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555 Based Feeding Timer

555 Based Feeding Timer
The fish feeding timer is based on a simple monostable 555 circuit and a relay to drive the load (the return pump in this case). The circuit is setup as simple monostable 555 multivibrator, a.k.a a one shot trigger or timer.The timing period can be adjusted by turning the potentiometer.[more]

Posted in : DIY projects | Timer projects

Bryan’s DIY Antique Phone Doorbell

Bryanโ€™s DIY Antique Phone Doorbell
This project combines a battery-operated doorbell, antique phone, Arduino, and subscriber line interface circuit (SLIC) to make a wireless doorbell. Readers are taken through basic phone restoration, creation of a custom doorbell button transmitter, modification of the receiver, workings of the SLIC, and description of the Arduino code.[more]

Posted in : Arduino projects | DIY projects | Telephone related projects

Spatialized Umbrella v01

Spatialized Umbrella v01
This is a cool project idea. When the the rain falling down the raindrop on the umbrella ย�samples play the music in a loop, each speaker playing their own unique raindrop. The LEDs light up the speaker playing at that moment. The tempo of the loop is controlled by a long-range Sharp Infrared range finder. The closer an object is to you, the faster the loop plays. If an object is close enough and a threshold is reached, a lightning sequence is triggered. [more]

Posted in : Arduino projects | DIY projects | Electronic Art

DIY wireless flash trigger

DIY wireless flash trigger
If you are a photographer here is a very cool photography hardware called SPOT.It isย�a DIY wireless flash trigger and it is a cool open source project.The SPOT is a device that lets you adjust and trigger off-camera flashes remotely. It’s an essential tool for using artificial light.[more]

Posted in : DIY projects | Wireless projects

B3 Mini Array Computer Speakers DIY

B3 Mini Array Computer Speakers DIY
The project was designed just for the fun of making something unique, and out of the realization that nearly all name-brand computer speaker setups are sonically inferior.This projects start with choosing of the correct speaker drivers to use, how many, and in what configuration.[more]

Posted in : DIY projects | Sound related projects

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