We came across this kickstarter campaign that features a multifunction SSD shield for Raspberry Pi 2. The shield includes SSD, WiFi, RTC w/Battery and high power USB: Pi 2 Design is excited to introduce the first offering in a new line of Embedded and Media-based I/O shields for the...

Neumi @ github.com has build an Arduino based CNC project and source files are provided. This is my scratch build Laser CNC Engraver and PCB Exposer. It uses a 150mW 405nm laser diode and two CD drive motors and mechanics. A Processing sketch calculates the position of the pixels...

davedarko wanted an easy way to check a USB cable, so he created this project: A little ATtiny45, some LEDs and transistors – battery powered. It scans through the cable with some blinking LEDs, then goes to sleep. USB Cable Tester -...

Raju R Baddi @ edn.com has published a circuit that enable you to test electrolytic capacitors and decide if worth using it on a circuit. The values in the figure are typical for general testing of all capacitors, from 1-nF ceramic versions to 1000-μF electrolytic types. The value...

Martin @ harizanov.com has published an article on how to forward traffic from RFM69 to MQTT using  ESP8266: I’ve mentioned my plans for this project during the IoT hangout session few months ago, it has finally materialized as working prototype. The blocker so far was the lack...

Michael @ acidbourbon.wordpress.com has built the “perfect” tea timer project. He wrote a post on his blog detailing its assembly: Maybe you just drink coffee. Then this article is not particularly interesting for you. But if you like a cup of black or green tea once in a while...

Z-wave Alliance contest winner and Texas-based HAB Home Intelligence has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter.com to bring iBlinds, a DIY home automation kit, to the market.  The product will allow customers to make their existing window blinds “smart” and to control...

PULPino is an open-source microcontroller system, based on a small 32-bit RISC-V core developed at ETH Zurich. The core has an IPC close to 1, full support for the base integer instruction set (RV32I), compressed instructions (RV32C) and partial support for the multiplication...