Today I received a newsletter from the publisher Elektor. I am offered a special deal on a Peltier power generator which can power an LED light from a small candle. And this for an astonishing price of €99.95 instead of the normal price of €119.95. I’ll have to buy this – or wait a second…… Continue reading Top deal of the week?
Category: Electronics
240×320 TFT with touch on an ATmega328
It’s been a while since I purchased some TFT modules on eBay. These modules come in different sizes and two varieties – with and without integrated touch controller XPT2046. The controller in the TFT display itself is an ILI9341 wired up to be controlled by SPI. When planning my new remote control project I briefly… Continue reading 240×320 TFT with touch on an ATmega328
Replacing three remotes
Idea You know the problem – with every new gadget comes a new remote control, and while there are programmable and universal remote controls out there, they will never just do what you want. For controlling my tv, my digital box and one of the wall lights in my living room I used to have… Continue reading Replacing three remotes
Fakes from China
Inspired by a Youtube video from Bigclive I ordered some Solar Power Rechargeable Flash lights. I knew the risk but I thought it would be a possible way to get hold of some small amorphous silicon solar cell modules for some own projects. Today I received my package from ebay seller heavends. And yes, these… Continue reading Fakes from China
Hacking an AVR programmer II
This is a follow-up of my most popular post, Hacking an AVR programmer. MX USBasp v3.02 Recently there have been quite a few comments about a new version 3.02 layout of the USBasp programmer available from many Chinese ebay sellers, which appears to be incompatible with my previous hack. The problem is still that these… Continue reading Hacking an AVR programmer II
Assembling an USBasp
…at eight times timelapse it only takes 4 ½ minutes…
An USBasp in a new design II
Most of the time I design and debug my AVR projects on solderless breadboards nowadays. And for that I have been using some different types of programmers by now: starting with the good old STK500, to different versions of USBasp clones from Chinese sellers on eBay. In order to connect the programmers to the breadboard… Continue reading An USBasp in a new design II
An USBasp in a new design
Just a small teaser: today I received my circuit boards from PCBgogo – a layout which I just had sent to the Chinese manufacturer last Sunday. It is a USBasp, which can be placed on a breadboard and at the same time supplies the power rails on the sides. More to come…
OctoPrint – a new attempt
It was not so simple to set up a Raspberry Pi as a 3D-print server as I had hoped. It started with issues with the WiFi-dongle, continued to a complete black out on all of my USB web cams and finally I gave up… I reflashed the SD-card with the latest full Raspbian Jessie image,… Continue reading OctoPrint – a new attempt
OctoPi – WiFi issues
Next step in my journey into 3D-printing would be to set up a server to remote-control my 3D-printer. Since two weeks ago I have a spare Raspberry Pi 2 lying around and Google quickly revealed the existence of OctoPrint. Ok, downloading the image of OctoPi and writing it to a micro-SD, making the necessary changes… Continue reading OctoPi – WiFi issues