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DIY ‘Meta Clock’ with 24 Analog Clocks

“The year 2019 is coming to an end, so it is perfect time to finish a project I have working on for the last few weeks: a ‘meta clock’ built with 24 individual analog clocks, controlled by a network of …

Do It Yourself Digital Read Out

“Make your own custom DRO that measures distance for lathes, milling machines, wood working tools, cut off saws and other purposes. I decided to build an inexpensive rugged custom Digital Read Out for myself and for other hobbyist. My DRO …

Do It Yourself Siren Alarm Based on ESP32 Wemos D1 R1

“My home automation system needed a loud alarm signal when either “panic” or “fire” was declared by my family. A 12 volt siren was perfect. Story I’ve been building a home automation system for several years. Today, Internet of …

Donald Knuth’s 2019 ‘Christmas Tree Lecture’ Explores Pi in ‘The Art of Computer Programming’

“For a quarter of a century, Stanford’s great computer science professor emeritus has been delivering a special “Christmas Tree” lecture each December. Now approaching his 82nd birthday, Donald Knuth emerged again on Dec. 5 for the 25th annual installment …

Project  DumbDumb

DumbDumb

“A little smart hardware terminal for use with REPLs like MicroPython in the form of a Feather Wing. A boot-to-python battery-powered handheld. It understands just enough VT100 terminal commands to work with the MicroPython REPL. This is the MVP. If …

Dumping the x88c64 multiplexed rom

“The 8051 is in everything. I’ve won pitchers of alcohol by betting that a given device contained an 8051. It’s in USB hubs, bluetooth microprocessors, UPSes, and even SOIC16 packages and smaller. That’s not to say it …

Eight-Character Alphanumeric Display

“This is an eight-character alphanumeric LED display with an I2C interface. It’s based on a low-cost HT16K33 display-driver chip, and supports four two-character 14-segment alphanumeric display modules. Because it has an I2C interface it’s easy to drive from …

First chip-to-chip quantum teleportation harnessing silicon photonic chip fabrication

“The development of technologies which can process information based on the laws of quantum physics are predicted to have profound impacts on modern society. For example, quantum computers may hold the key to solving problems that are too complex for …

GPS Data Logger, Real-Time Curve, Max Height and Max Speed

“This project describes how to build a GPS data logger at a lower cost. I practice aeromodelling and I like to know the speed and altitude of my planes. unfortunately, commercial data logger gps are very expensive. So I decided …

How to Make a Mini Bug Robot in 5 Minutes

“In this project, we will make a simple tiny bug robot using some basic components. You will need 5 to 10 minutes to make this simple moving mini bug robot. Supplies:1. a DC motor [5-9v] [or a vibration motor …