VHDL and Verilog are hardware description languages, used to describe and define logic circuits. They’re typically used to design ASICs and to program FPGAs, essentially using software to define hardware. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/11/13/using-vhdl-to-generate-discrete-logic-pcb-designs/)

Peek Behind the Curtains: Conference Badge Design
https://hackaday.com/2021/11/13/peek-behind-the-curtains-conference-badge-design/

In the before-times, back when we could have in-person Hackaday Supercons, there was always the problem of the badge. Making a few hundred small electronic thingies, for a smart but …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/11/13/peek-behind-the-curtains-conference-badge-design/)

A One-Servo Mechanical Seven-Segment Display
https://hackaday.com/2021/11/13/a-one-servo-mechanical-seven-segment-display/

The seven-segment display may be a bit prosaic after all these years, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t ways to spice it up. Coming up with a mechanical version of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/11/13/a-one-servo-mechanical-seven-segment-display/)

OpenGL Machine Learning runs on Low-End Hardware
https://hackaday.com/2021/11/13/opengl-machine-learning-runs-on-low-end-hardware/

If you’ve looked into GPU-accelerated machine learning projects, you’re certainly familiar with NVIDIA’s CUDA architecture. It also follows that you’ve checked the prices online, and know how expensive it can …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/11/13/opengl-machine-learning-runs-on-low-end-hardware/)

Improving a Mini-Lathe with a Few Clever Hacks
https://hackaday.com/2021/11/13/improving-a-mini-lathe-with-a-few-clever-hacks/

Like many budget machinists, the delightfully optimistically named [We Can Do That Better] had trouble with some of the finer controls on his import mini-lathe. But rather than suffer through …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/11/13/improving-a-mini-lathe-with-a-few-clever-hacks/)

Bluetooth RC Car Packs In A Few Sensors
https://hackaday.com/2021/11/13/bluetooth-rc-car-packs-in-a-few-sensors/

Have you ever been walking around the house, desperate to know the ambient temperature, humidity, and barometric pressure? Have you ever wanted to capture that data with a small remote-controlled …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/11/13/bluetooth-rc-car-packs-in-a-few-sensors/)

Prototyping Your Way to Better Prototypes
https://hackaday.com/2021/11/13/prototyping-your-way-to-better-prototypes/

If you’ve ever made a prototype of something before making the “real” one or even the final prototype, you probably already know that hands-on design time can’t be beat. There’s …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/11/13/prototyping-your-way-to-better-prototypes/)