Category Archives: Hardware

A place for all my hardware projects

WiiChuck Mouse

Posted on February 16, 2014 by Mario Leave a comment

While browsing one of my favorite online electronic stores, adafruit.com, I came across something cool. This something was a Wii Nunchuck controller, and upon seeing it I was hit with a flash of inspiration. I didn’t just see a Wiichuck, I … Continue reading →

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Arduino Mega to Repair Trinket Bootloader

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Mario Leave a comment

While working on one of my projects, which used a Trinket, I managed do damage the bootloader. In fact I did this to two of my three 5V Trinkets. Luckily for me, Adafruit has a great writeup on repairing the … Continue reading →

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Adafruit NeoPixel Snake Game

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Mario Leave a comment

Snake, a fun and addictive game that has been around since the late 70’s. Its a game with few and simple rules and I think its the perfect thing to play on a NeoPixel Display. Background: I was asked to … Continue reading →

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Using an Arduino with C#

Posted on November 12, 2013 by Mario Leave a comment

I am currently working on a project, in which, I need to be able to set different configurations from a computer and have them sent to an Arduino. I would also like the program on the computer, to be able … Continue reading →

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Adafruit Trinket PS/2 to USB Hacked Converter

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Mario Leave a comment

First I want to start by saying this. The harder the challenge, the greater the reward. I also want to take this time to apologize to Ladyada, the staff at Adafruit and the creators of the PS/2 Arduino library. I … Continue reading →

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NeoPixel Shield Fun and a Robot Sim!

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Mario Leave a comment

Back at Maker Faire, I picked up a few cool things to play with. One of these things was a Adafruit NeoPixel Shield for the Arduino. For those who don’t know, the NeoPixel is an addressable LED that Adafruit Industries … Continue reading →

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Small Engine Rebuild

Posted on August 14, 2013 by Mario Leave a comment

[Skip Boring intro]So, years ago I found a mini bike frame with engine on the side of the road. Normal people would have just kept moving, and would not have even gave it a second thought, but then again I’m … Continue reading →

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