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You know, it feels as though it’s getting more and more difficult to compete for Father of the Year around here. And [Jon Petter Skagmo] just laid down a new …read more Continue reading Driven To Over-Engineer a Kids’ Car
There’s no shortage of Geiger counter projects based on the old Soviet SBM-20 tube, it’s a classic circuit that’s easy enough even for a beginner to implement — so long …read more Continue reading ESP32 Brings New Features To Classic Geiger Circuit
Power distribution units, as the name implies, are indispensable tools to have available in a server rack. They can handle a huge amount of power for demands of intensive computing …read more Continue reading A Smart Power Distribution Unit for Home Automation
Supervisory control and data acquisition, or SCADA, systems sit in the background in industrial settings, performing all kinds of important jobs but in an ad-hoc setup, depending on the precise …read more Continue reading 2024 Home Sweet Home Automation: A DIY SCADA smart home
Here at Hackaday, about the only thing we like more than writing up tales of reverse engineering heroics is writing up tales of reverse engineering heroics that succeed in jailbreaking …read more Continue reading IoT Air Purifier Makes a Great Case Study in Reverse Engineering
This week Jonathan Bennett and Jeff Massie talk with JP Mens about Owntracks, the collection of programs that lets you take back control of your own location data. It’s built …read more Continue reading FLOSS Weekly Episode 767: Owntracks, Are We There Yet?
Some of the off-brand video game consoles and even accessories for the major brands can leave a lot to be desired. Whether it’s poor build quality or a general lack …read more Continue reading Toy Gaming Controller Makes The Big Leagues
Human-animal conflict is always a contentious issue, and finding ways to prevent damage without causing harm to the animals often requires creative solutions. [James Milward] needed a humane method to …read more Continue reading Keeping Badgers At Bay With Tensorflow
Like swimming pools, hot tubs need regular monitoring to ensure their water stays clean and clear. An average person might take a water quality reading once or twice a week …read more Continue reading ESP32 Keeps Track of Hot Tub’s Vital Signs
The ESP32, while first thought to be little more than a way of adding wireless capabilities to other microcontrollers, has quickly replaced many of them with its ability to be …read more Continue reading Streaming Video From an ESP32