Engineering Posts

30 Aug

Desk of an Engineer: the Marshall Edition

Let's see what Marshall has going on in that cave of his!

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24 Aug

Enginursday: RS-232 vs. TTL vs. Inverted TTL

Today, we revisit the concept of serial communication with RS-232 and TTL. We'll also explore the "inverted TTL" with the ultrasonic range finder to read data from the sensor.

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10 Aug

Enginursday: Makers Assisting With Technology

In this week's Enginursday, Alex meets with a local Speech-Language Pathologist to talk about how makers can help make devices for people with special needs

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3 Aug

Enginursday: Fiber Optic Light Suit

A wearable fiber optic light suit that responds to user gestures.

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27 Jul

Getting Started with MicroPython

The micro:bit is an awesome piece of tiny hardware, and I just wanted to make sure we gave you another programming environment with which to play.

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20 Jul

Enginursday: A PSoC-Based Digital Load Box

Sometimes, when testing power supplies, it's handy to be able to load them consistently. This gizmo will help you do that.

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13 Jul

Enginursday: SCiO Pocket Molecular Scanner Teardown

See what's inside the SCiO Pocket Molecular Scanner in this teardown tutorial.

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6 Jul

Enginursday: More Fun with 60 USB Supplies

Now I'll use these 60 USB supplies to see if I can weld!

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29 Jun

Enginursday: X-Band Motion-Triggered Music

Utilizing an X-Band Motion Sensor to not only detect movement but trigger music too!

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22 Jun

Enginursday: The Look - the Feel - of Concrete

Inspired to try something new for International Week of Making, Mary mixed and poured concrete over electronics in her office.

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