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KITT and the Cylon Eye are very popular among those tutorials on Shift Registers.This tutorial should cover an Arduino vs AVR - This is going to suck for a tutorial. I wanted to go over some of the changes that I made to some code based off of the AVR.Let's start with the AVR - …
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In February of 2013 I was attempting to wire a Wii Nunchuck to my Arduino (which I did). The problem was that I thought it wasn't good enough. I liked that I could run the throttle on a train with this Arduino and code (here's the original post: http://holoprinter.blogspot.com/search/label/Wii%20Remote). What I didn't like was that it …
My son keeps asking me if we can build a laser tripwire. The idea is that a laser hits the photoresistor and if anyone breaks the laser beam then an alarm will sound. Sounds great and annoying.The circuit is very simple. A photoresistor, a 10K resistor and a laser pointer.I used this link to provide …
About 2 years ago I worked for a company that made hardware and went on a RadioShack buying spree. I bought an IR Emitter and Detector, but didn't know anything about hooking them up. Over the couple of weeks I've gotten back into wanting to do some cool stuff with electronics including sending some sort …
I've had the skates for about 2 or 3 weeks now. I've bladed probably 5 times, maybe 6. That seems like a low number to me. I've exercised on the slideboard at least 4x weekly since finishing it.I've found one park for skating that has relatively flat surfaces and in the .46 mi trail everyone …
I've not posted anything probably since my Jan 1st post. Since I put all of that out there, I've had a very good year.I was given a challenge to challenge myself to get back into a smaller size; not because I'm fat, but because I have my own goal (as I stated in my Jan …
This is going to be a scattered collection of thoughts. You may or may not follow it, hopefully you do.First, I hate New Year's resolutions. They seem like a good idea, but if they're good enough to do on New Year's Day then why aren't they good enough to do at any other time? Is …
It's been a long time since I've posted anything about prints. I've just not had the time that I used to. It's taken a few more months than expected to make some modifications and get some printing done. One of the modifications was adding threaded screw inserts to stabilize the heightened bed. With the bed …
This blog is really about my weight journey... I mean, that's what it's called - so I've not deviated from that, until today. This story was important enough that I tell it in long form rather than a mere Facebook post.I don't remember much of my childhood, for whatever reason; however, this memory is one …
I have not missed many run/walk/jogging opportunities lately (we'll simplify this to call them runs). If I have not run it's been because I've been sick or it's rained...and it's rained a lot over the last two weeks. However, I am glad that I didn't run for one of the weeks as it gave me …
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