Monthly Archives: May 2012

Working on my communication

I’m beginning to realize that most of the big electronics projects that I have right now are going to require a more serious level of inter-device communication than most of my previous stuff. Any kind of UAV/quad is going to … Continue reading

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Networked Arduino

I picked up two separate Ethernet solutions for Arduino while I was at Maker Faire; an Arduino Ethernet Shield, and a Nanode 5. Once I got them home (and got the Nanode soldered together), it turns out that they use … Continue reading

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Spring projects

Maker Faire comes at the perfect time each year. I’ve worked my way through all of the winter projects, and starting to think up new ideas. The projects that are on my mind at the moment: – home automation (start … Continue reading

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UAV design

After much reading and re-reading, I think that I’m finally starting to understand what’s necessary in order to build a UAV. First, let’s talk about a regular RC airplane. You have a transmitter in your hands that has some number … Continue reading

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