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Today you can buy flashing LEDs; a simple two-lead component that requires only a power supply to produce even flashes of light. They look for all the world like any other LED, though embedded in the plastic dome is an integrated circuit to do all that flashing work. There was a time though when a…

via There Once Was an IC Dedicated to Blinking an LED — Hackaday

This is a short 2-minute video explaining what is the Tinusaur project about, who is it good for and what you could do with its microcontroller and shield boards. The Tinusaur is a small microcontroller board with a tiny chip on it. The Tinusaur board is powered by the popular Atmel ATtiny85 microcontroller. It comes as […]

via Short Video about the Tinusaur Project — The Tinusaur Project

The year is drawing to a close, and we have a weekend project for you to while away the remaining hours. Take the Coin Cell Challenge! The point of the challenge is to do something interesting with a coin cell. That’s it! It’s a challenge that can be as simple or as involved as you…

via Take the Coin Cell Challenge This Weekend! — Hackaday

2017.12.15 : Black Mesa Labs is proud to present two open-source-hardware DVI video boards for adding TMDS digital video to FPGA platforms with standard PMOD connectors. These two boards are currently available to purchase as bare fabs directly from OSH-Park, or Gerbers and design files may be downloaded from BML here. ——————————————————– BML 3bit DVI […]

via BML DVI digital video for FPGAs over PMOD — Black Mesa Labs

Since Autodesk’s acquisition, Eagle has been making waves in the community. The de facto standard for Open Hardware PCB design is now getting push-and-shove routing, a button that flips the board over to the back (genius!), integration with Fusion360, automated 3D renderings of components, and a bunch of other neat tools. However, Eagle is not without its…

via Exporting Eagle Libraries to FOSS Tools — Hackaday

Clearly a believer in the old adage, “Go Big or Go Home”, [Ted Yapo] has decided to do something that seems impossible at first glance: starting his car with a CR2477 battery. He’s done the math and it looks promising, though it’s yet to be seen if the real world will be as accommodating. At the…

via Coin Cell Challenge: Jump Starting a Car — Hackaday