I bought a bag of integrated circuits (IC) from eBay — it is about 1/2 a pounds and contains all kids of TTL, CMOS, Semiconductors, etc. And the “etc” is very interesting.
Read moreWire Up Random Integrated Circuits
Is your furnace running?
After about a year, I swap out my prototype furnace sensor with a permanent solution, complete with 3d printed case and two temperature probes.
I will post a follow-up video once I get some graph data to show the vibration and temperature over a period of time.
Read moreHack Sioux Falls Final Projects (Fall 2019)
Eleven kids, ten meet-ups, one shorted board, a dozen blown LEDs, zero burnt finger, one story on KDLT, and two months of fun & creativity. That sums up our fourth Hack Sioux Falls project hosted by Code Bootcamp School.
When I first launched this project last year, I had no idea what to expect or what the kids would find interesting, but my idea was simple…
Read moreWhat would happen if we encouraged kids to build something cool using electronics, microcontrollers, sensors, and LEDs?
Hack Sioux Falls Final Projects (Spring 2019)
Eighteen kids, eight meet-ups, zero shorted boards, seven blown LEDs, one burnt finger, and two months of fun & creativity. That sums up our third Hack Sioux Falls project hosted by Code Bootcamp School.
When I first launched this project last year, I had no idea what to expect or what the kids would find interesting, but my idea was simple…
Read moreWhat would happen if we encouraged kids to build something cool using electronics, microcontrollers, sensors, and LEDs?
DSU / AT&T Hackathon
We did it.
We challenged 15 DSU students to solve real-world problems for first responders.
And then we gave them 48-hours to research, prototype a solution, and then pitch those solutions to a panel of first responders
Read more“There are companies spending millions of dollars on solutions that are not this good.” A response from one of the first responder judges.
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Teaching Kids About Electronics
Hack Sioux Falls takes kids on a journey that teaches them about electronics, hardware, software, soldering, functional design, user design, and creative thinking. The official challenge will be announced in about a week, but it will be a lot of fun to build and has plenty of room for kids to show off their creativity.
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