DIY Electronic Projects
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Joaquin De Gracia AguilarDIY Electronic Projects
Uploaded by
Joaquin De Gracia AguilarDIY Electronic Projects
By Alan Parekh C.Tech, B. Sc.
Overview
What is Hacked Gadgets? Computer Parts Projects
Hard Drive Creations Others
LED Projects Fun Projects Large Projects Education and Career Path Questions
Hacked Gadgets
Goal
Encourage out of the box thinking Promote the DIY electronic movement
Features interesting DIY
projects Almost 2 years old 500,000 Page views per month 180,000 RSS Views per month
Hacked Gadgets Forum
The forum allows for
new project discussions Electronic troubleshooting help Sharing of knowledge
Computer Parts Projects
Hard Drive Creations
Computer Hard Drives are a marvel of technology yet they are often tossed in the trash when they are replaced. Instead of throwing them out why not use the drive as the beginning of a new project!
Hard Drive Clocks
Spin the drive platters and
use POV to display clock hands LEDs are used to shine through a slot in the top platter Microcontroller keep time and tracks the real time position of the spinning slot.
Hard Drive Clock Videos
Alan Parekhs Clock Cornell University
Clock
Web Link
Mechanical Hard Drive Clocks
Stepper motor read head drive Custom clock controller
Web Link
Hard Drive Parts Clock
Uses a standard clock mechanism All shown parts are from hard drives
Web Link
Hard Drive Oscilloscope
Hard Drive read write
arms move using a voice coil Voice Coils are also used in audio speakers Use the voice coil, mirrors and a laser to make a Hard Drive Oscilloscope!
Hard Drive Oscilloscope Videos
Web Link
Hard Drive Speakers
Vibrate the hard drive
read head by applying audio to the voice coil Smaller mechanisms provide a higher pitch (tweeter) Larger mechanisms provide a lower pitch (midrange)
Hard Drive Speaker Video
Web Link
LED Fan Clock
Uses a standard 3
wire case fan RGB LED Microcontroller
LED Fan Clock Video
Web Link
Computer Mouse Flashlight
Creator was 7 years old Requires
Old computer mouse White LED Resistor Battery Snap 9 Volt Battery Wire
Web Link
Injkjet Cartridge Projects
Create a circuit to
control a Inkjet Cartridge Print on water Shoot words on paper Make a draw-bot
Web Link
Injkjet Cartridge Videos
LED Projects
Why use LEDs?
Low power use Cool to touch Long life Good vibration insensitivity Inexpensive
Web Link
LED Hat
ATmega8515-8PC
microcontroller 512 LEDs Over 8 hours of soldering just LEDs
Web Link
LED Hat Video
LED Coffee Table
Light sensing
devices sense movement Microcontroller translates movement into an LED display
Web Link
LED Coffee Table Video
Hotdog LEDs
Voltage is applied at
each end of the hotdog Hotdog acts as a large resistor dropping the voltage proportionately across its length Since some LEDs only need 2 volts to light its easy to simply stick in the LED to light it Note that polarity matters
Web Link
Huge LED Clock
Remove the guts
from a cheap alarm clock Rewire the original LEDs to external high power LEDs
Web Link
LED Stair Lights
Prototype uses laser
beams to detect stairwell entry Kit uses infrared beams Ten separate outputs for individual light operation Simple construction and test procedure
Project Link
Store Link
LED Stair Lights
Boards are created using a photo etch procedure in a
dark room Resist is exposed to UV light to cure it Board is then developed in various chemical baths Eventually the board is etched as usual Board Construction Web Link
LED Stair Light Installs
LED Stair Light Video
UV LED Scanner Hack
40 UV LEDs Existing stepper motor
drives LED array Custom microcontroller drives motor
Web Link
Potato vs Defibrillator Capacitor
54uF capacitor
from a defibrillator machine 4200V capacitor charged to 3000 Volts DC Instant mashed potatoes
Web Link
Scope Clock
AVR Microcontroller keeps track of time Scope is put into XY mode Circuit outputs analog data to draw the clock
hands and text on the display
Computer Controlled Water Spray System
Vision system Computer program, coded in C# Solenoid controlled water spray system
Computer Controlled Water Spray System Videos
Web Link
Weave Mirror
768 motorized
cylinders Central camera looks out Cylinders rotate to mimic what the camera sees
Web Link
Weave Mirror Video
Pick and Place Machine
Installing surface mount components is time
Industrial Version
consuming, this machine does it automatically
Web Link
DIY CNC Machine
Members of the Hacked Gadgets Forum got
together and built a CNC machine from scratch
Education and Career Path
Industrial Electronics Red River College
(1993) Digital Electronics - Red River College (1996) Information System Programmer Analyst Red River College (2000) Computer Science Degree University of Manitoba (2007)
Education and Career Path
Fire Alarm Industry
Companies Pyrene Fire SimplexGrinnell Technology Hard Wired Conventional Systems Networked Intelligent Systems
Education and Career Path
Microcontroller Development
Recognized developer by Microchip Inc. (Creators of the PIC line of microcontrollers) Prototype / Proof of Concept work Specialize in 16F628 and 16F88 controllers
Online LED and Project Sales
Sell LEDs to the electronic hobby market
Education and Career Path
Intelligent Hospital Systems
Robotic Hospital Equipment First product called RIVA (Robotic IV Automation) is currently in R&D Availability of RIVA will be mid next year (2008)
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