Stabilization system development slowing down(temporarily)
Hey there, Sorry about the rather long hiatus. School has started up and it not only is using up the vast majority of my free time but also it has removed my ability to frequent TechShop which is where...
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Experimenting with the ESP8266 $5 wifi module
Before I start this blog post I'd like to profusely thank Joshua Newell @ImJoshNya for providing the code, wiring basis and serial settings used in this experiment. The massive amount of support and...
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Update on system [Apologies for hiatus]
//Back again with another update! Many apologies for the extended hiatus, school is quite hectic with it being my final year and the heavier workload of AP Physics and trying to maintain a relatively...
View ArticleSlight delay due to fried parts, drop test update
I will be delayed in the development of the system on the code side due to the loss of my MPU-6050. The magic blue smoke of failure made a surprise appearance yesterday. I connected it to the 5V pin of...
View ArticleNeopixel power line feedback phenomena
While working on a christmas gift for a friend I encountered an interesting phenomena involving signal leakage over the USB power line. The USB to UART adaptor I was using caused the signal leakage to...
View ArticleName my rocket and stabilization system and win an Arduino Nano [CONTEST]
Just a heads up about a contest I am running currently. Name my rocket (currently codenamed TA-1 [Test article 1]) and the stabilization system (currently codenamed ARGuS [Arduino Rocket Guidance...
View ArticleEarly November stabilization system [Codename ARGuS] update!
Finally got back on the stabilization system development track! I finished the major school project and the replacement MPU-6050s arrived. The code recently got a MAJOR upgrade thanks to Bogdan...
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New equipment acquired! [LINKS INCLUDED]
Current haulWhat maker does not like eBay? that magical place where you can buy virtually anything you need at dirt cheap prices to boot! The fact that the costs are so low is a boon for the basement...
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Current collection of dev boards
This is my collection of development boards. From top left they are; Genuine Arduino UNO, Clone MEGA, Parallax Basic Stamp homework board (serial), Sainduino UNO, Arduino Nano (clone), Genuine Arduino...
View ArticleContest winners announced
Thank you for all 35 great names you have submitted, choosing from the available names has been very difficult. I have decided that I will choose 2 winners, each winner will receive one(1) Arduino Nano...
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Detour projects to fill time until Christmas break
Neopixel microscope detailSorry about the delays between posts, school has been picking up again and some other stuff keeps coming up. I am putting my stabilization system on the back burner at the...
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Christmas break TechShop Day 1 update
Test fitFirst day back at TechShop after 3 months away due to the start of school soaking up the vast majority of my time and preventing me from going into DC every day. After arriving I immediately...
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Fundamentalz PCB review
PCBs sent to me//I apologize for the delays in post frequency, school is soaking up quite a bit of my time as I was applying to colleges and preparing for midterms. As I have a lot planned out for this...
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February rocket stabilization system update
Stabilization system miniaturizationDue to school preventing me from spending days at TechShop to use their printers and CAD workstations (my school lacks a technical education program sadly and my...
View ArticleVideo workshop update (February 2015)
I thought I'd make a video tour of the workshop as I have a decent camera on my phone and it seems that workshops are a point of interest for quite a few makers. Excuse my messy shelves as I do not...
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Workshop evolution and upgrades
In October of 2014 I moved to a new house which included space for a workshop which has been a huge upgrade for me, as I had been working in a sort of foyer at my old house. I will be detailing the...
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Spring break TechShop progress
Near-final fin with correct blendingOver this recent spring break, I'd decided to forgo the archetypal partying of the Senior year and continue work on my projects. My primary objective was to redesign...
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ICStation lootbag
Quite a big bag here!Earlier this year I entered my active rocket stabilization system in the 2015 ICStation Arduino electronic design competition on a whim because there was a chance at winning some...
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Combination railgun/coilgun development platform (version .01 craptastic)
Coilgun with projectileWay back in 8th grade summer and freshman year of high school I got bored and decided I wanted to make an electromagnetic accelerator so I went googling and did a ton of...
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A tour of Small Batch Assembly
Company logo on the orange wallsRecently I had met up with Bob Coggeshall at the inaugural National Maker Faire and he invited me to stop by the factory sometime in the future. I wasn't out in the...
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