Sometimes you need to display a number nice and large, making it easily readable at a good distance. [Lewis] has just the thing for that: a big expandable 7-segment display. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/07/27/you-can-build-a-giant-7-segment-display-of-your-very-own/)
Simple Universal Modem Helps Save and Load Data From Tape
https://hackaday.com/2022/07/27/simple-universal-modem-helps-save-and-load-data-from-tape/
https://hackaday.com/2022/07/27/simple-universal-modem-helps-save-and-load-data-from-tape/
Back in the early days of the home computer revolution, data was commonly saved on tape. Even better, those tapes would make an almighty racket if you played them on …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/07/27/simple-universal-modem-helps-save-and-load-data-from-tape/)
Probing CAN Bus for EV Battery Info
https://hackaday.com/2022/07/27/probing-can-bus-for-ev-battery-info/
https://hackaday.com/2022/07/27/probing-can-bus-for-ev-battery-info/
The widespread adoption of the CAN bus (and OBD-II) in automobiles was largely a way of standardizing the maintenance of increasingly complicated engines and their needs to meet modern emissions …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/07/27/probing-can-bus-for-ev-battery-info/)
Tiny Arcade Uses Tiny CRT
https://hackaday.com/2022/07/27/tiny-arcade-uses-tiny-crt/
https://hackaday.com/2022/07/27/tiny-arcade-uses-tiny-crt/
Restoring vintage electronics is a difficult hobby to tackle. Even the most practical builds often have to use some form of modern technology to work properly, or many different versions …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/07/27/tiny-arcade-uses-tiny-crt/)
DIY Retrograde Clock is 3D Printed
https://hackaday.com/2022/07/28/diy-retrograde-clock-is-3d-printed/
https://hackaday.com/2022/07/28/diy-retrograde-clock-is-3d-printed/
Retrograde clocks are unique, in that they eschew the normal fully-circular movement for the hands. Instead, the hands merely sweep out a segment of a circular arc, before jumping back …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/07/28/diy-retrograde-clock-is-3d-printed/)
Google Quantum, Virtually
https://hackaday.com/2022/07/28/google-quantum-virtually/
https://hackaday.com/2022/07/28/google-quantum-virtually/
Want to try a big quantum computer but don’t have the cash? Google wants to up your simulation game with their “Quantum Virtual Machine” that you can use for free. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/07/28/google-quantum-virtually/)
Your Own Engineering Workstation, with Mame
https://hackaday.com/2022/07/28/your-own-engineering-workstation-with-mame/
https://hackaday.com/2022/07/28/your-own-engineering-workstation-with-mame/
There are some things that leave indelible impressions in your memory. One of those things, for me, was a technical presentation in 1980 I attended — by calling in a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/07/28/your-own-engineering-workstation-with-mame/)
Smart Modular Keyboard Sports an E-ink Display and a Haptic Feedback Knob
https://hackaday.com/2022/07/28/smart-modular-keyboard-sports-an-e-ink-display-and-a-haptic-feedback-knob/
https://hackaday.com/2022/07/28/smart-modular-keyboard-sports-an-e-ink-display-and-a-haptic-feedback-knob/