http://www.instructables.com group feed Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:37:53 PDT BLOX v1.01 http://www.instructables.com/id/interfacing-ufl-connectors/
interfacing u.fl connectors - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/F8C/DUN4/H5Y9VRW2/F8CDUN4H5Y9VRW2.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/F8C/DUN4/H5Y9VRW2/F8CDUN4H5Y9VRW2.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/F8C/DUN4/H5Y9VRW2/F8CDUN4H5Y9VRW2.SMALL.jpg EIWL9RKH5EDV7EG gabriellalevine This is about how to use a transmitter / receiver component that uses a communication protocol, like this WiFly rn-xv, or this xbee pro, which doesn't come with a mounted antenna.  It does have a u.fl connector. Here's how to interface this component with a proper antenna.
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Continue Reading »]]> technology Wed, 3 Apr 2013 07:40:09 PDT interfacing-ufl-connectors http://www.instructables.com/id/Build-a-battery-pack-using-PVC-pipes/
Build a battery pack using PVC pipes - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/FN1/Y5SH/H5TUB3AG/FN1Y5SHH5TUB3AG.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FN1/Y5SH/H5TUB3AG/FN1Y5SHH5TUB3AG.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FN1/Y5SH/H5TUB3AG/FN1Y5SHH5TUB3AG.SMALL.jpg EV2JQQKH5EDV3HW gabriellalevine Using a 1 1/4 PVC tube, make a D-cell battery pack for 7.2 V at 17,000 millamp hours. This is a nice tubular battery pack. This instructables was made at Tech Shop , visit techshop.ws
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Continue Reading »]]> technology Wed, 3 Apr 2013 07:39:40 PDT Build-a-battery-pack-using-PVC-pipes http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-a-swimming-Robo-Snake/
Make a swimming Robo-Snake - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/FCQ/7NOU/H5TU9QUE/FCQ7NOUH5TU9QUE.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FCQ/7NOU/H5TU9QUE/FCQ7NOUH5TU9QUE.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FCQ/7NOU/H5TU9QUE/FCQ7NOUH5TU9QUE.SMALL.jpg E61EW7UH5A36GH8 gabriellalevine Sneel is the name of my snake / eel swimming robot. This is documentation of hardware, software and mechanical design of  Sneel_003.   urethane flex tubing, microcontrollers, Zigbee wireless radio, hose clamps, wires, servo motors, titanium servo brackets, silicon, marine grease, epoxy, pond pump ...
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Continue Reading »]]> technology Wed, 3 Apr 2013 07:39:29 PDT Make-a-swimming-Robo-Snake http://www.instructables.com/id/Waterproof-your-servo-motors/
Waterproof your servo motors - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/FGC/SO10/H4VQA442/FGCSO10H4VQA442.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FGC/SO10/H4VQA442/FGCSO10H4VQA442.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FGC/SO10/H4VQA442/FGCSO10H4VQA442.SMALL.jpg ESQS9Q4H5035EUW gabriellalevine If you are using servo motors for any underwater activity, although these hitec waterproof servos are super nice, you don't have to spend 50 dollars per servo. Here's how to waterproof servos yourself in a few steps. I havent tested this at super low depths, nor have I done extensive tests for long ...
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Continue Reading »]]> technology Wed, 3 Apr 2013 07:39:46 PDT Waterproof-your-servo-motors http://www.instructables.com/id/Building-a-semi-Smart-DIY-boat-with-Arduino-and-s/
Building a semi Smart, DIY boat with Arduino and some other sensors - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/FTL/BH5C/H3NLEZ7S/FTLBH5CH3NLEZ7S.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FTL/BH5C/H3NLEZ7S/FTLBH5CH3NLEZ7S.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FTL/BH5C/H3NLEZ7S/FTLBH5CH3NLEZ7S.SMALL.jpg EUUULWAH3NLC219 gabriellalevine I based this off of this really nice instructables.com post for building a water bottle boat, with some additions for obstacle avoidance and light-guided control. I used Arduino as a microcontroller, an ultrasonic sensor in the front, a few simple switches on the side of the boat, and a few light se...
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Continue Reading »]]> technology Wed, 3 Apr 2013 07:40:02 PDT Building-a-semi-Smart-DIY-boat-with-Arduino-and-s http://www.instructables.com/id/Protei006-The-Making-Of/ /files/deriv/F2C/X9NH/GZACQNWN/F2CX9NHGZACQNWN.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/F2C/X9NH/GZACQNWN/F2CX9NHGZACQNWN.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/F2C/X9NH/GZACQNWN/F2CX9NHGZACQNWN.SMALL.jpg EBZIU2SGZ6I5RGR piem Protei is an oil spill cleaning sailing drone. The first full scale model - version 006 - was produced by V2_ Institute for the Unstable Media and the amazing Protei team. Protei is developed under Open Hardware licenses. Full instructions how to make version 006 can be found in the handbook. This ...
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Continue Reading »]]> technology Mon, 5 Mar 2012 07:17:52 PST Protei006-The-Making-Of http://www.instructables.com/id/Fun-easy-sailboat-Protei-0091/
Fun & easy sailboat [Protei 009.1] - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/F3E/MYWG/GYKQ5G8K/F3EMYWGGYKQ5G8K.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/F3E/MYWG/GYKQ5G8K/F3EMYWGGYKQ5G8K.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/F3E/MYWG/GYKQ5G8K/F3EMYWGGYKQ5G8K.SMALL.jpg EDWJHN3GYGF8IW4 frits297 We are two students from the Technical University of Eindhoven and we are currently working on Protei, an open-source initiative to develop sailing drones to clean the oceans.  We designed and built a sailboat that could be easily adapted to different designs, we also took into account to built it ...
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Continue Reading »]]> outside Wed, 15 Feb 2012 02:29:20 PST Fun-easy-sailboat-Protei-0091 http://www.instructables.com/id/PROTEI007/
PROTEI_007 - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/FHN/Z3Y2/GXX2XH1D/FHNZ3Y2GXX2XH1D.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FHN/Z3Y2/GXX2XH1D/FHNZ3Y2GXX2XH1D.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FHN/Z3Y2/GXX2XH1D/FHNZ3Y2GXX2XH1D.SMALL.jpg EF38QU5GXVNI974 gabriellalevine Protei_007 is the seventh prototype for a project called Protei, which is an open source, articulated, segmented, robotic, unmanned, sailboat, originally built to sail upwind, dragging a long oil-absorbent boom, to aid in the cleanup of oil near spill sites.  However, Protei is being developed into ...
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