Gathering components. The TCD1304AP has a good sensitivity in the wavelength range of 400 - 700nm, allowing to apply a 650nm laser. Such diode lasers are widely available and very cheap, I apply a Chinese one of less than €5.-. The prism comes...
I'm a big fan of toggle switches and tactile human-machine interfaces: think swathes of switches on the control panel of an old mainframe, or the cockpit of an airliner. For years the vague idea of a binary data input panel has been kicking around my...
DIY Onocoy Reference Station Setup GuideIn this guide, we’ll walk you through the process of setting up your own GPS Onocoy server using cost-effective hardware options and reliable GPS receivers. Whether you’re interested in enhancing the accuracy of...
Dan Maloney 3:00 PM Not sure I've seen him check in yet, though. You out there Pat? Patrick Allison 3:01 PM I'm here now! Internet connection literally went down at 3 exactly. Fun. Dan Maloney 3:01 PM Good timing! Welcome aboard Dan Maloney 3:01...
Initial PlanThis is a project I have undertaken since joining the UoM Robotics Society. It is presented in blog form as it happens. For this reason it may contain errors. I intend to leave these in, along with the solutions when I find them so that others...
Way back in the late 80s, I remember seeing a TV show (I think it was Amazing Stories) which featured an interesting clock. It was round, black, about the same size as a normal wall clock, and all done up in LEDs. The LEDs appeared to be what I now recognize...
Stephen says: 12:04 PM Okay, let's get going! Stephen says: 12:05 PM A big hello to @Pete Dokter , @Toni Klopfenstein and @Sophi Kravitz ! Stephen says: 12:05 PM Thanks so much for joing us today Pete Dokter says: 12:05 PM Hiya! Toni Klopfenstein says:...
Fortunately most of the NASA documents are available. They can be found on-line at https://www.ibiblio.org/apollo/Documents/ The following documents are what I leaned heavily on in gaining an understanding of how this computer...
Thursday, 16:41, 15/12/202220/12/2022Sorry for the delay, for some reason my brain refused to work these last 5 days, so I didn't work that much on this project log as I wished to. 23/12/2022 For some reason, it seems like this Project log is so...
It happens that I wrote so much on the first Project Log 74: Tech Tree for Mechs¹. that the hackaday Website started deleting older text. :| I contacted the Hackaday email asking if it was possible to check older edits so I can...