A Power Bank For Soldering On The Go
https://hackaday.com/2019/07/14/a-power-bank-for-soldering-on-the-go/
If you have a portable gadget, the chances are you’ve probably used power banks before. What few could have predicted when these portable battery packs first started cropping up is that they would one day be used to power soldering irons. Dissatisfied with the options currently available on the market, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/07/14/a-power-bank-for-soldering-on-the-go/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/07/14/a-power-bank-for-soldering-on-the-go/
If you have a portable gadget, the chances are you’ve probably used power banks before. What few could have predicted when these portable battery packs first started cropping up is that they would one day be used to power soldering irons. Dissatisfied with the options currently available on the market, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/07/14/a-power-bank-for-soldering-on-the-go/)
Homekit Compatible Sonoff Firmware Without A Bridge
https://hackaday.com/2019/07/14/homekit-compatible-sonoff-firmware-without-a-bridge/
Generally speaking, home automation isn’t as cheap or as easy as most people would like. There are too many incompatible protocols, and more often than not, getting everything talking requires you to begrudgingly sign up for some “cloud” service that you didn’t ask for. If you’re an Apple aficionado, there …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/07/14/homekit-compatible-sonoff-firmware-without-a-bridge/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/07/14/homekit-compatible-sonoff-firmware-without-a-bridge/
Generally speaking, home automation isn’t as cheap or as easy as most people would like. There are too many incompatible protocols, and more often than not, getting everything talking requires you to begrudgingly sign up for some “cloud” service that you didn’t ask for. If you’re an Apple aficionado, there …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/07/14/homekit-compatible-sonoff-firmware-without-a-bridge/)
The Proof Is In The Box
https://hackaday.com/2019/07/14/the-proof-is-in-the-box/
Making bread dough is simple — it’s just flour and water, with some salt and yeast if you want to make things easy on yourself. Turning that dough into bread is another matter entirely. You need to punch that dough down, you need to let it rise, and you need …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/07/14/the-proof-is-in-the-box/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/07/14/the-proof-is-in-the-box/
Making bread dough is simple — it’s just flour and water, with some salt and yeast if you want to make things easy on yourself. Turning that dough into bread is another matter entirely. You need to punch that dough down, you need to let it rise, and you need …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/07/14/the-proof-is-in-the-box/)
Hackaday Links: July 14, 2019
https://hackaday.com/2019/07/14/hackaday-links-july-14-2019/
The M5Stack is a plastic box loaded up with an ESP32, a display, some pin headers, and a few buttons. Why does this exist? It’s a platform of sorts, and we’ve seen people adding LoRa to the M5Stack as well as thermal cameras. Hot from random online retailers is the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/07/14/hackaday-links-july-14-2019/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/07/14/hackaday-links-july-14-2019/
The M5Stack is a plastic box loaded up with an ESP32, a display, some pin headers, and a few buttons. Why does this exist? It’s a platform of sorts, and we’ve seen people adding LoRa to the M5Stack as well as thermal cameras. Hot from random online retailers is the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/07/14/hackaday-links-july-14-2019/)
The Basics Of SCRs
https://hackaday.com/2019/07/14/the-basics-of-scrs/
Although the silicon controlled rectifier or SCR has been around since 1957, it doesn’t get nearly the love an ordinary transistor does. That’s a shame because they are quite handy when it comes to controlling AC and DC voltages in things such as lamp dimmers, motor speed controllers, and even …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/07/14/the-basics-of-scrs/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/07/14/the-basics-of-scrs/
Although the silicon controlled rectifier or SCR has been around since 1957, it doesn’t get nearly the love an ordinary transistor does. That’s a shame because they are quite handy when it comes to controlling AC and DC voltages in things such as lamp dimmers, motor speed controllers, and even …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/07/14/the-basics-of-scrs/)
Pedal Faster! I Need To Join A Conference Call!
