Category: adafruit

You can build the tiny XFM2 synth for under $100

Post author By Randall
Post date February 24, 2020
Categories In adafruit, av, Diy, do it yourself, doityourself, fm synthesis, fpga, futur3soundz, gadgetry, Gadgets, gear, midi, Music, music production, raspberry pi, synthesizer, synths, Tech

[ad_1] The XFM2 is an FM — or frequency modulation — synth. This digital architecture, which was popular in the ’80s, sounds dramatically different from the typical analog setup of two oscillators and two filters. It fell out of fashion quickly, so there aren’t that many hardware-based FM options on the market, making the XFM2 […]

You can make your own rotary cellphone

Post author By Randall
Post date February 17, 2020
Categories In adafruit, arduino, arduino mega 2560, atmega2560v, cellphone, Diy, fona, gadgetry, Gadgets, gear, justine haupt, Mobile, rotary, rotary phone, Tech

[ad_1] At its heart, the phone is based on a custom ATmega2560v mainboard, Adafruit Fona 3G cellular equipment and a rotary dial from a Western Electric Trimline phone, all stuffed into a 3D-printed casing. You won’t have to endure 1960s-era limitations, though. A flexible 2.1-inch e-paper display can show missed calls and other vital messages, […]

Adapter turns power wheelchairs into Xbox controllers

Post author By Randall
Post date February 2, 2020
Categories In ablegamers, accessibility, adafruit, atmakers, av, feather, gadgetry, Gadgets, Games, Gaming, gear, joyboard, Microsoft, Tech, Video, Video Games, wheelchair, xbox adaptive controller, xbox one

[ad_1] The results speak for themselves. As you can see in the clip below, the Freedom Wing is good enough to handle some Rocket League. You might not want to handle a complex first-person action title with this, but it’s considerably more elegant than some solutions. You might not have to wait to use one, […]