1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (33+ words) You want Retro? We did, when we started our retrocomputing challenge. [Peter] decided that transistors weren't retro enough, and sent us this lovely homebrew relay computer, complete with 16- bit CPU,......

6+ day, 20+ hour ago   (264+ words) Hackaday Once upon a time, you had the option of waking up to a bell, a harsh buzzer, or whatever happened to be on the radio that morning Now that it’s the 21st century, we’ve gotten used to being…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (325+ words) Rasbperry Pi Hackaday There’s no actual data, but if we had to guess the least-favourite Disney movie of former Amiga owners would have to be Frozen, because none of them will ever be able to “Let it Go”. The Amiga-derived…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (34+ words) In part one of what is intended to be a series on developing an STM32-based oscilloscope, [BTTLab] demonstrates a how to use the built-in ADC of an STM32F207 MCU to develop a straightforward single-ch......

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (265+ words) The first order of business in creating the firmware is reverse engineering the original controller. Opening it up immediately reveals an ESP-32 and a well-labeled programming port. The rest of the control board is equally simple, including connectors for four…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (42+ words) It's a sci-fi trope that you can 'scan for life signs' and detect if there are humans -- or suspiciously human-shaped aliens -- present, but in real life it's harder than that. [The Masked Bear]'s wif......