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Instructibles user [Danjovic] managed to get his hands on an Atari 2600, but all the joysticks were damaged beyond repair. Instead of building an atari joystick from scratch, he looked to a slightly newer generation of gaming and decided to us an NES controller instead. This was done fairly easily with the aide of an Arduino. This seems like a nice easy mod that could breathe a little new life … [Read more...]
This is a wiring diagram that [Soranne] put together when developing a method of programming PIC microcontrollers using an Arduino board. You can see that he takes care of the 12V issue by connecting the Master Clear (MCLR) pin to an external source. This comes with one warning that the Arduino should always be reset just before making that connection. He's tested this with a 16F628 and is … [Read more...]
After seeing a cool fiberoptic chandelier on Ebay for over $1,000, [Apex Logic] figured he could build one himself that would not only be cheaper, but have more features. Some of the features he was after were for it to be wirelessly controlled, have the ability for full RGB control, and of course to have a custom look. He pulled it off quite nicely as you can see in the video below. He has a … [Read more...]
Check out this solar-powered Stirling engine (translated). The build is part of a high school class and they packed in some really nice features. The first is the parabolic mirror which focuses the sun's rays on the chamber of the engine. The heat is what makes it go, and the video after the breaks shows it doing just that. But the concept behind the mirror makes for an interesting challenge. … [Read more...]
[Neoxy] always wanted surround sound for his computer, and one day he managed to get a hold of a dead 5.1 system. Why buy one when you can repair someone's rubbish, right? That turned out to be easier said than done, but after several false-starts he managed to resurrect the audio system by replacing the microcontroller. We find his trouble-shooting technique interesting. The amp would power … [Read more...]
[Adr990] wants to make sure his Game Boy game saves aren't lost to aging batteries. They're stored in SRAM with a small coin cell inside the cartridge to keep the memory energized when the game is not being played. But if you pull out the battery in order to replace it the data will be lost in the process. It turns out that you can hot-swap the battery without too much effort. As shown in the … [Read more...]
Get ready to be swept off your feet by this Acorn Risc Machine promotional video from the Mid-1980's (also embedded after the jump). We're sure most have put it together by now, but for those slower readers, this is the introduction of ARM processors. The video has a bit of everything. There's a deadpan narration with just a bit of British accent around the edges. But that's spiced up … [Read more...]
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