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… Learning SMD Soldering: From Ruined Boards to Confidence with the Aoyue 2901
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… AVR Power Saving Techniques: Using the Watchdog Timer for Battery-Powered Projects
Bleh, my company decided to shave some cash and put many of its workers on furlough. One week isn’t too bad and I’m quite glad to have a true vacation without any email or phone… Making the Most of Furlough: A Week of DIY Projects Ahead
So I finally got my next shipment of PCB boards from BatchPCB.com. The boards were perfect, not one mfg issue (I suspect this is mostly thanks to what I learned from SparkFun.com). It’s fantastically… Build Motion-Detecting Automated Dog Stairs with ATTiny13A for Under $10
Anyone who knows my wife knows that she loves to “fall-ify” as much as she loves to decorate for Halloween! This year I found an example using LEDs to simulate a flickering fire. I decided… DIY LED Fire Effect for Halloween Jack-O-Lanterns: A $3.50 ATTiny13A Project
My wife had been asking for some time for us to head up to the IKEA store in West Chester Ohio but I had been stalling. I had never been to an IKEA store and… First Trip to IKEA: Planning an ATTiny13A Lampan RGB LED Hack