Pseudorandomosity – Page 2

From n00b to Etching an Arduino Shield

First things first, a picture demonstrating success. And a video! Next, a link to the resources I needed http://www.ragingcomputer.com/2012/04/arduino-shield-etching-thoughts After that, pictures. Lots of pictures.

Arduino Laser Turret Cat Toy

Laser pointer turret, x y coordinate laser pointer, overgrown cat toy, whatever you want to call it. It has been done before 1001 times over, but I wanted to do it again, for myself. The hardware part of this is extremely simple. I just switched the device from the cat annoyance post from solderless breadboardContinue reading “Arduino Laser Turret Cat Toy”

Hexbug Spider LIRC Control

As soon as I knew they existed, I got a Hexbug Spider. I wish these things existed when I was little. It is COOL! Now that I’m older and can buy toys for myself, I can do more interesting things with my toys. The Hexbug is IR controlled, like a tv remote control. I haveContinue reading “Hexbug Spider LIRC Control”

Panorama Robot

The menu for the panorama robot is slowly getting more useful as I learn how to make the menu structure. Once I figure out saving values between power cycles, I’ll be ready to mount the 16×2 LCD screen. Of course I can’t show the video without also showing the result (scaled to 50% to keepContinue reading “Panorama Robot”

Auto Panorama

I have mentioned panoramas before. This time, it got lazy. I’m sure things will improve, since this is the first run. It uses a lazy susan bearing, 2 Futaba S3004 servos, a Hitec HS-55 micro servo, an Arduino UNO SMD, a pile of brackets, bolts, boards and wires. I whipped up an arduino sketch thatContinue reading “Auto Panorama”

Cat Annoyance

I got an Arduino Uno for Christmas last year, and of course the first thing I think of is laser pointer turret. I played with this for months while I learned the basics of Arduino programming. It was knocked apart when hail totaled my Trailblazer. To simplify rebuilding the turret, I bought a pan/tilt kitContinue reading “Cat Annoyance”

PogoPlug made useful

Pogoplug Multimedia Sharing Device (POGO-E02) http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0033WSDR4 http://www.pogoplug.com/ Vantec NexStar 3 NST-360SU-BK 3.5-Inch SATA to USB 2.0 and eSATA External Hard Drive Enclosure (Onyx Black) http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000EDKO04 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817145167 I already had one of these and I’m not currently using it for anything important Western Digital 1 TB Caviar Green SATA II 64 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Desktop HardContinue reading “PogoPlug made useful”