The First Robotics Team I mentor, “Team 12535 Revolutionary Robots” is participating in Dell’s annual electronics drive.

electronics, roboticsMarty MartinMarch 4, 2019Electroics, ftc, roboticsComment

iRig Pro Firmware Updater Kept Crashing on Mac OS X Sierra

I found and downloaded the iRig Firmware Updater 1.6 from the IK Multimedia user area but it crashed when I tried to run it.

software, electronics, troubleshooting, music, computersMarty MartinMarch 15, 2017OSX, Mac, iRig Pro, firmware, SierraComment

Neo Geo Watch

My final project for the year is a Christmas present for my kid. It is the Neo Geo Watch

arduino, coding, electronicsMarty MartinDecember 29, 2015arduino, flora, neo pixel, gps, compass, watch Comments

Web Interface with Flask and Beaglebone Black

This section teaches the reader how to create a web interface for the Beaglebone Black using Python and Flask.

coding, electronics, python, beagle boneMarty MartinNovember 27, 2015flask, reed switch, web, popularComment

Python Emailer with Beaglebone Black: Failed

This project is supposed to read a Magnetic contact switch (door sensor, otherwise known as a reed switch.) and then send an email notification along the lines of the door is open.

coding, electronics, python, beagle boneMarty MartinNovember 20, 2015python, reed switch, beaglebone black, emailComment

Control a lamp with the BeagleBone Black

This project covers the GPIO pins of the BeagleBone Black

electronics, beagle boneMarty MartinNovember 6, 2015beaglebone black, lamp, gpioComment

Connecting the Web to the Real World

This project reads data from the GPIO pins and displays the data on a web page. In this case it used breadboarded push buttons

coding, electronics, python, raspberry piMarty MartinOctober 16, 2015Web Server, Push Button, FlaskComment

Failed: Umbrella Indicator

This project was supposed to combine the Partial JSON response from the previous project with breadboarded LED to create an LED umbrella indicator but I couldn't make it work

coding, electronics, python, raspberry piMarty MartinOctober 2, 2015JSON, API, LED, python, weather, umbrellaComment

FAILED: Simple Soundboard with Raspberry Pi

The purpose of this project was to teach the reader how to turn a Raspberry Pi into a simple soundboard but I failed.

coding, python, raspberry pi, electronicsMarty MartinAugust 7, 2015raspberry pi, soundboardComment

Reading a button with Python

This project shows the reader how to register a button push using Python script then print the data to terminal.

coding, electronics, python, raspberry piMarty MartinJuly 31, 2015Electroics, Python, raspberry pi, buttonComment

Blink an LED with Python

Yup another blink tutorial but this time with Python.

coding, electronics, raspberry piMarty MartinJuly 24, 2015LED, raspberry pi, Electroics, PythonComment

Controlling a Lamp with a Raspberry Pi

This project shows how shell scripts, cron and the PowerSwitch Tail II can be used to control a lamp.

coding, electronics, raspberry piMarty MartinJuly 17, 2015powerswitch, raspberry pi, shell script, cron, ElectroicsComment

Controlling an LED with Python Code

In this project, I controlled an LED using python instead of Linux command line

electronics, python, raspberry piMarty MartinJuly 10, 2015Python, coding, led, raspberry piComment

Setting the Raspberry Pi to read input from a button

I setup the Raspberry Pi to recognize when a button was pushed from a breadboarded circuit.

electronics, raspberry piMarty MartinJuly 3, 2015breadboard, buttonComment

Using Linux on Raspberry Pi to control an LED

I used Linux command line to configure and control the General Purpose Input and Output (GPIO) pins to turn an LED on and off.

electronics, raspberry piMarty MartinJune 26, 2015LED, linux, raspberry pi, GPIO, ElectroicsComment

Lego Rover with LittleBits

I basically adapted the Mars Rover project to work with the 31030 Lego Creator Kit.

electronics, robotics, LegoMarty MartinJune 15, 2015lego, littlebits, roverComment

Standard HD44780 LCD and Arduino

This is a Character LCD Project for Arduino from Lady Ada.

arduino, electronicsMarty MartinApril 10, 2015LCD, arduinoComment

The Kill Switch

I give this project a rating of Mcguyver! Even if it isn't a particularly useful gadget, It is a clever use of common parts. Also, it looks pretty cool.

electronicsMarty MartinApril 3, 2015Kill switch, Internet, ElectroicsComment

The Devocalizer

My kiddo loves singing along with her music. This little gadget cuts the lyrics out of the songs for her.

electronicsMarty MartinFebruary 27, 2015Electroics, DevocalizerComment

I Made a Critter Capture Cam

I only recommend this project if you just want to tinker and learn.
There are plenty of critter camera on the market that are cheaper than this project.

electronics, arduinoMarty MartinJanuary 26, 2015camera, arduino Comments

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