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DIY The Most Useless Machine

By admin On February 2, 2013 · Leave a Comment

The useless machine is a simple box with a switch and motor, when you turn on the switch the lid opens and the arm swings out and turns off the machine and then retracts. It is so simple but brings a smile to the face of everyone that tries! The Useless Machine was not created [...]

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RepRap Prusa Mendel V2 Complete Build

By admin On July 3, 2012 · 4 Comments

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Building my very first 3D printer was quite traumatic and time consuming but also fun and rewarding! I don’t suggest building your own unless you have a love for tinkering, and making. There are some other qualities that will come in handy such as tendency’s for hacking, electronics, and [...]

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Netduino VB button tutorial and Event Handlers

By admin On May 25, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Programming a button press with VB and your @Netduino, Event handlers and interrupt ports. In this tutorial I show how to program the Netduino to light up the onboard LED when the button is pressed, I then go into event handlers and latching buttons.

 

Code for the simple button press.

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Netduino VB Tutorial 1 Blink

By admin On May 18, 2012 · Leave a Comment

This is the first in a series of tutorials on programming the Netduino with Visual Basic or VB. You can program the netduino with either C# or VB but VB is now my language of choice.

This simple program will blink the onboard LED on for a second then off for a [...]

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Netduino VB Programming Environment Setup

By admin On May 18, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Programming your Netduino with C# is fine and all, however, I am not going to do it any more. It is super easy to make the switch to a more forgiving programming language by the name of Visual Basic or VB.

I was in the middle of a project and I started to have [...]

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Netduino FIrmware Upgrade Tutorial

By admin On May 18, 2012 · Leave a Comment

In order to upgrade or replace the firmware in your Netduino you will need to download some software first.

Prerequisites:

Visual Studio 2010 Express C# or VB .Net Micro Framework 4.2 Netduino SDK

 

Software you must download for the firmware upgrade:

Download the [...]

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DIY Arduino Oscilloscope with the Nokia 3310 GLCD screen

By admin On January 1, 2012 · 5 Comments

I’ve seen videos on YouTube using an Arduino and a Graphical LCD screen (GLCD) to create a simple Oscilloscope. The annoying thing is that I found no help whatsoever on how to build one. I spent a few days figuring out how to use the Nokia 3310 LCD screen and then figuring out how to [...]

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Arduino Arrays and Recursion Tutorial

By admin On January 1, 2012 · 1 Comment

As a follow up to my DIY Arduino Oscilloscope video or as a stand alone tutorial, this video should help you understand arrays and recursion in Arduino. You can find the original post here: DIY Arduino Oscilloscope with the Nokia 3310 GLCD screen

An array is like a variable in that it stores [...]

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Arduino 6 AI temperature scanner with LCD display

By admin On January 1, 2012 · 11 Comments

I had a need for a temperature scanner to troubleshoot overheating on my Duramax LB7 pickup while towing. A commercial solution to collect 6 temperatures may have run me over a thousand dollars so I ordered some thermistors and for about 40 bucks in parts made one myself.

Parts include an [...]

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Automatic chicken door version two.

By admin On December 6, 2011 · 16 Comments

As it is getting cold again and my chickens made it through the summer just fine, it is time to revisit and revitalize my automatic chicken door.

The older model was a large door that slid on a track that would get leaves, snow, and ice messing the whole thing up. Also the mecanisim that [...]

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Netduino Tutorial, Knob and Sweep

By admin On November 18, 2011 · Leave a Comment

In this video I show how to connect a servo to a Netduino and also how to program the servo library into a new solution. The sweep program will drive the arm of the servo back and forth while the Knob program will move the arm of the servo when you turn a potentiometer.

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Arduino Servo Tutorial, Knob and Sweep

By admin On November 18, 2011 · Leave a Comment

In this video I show how to connect a servo to an Arduino and also how to load the sample servo programs included with the Arduino software. The sweep program will drive the arm of the servo back and forth while the Knob program will move the arm of the servo when you turn a [...]

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Building a Parabolic Solar Reflector out of a Satellite Dish

By admin On October 21, 2011 · Leave a Comment

An attempt to make a good solar reflector out of mirror pieces and a Direct TV satellite dish. If I had it to do again I would have had an actual glass cutter and cut 1” squares…

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What is a Peltier Cooler?

By admin On October 21, 2011 · 1 Comment

Peltier Coolers or Thermal Electric Coolers are used to make things hot or cold but have another cool use.  Apply a heat source to one side and keep the other side cool and the Peltier generates electricity.

 

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How to program an Arduino

By admin On October 21, 2011 · Leave a Comment

The absolute beginners guide to programming an Arduino Duemilanove for the first time. I will take you through downloading the Arduino programming software, configuring the software, writing your first program, sending it to the Arduino, and testing operation.

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