Find me on other sites!
Tags
android arduino best practices bugs build log cleaning costume dr who dyson electronics email energy gk-12 Halloween housewares industrial design led linux lissaduino machining matlab minecraft models mote netiquette product review programming props python screen software technology vacuum ventrillo WSNBlogroll
Archives
Meta
Tag Archives: build log
Classroom Wind Turbine Model
The class I’m working with for my GK-12 fellowship was studying energy last semester. [Paulo] (partner teacher) and I have put together several labs that teach students about energy and power, but wanted something fun to do with renewable energy. … Continue reading
Sonic Screwdriver of the 10th Doctor
Around the beginning of October, a friend contacted me about making a Sonic Screwdriver prop for his Halloween costume. We kicked around ideas for a couple weeks and wound up with this: We took a bit of artistic license with … Continue reading
Arc Reactor Halloween Prop
The night before a Halloween party I was browsing [Hackaday] and came across a last minute arc reactor prop. Having spent the last couple of weeks working on a sonic screwdriver for a friend’s costume, I figured I had to … Continue reading
Mote Build Log 5: Pogo Pin Jig
If you’re familiar with embedded electronics like Arduino, you might have noticed that the Cirque (which is what I decided to call the mote just now) does not have the usual ISP header found on other AVR boards like the … Continue reading
Mote Build Log 4: 2nd Generation
The first generation of senor boards were a great proof-of-concept, but they had a few problems. For one, they were big. It’s easier and cheaper to make small cases. Second, the pin headers weren’t round, nor were the mounting holes … Continue reading
Mote Build Log 2: MK1 boards
Assembling and programming first batch of manufactured mote boards:
Mote Build Log
Over the past few months, [Evan] and I have been working on designing some wireless sensor motes based on the Arduino platform. I’ve been posting build photos to Picassa and am working on a detailed write up here. In the … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged arduino, build log, electronics, machining, programming
Leave a comment