By admin on 17/03/2013
I bought me a cheap 128×64 graphic lcd on Ebay, cost me less then 7€ including shipping. It didn’t come with a datasheet or any instructions. After some googling, reading lots of websites and trying out a couple of different Arduino libraries I got it to work I first needed to find out how to [...]
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By admin on 16/03/2013
Re:load is an adjustable constant current load. I bought it on Tindie, cost me 15$ plus shipping. The Re:load is designed by Arachnid labs in the UK. It is sold as a kit, so you’ll have to solder it yourself. This is what I received: The parts were nicely packaged in an anti static bag. [...]
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By admin on 23/02/2013
About a month ago I was browsing Dangerous prototypes and read about this cheap GPS hack. Emeryth had found out that the cheapest GPS modules on Ebay could be used with a micro controller. The Ublox PCI-5S modules can be found on Ebay for less then 10$. Add an antenna for about 5$ and you [...]
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By admin on 09/02/2013
I bought me an Open Bench Logic Sniffer for Christmas. And I’ve finally found some time to try it out. I’ve bought to many toys to play with the last months I bought it from Seeedstudio for 50$, but that didn’t include the probe cable. That cost another 6$, very cheap but I had a [...]
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