After a longish downtime we are finally back in business! The monitor uberhack (http://uberhack.net) is back UP (Keyword Exists) (It was down for 3891 hours, 37 minutes and 55 seconds). Read more →
Next Thing Co $9 C.H.I.P computer arrived – first boot
I finally got my long-awaited C.H.I.P. $9 single board computer from Next Thing co. A lot has happened after the initial Kickstarter campaign, Raspberry Pi Foundation has released the $5 Raspberry Pi Zero, Orange Pi has sub $7 offering and other competition is on it’s way. However the thing I am mostly interested is the 4Gbit built-in mass storage and… Read more →
Olimex A20 OLinuXino MICRO board first boot
I have been scouting for a suitable SBC for some client work and came across Olimex A20 OLinuXino MICRO. The board is a bit pricey (55€) but does pack some serious punch. Getting the board to boot was a bit more complicated compared to – say a Raspberry Pi, but was completed after carefully reading the manual (RTFM does work).… Read more →
ODROID parcel arrived today
Finally I got the stuff from ODRIOD / Hardkernel – can’t wait to get home! More to follow… Read more →
Super interesting Raspberry Pi clone discontinued
I have followed this Raspberry Pi clone for a while now, the form factor is awesome and you can use LiPo cell to power it. Super! Already ordered a few samples for a mobile project and eagerly waiting for them to arrive. From the product pages ODROID-W ODROID-W is a miniature computing module… Read more →
199€ 3D printer challenge – stepper motors arrived
The parts sourcing for the 3D printer challenge is almost complete – the stepper motors arrived today! In fact I ordered A batch from China two weeks ago but they have not yet arrived – so I checked the prices from Watterott and they were really reasonable. Only downside is postage which is usually free when ordering from China. I… Read more →
199€ 3D printer challenge – RAMPS 1.4 and display arrived
The 3D printer challenge is coming together quite nicely – today the RAMPS 1.4 controller board and the display board arrived in the same package. RAMPS 1.4 board was nicely packaged in a cardboard box – only negative thing was the power transistor leads which were left uncut and would most probably have short-circuited the Arduino MEGA. Also the solder… Read more →
199€ 3D printer challenge – fishing line
A short trip to local outdoor store – two fishing rods for kids and super cheap (5€ from the clearance aisle) braided fishing line for the 3D printer project. Read more →
199€ 3D printer challenge – J-head hotend arrived
Because of the design goals of the 3D printer project and money constraint I had to source the cheapest reasonably solid looking hotend and found this J-head hotend from China – just under $19 postage paid! Read more →
199€ 3D printer challenge – heated bed arrived
Just a short note, heated bed for the 3D printer challenge came with todays mail. Woohoo! Price: $12 Read more →