Oh Happy Surprise!
The PCBs for the low voltage adapter for the Norman 200Bs have finally arrived! (See this post for the schematic and layout.) Surprise! Surprise! Surprise! I’ve never ordered before from BatchPCB.com,...
View ArticleThe First Board…
Ok, so the blank boards show up. As it turns out, the footprint I chose for the optoisolator was too small for the parts I ordered, which I only discover when I place them next to the board. Doh!...
View ArticleNorman 200B Low Voltage Sync Mod – details…
Finally, the details of the modification of the Norman 200B for low voltage sync… DISCLAIMER: The high voltage inside a Norman 200B can be lethal. Never measure with bare meter probes; use something...
View ArticleMore Printed Circuit boards…
I became very excited after having received a Freescale smart car kit. Although I have yet to get the camera mounted and make it follow a line, I have been playing with the microcontroller board that...
View ArticleNew board for prototyping the functions of the Swiss Photoknife…
The boards from the previous post finally arrived. Here’s a photo of the board with the KL25Z mounted along with a few passive components to make it work. The five wires on the left go over to a...
View ArticleYet another little board…
I successfully made and tested another board based on the QFN32 version of the KL25Z device, the smallest package it comes in. It’s a pain to solder down because the PCB pads need to be pre-wet with...
View ArticleLaying the foundation for a Photo Booth…
The latest project I’be been working on is a powered photo booth, powered by Linux running on an embedded ARM processor. More on that and that later… I bought two 19″ TVs for the purpose, one for...
View ArticleMic Mono/Stereo Adapter, PCB version…
A previous post detailed an adapter that could combine two mono mics with 1/8″ jacks for use with a camcorder, as well as a headphone splitter so that two headphones can be used with a single jack on a...
View ArticlePseudo-Neon Signs with EL Wire
Here’s a quick DIY for making pseudo-neon signs with EL wire. This sign was to accompany the photo booth that I’ve been developing. I wanted to give it a vintage feel, so I thought a pseudo-neon sign...
View ArticleDetails Of The Photo Booth
As promised in a posting about the pseudo-neon sign, here are some details about the physical construction of the photo booth… Here is the booth in action at a recent luncheon with the neon sign at the...
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