As of late I have been trying to focus on the development of art related projects that are of interest to me. I have always had a soft spot for clocks and art related displays of time. I was recently on Ebay and found a rare set of Solar Split Flap Displays. The listing for […]
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RSS feed for this sectionCustom Design Work – Pearl Biotech Blue Transilluminator
I wanted to let folks know that we do custom design work and recently completed a turnkey assembly project for the folks at blue transilluminator. Pearl Biotech is at the forefront of DIY Biological Discovery. We worked closely with Pearl Biotech to produce the custom assembly seen in the image above. This product includes a Blue Led Matrix […]
TCS3471 Color Sensor and WS2811/12 Led Output
I have previously mentioned that I have been in the process of integrating the WS2812 RGB led with built-in PWM controller into a line of lighting products. You can see one of the prototype boards that we are currently testing now. The board is arranged in an 8×8 matrix and is meant to fit into […]
Quad Pick and Place
On April 3, 2013 our Quad IVc pick and place showed up for final delivery from PPM. I am going to detail the rational for this purchase and several considerations that you should think about when installing this machine. Background: We chose to go with this machine for a number of reasons. Mainly, I have […]
Infrawave Reflow Oven Controller
Infrawave Oven: Recently I viewed Ben Heck’s Reflow Oven Video and was pretty impressed with the time response of this oven. Ben uses a SSR and an external Arduino based controller to run his oven. I really like this standalone solution. Other research revealed Hobbybotics Reflow Controller and this is a very impressive build. Lots of […]
ChipKit Arrives!
I planned ahead and made sure I was one of the first people to make sure my ChipKit Design Challenge application was in the day registration opened. The initial intent was to work on an improved beer brewing controller for the recent 240V 15 Gallon brewery setup I have built. I am looking forward to […]
DIY Solder Hot Plate
[flickr-gallery mode=”photoset” photoset=”72157625434889586″] For a longtime now I have been an advocate of the hotplate method that was first introduced to me by the folks at Sparkfun for simple and easy reflowing of solderpaste. Through the use of our stencils this makes for a very simple and easy to use method of preparing SMD products […]
Maker Beam KKMulticopter: Build Part 1
[flickr-gallery mode=”photoset” photoset=”72157625309496779″] One of the best parts of being the owner of your own business is that you get to explore different avenues for product development. In this install I am looking at some open source hardware to build a quadcopter for possible resale/kitting in the near future. In this post I am showing […]
Harvard Microrobotics Laboratory
I recently got to spend a week at the Harvard Microrobotics Laboratory in coordination with some collaborative research that I am working on with them. It was an amazing trip and all very impressive at the same time. It’s really amazing the scale that these folks are working on. I have never been in a […]
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During my free time I like to take motorcycle trips and if you ever ridden a motorcycle for a long distance you will know that it can be a bit more difficult to take care of things that are normally pretty easy in the car. With that said, I probably don’t check in with my […]