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Add a reminder to your washer

Posted on July 11, 2012 by R-B Leave a comment

Most washers don’t have a built-in reminder. Mine doesn’t have either and a lot of time I have forgot my clothes inside it after they are done. The wet clothes smell really bad if they are left inside the washer for a while. If you have a similar issue with your washer, you might want to build this project which adds an audible reminder to the washer that will beep when the clothes are done. This project is based on an accelerometer that continuously senses the vibration of the washer when it is running. When the clothes are done, the washer stops

Play the classic Breakout game with hand motions

Posted on June 13, 2012 by R-B Leave a comment

A group of students at Cornell university designed a new version of the classic Breakout game. The traditional way of playing the game is through key presses that moves the paddle left and right in order to bounce the traveling ball upward, keeping it in play. However, in this new design the player can move his hand left, right, up, or down to control the paddle accordingly. A CCD camera was used to sense the motion of the hand. The image captured by the camera was processed by the Altera® DE2 FPGA Development board to detect the hand position in the image

DIY directional control input pad

Posted on June 11, 2012 by R-B 2 comments

This DIY directional pad will allow you to provide user inputs or to navigate through the LCD menu in your microcotroller based project. It has got five input tact switches that are readable through one ADC channel. The resistor divider network on board provides a unique analog voltage for each key press which can be identified through an ADC channel.

Have a 360 degree view of your PCB design online

Posted on May 29, 2012 by R-B One comment

3D Gerber Viewer from Mayhew Labs is a free online application that allows you to upload gerber files and generate a 3D model of your PCB. It’s definitely a handy tool to check for any silk-screen, solder mask or other errors in your PCB design, before you send the gerber files to manufacturer. Upload your Gerber files and have a 360 degree view of your PCB design. Pretty neat!

VIA technologies introduces the $49 Android PC system

Posted on May 24, 2012 by R-B Leave a comment

Via Technologies on Tuesday unveiled the $49 APC Android PC system. Powered by a WonderMedia ARM processor that operates at 800MHz, APC integrates 512MB of DDR3 memory, 2GB NAND flash storage, and a full set of consumer I/O features in a small footprint Neo-ITX motherboard. The system also features a custom build of Android that has been optimized for keyboard and mouse input, and comes with a browser and a selection of preinstalled apps.

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