Tag: electronics

Custom Firmware for my Lamps

📅 Sun, Aug 13, 23  

Putting ESPHome firmware on my Xiaomi smart lamps.


Easy Macro Photography with a Smartphone

📅 Mon, Aug 29, 22  

A cheap and easy way to take close-up photos with a smartphone


Testing a DC-DC Converter Module

📅 Tue, Feb 09, 16  

Testing an LM7805-pin-compatible buck converter, just for fun.


MSP430 VFD Clock – Manhattan Style

📅 Sat, Jan 23, 16  

A clock that displays the time on an IV-18 vacuum florescent display tube, powered by the MSP430, and reusing some of the code from my MSP430 analog gauge clock.


Hakko 936 LED Modification

📅 Tue, Jan 12, 16  

Adding red/green functionality to the LED on my soldering iron, so that I don't have to stare at it for 10 seconds just to see if I remembered to turn it off.


MSP430 Analog Gauge Clock

📅 Sun, Jan 03, 16  

A clock that displays the time using analog ammeters, made with the MSP430 microcontroller. This was a final project for a class, but it was a lot of fun, and has a really cool steampunk look to it.


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