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"The SpeakJet is a completely self contained, single chip voice and complex sound synthesizer."
This walk thru will show how … Read more
Any parallelly interfaced character LCD you get these days will have a Hitachi HD44780 chip or a different one compatible with the HD44780. These usually have 14 … Read more
Recently I got two XBee modules. And after some struggle with serial comunication I finally understand how to share data between two Arduinos. As a start I used 2 … Read more
This describes how to use the GPIO on a wireless router as binary outputs and how to control your electronics from the linux commandline.
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I started out … Read more
Recently a friend helped me obtain some polymorph and I've been trying to work out how to make useful parts with it. So far I've worked out how to make flat sheets … Read more
When I ordered my solarbotics track kit, I threw in a few of their "baby" GM motors thinking they would be fantastic for mini robots. When they arrived … Read more
The MC34063A is an easy to use DC-DC converter that can be used to step battery voltage up or down to run your processor, small servos or to make an efficient LED … Read more
Recently I've noticed some people are a bit unsure of how to regulate their robots batteries and since there was a tip/walkthrough on batteries recently I though … Read more
This is a basic demonstration of software which I have written which does a form of machine vision for object detection and ranging. I will continue to develop it … Read more
Obstacle avoidance is one of the most important aspects of mobile robotics. Without it robot movement would be very restrictive and fragile. This tutorial explains … Read more
Update: I added a video with my grad cap hacked with 64 individually addressed LEDs! This multiplexing/matrixing/array-ing sure is fun :3
This is pretty barebones … Read more
Picaxe serial bus
This walkthrough shows you how to make multiple picaxe chips talk to each other using 1 line. This works for all picaxe models but I only used … Read more
Infrared Sensor (LED020) from the PICAXE store was used.
http://194.201.138.187/epages/Store.storefront/?ObjectPath=/Shops/Store.TechSupplies/Products/LED020
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A lot of Eureka moments have happened while making Mr. Tea, I came accross this idea, and had to share.
I was looking for a cheap way to make a bendable … Read more
Every now and then I want to test a circuit or a new sensor or even some new idea for code but I don't have a starter kit or anything. While shopping for some robot … Read more
The picaxe 28X1 has some very cool memory features that can be used to free up program space or to give your robot a more convenient user interface. This post … Read more
I was looking for a way to have a robots head follow something or someone around. The best results I found were the ones using a camera, but these are a bit … Read more
I had asked in a forum post if a picaxe could "read" a servo output comming from another source... Thanks to the OddBot, as he nailed it. By the way, O.B. … Read more
