Open Hardware/Tinkering Projects

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 05, 2023

• How to Control DC Motors with Arduino - IoT Tech Trends

  Maybe having the Raspberry Pi and DC motor combo isn’t enough. Perhaps you want to expand your DIY project portfolio. Read on and try out using DC motors on an Arduino!

• Purism to Participate in CES 2023 - Purism

  Purism will be at CES® 2023, one of the most influential technology events in the world. Owned and produced by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)®, CES features innovative ideas from the technology industry. Purism will partner with Teksun Inc, a IoT and AI solutions provider to exhibit this year at Las Vegas. The CES is set to welcome 100,000 participants, 4700 media persons and 3100+ exhibitors from 173 countries.

• A CP2112-based USB C to I2C bridg

  Jana M has designed an interesting CP2112 based USB to I2C bridge. It uses USB C (at USB 2 speed) and is rather compact. It uses a TagConnect-2030 connector and breakout pins.

• Building community with our global clubs partners

  As part of our mission to enable young people to realise their full potential through the power of computing and digital technologies, we work in partnership with organisations around the globe to grow and sustain the Code Club and CoderDojo networks of coding clubs for young people. These organisations are our global clubs partners, and they undertake activities including training educators and volunteers, providing access to equipment, and running clubs and events for young people at a local or national level.

• Educational and Entertaining - Name! That! Gate!

  BKriet shared this this game they built for a class project. It tests you on your knowledge of logic gates. Nice build with a 3D printed case and the readily available Pi Pico.

• Prototypes ready, let’s proceed to test them.

  Finally, the three prototypes are ready as you can clearly see from the pictures below.

• Squeezing A Minimalist 6502 Retrocomputer Onto A Single Breadboard

  Over the years, and especially lately, we’ve seen tons of single-board retrocomputer builds. That’s fine with us — the more, the merrier. But they all start to run together a bit, with little to distinguish between them. Not so this about-as-compact-as-possible 6502 computer that fits on a single breadboard.