Windows Utility Helps ID Serial Ports From hackaday.com 23 hours ago in Blogs The humble serial interface has been around for a very long time, and will stay with us in one form or other for the foreseeable future. It was easy enough to keep track of back in the days when a...
Pedestal for the guardian sword of Zelda #3DThursday #3DPrinting From blog.adafruit.com 23 hours ago in PlatformsStores Rayko1974 shares: For the guardian sword of Zelda I designed a pedestal. The base must be printed 2x. One version of it mirrored. Then both parts are glued together, the pins serve as a guide. The pin must be printed...
From the mail bag… From blog.adafruit.com 23 hours ago in PlatformsStores From the mail bag!I ordered two of the Adaboxes. wanted to for a while but never pulled the trigger on the subscription. purchased 001 and 003. Opened 001 and followed Lady Ada unboxing and was disappointed when didn’t get the...
Films that Celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month #AsianPacificAmericanHeritageMonth From blog.adafruit.com 23 hours ago in PlatformsStores Via Insight into diversity! In 1977, Rep. Frank Horton of New York and Sen. Daniel Inouye of Hawaii proposed that Congress designate one week annually to celebrate the achievements and contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United...
Mentor Juices AI Chips with AI From www.eetimes.com 24 hours ago in News Mentor is all about Artificial Intelligence as the EDA industry heads into its annual Design Automation Conference.
What I Learned from Sir Robin Keith Saxby’s Arm Journey From www.eetimes.com 24 hours ago in News EETimes writer, Nitin Dahad, reflects on his lessons learned from three decades of interactions with Sir Robin Keith Saxby of Arm.
Short Article Explaining DSP Basics Without Math From www.rtl-sdr.com 1 day ago in Blogs If the math behind software defined radio and digital signal processing (DSP) concepts does your head in, the RSGB has a short document that explains core DSP concepts without any math. If you're just looking for an overview of what...
A More In-depth Look at the Tunisian RTL-SDR Espionage Story From www.rtl-sdr.com 1 day ago in Blogs The Africa Report, an online newspaper specializing in African stories recently ran a story titled "A Tunisian spy story". The story discusses the circumstances behind the mysterious arrest of a UN expert in Tunisian, supposedly for having used an RTL-SDR...
Wolfram Engine Now Free… Sort Of From hackaday.com 1 day ago in Blogs You’ve probably used Wolfram Alpha and maybe even used the company’s desktop software for high-powered math such as Mathematica. One of the interesting things about all of Wolfram’s mathematics software is that it shares a common core engine — the...
ASK AN ENGINEER 5/22/19 LIVE! @adafruit #adafruit #AskAnEngineer From blog.adafruit.com 1 day ago in PlatformsStores ASK AN ENGINEER 5/22/19 LIVE! (video). What is “Ask an engineer”? From the electronics enthusiast to the professional community – “Ask an Engineer” has a little bit of everything for everyone. If you’re a beginner, or a seasoned engineer –...
SHOW AND TELL 5/22/19 @adafruit #adafruit #showandtell #diy From blog.adafruit.com 1 day ago in PlatformsStores SHOW-AND-TELL LIVE VIDEO! 5/22/19 (video). To show and share your project at 7:30pm today, view the chat or in discord https://adafru.it/discord and look for the JOIN link to join the Google Hangout On Air. For best results be on a...
Playing NES Games On An Industrial EL Display From hackaday.com 1 day ago in Blogs Modern consoles are fun, but there are certain charms to retro gear that keep hackers entertained to this day. The original NES is a particularly ripe ground for projects, being one of the most popular consoles of its era. [kevtris]...
CircuitPython 4.0.1 released! From blog.adafruit.com 1 day ago in PlatformsStores From the GitHub release page: 4.0.1 is our first bugfix release of 4.x and features fixes for two bugs. Download it now from circuitpython.org. See here for the full release notes. 4.0.0 features a port to the Nordic nRF52840 microcontroller,...
TONIGHT! SHOW AND TELL 5/22/19 @adafruit #adafruit #showandtell #diy From blog.adafruit.com 1 day ago in PlatformsStores SHOW-AND-TELL LIVE VIDEO! 5/22/19 (video). To show and share your project at 7:30pm today, view the chat or in discord https://adafru.it/discord and look for the JOIN link to join the Google Hangout On Air. For best results be on a...
Noise Analysis Using LTspice Tutorial From www.allaboutcircuits.com 1 day ago in BlogsNews Learn how to simulate noise using LTspice and use this great tool to learn more about low-noise design.
