Last entry, I was working on the frame animation system. By combing the re-sampler function with the frame selector, it made live a whole lot easier. Basically any object which can be tiled up in frames has this information in the XML file and that is...
On my list for a good while has been mouse support - mostly because I'd like to add networking support, but most of the programs that have Uthernet card support (which is what I want to emulate) also require a mouse card. So, quite some time ago I started...
Theory Channel capacity Shannon-Hartley law: where C is channel capacity [bps], B is bandwidth [Hz] and S/N is signal/noise ratio. Example: dPMR (C = 4800bps, B=6250Hz). So S/N must be at least 0.70. Number of bits/symbol needed Nyquist's Theorem...
In the process of learning how to recycle plastic, I've learned a TON about what plastic actually is, how it's made, what it's made of, and why the different types have the particular (sometimes peculiar) properties that they do. It's not only...
Populating (or stuffing) circuit boards can be a messy process. It's fraught with high heat, chemicals and teeny tiny parts. What could go wrong? 😬 In this post, you’re learn how I assembled the first prototypes of the nRF9160 Feather. It's my...
The Black Beast Feature List from A .. Z 0..9 ====================================== 433 MHz Analyzer/Sniffer -> Top Case / Module B (WiP)which can detect and decode existing 433 MHz signals (e.g. decode a Weather Station)which can transmit...
#Nyan Board by @Radomir Dopieralski[UPDATE] Video and code addedSo this should be an easy one, right? Oh how I failed. I'm still not getting sounds out of it, after I played around with libraries and different Versions of arduino. It's always tones and...
The MPU-6050 is a gyroscope/accelerometer chip. The one I have is on a handy breakout board. It has 8 pins, 5 of which I am going to use. The 3 I will not be using can be used to accept input from another sensor board.This chip is widely used for balance...
This was my first attempt at an electronics project. I had never soldered before. I had never wired anything. I had never used a breadboard. Thus, everything was really foreign to me. I looked up how to wire the MPU-6050 accelerometer and found this: When...
Engineering is all about problem solving; not just creating solutions, but achieving them with very strict constraints in mind. The more restrictions you add, the more intricate and clever the solutions become. In the realm of the lean hardware startup,...
This step will go show you how to setup a MATRIX Lite project with Snips. First, MQTT must be installed and used to listen in on events from Snips. npm install mqtt --save assistant.js will be used to listen and respond to events from your Snips...
2024 - Jan 09: Sub £200 20W laser?!SourceI noticed this a few days back when it was already a suprisingly low £204, but I was expecting the price to go up, not down. It's quite a bit larger in dimensions than the ZBAITU module, but...
Dan Maloney11:58 AMHi Ben, welcome aboard. And good early morning to you as well ;-) Dan Maloney11:58 AMWe'll get started in just a minute Ben Nizette11:59 AMThanks Dan! No worries, it's still dark out but my coffee's darker. We're good here! Dan Maloney12:00...
nick.albo says:34 minutes agoThat's great Nick Sayer! I am one of the students from Pitt who is doing a project. We are reall excited to get all of you guys' input on the subjectmjbraun says:34 minutes agoNick Sayer, same here. Who are you with?M.daSilva...
Raspberry Pi Zero: Controller Timing Stability¶Servo motor control is usually implemented with an embedded MCU as typically very fast, consistant control loops are required for real life motion controls. Programming, capturing data, and PID tuning...