Monthly Archives: December 2012

Tiny Arduino Clone

Posted on December 21, 2012 by e8johan

A couple of days back, we wrote about Kimio Kosaka’s amazing freeform Arduino clone. This artist of electronics is not a one hit wonder. He has done more work around the Arduino. For instance, his one-chip clones are real works … Continue reading →

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The real Pong

Posted on December 19, 2012 by e8johan

The classic game of pong has been reimplemented many times in different settings. For the purist, the right way of doing it is to base the replica on the original schematics. This imgur album shows how Pong is built in 74LS. … Continue reading →

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Arduino IDE for Advanced Users

Posted on December 17, 2012 by e8johan

Having used the Arduino IDE for a while, it is easy to find oneself limited. I can sympathize with the purpose of the tool – simplicity makes it easier to learn. For those of us who still enjoy the ease … Continue reading →

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Low-cost Devboard

Posted on December 14, 2012 by e8johan

Imagine running a course around Arduino. As soon as you start drawing a crowd, the hardware cost will be significant. Enter the Shrimp. The Shrimp is an ultra-slim, low-cost Arduino clone. Bringing the price down to about £8, almost a … Continue reading →

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Amazing Freeform Arduino

Posted on December 7, 2012 by e8johan

Freeform, or dead bug style, electronics intrigues me. It can be the quick route for simple circuits, but to Kimio Kosaka, simplicity and ease of assembling was not the end goal. His amazing Metaboard-based design can even use shields. I think that the … Continue reading →

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Build a Custom FPGA

Posted on December 3, 2012 by e8johan

FPGAs are monsters of flexible logic. If you have a problem that can be pipelined or run in parallel  you can perform miracles. If performance isn’t your focus, you can emulate beautiful machines from the past. Over at Nick’s blog, there … Continue reading →

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