CaseyTheRobot
Member Since: August 12, 2013
Country: United States
The third installment of the ongoing jet engine build, where we have ignition, and Luke finally confronts his jerk dad.
As the new Orion capsule takes flight, NASA is working to better understand what we did almost 40 years ago with the moon landings. Why have we not ventured beyond the Van Allen belt?
Our design philosophy behind the Edison blocks, and how you can help evolve the ecosystem!
From April to September, it's hard not to find a robotics competition or event. Here are a few I got to see this year.
I have found some crazy things on eBay, but when I saw a jet engine I had to at least make a bid. Lucky/unfortunately, I won.
SparkFun Blocks for Intel® Edison - ADC V20
October 6, 2015
A quick overview of the features of the ADC Block.
SparkFun Blocks for Intel® Edison - 9 Degrees of Freedom Block
August 19, 2015
A quick overview of the features of the 9 Degrees of Freedom Block.
SparkFun Blocks for Intel® Edison - Dual H-Bridge
July 17, 2015
A quick overview of the features of the Dual H-bridge Block.
SparkFun Blocks for Intel® Edison - PWM
June 22, 2015
A quick overview of the features of the PWM Block.
VL6180 Hookup Guide
February 12, 2015
Get started with your VL6180 based sensor or the VL6180 breakout board.
SparkFun Blocks for Intel® Edison - Base Block
January 15, 2015
A quick overview of the features of the Base Block.
SparkFun Blocks for Intel® Edison - I2C Breakout Block
January 15, 2015
A quick overview of the features of the I2C Breakout Block.
SparkFun Blocks for Intel® Edison - microSD Block
January 15, 2015
A quick overview of the features of the microSD Block.
SparkFun Blocks for Intel® Edison - UART Block
January 15, 2015
A quick overview of the features of the UART Block.
SparkFun Blocks for Intel® Edison - GPIO Block
January 9, 2015
A quick overview of the features of the GPIO Block.
General Guide to SparkFun Blocks for Intel® Edison
January 5, 2015
A general guide for using SparkFun Blocks for Intel® Edison in your next project!
SparkFun Blocks for Intel® Edison - Battery Block
December 5, 2014
A quick overview of the features of the Battery Block.
SparkFun Blocks for Intel® Edison - Console Block
December 5, 2014
A quick overview of the features of the Console Block.
MS5803-14BA Pressure Sensor Hookup Guide
July 24, 2014
Breakout of MS5803-14BA Pressure Sensor to measure the absolute pressure of the fluid around them to determine altitude, water depth, or any other tasks that require an accurate pressure reading. This includes air, water, and anything else that acts like a viscous fluid.
AD8232 Heart Rate Monitor Hookup Guide
July 17, 2014
Learn how to create your very own heart rate monitor.
BeagleBone Black Proto Cape Hookup Guide
May 22, 2014
Learn how to get started making your own capes for the BeaglBone Black using the BeagleBone Proto Cape.
T5403 Barometric Pressure Sensor Hookup Guide
March 6, 2014
T5403 Barometric Pressure Sensor Hookup Guide
Motors and Selecting the Right One
December 12, 2013
Learn all about different kinds of motors and how they operate.
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Wedges are allowed in the 60# weight class. We don't have active weapon rules for any class.
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RoboGames is currently the largest event. They host hundreds of robots all the way to 220lbs. Right behind that is Motorama, they had nearly 200 robots last year and consistently have a high turnout.
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I just pay for their educations
Just as the generation before you, did for you...
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Section 5. of the datasheet page "Input and output pins are LVCMOS3V3. Inputs are 5V tolerant. Overvoltage up to ±20V is supported."
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You want an Inclinometer http://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/murata-electronics-north-america/SCA61T-FA1H1G-1/551-1005-1-ND/751309
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They are not connected.
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there wasn't enough pins to make it work well.
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When I was in school they were tearing down a dormitory. There was a huge pile of batteries (~2tons worth) from the battery backup system. I asked if I could have one, the foreman said "Take em all, it's costing me money to get rid of them" So they (all 2 tons) now part of an off the grid cabin in western Colorado.
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I have run the injectors outside the engine. they are spraying as specified in the manual. Everything looks good I just don't know if I'm getting proper fuel delivery now. I may need a roughing pump to get through the filter.
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So during the pump rebuild, I put it together 180degrees out of phase. I just need to pop it back apart and rotate it.
