My First Dronie
I still have a lot of drone videos to edit from this summer, but here is one that came out ok (if only I smiled!). Taken with a vanilla DJI Phantom 2 + GoPro.
San Juan Islands Ferry Hyperlapse
Getting up early to catch the Eastbound ferry rewards you with a great view of the sunrise over the mountains. I always try to remember to capture a Hyperlapse while riding public transportation in beautiful places. This one would have been easier … Continued
LabVIEW Interface For Arduino on Leonardo
7/17/2014 Update from Sam K: Hey everyone. LIFA has been replaced with LINX which includes support for the Leonardo (and lots of other new features too!). Check it LINX here: https://www.labviewhacker.com/doku.php?id=libraries:linx:linx Let us know if you have any questions about LINX … Continued
Fun with a Waterjet at TechShop
I’ve been eager to join TechShop since they launched many years ago in the Bay Area. This fall we Austin makers finally got our chance! It’s a great space and is connected to a Lowes hardware store, so materials are … Continued
Measuring AA Battery Life for LED Pixel Halloween Costume
As I mentioned in the LED Ring construction post, I wanted to make sure 4 AA batteries would power my 25 RGB LEDs through a good 3+ hours of trick-or-treating. The Adafruit doc provides a good battery life estimate, but I … Continued
Synchronized LED Ring Construction Details
As promised, here is a rundown of how the synchronized LED rings from our Halloween costumes came together. When we initially designed these Roomba costumes, we knew they would look great in daylight but needed some flair to make them … Continued
Roomba Costumes with Synchronized LED Rings
A quick post on our 2012 Halloween costumes – after many late nights, we had an awesome time walking around the neighborhood tonight. Related posts: LED Ring Build details & bill of materials LED Ring battery life test Background – … Continued
Learning Rails the Easy Way
About a year ago I decided I should broaden my software horizons and learn something completely different from my normal fare of FPGAs and hardware. As such, I started learning Ruby on Rails. Long story short – it’s been an … Continued
Fresh Popcorn in a Faraday Cage
RFI is a serious concern (especially for radio telescopes), but so is a tasty snack. Here is one way they balance these needs at the GBT. This microwave is in the main control room, which itself is in a faraday … Continued
Toddler Snorricam – Chest Mount First Run
Yesterday at my son’s urging we flipped the ‘robot’ backpack around and got some front facing video with the Snorricam. It’s pretty great, amazingly he ignores the camera and goes about his business! Here is a photo of the rig … Continued