All the Stuff I Make

(and maybe some stuff I didn't?)

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How To Compete in Your Company's FitBit Walk Competition While Injured
📆 Nov 10. 2013
📁 avr, cheat, fitbit, meltmedia, servo

How To Compete in Your Company's FitBit Walk Competition While Injured

Building a machine to walk my Fitbit while I recover from injury.

Charlieplexing LEDs with an AVR ATmega328
📆 Apr 29. 2013
📁 atmel, avr, charlieplexing, led, microcontroller, pcb

Charlieplexing LEDs with an AVR ATmega328

Controlling many LEDs with few pins using the Charlieplexing technique.

Making Mad Props for meltmedia's Interactive Superhero Marketing Launch: Techno HAMMER
📆 Oct 31. 2012
📁 avr, Cardboard, electronics, Foam, Gorilla Tape, LEDs, PCBs, PVC Pipe, recycle, Spray Paint

Making Mad Props for meltmedia's Interactive Superhero Marketing Launch: Techno HAMMER

Building a glowing techno-hammer for our marketing superhero.

RoboStocking - AVR, Servo, Motor, IR Sensor, and BOOM!!! Merry Christmas!
📆 Dec 29. 2011
📁 arduino, avr, christmas stocking, ir motion, jingle bells, lexan, mechanical, motor, pop-up santa, sensor, servo

RoboStocking - AVR, Servo, Motor, IR Sensor, and BOOM!!! Merry Christmas!

An animatronic Christmas stocking powered by Arduino.

AVR Serial Communications Using XBee RF Modules
📆 Aug 25. 2011
📁 arduino, avr, element14-com, newark-com, rf, xbee, zigbee

AVR Serial Communications Using XBee RF Modules

Extending the doorbell range with ZigBee wireless modules.

Desktop Warp Core - The Early Years
📆 Jul 21. 2011
📁 12V, avr, desk toy, electronics, fiberglass, lathe, LEDs, microcontroller, MOSFETs, Next Generation, Star Trek, transistors, warp core, woodworking

Desktop Warp Core - The Early Years

The humble beginnings of building a warp core for my office desk.

LED Mood Lamp
📆 Jan 9. 2011
📁 arduino, atmega168, avr, gift, lamp, led, pcb, woodworking

LED Mood Lamp

Building a geometric, color-shifting LED mood lamp from scratch.

USB Foam Dart Launcher Assimilated (Partially)
📆 Jan 7. 2011
📁 atmega, avr, darts, hack, launcher, man cave, upgrade, usb

USB Foam Dart Launcher Assimilated (Partially)

Teardown of a USB missile launcher for parts.

Update: LED Reading Lamp Materializing
📆 Nov 1. 2010
📁 atmega, avr, lamp, led, lighting, pcb, reading light

Update: LED Reading Lamp Materializing

Progress on the custom PCB for the bed reading light.

LED Reading Lamp
📆 Oct 12. 2010
📁 atmega, atmega328, avr, lamp, led, pcb, reading

LED Reading Lamp

A custom PCB reading light to keep the peace at bedtime.