Instrumentation has progressed by leaps and bounds in the last few years, however, the fundamental analysis techniques that are the foundation of modern-day equipment remain the same. A network analyzer is an instrument that allows us to characterize RF networks such as filters, mixers, antennas and even new materials for microwave electronics such as ceramic…
We are proud to sponsor the 2017 Open Hardware Summit next Thursday, October 5th, in Denver at the McNichols Civic Center!
There is an exciting schedule of speakers! Big thanks to the OHS17 team for all their hard work. Drew, Kelly and Laen are excited to be there (in purple of course).
Please note that this event follows the Summit on Thursday:
Women Who Hack Dinner and Drinks: open to woman id-ing members of the community, must RSVP by Sept 28th. Hosted by Sophi Kravitz of HackaDay and OHS Chair Addie Wagenknecht.
Can’t wait for OHS17? Check out these recordings from OHS16 in Portland:
Things are getting real now. Check the list below for the last round of confirmed speakers to the 2017 Hackaday Superconference. This brings our slate of speakers to 32, but we’re not done yet. Hackaday is adding an extra day to the Superconference by starting the festivities on Friday. Again this year we have an…
via All the Speakers Plus We’re Heating It Up a Day Early — Hackaday
USB Serial to DMX AdapterRay Kampmeier designed a DMX shield. DMX is used for controlling lights. The whole thing is the size of a DMX connector making for a compact shield.
It was announced a day or two ago, but now the PocketBone has made its first real-world appearance at the World Maker Faire in New York this weekend. This is a tiny, tiny Linux computer that’s small enough to fit on a keychain, or in an Altoids mini tin. It’s only $25 USD, and from the…
via The Tiny, $25 PocketBeagle — Hackaday
Sergey Kiselev designed this I2S Audio pHAT:
skiselev/i2s_audio_phatThis is a Raspberry Pi Zero pHAT form-factor I2S audio interface board based on a Cirrus Logic (Wolfson) WM8731 audio codec. It provides line input, line output, headphones output, and includes an on-board microphone.
Ever since Nokia 3310 / 5110 display board I’ve wanted to slap on an ESP module and some buttons to make a nice little portable handheld. Now with some googling and checking out other projects how they get their stuff done and a bit time on hand while on vacation I’m using every spare minute to work on this PCB. There are some minor things I’m not sure about that need testing, but the general concept is clear.
Sean Hodgins designed this open source balancing robot to help teach PID control:
The PIDDYBOT is currently using a Atmega32u4 microncontroller. It uses 3 potentiometers that allow you to manually tune the PID loop to get the robot balancing. This allows you to see how each term affects the performance of the system. It is a great teaching tool for the classroom and is currently being used by students at McMaster University.
The Idea CC1101 is a cheap, sophisticated and small transceiver which works in different frequencies: 315, 433, 868, and 915 MHz, but can easily be programmed for operation at other frequencies 300-348 MHz, 387-464 MHz and 779-928 MHz. If we compare it with other transceivers in the market, the low cost is enormous. Mainly, the […]
via CC1101 Transceiver & Raspberry Pi — Salvador Mendoza Blog
Our guest for this week’s Hack Chat will be [Piotr Esden-Tempski], developer of UAV autopilot hardware for Paparazzi UAV. Paparazzi can be used for autonomous flight and control of multiple aircraft, and we’ll be talking about the types of embedded systems that can be used for these applications. [Pitor] is also the developer of the 1Bitsy ARM dev platform, the Black Magic Probe JTAG/SWD programmer/debugger and the founder of 1BitSquared.
OSH Park 