My Electronics Projects

Flambeau Brake Control Demo Kit

Flambeau Brake Control Demo Kit

This is a nice item that I found today at Princess Auto... A grey box hiding on the bottom of a grey shelf. The phrase "Demo Kit" caught my eye, and I had to take a peek inside. I was blown away by the beautiful innards, and I just had to have it.

RGB Leds

RGB Leds

I recently got my packet of 50 RGB LEDs, and free 50 current-limiting resistors to go along with it, direct from China. :-D

BGMicro Shipment

BGMicro Shipment

I just got my shipment of stuff from BGMicro, including a ton of pinheaders!

I ordered:
1x Velleman 4x4 keypad
1x GI AY-3-8910 Sound Chip (and matching IC socket)
2x LEDs with wire and
connectors
1x 2.5" stero cable end (Digital Rebel XT Trigger?)
1x Graphical KS0108 Display
and Lots of 1x40 and 2x17 Pinheaders :)

Breadboard Power Supply [Done]

Breadboard Power Supply [Done]

This is the finished product, after assembly of the Breadboard Power Supply.

For more info, see the First Post about it.

2x16 Character LCD Display

2x16 Character LCD Display

Built with the PC Starter Kit ("LCD Kit 04") from the good folks at 411 Technology Systems, it is mounted in a computer case spacer to be mounted in a computer.

Multi-colored Case Lights

Multi-colored Case Lights

Well, here's the front of my recently-rennovated computer case. By 'rennovated', I mean "replaced old-and-boring blue LEDs with the multicolor color-changing LEDs of coolness.

How I managed this was to:

CueCat Hacking

CueCat Hacking

I bought 3 nice, new, and almost shiny CueCats in a package deal from eBay. :-D

As far as a tutorial for hacking CueCats, here goes.

TTL Magnetic Stripe Reader

TTL Magnetic Stripe Reader

My new Magnetic Stripe TTL (Clock + Data) Reader from Digi-Key (Part# Z2064-ND); It's an Omron V3A-4K.

SparkFun FT232RL Breakout Board

SparkFun FT232RL Breakout Board

This little guy will be making his appearance in some future electronics projects 

Various Meters

Various Meters

Again, at the Smiths Falls Amateur Radio Club Flea Market, I got a grab-bag of meters.