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An Intro to Boolean Algebra and Logic Gates – Part 1

October 31, 2017

This is part 1 of a planned short blog series about Boolean algebra and logic gates. In this first part we’ll introduce you to simple Boolean algebra, which is very basic, and then look at how one or more logic…

Making a Custom Webcam Mount

October 25, 2017

Anders Strand

3D Printing Projects

We bought a fancy new web camera for our meeting room, for use with video conferences and meetings. The camera works great, but lacks one critical feature: The ability to adjust the camera angle sideways. In addition, we wanted to…

Getting Started with Programming – Part 8: Typedef and Structs

October 12, 2017

Mads Aasvik

Arduino Tutorials, Software Tutorials

Previous parts of the Getting Started with Programming series: Part 1: Skimming the Surface Part 2: Conditional Statements Part 3: Loops Part 4: Arrays and Lists Part 5: Functions and Scope Part 6: Defines and Random Numbers Part 7: Pointers…

How to Load and Save Configurations on an Arduino

September 26, 2017

Ragnar Ranøyen Homb

Arduino Tutorials

We have earlier written a rather deep post about a non-volatile (not lost when power is) way to store data here, but in this post we will focus on the following question: How can I save and load configuration data…

Modifying a Portable iPod Docking to Bluetooth

September 14, 2017

Gunnar Ranøyen Homb

Misc. Other Projects

Logitech Stock Photo Recently, we found an old Logitech Pure-Fi Express Plus that had been laying around from old times. It was originally made for docking a iPod / iPhone with the old Apple 30-pin Dock Connector. Since this connector…

Arduino Tutorial: Using millis() Instead of delay()

September 5, 2017

Mads Aasvik

Arduino Tutorials, Popular Posts

A well known Arduino function is delay() which pauses the program for an amount of milliseconds specified as parameter. millis(), on the other hand, is a function that returns the amount of milliseconds that have passed since program start. At…

Trondheim Maker Faire 2017

September 1, 2017

Mads Aasvik

Events

This year’s Trondheim Maker Faire was held last weekend at Solsiden in downtown Trondheim, just like last year. In this blog post we’ll show off a few images from the event. We saw this vehicle made by SK…

Parametric Modelling in Fusion 360 – Making a Triangle Box

August 23, 2017

Mads Aasvik

Software Tutorials

Last year we wrote a blog post where we showed how to use parametric modelling to make a simple box. Someone commented that they would like to know how to make a triangle box as well. We thought it would…

Sculptris: First Impressions and 3D Printing

August 17, 2017

Mads Aasvik

First Impressions - Software, Software Tutorials

Sculptris is a sculpting 3D modelling software developed by Pixelogic who also have developed the more famous ZBrush. Unlike ZBrush however, Sculptris is completely free! We haven’t looked at Sculptris before, so let’s give you our first impressions before going…

What Is FFT and How Can You Implement It on an Arduino?

August 10, 2017

Mads Aasvik

Arduino Tutorials, Popular Posts, Theoretical Tutorials

In this blog post we’ll first briefly discuss Fourier Transform and FFT. Then we’ll show you one way to implement FFT on an Arduino. Fast Fourier Transform (aka. FFT) is an algorithm that computes Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT). We’re not…

Making a Homemade Travel Ukulele

August 3, 2017

Anders Strand

Woodworking Projects

For an upcoming boat trip, one of our makers was challenged to bring a home made instrument. After some doodling and googling of what to make, we discovered this great travel ukulele design by Daniel Hulbert at circuitsandstrings.wordpress.com. It was clear that we had…

MQTT – What Is It? And How Can You Use It?

July 20, 2017

Ragnar Ranøyen Homb

Software Tutorials

In this post are we going to talk a bit about MQTT and give you a quick example of how you can publish a simple message to a MQTT-Broker from a simple computer system (here: an Orange Pi Zero). MQTT…

Repairing a NAD C370 Amplifier – The Slow Start Protection Module Problem

July 5, 2017

Ragnar Ranøyen Homb

Misc. Other Projects

A very common problem with NAD amplifiers (here: C370) is that it becomes very slow to start after some years (10+). The time between power-on and deactivation of the protection increases to several minutes! And why is this happening? In this…

Arduino Tutorial: LCD Displays pt. 1 – HD44780 Character Displays

June 28, 2017

Mads Aasvik

Arduino Tutorials

We have written plenty of Arduino Tutorials, but none of them have been about displays. So we decided to do something about that. This is the first of a planned three-part tutorial series on how to use various displays with…

Building a Quick & Dirty Foam Cutter

June 21, 2017

Anders Strand

Woodworking Projects

Foam is a great and cheap material for various creations. This time we needed to cut some EVA foam into shapes for a prototype we are creating. We were not 100% sure that a hot-wire foam cutter would be the…

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