continue reading MikroLeo, A 4-Bit Retro Learning Platform
PCB inductors are a subject that has appeared here at Hackaday many times, perhaps most notably in the electromagnetic exploits of [Carl Bugeja]. But there is still much to be …read more Continue reading Scripting Coils For PCB Motors
Last time, I’ve shown you how to create a local Git repository around your PCB project. That alone provides you with local backups, helping you never lose the changes you …read more Continue reading Git Your PCBs Online
A team from the Institute for Automation of Complex Power System (ACS) at RWTH Aachen University have been working for a while on the analysis of widely distributed power systems. …read more Continue reading A RPI HAT For Synchronized Measurements
[Neumi] over on Hackaday.IO wanted a simple-to-use way to drive stepper motors, which could be quickly deployed in a wide variety of applications yet to be determined. The solution is …read more Continue reading Ethersweep: An Easy-To-Deploy Ethernet Connected Stepper Controller
What would a HAL9000 look like if it eye were yellow and sat atop a front panel inspired by an Altair 8800? You’d have today’s feature, [Stephan]’s BerlinUhr, a gorgeous …read more Continue reading Berlin Clock Takes Inspiration From Sci-Fi Sources, Looks Incredible
The first PCBs we built involved a draftsman laying out large pieces of tape. The finished artwork would be photographically reduced to produce the board. This solved a few problems. …read more Continue reading KiCAD Plugin Gives Your PCBs that Handmade Look
Robotic mowers are becoming a common sight in some places, enabled by the cost of motors and the needed control electronics being much lower, thanks to the pace of modern …read more Continue reading OpenMower: Open Source Robotic Lawn Mower With RTK GPS