Electronics
Pimoroni Factory Visit
Earlier in the month, I was up in Sheffield to talk to the dot net Sheff group about putting .net nanoFramework on the Cheap Yellow Display board. Whilst I was there, I organised a visit to the “Ultimate Maker Store”,
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Tags: Makers, pimoroni, Raspberry Pi, robots, Sheffield
Arduino Software Internals
A reference guide to using configuring software tools for Arduino.
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Tags: Arduino
Troubles with Spiders
Latest video looks at Spiders, smoke machines and printed circuits
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Tags: 3d Printing, pcb
MicroPython
For my latest project, I’ve decided to use a Pi Pico and MicroPython. I experimented with VSCode, interrupts and timers.
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Tags: MicroPython, Pi Pico, RP2040
Gerber Viewers
When creating a PCB to get made by a 3rd party you need to generate some files to send. There is a industry “standard” called the Gerber format or more commonly Gerber files. Most PCB software can generate these and
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Tags: gerbers, pcb, viewer
KiCAD-GPT is here
I’ve been experimenting with a Beta version of KiCAD that adds an AI based interface to the a popular electronics design application. It has been trained on example circuits found in datasheets, old magazines and discussion forums. Rather than needing
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Tags: APR1
ATX Power Control Board
When I built the MING Pi, I needed a way to signal to the ATX power supply that it needed to turn on. I did that by cutting an ATX connector in half and soldering the Power On wire to
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Tags: ATX PSU, pcb, Raspberry Pi
Simple Fan Speed Controller
A simple fan controller based on an ATTiny board and DS18B20 temperature sensor generating a PWM signal driving a power transisitor to control the fan.
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Metal sculpture in brass, mounted on an 1800s French Coin
