http://www.instructables.com group feed Sat, 26 May 2012 21:20:36 PDT BLOX v1.01 http://www.instructables.com/id/Radio-Telemetry-for-a-Model-Rocket/
Radio Telemetry for a Model Rocket - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.comhttp://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FXL/UVCO/GJQEGQ8X/FXLUVCOGJQEGQ8X.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.comhttp://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FXL/UVCO/GJQEGQ8X/FXLUVCOGJQEGQ8X.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.comhttp://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FXL/UVCO/GJQEGQ8X/FXLUVCOGJQEGQ8X.SMALL.jpg EQV9GZIGJQEGLXT aspro648 Flying model rockets is fun, but there is always the question of how high did it go. Using a programmable micro-controller and some sensors, you can monitor the entire phase of flight and measure acceleration and altitude, among other things. With this project, I’ll show you how I did just that, usi...
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Continue Reading »]]> technology Thu, 17 Feb 2011 13:19:19 PST http://www.instructables.com/id/USB-controlled-home-automation-hack/
USB controlled home automation hack - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.comhttp://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FPO/67JZ/GJC3WJGH/FPO67JZGJC3WJGH.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.comhttp://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FPO/67JZ/GJC3WJGH/FPO67JZGJC3WJGH.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.comhttp://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FPO/67JZ/GJC3WJGH/FPO67JZGJC3WJGH.SMALL.jpg EOL6EDDGJ7MQAFN chr Hack a wireless home automation system to be USB controlled using two AVR microcontrollers! Check out the video! The system is really more responsive, but the browser on my phone is slow.
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Continue Reading »]]> technology Tue, 25 Jan 2011 22:33:26 PST http://www.instructables.com/id/Power-your-ArduinoAVR-with-a-Hand-Cranked-Battery/
Power your Arduino/AVR with a Hand-Cranked Battery - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.comhttp://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/F2R/UVC3/GIWZLN9L/F2RUVC3GIWZLN9L.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.comhttp://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/F2R/UVC3/GIWZLN9L/F2RUVC3GIWZLN9L.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.comhttp://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/F2R/UVC3/GIWZLN9L/F2RUVC3GIWZLN9L.SMALL.jpg EHPQWIKGITHIVHO nevdull If you've ever wanted to power your Arduino or AVR from a battery for development testing (batteries have different power delivery qualities than, say, transformed AC or even a regulated wall wart in DC) testing but were tired of going through batteries (Hey, I admit I've sucked batteries dry in hou...
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Continue Reading »]]> technology Tue, 18 Jan 2011 08:55:18 PST http://www.instructables.com/id/Use-a-Momentary-or-Tactile-Switch-as-a-Pushbutton-/
Use a Momentary or Tactile Switch as a Pushbutton Switch. - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.comhttp://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FHD/5BNO/GD2JKNDW/FHD5BNOGD2JKNDW.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.comhttp://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FHD/5BNO/GD2JKNDW/FHD5BNOGD2JKNDW.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.comhttp://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FHD/5BNO/GD2JKNDW/FHD5BNOGD2JKNDW.SMALL.jpg E3YT9D7GDH50NPF nevdull Just a Moment Tactile switches (a specific type of momentary switch) are everywhere and they are especially popular on DIY  electronics and microcontroller boards because they are well suited to act as a boot option or reset switch.  Particularly, momentary switches are switches that don't save thei...
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Continue Reading »]]> technology Mon, 30 Aug 2010 23:08:14 PDT http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-a-24X6-LED-matrix/
Make a 24X6 LED matrix - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.comhttp://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FWC/7FIW/GBVJBOWQ/FWC7FIWGBVJBOWQ.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.comhttp://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FWC/7FIW/GBVJBOWQ/FWC7FIWGBVJBOWQ.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.comhttp://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FWC/7FIW/GBVJBOWQ/FWC7FIWGBVJBOWQ.SMALL.jpg EGSRMJ5GBVJGSNI Syst3mX After making a 8X10 matrix a lot of people asked me about expanding the matrix to some thing bigger, and some wanted to write stuff to the matrix via a PC, so one day I looked at a pile of LEDs that I had leftover from a LED cube projected and I decided to make a bigger matrix with all the things pe...
