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Automatic Pet Fountain

November 02, 2011 By: admin Category: Control, Microcontroller, Project No Comments →

The goal of project was to keep the water bowl full and keeping the dog and cat watered at all times without flooding the house. It gets its water supply from an ice maker water line. Phillip Moorman built this project based on Parallax. He built a float and water valve assembly that fits on […]

Fake Blue Screen of Death Flasher, BSODomizer

October 14, 2011 By: admin Category: Interfacing, Microcontroller, Miscellaneous, Project No Comments →

BSODomizer is a small, battery-powered, mischievous electronic gadget that interfaces between a laptop or desktop and VGA monitor and flashes a fake BSOD (Blue Screen of Death) onto the monitor at random time intervals or when triggered by an infrared remote control. This will cause the user to become confused and turn off or reset […]

Laser Range Finder

September 21, 2011 By: admin Category: Data Acquisition, Measurement, Microcontroller, Project, Sensor No Comments →

This Laser Range Finder (LRF) is a low-cost distance measuring instrument that uses laser technology to calculate the distance to a targeted object. It can measure up to 8 feet away but for optimal measurement the range is about 6 inches to 4 feet. The project is designed by Joe Grand.

Remote Video Control System

June 19, 2011 By: admin Category: Control, Microcontroller, Project, Remote, Video, Wireless No Comments →

The Remote Video Control System will allow a remote user to fully control a separate video camcorder with a control board through InfraRed signal. The remote user has all the capabilities as if they were using the camcorder in-hand, including pan, tilt, zoom, Record, Display on/off, Tilt Position indicator, 4 speed settings, and even a […]