Some of my favorite builds, hacks and projects from the past year
There was plenty of good stuff in 2016!
Build a party decoration that encourages partygoers to dance!
Deck the beards this year with addressable LEDs
Importing custom artwork into a PCB CAD program is a fun way to personalize your board.
Get to know SparkFun's newest Creative Technologist.
How to set up an Arduino as an in-system programmer (ISP) and program an Atmel ATtiny84A to blink
The case for formalizing free exploration opportunities
There are two basic ways to connect electronic components with two terminals: series and parallel. In this episode, we examine those two types of circuits and show how to calculate equivalent resistance.
Power is the rate of doing work, and for electricity, that means the rate in which energy is converted in a circuit.
Let's look at the resistor and how it affects current and voltage in a circuit. Here's a hint: if you know two of either voltage, current or resistance, you can solve for the third.
In this episode, we'll explore how electric current flows through a circuit.
Over the next few weeks, we'll explore the basics behind electricity in a series of videos.
Let's dissect another section of EdiBot 2.0 and learn how to spin DC motors with Python.
Let's use IoT to improve our diets!
The newest version of EdiBot relies on contour finding in OpenCV to locate and chase yellow objects.
How to make faux neon signs with EL wire and rigid aquarium tubing
Adding a chronograph to a Hot Wheels track to measure the speed of passing toy cars.
What's inside the crowd participation wristbands you find at major events?
Don't try this at home!
The Innovation Center sounds like a great concept! If it were here in the Gilbert area (a Phoenix, AZ suburb) I'd certainly look into being…
But Broadcom had BroadR-Reach that did the same more than a decade ago.
I would like a lockable version of the MicroMod. For certain commercial applications that can be important. I'm a little reluctant to move…
I considered it several years ago when the problem presented itself. Won't possibly work -- for one thing vehicles running over the hoses…
Have you considered making a water level out of some garden hose? Even if you have to buy a couple of rolls of hose, and some clear tubing…
Again, I ask the question I asked when the RTK Facet first came out: "SW Maps" has been suggested for Andriod phones. Is there something…
Just as an historical note, the concept of "broadband" (aka "spread spectrum"), was originally proposed during World War II by actress and…
Thanks for promoting the Engineering Insights show! It's always great to get feedback and questions from our audience as, at the end of the…
In the video Nate mentions an Android app. Does he have any suggestions for those of us who have iOS (Apple) phones?
Hey 773, Nice to hear from you! Indeed, the IC is a pretty darn cool facility. Everyone on their staff, the mentors and students are all…