Category: Making stuff

WSP Laneguide – A GPS navigation device for wingsuit pilots

Here’s something I recently managed to get to a publishable state: https://github.com/xird/wsp-laneguide Before we go to “What is it, and why should I care?”, we need some background. There are people who, for reasons known only to themselves, regularly throw themselves at the planet from any aircraft where they manage to open the door during… Continue reading WSP Laneguide – A GPS navigation device for wingsuit pilots

Temperature monitoring solution based on Raspberry Pi

My house is heated by an ancient ground source heat pump that every now and then has had various problems. Being a 40-year-old piece of equipment, it doesn’t have any of the electronics that all the new heat pumps come with. Since getting data about the operation of the pump is always useful when trying… Continue reading Temperature monitoring solution based on Raspberry Pi

Fallout Pip-Boy 2000 Mk.I replica – Part 5: Electronics and software

The Pip-boy project has finally been finished, after a bit of a hiatus. The last things that needed doing were finalizing the electronics, and writing the software. My original plan was to just use a Raspberry Pi to power the whole thing, but it turned out that dealing with the inputs from the physical buttons… Continue reading Fallout Pip-Boy 2000 Mk.I replica – Part 5: Electronics and software

Fallout Pip-Boy 2000 Mk.I replica – Part 4: Very small details

I’ve noticed before that this build has some issues with scale, but now it’s really hitting home. Some of the details are ridiculously fiddly. Starting with the faux vacuum tubes; Not too bad, just smaller than any real vacuum tubes would be, and even then they aren’t actually fully shown from behind the grill.

Fallout 1/2 style Pip-Boy 2000 replica – Part 1: Design

Here’s another one of my projects that has been on the back burner for quite a while: A replica Pip-Boy 2000, as originally seen in Fallout 1, Fallout 2 and Fallout Tactics (with minor differences). I’m designing the prop in Blender, and mostly 3d-printing the parts. The Pip-Boy will be powered by a Raspberry Pi… Continue reading Fallout 1/2 style Pip-Boy 2000 replica – Part 1: Design

DYI Pong console based on Arduino and an RGB LED matrix

TL;DR: It’s a dedicated desktop Pong console for two players. An Arduino Uno provides the brains, and an Adafruit 16×32 RGB LED matrix the display. The only inputs are two potentiometers connected to two of the analog inputs left free by the LED matrix. There are a couple of pins still available, and initially thought… Continue reading DYI Pong console based on Arduino and an RGB LED matrix