https://hackaday.com/2019/07/14/pedal-faster-i-need-to-join-a-conference-call/
It is rare to find a car these days without some mechanism for charging a cell phone. After all, phones need charging all the time and we spend a lot of time in our cars. But what if you spend a lot of time on your bike? Five teens from …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/07/14/pedal-faster-i-need-to-join-a-conference-call/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/07/14/pedal-faster-i-need-to-join-a-conference-call/
It is rare to find a car these days without some mechanism for charging a cell phone. After all, phones need charging all the time and we spend a lot of time in our cars. But what if you spend a lot of time on your bike? Five teens from …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/07/14/pedal-faster-i-need-to-join-a-conference-call/)
A Stacked Peltier Cloud Chamber Build
https://hackaday.com/2019/07/15/a-stacked-peltier-cloud-chamber-build/
Subatomic particles are remarkably difficult to see, but they can be made visible with the right techniques. Building a cloud chamber with dry ice is a common way to achieve this, but coming by the material can be difficult. [The Thought Emporium] wanted a more accessible build, and went for …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/07/15/a-stacked-peltier-cloud-chamber-build/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/07/15/a-stacked-peltier-cloud-chamber-build/
Subatomic particles are remarkably difficult to see, but they can be made visible with the right techniques. Building a cloud chamber with dry ice is a common way to achieve this, but coming by the material can be difficult. [The Thought Emporium] wanted a more accessible build, and went for …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/07/15/a-stacked-peltier-cloud-chamber-build/)
Curbing Internet Addiction In A Threatening Manner
https://hackaday.com/2019/07/15/curbing-internet-addiction-in-a-threatening-manner/
Those who have children of their own might argue that the youth of today are getting far too much internet time. [Nick] decided to put an emergency stop to it and made this ingenious internet kill switch to threaten teenagers with. Rather unassuming on the outside, the big red button …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/07/15/curbing-internet-addiction-in-a-threatening-manner/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/07/15/curbing-internet-addiction-in-a-threatening-manner/
Those who have children of their own might argue that the youth of today are getting far too much internet time. [Nick] decided to put an emergency stop to it and made this ingenious internet kill switch to threaten teenagers with. Rather unassuming on the outside, the big red button …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/07/15/curbing-internet-addiction-in-a-threatening-manner/)
New Space Abort Systems go Back to the Future
https://hackaday.com/2019/07/15/new-space-abort-systems-go-back-to-the-future/
Throughout the history of America’s human spaceflight program, there’s been an alternating pattern in regards to abort systems. From Alan Shepard’s first flight in 1961 on, every Mercury capsule was equipped with a Launch Escape System (LES) tower that could pull the spacecraft away from a malfunctioning rocket. But by …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/07/15/new-space-abort-systems-go-back-to-the-future/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/07/15/new-space-abort-systems-go-back-to-the-future/
Throughout the history of America’s human spaceflight program, there’s been an alternating pattern in regards to abort systems. From Alan Shepard’s first flight in 1961 on, every Mercury capsule was equipped with a Launch Escape System (LES) tower that could pull the spacecraft away from a malfunctioning rocket. But by …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/07/15/new-space-abort-systems-go-back-to-the-future/)
Project Egress: A Bracket And A Bell Crank For The Latches
https://hackaday.com/2019/07/15/project-egress-a-bracket-and-a-bell-crank-for-the-latches/
Put yourself in [This Old Tony]’s shoes: you get an email out of the blue asking you to take part in making a replica of a 50-year-old spacecraft. Would you believe it? He didn’t, at least not at first, but in the end it proved to be true enough that …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/07/15/project-egress-a-bracket-and-a-bell-crank-for-the-latches/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/07/15/project-egress-a-bracket-and-a-bell-crank-for-the-latches/
Put yourself in [This Old Tony]’s shoes: you get an email out of the blue asking you to take part in making a replica of a 50-year-old spacecraft. Would you believe it? He didn’t, at least not at first, but in the end it proved to be true enough that …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/07/15/project-egress-a-bracket-and-a-bell-crank-for-the-latches/)
Alan Turing To Be The Face Of Fifty Quid
https://hackaday.com/2019/07/15/alan-turing-to-be-the-face-of-fifty-quid/
The Bank of England has announced that the new face of the £50 note is to be Alan Turing. This news follows a round of public nominations for a scientist to fill the space, and Turing was in the running with some stiff competition from the likes of Stephen Hawking …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/07/15/alan-turing-to-be-the-face-of-fifty-quid/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/07/15/alan-turing-to-be-the-face-of-fifty-quid/
The Bank of England has announced that the new face of the £50 note is to be Alan Turing. This news follows a round of public nominations for a scientist to fill the space, and Turing was in the running with some stiff competition from the likes of Stephen Hawking …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/07/15/alan-turing-to-be-the-face-of-fifty-quid/)
Review: Shi Yi Tool Sy365-8 Desoldering Iron, Second Cheapest You Can Find
https://hackaday.com/2019/07/15/review-shi-yi-tool-sy365-8-desoldering-iron-second-cheapest-you-can-find/
Is the second cheapest tool you can find any better than the cheapest one?
