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Turn Your Old Router Into A Range-Boosting Wi-Fi Repeater. MSGEQ7 Graphic Equalizer Kit - Rheingold HeavyRheingold Heavy. This is a kit to build a breakout board for the MSGEQ7 Graphic Equalizer chip.

MSGEQ7 Graphic Equalizer Kit - Rheingold HeavyRheingold Heavy

Using this chip, you can take any audio input from a standard 3.5mm stereo jack and read the levels of seven frequency bands. 63Hz160Hz400Hz1kHz2.5kHz6.25kHz16kHz The level is read as a voltage level from 0 to VCC on the OUT pin of the board. Frequencies are cycled through by applying a 0-VCCsignal to the strobe pin. Dual 7 Band Audio Spectrum Analyzer BoosterPack PCB from RobG on Tindie. iFixit: The free repair manual.

How to Set Up Your Own Remote Home Monitoring System. Ever wish you could use your tech to keep an eye on your home while you're gone?

How to Set Up Your Own Remote Home Monitoring System

Well, you can--and you don’t need an expensive, dedicated setup. All you need is a webcam. In this how-to package, we'll show you how to use your everyday tech to set up a motion-detecting camera in your house, so you can keep an eye out for intruders, mischievous pets, or even roommates with a weakness for the contents of your snack drawer. First, we'll use Yawcam software to employ any standard PC webcam (USB or built-in) as a surveillance camera for free, so you can keep an eye on your home desk for yourself. If you have a laptop, all-in-one desktop PC, or a monitor with a built-in webcam, you won't need to spend any money on this project at all. Gears, Pulleys, Belts & Chains. Transistor Tester. Theory With all the circuits I make, I end up with a lot of circuits hanging about. Not many of my projects are permanently used, their parts being recycled into new projects. Even fewer achieve the final accolade, "box status", so it is a measure of how pleased I was with the design that this project was instantly built into a box with its own interfacing circuit.

Ultimate Tic-Tac-Toe. Updated 7/16/2013 – See Original Here Once at a picnic, I saw mathematicians crowding around the last game I would have expected: Tic-tac-toe.

Ultimate Tic-Tac-Toe

As you may have discovered yourself, tic-tac-toe is terminally dull. There’s no room for creativity or insight. Good players always tie. Games inevitably go something like this: This to That (Glue Advice) Snackbot - The Internet Connected Candy Machine. Step 1: Parts & Supplies To complete this project, you are going to need the following: • 1 x Brookstone SnackMan™ • 1 x Part Bundle (includes 1 each of Electric Imp Card, April Breakout Board, NFET, Diode, 10KΩ (or higher) resistor) You are also going to need some tools: • Philips Screwdriver • Soldering Iron • Solder • Foam Tape (or other adhesive) • An iPhone or Android Phone Step 2: Disassembly.

Snackbot - The Internet Connected Candy Machine