Electronics and Software
Introduction I thought it would be a cool idea to build a super small airplane that could fly long range on a 4G connection. To my surprise, I could not find anything like this on the internet. At least not … Read More »
This is an over-engineered attempt to perform a very efficient Mun landing, which I worked on together with my friend Joost Meulenbeld. Using kRPC, we have written an autopilot that executes the landing automatically. Methodology For a perfectly spherical body, … Read More »
This is a simple write-up so I don’t have to figure it out again next time. The goal is to setup a periodic timer which starts an ADC measurement on the background using DMA. I’m using a NUCLEO-F303RE development board. … Read More »
The idea of this project is simple. I am turning a useless classical rotary phone into a fully functional device. These phones originate from an era where devices were built to last a lifetime. However, the necessary infrastructure has disappeared … Read More »
About three months ago I first heard about IOTA and I really liked it. However, it is still in a very early beta stage, and lots of improvements still need to be built. One of the missing features at the moment is … Read More »
This is a short walk-through to setup a build configuration for STM32 projects using cmake and QtCreator. STM32CubeMX on Linux The STM32CubeMX software is available for Linux now! (last time I checked it was only for Windows). Download and install … Read More »
The goal of this project is to make a nice interface to my coffee-machine. It is already equipped with an ESP8266 from an earlier project. The most sensible approach would be to build an app for my smartphone, or integrate … Read More »
In previous posts, I already showed the making of a soldering station. Now I’ve taken it to the next level and made a battery-powered one. The result is a very concise box which can easily be taken for soldering jobs … Read More »
The ultimate goal of this project is to make a fully autonomous Blade 130X helicopter using PX4 firmware. The autopilot of choice is the PixRacer, because the form-factor is relatively small and it’s the next generation pixhawk autopilot. PixRacer The … Read More »
I needed an RPM measurement from a helicopter motor. The ESC I use is a YEP7A from HobbyKing. Unfortunately it has no free solder-pads. The pads used for programming are also connected to the FETs, probably to save some space … Read More »