Just Push Buttons

Seriously?

Slurp (this is me drooling). I want one. This thing is awesome.

16+ channels alone would do it for me, but this thing goes so much further than that by including the following and more: 2 way communication with the receiver, AMOLED Touch-Screen, Linux based UI, and the ability to add a Video receiver unit for real time preview and/or recording.

On top of all the Controller functions, the receiver unit will have internal accelerometers and a gyro as well as a modular design for easy modification.

Let’s just hope they get the funding they need to start making them.

Check out the project page for more information.

So we got tired of not being able to see what time it was when we were watching movies/shows on Netflix. We could have just bought a clock, but where’s the fun in that? I had an EM-406 GPS module and an ArduPilot lying around, and I heard about Sparkfun’s 12ft GPS Wall Clock so I figured I would give it a try.

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So I’ve been working on a robot…

I’ve succeeded at making it autonomous… kind of… well it works most of the time. Before about a week ago it was a big mess of wires. Then I etched a circuit board so that it wouldn’t be a big mess of wires. Then i realized that I swapped the headers on the motor controller board… so again… it is a big mess of wires. To fix this I’m going to make a patch board that swaps the headers again…

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The instructable that I learned this from was pretty useful, but it left out a few things that I wanted to elaborate on.

Supplies:

• A blank PCB (“copper clad”) to etch your circuit from (here’s what I got but any copper clad will work. Note: avoid the 0.127″, it’s too thick to put some leads all the way through)
• Sharpie (for etch resist)
• Muriatic acid – 20 Baume 31.45% (the 14.5% junk doesn’t work). Also take care not to murder yourself with this stuff.
• Hydrogen peroxide – 3%
• A glass container with a lid. Make sure that the lid is not airtight. If it is airtight, it can explode… acid everywhere… bad news.
• Nerd goggles (safety first)
• Particle respirator mask
• Automotive rubbing compound (from the auto parts store)

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