Readers with long memories will recall there was a time when I amused myself by tacking inexpensive tools or electronic devices to my various orders from the Chinese electronic Aladdin’s Cave. Often these inexpensive purchases proved …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/07/15/review-shi-yi-tool-sy365-8-desoldering-iron-second-cheapest-you-can-find/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/07/15/review-shi-yi-tool-sy365-8-desoldering-iron-second-cheapest-you-can-find/
Is the second cheapest tool you can find any better than the cheapest one?
Readers with long memories will recall there was a time when I amused myself by tacking inexpensive tools or electronic devices to my various orders from the Chinese electronic Aladdin’s Cave. Often these inexpensive purchases proved …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/07/15/review-shi-yi-tool-sy365-8-desoldering-iron-second-cheapest-you-can-find/)
Low-Level Analog Measurement Hack Chat
https://hackaday.com/2019/07/15/low-level-analog-measurement-hack-chat/
Join us on Wednesday 17 July 2019 at noon Pacific for the Low-Level Analog Measurement Hack Chat with Chris Gammell!
A lot of electronics enthusiasts gravitate to the digital side of the hobby, at least at first. It’s understandable – an Arduino, a few jumpers, and a bit of code …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/07/15/low-level-analog-measurement-hack-chat/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/07/15/low-level-analog-measurement-hack-chat/
Join us on Wednesday 17 July 2019 at noon Pacific for the Low-Level Analog Measurement Hack Chat with Chris Gammell!
A lot of electronics enthusiasts gravitate to the digital side of the hobby, at least at first. It’s understandable – an Arduino, a few jumpers, and a bit of code …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/07/15/low-level-analog-measurement-hack-chat/)
Arduboy in a Dreamcast VMU
https://hackaday.com/2019/07/15/aruboy-in-a-dreamcast-vmu/
The Arduboy is a tiny, credit-card sized sized video game console that you can build yourself. The Dreamcast VMU was also a tiny, pocketable video game system, but really that’s just where we stored our saves for Crazy Taxi. What do you get when you combine the two? [sjm] did …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/07/15/aruboy-in-a-dreamcast-vmu/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/07/15/aruboy-in-a-dreamcast-vmu/
The Arduboy is a tiny, credit-card sized sized video game console that you can build yourself. The Dreamcast VMU was also a tiny, pocketable video game system, but really that’s just where we stored our saves for Crazy Taxi. What do you get when you combine the two? [sjm] did …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/07/15/aruboy-in-a-dreamcast-vmu/)
The Trials And Tribulations Of Building An IOT Garage Door Opener
https://hackaday.com/2019/07/15/the-trials-and-tribulations-of-building-an-iot-garage-door-opener/
Garage doors can be frustrating things, being a chore to open manually and all. Many people opt to install a motorized opener, but for some, even this isn’t enough. Hooking up a garage door to the Internet of Things has long been a popular project, and [Simon Ludborzs] decided to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/07/15/the-trials-and-tribulations-of-building-an-iot-garage-door-opener/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/07/15/the-trials-and-tribulations-of-building-an-iot-garage-door-opener/
Garage doors can be frustrating things, being a chore to open manually and all. Many people opt to install a motorized opener, but for some, even this isn’t enough. Hooking up a garage door to the Internet of Things has long been a popular project, and [Simon Ludborzs] decided to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/07/15/the-trials-and-tribulations-of-building-an-iot-garage-door-opener/)
Hiding Data in Music Might be the Key to Ditching Coffee Shop WiFi Passwords
https://hackaday.com/2019/07/15/hiding-data-in-music/
In a move guaranteed to send audiophiles recoiling back into their sonically pristine caves, two doctoral students at ETH Zurich have come up with an interesting way to embed information into music. What sounds crazy about this is that they’re hiding data firmly in the audible spectrum from 9.8 kHz …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/07/15/hiding-data-in-music/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/07/15/hiding-data-in-music/
