Saturday, July 26, 2014

Project Ideas

• usb to sata adapter
• RC mower
• Garage Door accessible via local network, not WiFi

• Dual mode CAT5 cable tester( 4 wire, 2 pair / 8 wire, 1 to 1)

• battery replacement module for cell phones(uses LM317 and components to provide 3.7v)

• water meter monitor( use it to check if there is a leak in the rest of the water system, such as the sprinkler system)

• gutter sprayer/ cleaner : make it out of pvc.  Make sure it is rebuildable and configurable.



Schematic for a CAT5 dual mode tester



Ideas for CAT5 Tester Receivers









Ideas for using 1 RJ-45 jack for 2 different test modes.

Friday, July 25, 2014

Attiny85 code examples

Heres a piece of code that blinks LEDs in a particular order, similar to the lighting of a Proton Pack.

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/*
  Modified Blink sketch for Attiny85 chip
 
  Proton Pack Sequencer

 */

int led1 = 0;
int led2 = 1;
int led3 = 2;
int led4 = 3;

void setup() {               

  pinMode(led1, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(led2, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(led3, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(led4, OUTPUT); 
}

void loop() {

digitalWrite(led1, HIGH);
delay(500);
digitalWrite(led4, LOW);
delay(500);
digitalWrite(led2, HIGH);
delay(500);
digitalWrite(led1, LOW);
delay(500);
digitalWrite(led3, HIGH);
delay(500);
digitalWrite(led2, LOW);
delay(500);
digitalWrite(led4, HIGH);
delay(500);
digitalWrite(led3, LOW);
delay(500);
}
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