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Continue Reading »]]> technology Thu, 22 Jul 2010 23:19:25 PDT http://www.instructables.com/id/Build-an-AVR-Xmega-Prototyping-Board/
Build an AVR Xmega Prototyping Board! - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.comhttp://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/F5B/M4ZB/GB5HDHUB/F5BM4ZBGB5HDHUB.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.comhttp://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/F5B/M4ZB/GB5HDHUB/F5BM4ZBGB5HDHUB.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.comhttp://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/F5B/M4ZB/GB5HDHUB/F5BM4ZBGB5HDHUB.SMALL.jpg EMEJAYYGB5HDHLN nevdull The AVR ATXmega chip is a newer offering in Atmel's AVR line.  The Xmega is billed as a hybrid 8/16-bit MCU, which means you can use your normal development environment to program Xmegas (as compared to AVR32 and Atmel's ARM line).  Because the Xmega uses a different programming interface, it does r...
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Continue Reading »]]> technology Thu, 8 Jul 2010 11:45:21 PDT http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-a-Solar-Panel-using-Diodes/
Make a Solar Panel using Diodes! - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.comhttp://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FZ3/W0L0/GA0O8TDW/FZ3W0L0GA0O8TDW.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.comhttp://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FZ3/W0L0/GA0O8TDW/FZ3W0L0GA0O8TDW.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.comhttp://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FZ3/W0L0/GA0O8TDW/FZ3W0L0GA0O8TDW.SMALL.jpg EN452A4GA0O5LP9 nevdull So, solar panels are made of silicon...diodes are made of silicon.  Have you ever wondered if diodes conduct current induced by light?  Sure you have, and so have I, so let's experiment and make a solar panel using 1N4148 (run-of-the-mill) diodes.   This is just a brief instructable, as the full con...
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Continue Reading »]]> technology Sat, 12 Jun 2010 03:06:42 PDT http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-A-Digital-Clock-From-Scratch/
Make A Digital Clock From Scratch - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.comhttp://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/F87/PMYW/G9NGUFLF/F87PMYWG9NGUFLF.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.comhttp://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/F87/PMYW/G9NGUFLF/F87PMYWG9NGUFLF.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.comhttp://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/F87/PMYW/G9NGUFLF/F87PMYWG9NGUFLF.SMALL.jpg ETSEWFMG8C3UOYR Syst3mX  In some point in the life of every electronics hobbyist the need to make a clock is borned, in my case it was about a month after I soldered my first part on a board, but back then I didn't have the right tools, parts and knowledge to do such a thing. But after about 2 years I got all the things I ...
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Continue Reading »]]> technology Sun, 6 Jun 2010 00:15:37 PDT http://www.instructables.com/id/Twitter-Mood-Light-The-Worlds-Mood-in-a-Box/
Twitter Mood Light - The World's Mood in a Box - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.comhttp://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FF2/HBUE/G91Y4T9H/FF2HBUEG91Y4T9H.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.comhttp://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FF2/HBUE/G91Y4T9H/FF2HBUEG91Y4T9H.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.comhttp://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FF2/HBUE/G91Y4T9H/FF2HBUEG91Y4T9H.SMALL.jpg EARWM20G8C3MK5O RandomMatrix How's the world feeling right now? This box tells you. Powered by: an Arduino, a WiFly wireless module, an RGB LED, Twitter.com and a 9v battery. I’m a news junkie. I want to know everything that is going on in the world as soon as it happens. I want to wake up and know immediately if something b...
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Continue Reading »]]> technology Thu, 13 May 2010 08:53:17 PDT http://www.instructables.com/id/Atmel-Xmega-USBSerial-Arbitrary-Waveform-Generato/
Atmel Xmega USB/Serial Arbitrary Waveform Generator - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.comhttp://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FWF/PWX4/G79D44SM/FWFPWX4G79D44SM.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.comhttp://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FWF/PWX4/G79D44SM/FWFPWX4G79D44SM.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.comhttp://img.instructables.com/files/deriv/FWF/PWX4/G79D44SM/FWFPWX4G79D44SM.SMALL.jpg EORA81YG77A0BD0 wandererwolf This instructable walks you through programming and using the Boston Android Xmega evaluation board to work as a simple arbitrary waveform generator taking advantage of the integrated 12bit DAC and high speed DMA controller. I have provided precompiled firmware as well as source code which can be lo...
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