First Summer Project — Distance to LCD

The first project for the summer is a quick prototype to plug in an LCD screen and a PING))) from parallax to interface with an Arduino [the second project will be to write the code for the AVR and then solder some connectors to a breadboard, plug in the AVR, LCD, PING, and 9V power …

New electronics

I was warned that once I entered the realm of the Arduino (I have the Arduino Mega 2560) that I would be addicted... They were wrong!  [not really, but I don't want them to think me weak] -- the truth is that they are very addicting.  Once I followed the tutorials by newbiehack.com microcontrollers were …

ArduinoMEGA update

I've been looking at various setups and playing with a lot of electronics.  I have a cabinet that is full of my electrical needs so I can play with the portions that I need to to enhance the value of my 3d laser scanner and printer as I push forward.I love my AVR microcontrollers and …