{"id":2079,"date":"2009-07-20T07:46:26","date_gmt":"2009-07-20T14:46:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mightyohm.com\/blog\/?p=2079"},"modified":"2022-12-28T13:30:18","modified_gmt":"2022-12-28T21:30:18","slug":"celebrating-one-year-of-hacks-and-projects-at-mightyohm-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mightyohm.com\/blog\/2009\/07\/celebrating-one-year-of-hacks-and-projects-at-mightyohm-com\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating one year of hacks and projects at mightyohm.com!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wow!\u00a0 I can’t believe it’s been a year!<\/p>\n

Based on the date of my first post, last Wednesday marked the one year anniversary<\/a> of my blog.<\/p>\n

While I pour a toast, here are a few highlights of the past year:<\/p>\n

PID Controlled Solder Paste Fridge<\/h3>\n

<\/a>\"PID<\/p>\n

The first proj<\/a>ect I documented on the site, my solder paste fridge was the end result of a weekend effort to turn an old beer chest into a PID-controlled Peltier cooler<\/a> for storing tubes of solder paste. A year later, the cooler has a permanent home under my workbench and is still going strong, keeping its contents at a chilly 36 degrees F. Besides solder paste, I keep my POR-15 rust proofing epoxy paint<\/a>\"\" and a few tubes of superglue in the fridge (they never dry out!).<\/p>\n

Space Invaders!\u00a0 Making RGB video with the PIC<\/h3>\n

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I needed an excuse to learn assembly language programming on the PIC<\/a>, and this project fit the bill perfectly.\u00a0 Instead of slogging through yet another PIC tutorial<\/a> I decided to “just do it<\/a>” and the video above shows the result.\u00a0 One of my favorite projects of last year, I have plans to build more of these and make some electronic artwork for the lab.<\/p>\n

Bluetooth Handset Hack<\/h3>\n

\"Charging\"<\/p>\n

One aging bluetooth headset plus one obsolete telephone handset equals one retro-fabulous hack<\/a> that I still use today.\u00a0 The best part: Look for this one in Make:<\/a> volume 20!<\/p>\n

DIY PID-Controlled Soldering Hotplate<\/h3>\n

\"PID<\/p>\n

I’m a big fan of the hotplate (aka reflow skillet<\/a>) method of surface mount soldering.\u00a0 Over the course of a few months I designed, machined, and assembled this PID-controlled soldering hotplate<\/a> to help build the first few prototypes of my AVR HV Rescue Shield<\/a> kit.\u00a0 Hacking around in the garage is always fun, but creating a new tool is one of the most rewarding things I have can think of.<\/p>\n

Here’s a video of the hotplate in action, reflowing the step-up converter on the Rescue Shield:
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The AVR HV Rescue Shield<\/h3>\n

\"AVR<\/p>\n

What started as a simple hack to save a crippled AVR microcontroller<\/a> eventually became a kit<\/a> that I’ve sold to AVR enthusiasts around the world.\u00a0 The AVR HV Rescue Shield<\/a> includes a cool custom PCB, integrated 5V-12V step-up power supply, and is completely open source.\u00a0\u00a0 I only made one batch of these, and when they’re gone, they’re gone, so head over to the AVR HV Rescue Shield<\/a> product page to order one today!<\/p>\n

Wifi Radio Project<\/h3>\n

\"Finished<\/p>\n

Certainly the most famous<\/a> project on the site, my Wifi Radio<\/a> project has inspired many readers<\/a> to start playing with cheap wireless routers and embedded Linux.\u00a0 If you haven’t seen it before, the finished project sounds something like this:
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I brought the Wifi Radio to the Maker Faire<\/a> in San Mateo in May.\u00a0 Everyone loved it, including some of the Make: staff, which got me a blue ribbon<\/a> for the project.\u00a0 Awesome!<\/p>\n

Onward!<\/h3>\n

Well, that’s it for year one…\u00a0 If I missed one of your favorite posts from the past year, leave a comment!\u00a0 If you’re new to the blog, happy reading, you have some catching up to do.\u00a0 \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Here’s to another fantastic year of hacks, projects, kits, tools, and resources at mightyohm.com!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Wow!\u00a0 I can’t believe it’s been a year! Based on the date of my first post, last Wednesday marked the one year anniversary of my blog. 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