DIY PCB inspection microscope
https://www.electronics-lab.com/diy-pcb-inspection-microscope/
Saulius made a DIY PCB inspection microscope and wrote a post on his blog about it: Despite how good microscope you have, stand is still very important part of final assembly. And while there are many commercial ones made of cast iron, they might cost more than a microscope head itself. I decided to make stand from […]
The DIY diabetes kit that’s keeping us alive
https://www.electronics-lab.com/diy-diabetes-kit-thats-keeping-us-alive/
Alistair Samuelson uses open source code to track the blood sugar levels of his son George. by Zoe Kleinman @ bbc.com: Frustrated with traditional monitoring and its risks, Mr Samuelson and George have since joined a growing group of T1 sufferers who are building their own solutions to manage their diabetes – even though they […]
DIY FPGA Programming
https://www.electronics-lab.com/47653-2/
TC-Engineering has documented their efforts to program a Spartan 6 FPGA using a DIY PCB. The hardware part and software are discussed on the link below. I’ve been thinking about building stuff with FPGA’s for a while, and usually get turned away because FPGA’s are considerably harder to implement than microcontrollers since they have no on-chip […]
maker.io – a new website for DIY projects
https://www.electronics-lab.com/maker-io-a-new-website-for-diy-projects/
Digikey has launched a new website for the maker and DIY world. The aim of this new website is to help people take their ideas from concept to product by providing the tools and resources on every step of the process. Maker.io was created to help makers understand the phases that occur from concept through […]
A DIY A4 Laser Engraver using ATmega328
https://www.electronics-lab.com/a-diy-a4-laser-engraver-using-atmega328/
Davide Gironi demonstrates his DIY A4 laser engraver made from a scanner and a printer using ATmega328: This “Get Ready For Win98″ Laser Engraving Machine it’s built using an old scanner, and an old printer. A laser engraving machine is a tool that uses lasers to engrave an object. A DIY A4 Laser Engraver using […]
HacKeyboard – open hardware mechanical keyboard
https://www.electronics-lab.com/hackeyboard-open-hardware-mechanical-keyboard/
msaleiro @ instructables.com tipped us about his latest build. This is an open source mechanical keyboard he has been working for the last 2 years. It may looks like an ordinary keyboard but it has many features embedded. To check them follow the link below. He writes: It looks like a computer keyboard, and it […]
DIY Motorized Combo Lock Cracking Device
https://www.electronics-lab.com/diy-motorized-combo-lock-cracking-device/
Combo Breaker is a motorized, battery powered, 3D printed, Arduino-based combination lock cracking device. It is portable, open source, 3D models provided, and exploits a new technique I’ve discovered for cracking combination locks in 8 attempts or less, but in an even more exciting, automated fashion. DIY Motorized Combo Lock Cracking Device – [Link]
DIY Smart Plant pot
https://www.electronics-lab.com/diy-smart-plant-pot/
by Akin Yildiz @ instructables.com: it was one year ago that i have published the plant pot – world’s first stand alone smart plant pot that can email you when it’s thirsty, cold, hot, sleeping etc. a lot has changed since the first release. today I would like to share with you our latest and most […]