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B3603 DC-DC converter Upgrade

2018/11/13 9:56 am / Leave a Comment / Bertus Kruger

The B3603 is an affordable constant current or constant voltage DC to DC converter.   I works great as a bench top power supply and takes 6-40VDC in and delivers 0-36VDC up to 3A. Accuracy is also pretty good. As a side project a few people have been looking at writing alternative firmware for it. EEVBLOG … Read More →

Posted in: Uncategorized / Tagged: B3603, Bluetooth, Serial, WIFI

Raspberry Pi CNC Challenge – Update

2015/12/16 5:11 pm / 1 Comment / Bertus Kruger

First of all thank you to all who responded to the  Raspberry Pi CNC challenge. We received plenty of emails with amazing projects. Entries closed on the weekend and it was pretty hard to pick. Congratulations to the following people. Your boards will be on their way in the next few days…   Charles Taylor … Read More →

Posted in: Uncategorized / Tagged: CNC, Raspberry Pi

Raspberry Pi CNC Challenge

2015/12/06 6:53 pm / 6 Comments / Bertus Kruger

UPDATE : Raspberry Pi CNC Challenge Update Hi everyone… I’m looking for help here. I am trying to improve the Raspberry Pi CNC board. I am willing to give away 10 pre-released Raspberry Pi CNC boards with the following new features:

Posted in: Uncategorized / Tagged: CNC, Raspberry Pi

GRBL’s PWM functionality – How to control a laser or variable speed spindle.

2015/12/03 10:39 am / Bertus Kruger

As of Version 0.9, GRBL supports PWM for controlling variable spindles and lasers. (Both our Arduino CNC shield(V3.10+) and Raspberry Pi CNC Boards support the PWM functionality. ) To use the functionality there are two parts to look at. The first part is the way GRBL firmware is set up when compiled. Luckily most of … Read More →

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Raspberry Pi Zero Footprint And Dimensions

2015/11/27 3:31 pm / 1 Comment / Bertus Kruger

Dimensions : 65 mm by 30 mm 4 mounting holes for M2.5 screws. Mini-HDMI Two Micro USB ports – One OTG USB and One Power USB. One Micro SD card reader. Raspberry Pi Zero Mounting holes : 58mm x 23mm

Posted in: Electronics, Uncategorized / Tagged: Raspbery Pi

Vagrant makes it easy to use mBed GCC Toolchains

2015/10/08 12:19 am / Leave a Comment / Bertus Kruger

I am a great fan of Automation and with my recent venture into Hardware manufacturing( + limited resources) the need for automation has been highlighted. In a previous post I explained how to deploy firmware to hundreds of Micro-controllers with a simple script. My next adventure is with Toolchains.  Toolchains are the software utilities/tools needed … Read More →

Posted in: Uncategorized / Tagged: Vagrant

3D Printing Cars reduces environmental impact.

2015/07/01 3:40 pm / Leave a Comment / Bertus Kruger

Quick preview of how easy it would be to assemble a modular car frame. By using more efficient materials like light-weight carbon-fiber tubing, it reduces manufacturing cost by using less energy to ship raw materials. Related articles across the web DM Blade Supercar has 3D Printed Chassis: The Arduino of Cars This 700hp 3D printed … Read More →

Posted in: Uncategorized / Tagged: 3d Printed

Easiest Python Integrated Development Environment (IDE) – PyCharm

2014/06/07 6:00 am / 1 Comment / Bertus Kruger

I have used Python on and off over the last year or so and keep getting surprised how versatile the programming language is. From the start I have accepted that it’s a scripting language and always used a normal text editor with the hope of someday being able to develop in a proper Integrated Development … Read More →

Posted in: Programming, Python, Uncategorized / Tagged: PyCharm, Python

Koenigsegg is using 3D-Printing for Turbo Casings

2014/05/15 6:00 am / 2 Comments / Bertus Kruger

Christian von Koenigsegg is a big name in super sports car industry and he has taken some time to share a bit of their process and how they use 3d printing to make their cars the best in the world. More on the new turbo they have designed…  

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BionicOpter – Dragonfly like flying machine

2013/04/01 7:05 pm / Leave a Comment / Bertus Kruger

Festo.com is famous for their life-like bionic creatures and they have recently added a new creature called a BionicOpter. Specification: Wing span : 63 cm Weight : 175 g Wing movement speed 15-20 Hz Each wing has 90 degrees of control 7.6-volt lithium polymer batteries ARM processor

Posted in: Uncategorized / Tagged: Bionic, Robot

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