New CAD Part! Adafruit Crickit HAT for Pi From blog.adafruit.com 1 day ago in PlatformsStores We’re working on a Raspberry Pi 3D scanner with the Adafruit Crickit HAT. Check out our 3D hangouts live stream were we demo the prototype and discuss the project.Download Adafruit Crickit HAT CAD filesAdafruit CAD FilesNeed some 3D models for...
Dummy Security Camera Is Smarter Than It Looks From hackaday.com 1 day ago in Blogs The idea behind a dummy security camera is that people who are up to no good might think twice about doing anything to your property when they think they’re being recorded. Obviously a real security camera would be even better,...
Electric typewriter turned CNC plotter From blog.arduino.cc 1 day ago in PlatformsStores A few months ago, maker Fabian Mazza created a CD ROM plotter for his daughters. While the three-year-old loves it, the eight-year-old thought it was too small. Rather than giving up—or building a CNC machine from scratch—he cleverly constructed a...
Tom Stanton’s trebuchet altitude measurement “golf ball” From blog.arduino.cc 1 day ago in PlatformsStores YouTuber Tom Stanton built a trebuchet about a year ago. Now, in order to figure out just how high it can toss something, he designed a custom altitude tracking device in the form of an oversize golf ball. An Arduino...
Get Ready for Unified Design: Keysight Announces Integrative PathWave Software From www.allaboutcircuits.com 1 day ago in BlogsNews Keysight's new PathWave software ambitiously aims to pack the modern EE's design experience into one program.
Legal Threats Make Powerful Phishing Lures From krebsonsecurity.com 1 day ago in BlogsSecurity Some of the most convincing email phishing and malware attacks come disguised as nastygrams from a law firm. Such scams typically notify the recipient that he/she is being sued, and instruct them to review the attached file and respond within...
This Werewolf Costume Could’ve Walked Off a Movie Set #WerewolfWednesday From blog.adafruit.com 1 day ago in PlatformsStores (Photo credit: Russell Brown / Adobe — Monsterpalooza gallery link)Blair Ondrla (@ChaosCostumes) has made waves in cosplay circles before with her Creature Feet — stilt-like shoes that upgrade humans to a beastly digitigrade (walking-on-toes) stance.Blair’s latest project, seen at last...
Modern Evolution of the Classic Water Rocket From hackaday.com 1 day ago in Blogs Whether it was home-built from scraps or one of the various commercial versions that have popped over up over the years, there’s an excellent chance that the average Hackaday reader spent at least a couple of their more formative summers...
Mbed OS 5.12.4 released From mbed.org 1 day ago in PlatformsStores Posted by Martin Kojtal </p We are pleased to announce the Mbed OS 5.12.4 release is now available. This is the latest patch release based on the feature set that Mbed OS 5.12 introduces. Summary No new targets being added...
Via Discord: Middle School students make teacher “escape rooms” #CircuitPlaygroundExpress #CircuitPython @MSMakeCode @Adafruit From blog.adafruit.com 1 day ago in PlatformsStores Teacher Daniel, on the Adafruit Discord chat, writes about his Middle School students’ projects:I wanted to show some pictures of my Middle School students who made an “escape room” (really a number of puzzles) based on the Adafruit Circuit Playground...
New Guide: Easy LED Jeweled Necklace @adafruit #adafruit From blog.adafruit.com 1 day ago in PlatformsStores Check out the newest tutorial by Erin St. Blaine: make a jeweled necklace light up and glow.From the tutorial: Create a stunning addition to your wardrobe in minutes with this light up necklace. Impress all the Glitterati at your next...
The first-ever Arduino certification is now available From blog.arduino.cc 1 day ago in PlatformsStores The Arduino Certification Program (ACP) is an Arduino initiative to officially certify users at different levels and confirm their expertise in key areas. Certifications are offered at three tiers — enthusiasts, educators and professionals — which have been identified as...
From Dirt To Space, Backyard Iron Smelting Hackerspace Style From hackaday.com 1 day ago in Blogs When I went to a hacker camp in the Netherlands in February I was expecting to spend a few days in a comfortable venue with a bunch of friends, drink some beer, see a chiptune gig, and say “Ooh!” a...
Meet, Doggo: Stanford’s student built, four-legged robot #OpenSource From blog.adafruit.com 1 day ago in PlatformsStores Shared by Stanford on YouTube:Putting their own twist on robots that amble through complicated landscapes, the Stanford Student Robotics club’s Extreme Mobility team at Stanford University has developed a four-legged robot that is not only capable of performing acrobatic tricks...
Pireta Aims to Make Smart Clothes Truly Wearable #Wearables From blog.adafruit.com 1 day ago in PlatformsStores Via Wearable-technologies Smart clothes found in the market today have sensors sticking out of them in various places, making them cumbersome and not really “wearable.” Pireta, a UK-based startup, has developed a unique free-form process to add durable, conductive, metallic...