Inspired by the numerous door openers out there, I decided I’d give it a shot (ok, really, I was just looking for something to do with my spiffy Parallax RFID reader). At first I was hoping I could use the RFID tag that opens the entrances to my apartment building; however, those turned out to [...]
Today, a whole new topic in DIY electronics – audio. Audiophiles (or just anyone looking to get good sound quality) can spend hundreds or thousands of dollar on systems whose parts may only cost a tiny fraction of the retail cost. So the DIY community has stepped up to the plate, with many extremely knowledgeable [...]
The new USB Power Shield boards (rev. 2.0) have just arrived from BatchPCB! As always, they were quick, great quality, and they even sent me a few extra! Awesome service. Version 2.0 has some major revisions since v1.0, including: Smaller Size – cost is determined by size, so I brought it down to the bare [...]
My Bus Pirate v2go just arrived this morning and I was eager to try it out. There is some documentation on Hack-a-Day on how to use the bus pirate with HyperTerminal. However, all of my electronics stuff is on the other side of the room from my Windows desktop. I use my MacBook for programming [...]
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