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Arduino, Raspberry Pi and Lego MINDSTORMS Project Resources

Arduino, Raspberry Pi and Lego MINDSTORMS Project Resources

Don’t Waste eWaste: UnMaking a Canon Printer/Scanner/Fax into Parts Make: Projects Don’t Waste eWaste: UnMaking a Canon Printer/Scanner/Fax into Parts Before you make something it is helpful to unmake something. By David Nutty Category: Hacks, Home Time Required: 30 - 60 minutesDifficulty: Easy View Comments Share this: Email This guide will unmake a Canon printer/scanner/fax into Maker resources. So let’s disassemble someone else’s product. Tools Tools Print Project Steps Step #1: Break it Down! PrevNext This is a multi-function machine so we will have a printer, a scanner (copier & fax), and miscellaneous paper trays and feeds. Step #2: Paper Tray: Remove It! Let's start by removing the top lid of this puppy. Step #3: Paper Tray: Remove flaps & screws. Investigate the paper tray for any obvious screws, etc. to take off. Step #4: Paper Tray: Feed Rollers! Okay ... so we removed the screws and got this neat paper feed mechanism out. Step #5: Paper Tray: Flip over and remove screws. Nothing major here - easily-visible screws to remove. Step #9: Step #17: Step #21:

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How to Pick the Right Electronics Board for Your DIY Project CAS Online | CPU Fetch - Decode - Execute Cycle Countdown to Computing is a new project run by CAS over the next twelve months, and funded by Microsoft. We are recruiting: A full time project coordinator for six months, gross pro-rata £55k depending of experience (i.e. gross circa £25 for six months including NI and pension contributions) Two regional CAS coordinators full time for twelve months, gross including any employer contributions circa £40k depending on experience. The posts will start as soon as possible. For further details please contact bcsacademy@hq.bcs.org.uk quoting ‘Countdown to Computing Project’ in the subject header. To help schools introduce Computing from this September Microsoft have given CAS an incredibly generous grant to enable us to double the number of CAS Hubs and double the number of Lead Schools in the Network of Teaching Excellence. All applicants must have: Applicants applying for the two regional CAS coordinator roles must have as well as the above:

PCIDatabase.com - Repair Tool of the Week After you do a clean install of Windows, you go to the Device Manager and discover the dreaded question mark next to an “Unknown Device”. You could just download the driver for this device, but you don’t know what it is! This is where PCIDatabase.com comes in handy. To find out what a PCI Device is, go to Device Manager, right click on the Unknown Device and choose Properties. You will want to get the ID starting with VEN_ and the ID starting with DEV_. For this example I am just going to use the Device ID and go to PCIDatabase.com. If it knows the device, it’ll come up with something like this: Keep in mind, this site is based off user submitted data so there are no guarantees about its accuracy.Site: Thanks to forum member rusty.nells for recommending this.

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