Throughout history, mankind has been at the mercy of the weather. Planning a major outdoor event like a wedding or a naval battle? Better hope for clear skies! Man doesn't have the ability to change mother nature at will quite yet, but hackers are working...
I did the whole design based on using the 38 pin ESP DevKitC, though there are a lot of unused pins. I started wondering if someone could use the PCB with a 30 pin ESP DevKitC, with only software changes. The answer is "almost". The pin assignments in...
Finals and the Christmas season have not been conducive to progress. I really need two solid days to rearrange and organize the underside of my tank to make room for the controller. Regardless, I have managed to get a little bit done in my free time....
Even though 90% of the schematic was complete there was still 1 part which wasn't complete. I've been pushing it forward ever since I started on the GBA2. Today was the day; I put on some good music, got myself a cup of coffee and got to work. And......
Further to the previous log, the revision zero PCBs arrived today, and I have to say I'm really happy with them.As I expected, I immediately noticed a couple of things that I somehow missed during the design and checking stage, such as...
Only about 30 minutes until the start of this weekends challenge. Like I said I've been doing research and I stumbled across a this little guy.I was planning on just making up a breadboard area using some headers and the PCB itself. But this tiny breadboard...
Read the complete update if you're a patient human being.Progress Overview HardwareMost essential components are verified workingThere are some difficulties with RF sectionsThe v3.0 PCB is being designedIntroduced the idea of “accessories”SoftwareMinor...
I wanted the components list as of today to be listed out in a categorised order. The components project section unfortunately is flat, so hopefully this will present the information in a clearer manner. Mechanical Components for the Mercator Origins...
I have managed to think of a way to add better indents to the turning action. The PCB is in progress but the housing is nearly complete, currently printing the parts out for their first test. Major changes include:- Large bearing to help prevent...
As I mentioned in the previous log, the revision zero PCBs arrived last week, and I finally had time to source the final few parts I was missing (a few IC sockets) and solder up the boards. I wanted to socket all the chips for this first population...
The back storyTo start off the project, the first step was to crack open the drone, and look at how things were setup. I probably wouldn't have started fiddling with it if one of the MOSFETs on one of the motor ports would not have smoked.Unfortunately...
My very first test with our new PCB for original 4-Series Clusters. This film shows how the board below works: Below is the final result of the PCB on top of the Nucleo. If you are interested in the PCB, please contact me. I do have some spare boards.Credits...
So...I couldn't help myself and completely redid the PCB from scratch. The header should be aligned now (had to modify my footprint with the anchor in the center). For the 30 pin variant of the oled i had to remove one of the unused pins; we'll see if...