Tag Archives: ATTiny

Why fuzzy logic?

Fuzzy Thinking: The New Science of Fuzzy Logic I found this book at Goodwill over the summer and I’ve always wanted to know about fuzzy logic so I decided to read it. Since I do a lot of stuff with … Continue reading

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RGB display for timer

Today I spent some time thinking about possible simple products that I could market while I continue to work on my robot. One thought that came to mind was a color-coded illuminated egg timer. It would have an RGB LED … Continue reading

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Grisbug circuit test

Grisbug is like a hexbug, only with programmed features. It is programmed to blink its eyes when a flashlight shines on it. When the flashlight comes closer, grisbug ‘wakes up’ and the eyes glow continuously and the motor runs. When … Continue reading

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ATTiny Photocell/PWM demo

I wrote a little program and made a circuit for the ATTiny which enables a photocell to control an LED and a motor with pulse width modulation. Here’s the video: – And here’s the circuit diagram: And here’s the code … Continue reading

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Palpatine Pez Project (Incomplete)

This was an idea I had for Adafruit’s Six Second Video Challenge. I wanted to ‘upgrade’ a Pez dispenser to flash eyes and play music. Given how creepy red glowing eyes are, what better choice than an Emperor Palpatine Pez … Continue reading

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Metrix Robot

This is the robot that I learned how to make at Metrix Create Space during the robotics class on September 30. It uses an ATTiny microcontroller and Tower Pro microservos. We learned how to convert the servos from fixed to … Continue reading

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