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Websites for Homebrew Electronic Projects?

Posted by Cliff on from the home-automation-projects-on-steroids dept.

whiplash asks: "There are regular stories on Slashdot concerning neat homebrew projects, hardware doing things nobody expects it to. I think the homebrew niche is excellent reading and wonder if there are any sites devoted to just that? Archives of articles, HOWTO's, and related material devoted to those folks that are controlling their garage doors with old serial cards and other neat things."

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  1. insert clevvar title here by Yottabyte84 · · Score: 3, Informative

    Take a look at epanorama.net has some neat projects, technical information and links, i suguest you check it out.

  2. Paul and Robin's Place - 8051, MP3, Midi Drums by jefflinwood · · Score: 5, Informative
    http://www.pjrc.com/ - there are tons of technical projects here. A short list:
    • My Homebrew MP3 Player
      • Forget about tiny flash memory, a full-sized hard drive is the only way to go! Here's my the new MP3 player board that reads standard FAT32 formatted hard drives, is designed to support a large DRAM buffer and to run from batteries, and is flash firmware upgradable.
    • The MIDI Drum Machine
      • The MIDI Drum Machine, designed and constructed in the Fall of 1991, was my first major 8051 based project. With some help from a musician, it turned out to be a very successful project, as you'll be able to see.
    • 8051 Microcontroller Goodies (free stuff)
      • The 8051 microcontroller family offers a very flexible and easy-to-use architecture which is still very popular, despite newer, much more "powerful" processors. Here are some of my tools, projects and bits of 8051 code which you may find useful.
    • CCD Array Reader
      • A circuit which interfaces a linear 128 pixel optical CCD Array detector to the parallel port of a computer. It features high-speed operation, automatic level corrections and gain control, and generally it works quite well.
    • Making Printed Circuit Boards
      • I etch printed circuit boards, using low-cost chemicals and equipment. Here's a guided tour of the process.
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  3. ZZZ by Cow4263 · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Although not what you asked for per se, ZZZ has tons of various projects and gadgets, some homemade, others manufactored. Worth checking out.

  4. Video Game Websites by +Majere+ · · Score: 3, Informative
    I really enjoy reading about people tinkering around and building their own "inventions"
    or projects.

    Here are some Emulation/Video game links I like, Some have been slashdoted before:

    GameSX - Great site, I've been an active reader for about a year. Lots of information on video game systems.

    Arcade Controls.com - Information on building your own arcade controls for emulation and other hobbies.

    Sex Pistols Pinball - This guy redid a old pinball machine into a Sex Pistols pinball machine, neat.

    The sBox - A Preslashdoted story. Read it here.

    CmdrTaco even likes emulation - He made his own MAMEcabinet

  5. I personally like high energy home brew by Bryan+Andersen · · Score: 3, Interesting
    Check out the magnetic gun club or those guys who make small change.

    I myself have made a low velocity coil gun and have a more powerfull one in the planning stages.