Unlike Sparkfun, who actually manage to find fake Atmel ICs, we just get strange batches. The Atmel ATMega328 is the power behind the Arduino/Freeduino/*duino, and we have to set up a programming system to burn the venerable Arduino Bootloader into these chips. We normally use an AVR STK500 in HVSP (high voltage serial programming) mode, […]
Web Links Thursday
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February 23, 2017
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Glorious MIDI unicorn It looks good and it sounds good - a challenging project by musician Andrew Huang. (Via LaughingSquid) |
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Color changing hair dye Thermochromic hair color, apparently safe and non-permanent, soon as a commercial product. (Via ZMEScience) |
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Dazzling canopy of interactive moving lights Teamlab's stunning light and sound show creates an illusion of ethereal space. (Via DesignBoom) |
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The Technology Under the Skin of the Animatronic Creatures From ‘Spy in the Wild’ An amazing result of merging knowledge of biology and robotics. (Via LaughingSquid) |
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Camera made from 32000 drinking straws takes pointillistic photographs A counterpoint to the modern obsession with high resolution - an analog camera producing multipoint perspective grainy images. (Via DesignBoom) |
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