code, circuits, & construction

Kate Hartman has written a set of PHP examples that allow you to connect to a microcontroller via a phone call using Asterisk. Her examples use the Arduino microcontroller. Thanks to Kate for the link.

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A few more Arduino shields:

Tod Kurt’s $10 breadboard shield is a quickie way to make a breadboard shield for Arduino.

If you’re a Phidgets user, Bjoern Hartmann has developed a shield that allows you to connect Phidgets sensors to Arduino.

Thanks to Tod and Bjoern for the links.

The fullscreen library for processing allows you to set the screen resolution to match your Processing sketch’s size so that it can take over the full screen. It also includes key bindings so that you can enter and exit fullscreen mode while the application is running.

Thanks to Mike Bukhin for the link.

The RepRap project is an open-source rapid prototyper. Seems like a very nifty thing to build in one’s (well-equipped) basement. Sebastien Baillard from the project sent along some helpful links on using Friendly Plastic as well:

• Polymorph and Making Polycaprolactone Rods for RepRap
• Do’s and don’ts

Thanks to Sebastien for the links.

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Calculating the configuration fuses for microcontrollers is always a pain. Many programming environments can do this for you, but in case yours doesn’t, here’s a handy fuse calculator for calculating the fuses on Atmel’s AVR microcontrollers.

Thanks to Zach Eveland for the link.