Category Archives: journals

The group that I am a part of consists of Yaro, Jorge Lara and myself. We have decided to continue work on the interactive toy bunny project, nicknamed “Hell Rabbit”. However, we have made the decision to incorporate more aspects … Continue reading →

This is the design template that I will be working with in accordance with my final project. However, I will attempt to implement my ideas into my version. It is an Arduino based DIY open source Game Boy with its … Continue reading →

The ATMEGA 2560 The ATMEGA 2560 is a high performance, low power 8 bit AVR RISC – based microcontroller manufactured by Atmel. Specifications CPU 8 bit AVR 256 KB of ISP Flash Memory 8 KB SRAM 4KB EEPROM 86 general … Continue reading →

A controller I’ve been looking at for several weeks now is the Atmel ATtiny24A. What is this and why am I interested in it? I’m glad you asked! The ATtiny24A is the tiny little brother of the bigger ATmega328 and … Continue reading →

“The technologies which have had the most profound effects on human life are usually simple.” -Freeman Dyson I have chosen to investigate the topic of Graphic Controllers. Video PC board – ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 Graphics Controller with 256 MB … Continue reading →

Objective: To disassemble, dissect, and identify each part of a circuit board and understand the inner workings of the device. Materials: Phillips Flat Head Screwdriver, Toggle switch, input controller, cable for output to power the device, Four Crown LM393 LM358 AT93C46 … Continue reading →

“If you have an idea, you just go and make it” – Massimo Banzi The actuator I chose to investigate is Stepper Motors. 28BYJ-48 28BYJ48 DC 5V 4-Phase 5-Wire Arduino Stepper Motor with ULN2003 Driver Board Brand Name: YKS Voltage: … Continue reading →

This week the posts are focusing a lot on actuators, in technology I’ve noticed that the secret is consistency. There’s too much going on in the field, and it’s very easy to loose focus. I don’t think anyone here is … Continue reading →

In the world of actuators, it seems that motors get most of the attention. They’re cool, they’re sexy, they run circles around things (often literally). I’m a simple man with simple needs. I just need this thing to open. And … Continue reading →