Lifelong Learning

MAX7219 LED Driver With Arduino

I am working on a larger projected and have decided the Arduino ATMEGA328 (which seem to be hard to find in stock online) would be the best choice for the project. Seeing as how the project is going to utilize… Continue Reading →

November 22, 2009 1

My First Published Instructable!

I’ve finally gotten around to publishing my first instructable! Have a read and as always, let me know what you think! http://www.instructables.com/id/Tap-Light-LED-Auto-Off-Hack/

November 1, 2009 2

Share the wealth of knowledge…

For some time now, I’ve been educating myself on the basics of electrical engineering in a somewhat unorthodox manor, the internet! I’ve always been fascinated by the application of theory and creating tangible results from the wildest of concepts, so… Continue Reading →

Finally built my first Arduino

I finally got my order in from SparkFun.com this morning and couldn’t wait to try my hand at building out my Arduino boards. I’ve talked about them before here. The challenge was the USB to Serial chip which is a… Continue Reading →

October 8, 2009 0

Those pesky SMD parts always seem out of reach….

So, I decided after ruining a few boards that I’d research soldering SMD parts to see how I could possibly be messing up these boards so badly. After all, it never crossed my mind that it would be this difficult… Continue Reading →

October 6, 2009 0

Saving Power With an AVR

I’ve been consumed lately with saving power with my designs and I decided to focus my obsession on my new “FakeFireLEDDriver” design I got inspired to build from this example. I knew that I wanted to hand out Halloween gifts,… Continue Reading →

October 6, 2009 2