Fabricating Single & Double Sided SMT PCBS.1) Stick the Toner transfer paper (TTF) onto a sheet of regular paper at the top edge for easy printer feed & crinkle free printing. I use painter's/masking tape for the job.When printing from EAGLECAD add a...
Go to the hardware store. For this project the following supplies were needed:2 x 50mm L-shaped mounting brackets1 x M6 screw, 40mm long1 x M6 washer1 x M6 locknut (it resists better to the vibrations than regular threaded nuts)2 x M5 locknuts (the rear...
Cut a square piece of wood for the base. I used a scrap piece of 2x6 pine.Cut the corners at 45-degrees to create a regular octagon. This shape matches the size of my bottom ring pretty well.Drill a hole in the wood centered in the block approximately...
Place a regular 1/4" 20 nut on all bolts sticking out of the frame and then add a lock washer above the nut. I spun the nut down as far as it would go with my fingers. Screw on all the Ball head mounts on top of the bolts. They will vary slightly in...
This is a good time to test the linkage between your NAS and the Arduino.1. download attached BasicSerialTest.ino into the Arduino2. connect the Arduino to the NAS3. type the command (use your device port name from the previous step): screen...
1. The cables should be connected as shown in the picture here. The key is the USB-OTG micro or C connector goes into your phone and provides a Type A female and a USB micro female connector for the sensor and battery.A. USB-OTG splitter micro male...
Clean up the edges with the angle grinder, taking care not to cut off your feed wires. :)Sand the top of the tile lightly and evenly with 800 grit silicon carbide sand paper. (Most regular sand paper won't even scratch it)At this point, you got your...
Tying Wood (Ba'at)Most of the boats are made just by tying things together REALLY TIGHTLY. They call this process "Ba'at" in Visayan.To do this just follow these steps:Get a long piece of nylon cord (or tire rubber, or string)Tie one end around some...
The next thing you need to do is know your APN and additional details. For the AT&T starter kit, you will use this: m2m.com.attzFor regular retail SIMs: broadband.# minicom -s AT #Verify the thing is ON. This should return OK.at!gstatus? should return...
Build the control switch Step 1: Thread a short piece of wire through the ring and the switch. Step 2: Twist the wire until the switch is solid against the ring. Step 3: Test it for fit and comfort. Step 4: Connect/solder the switch to D11-D12 on the...
Flash it Connect the microcontroller to your computer using a microUSB cable. Download and open GarageDoorSensor.ino. Replace the values at the top of the file with your own WiFi network info, MQTT server config, etc. For the distance threshold, choose...
The last thing we need to do is have the NAS’s “cron” application run our upsmon application at regular intervals. QNAP’s assistance was again helpful here. I chose 1 minute intervals because I didn't see any need to keep my...
Let's begin with preparation: Print the parts in the orientations shown in the picture. The amount required are as follows: 1x Stationary Fixture1x Moving Fixture1x Moving Load Cell Mount1x Stepper Motor Mount2x Alignment Tool (Tool 1)4x Grip Block4x...
Button Board LayoutThe layout of the button board had to be determined before I bought the wood. Measure the big buttons and add a little wiggle room. I chose a simple straight line of buttons but there are endless combinations you can consider. ...
DIY Modular Electrified Activated Carbon Pod InstructionsThe activated carbon stage is what is mainly used to scrub out volatile organic compounds (VOC's) from the air. This stage also scrubs out any Ozone produced from the electrostatic precipitator...