Category Archives: LED

RGBW LED Controller v3.1

Posted on December 28, 2013 by Jeremy

The new RGBW LED Controller is here! The video above shows some of the things it can do, but here is a list of improvements: IRLB8721PBF MOSFET’s – More power! Double sided and thicker board traces More output headers Cleaner … Continue reading →

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Really Small(s) GPS

Posted on July 15, 2012 by Jeremy

Hi peeps, I have been wanting to make a small GPS device (GPS receiver and some sort of screen) that I could carry around for a while now, but I didn’t want it to be too big, so I made … Continue reading →

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Fast Voltage Switching FTDI Adapter

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Jeremy

I have been working more with 3.3 volt projects lately and wanted to make programming them with an FTDI adapter as easy as possible. Sure you can switch most FTDI adapters from 3.3 to 5 volts (the FT232RL chip has a built … Continue reading →

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SMD Soldering – You can do it!

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Jeremy

Here is a video on SMD (Surface Mount Device) soldering. In this video I show how to solder some SMD components on to a little board with an ATtiny85V, switch, LED, and resistor. The short version of this video just … Continue reading →

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Yamaha AG Stomp Mod

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Jeremy

I wanted to do a quick post on a mod I did to a Yamaha AG Stomp. An AG Stomp is a acoustic guitar effects pedal that was made in 1994, but no longer available. The need was this: to … Continue reading →

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