Tag Archives: open source

One Square Inch of Goodness

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Jeremy

So a while ago I discovered that I needed a microcontroller in a really tight space. I tried an ATmega328P PU (DIP package), but try as I may, It would not fit. The answer? The ATmega328P AU (TQFP) this is … Continue reading →

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i Get a charge out of this!

Posted on March 25, 2012 by Jeremy

I had a post a while back on charging an iDevice (iPhone, iPad, iPod) and talked about and showed a schematic for the charging circuit. This design is based (and the schematic is almost exact!) off of Ladyada’s Reverse engineering … Continue reading →

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RGBW LED Controller

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Jeremy

Control your blinky! Hi everyone, I am happy to announce that I have completed my RGBW LED controller kit and it is now for sale! This kit is a LED controller that features an embedded ATmega328 with an Arduino bootloader for … Continue reading →

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Automation Intro

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Jeremy

I wanted to give a tour/crash course on automation systems, so I put together a video showing some of what an automation system can do. I ran through everything kind of fast, so I will do more videos getting into … Continue reading →

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Give some knowledge away!

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Jeremy

I bought my son a electronics snap kit about 2 years ago, and quickly completed some projects that were in the included book. This was fun for us, a good start, but there was more. I began teaching him about … Continue reading →

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