In a move guaranteed to send audiophiles recoiling back into their sonically pristine caves, two doctoral students at ETH Zurich have come up with an interesting way to embed information into music. What sounds crazy about this is that they’re hiding data firmly in the audible spectrum from 9.8 kHz …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/07/15/hiding-data-in-music/)
Getting MIDI Under Control
https://hackaday.com/2019/07/15/getting-midi-under-control/
When [Mr. Sobolak] started his DIY Midi Fighter he already had experience with the MIDI protocol, and because it is only natural once you have mastered something to expand on the success and build something more impressive, more useful, and more button-y. He is far from rare in this regard. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/07/15/getting-midi-under-control/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/07/15/getting-midi-under-control/
When [Mr. Sobolak] started his DIY Midi Fighter he already had experience with the MIDI protocol, and because it is only natural once you have mastered something to expand on the success and build something more impressive, more useful, and more button-y. He is far from rare in this regard. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/07/15/getting-midi-under-control/)
Hoverboard Circles Bastille Day
https://hackaday.com/2019/07/15/hoverboard-circles-bastille-day/
According to reports, a turbine-powered flying board buzzed around Bastille Day celebrations carrying its inventor [Franky Zapata] toting a rifle to promote the military applications of the Flyboard Air. You can see the video record, below.
We’ve heard the board costs a cool $250,000 so you may want to start …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/07/15/hoverboard-circles-bastille-day/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/07/15/hoverboard-circles-bastille-day/
According to reports, a turbine-powered flying board buzzed around Bastille Day celebrations carrying its inventor [Franky Zapata] toting a rifle to promote the military applications of the Flyboard Air. You can see the video record, below.
We’ve heard the board costs a cool $250,000 so you may want to start …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/07/15/hoverboard-circles-bastille-day/)
Building A Development Board For The STM32 G0 Series
https://hackaday.com/2019/07/16/building-a-development-board-for-the-stm32-g0-series/
When [Andy Brown] recently tripped over ST’s new G0 series of MCUs, he figured after some research that the best way to learn everything there’s to know about the STM32G0xx by making his own development board based around the STM32G081. The result is a Nucleo-style board, breaking out all pins …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/07/16/building-a-development-board-for-the-stm32-g0-series/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/07/16/building-a-development-board-for-the-stm32-g0-series/
When [Andy Brown] recently tripped over ST’s new G0 series of MCUs, he figured after some research that the best way to learn everything there’s to know about the STM32G0xx by making his own development board based around the STM32G081. The result is a Nucleo-style board, breaking out all pins …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/07/16/building-a-development-board-for-the-stm32-g0-series/)
Raspberry Pi Cyberdeck Inspired by Rare MSX
https://hackaday.com/2019/07/16/raspberry-pi-cyberdeck-inspired-by-rare-msx/
When we see these cyberdeck builds, the goal is usually to just make something retro-futuristic enough to do William Gibson proud. There’s really no set formula, but offset screens coupled with large keyboards and a vague adherence to 1980s design language seem to be the most important tenets.
Granted the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/07/16/raspberry-pi-cyberdeck-inspired-by-rare-msx/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/07/16/raspberry-pi-cyberdeck-inspired-by-rare-msx/
When we see these cyberdeck builds, the goal is usually to just make something retro-futuristic enough to do William Gibson proud. There’s really no set formula, but offset screens coupled with large keyboards and a vague adherence to 1980s design language seem to be the most important tenets.
Granted the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/07/16/raspberry-pi-cyberdeck-inspired-by-rare-msx/)