Engineering Posts
Enginursday: Light Up Your 3D Printer's Bed
Try adding a LED strip to your 3D printer for better lighting with this quick and simple solution!
Enginursday: Light Fuse and Get Away
SparkFun visits a team of highly-professional, amateur pyrotechnicians.
Using Modules and Sub-Assemblies
There's no right answer whether or not to use modules or sub-assemblies; both options carry risks and rewards. Today I cover those options and what to consider when faced with this decision.
Mort and Mary Present: BLE Soil Moisture Sensor with the Ultra-Low Power Works
It took a year to take a mess of wires, hardware and WiFi dependency and turn it into a new solution to monitor plants and the environment anywhere without a WiFi password. This is BLE-IOP.
Enginursday: Boulder Bounces
A re-creation of our Simon Says Soldering Kit using trampolines, spot lights and a ton of new sounds!
Wedginursday: Frame Rates and Funky Colors
Let's figure out just how fast we can push data through APA102 pixels. Then let's look at what we can do with super fast lights.
Enginursday: OLED Clock Part II
This week I'm getting back to my OLED clock, and discussing the changes I've made.
Enginursday: LilyPad and Minecraft Heads
Kids love Minecraft and things that glow in the dark - here's a fun project to get your littles involved with electronics!
Enginursday: An Interactive, 3D Printed, LED Diamond Prop
Diamonds are... forever? My experiences 3D printing a translucent diamond theatrical prop for a choreographed piece with LEDs and capacitive touch sensing.