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Patent Pandas: How One Maker Is Turning Her Horrible Experience Into a Force for Good
What do you do when you find out that someone is trying to patent your idea and claim it as their own? Itโs a question that no one should ever have to face. But as ideas spread faster than ever, through online communities, open-source research, or even crowdfunding campaigns, opportunists with an eye […]
Getting Started With Real-Time Clocks
A real-time clock (RTC) chip is basically just like a watch โ it runs on a battery and keeps time for you even when there is a power outage. Using an RTC in your project, you can keep track of long timelines, even if you reprogram your microcontroller or disconnect it from USB or its power plug.
This DIY Camping Shower Folds Down To Almost Nothing
When you’re out camping, a shower after a couple days can get to be a necessity, but being fully exposed to the wilderness while you scrub isn’t for everyone.ย Wesley Harville is back again with a fantastic build to accompany his off-road rugged camper. This time he’s added a nice shower that folds out of […]
Adafruit, Cartoon Network, and Microsoft Join Forces To Get Kids Into Making
A wonderful collaboration has begun that I think will usher in a whole new group of young makers. Adafruit, Cartoon Network, and Microsoft MakeCode are joining up to inspire people to make projects based on their favorite cartoons. There are a few really cool aspects all coming together at the same time that make this […]
Get Started with In-Circuit Debugging
Use a debugger to spy on your microcontroller code while itโs working
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Bug Squashers: 3 Debugging Tools To Consider
With the rise of IoT and embedded devices, information security has never been more important. We trust these devices to track our habits, manage our data, move our money, and watch us sleep. Check out some of the tools that specialists use for debugging, and incorporate them into your own hardware development arsenal. Some even […]
