TinyProjector: Mini POV laser projector

posted May 22nd 2007 11:36pm by Will O'Brien
filed under: laser hacks, misc hacks


I found [Stefan]’s work through his older, but interesting TinyProjector project. He opted to use multiple diodes in various configurations with rotating mirrors to create images. He’s built quite a few interesting projects over the years. The WeatherTank is pretty sweet.

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AVR Laser Projector

posted Jan 4th 2007 11:19am by Will O'Brien
filed under: laser hacks, misc hacks


I’ve seen a few simple DIY laser projectors that just oscillate the beam. This one (scroll past the pong game) has 16 lines of resolution. Sixteen mirrors are rotated by a motor, and an AVR controller pulses the laser to draw the image. Via Asish’s Programming Journal (Worth checking out, he’s been doing several webcam laser pointer projects.)

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