https://www.baldengineer.com/tag/leonardoRecent content in Leonardo on Bald EngineerHugoen-USSun, 25 Sep 2016 14:52:03 +0000https://www.baldengineer.com/arduboy-review-hands.htmlWed, 06 Jul 2016 13:00:37 +0000https://www.baldengineer.com/?p=6089When it comes to Kickstarters, I have been relatively lucky. Most of the projects I back have shipped, even if years after I forgot. However, few Kickstarters are something I use on a regular basis. The Arduboy has been a pleasant surprise. This Kickstarter-backed project packages the ease of programming an Arduino into a game playing friendly form factor. Here’s my first Arduboy review, impressions and hands-on experience. Looking back at when I was a kid, there were two gifts I received that made an impact in my life. I have them both to this day: my RadioShack Multimeter and my Nintendo Gameboy. No wonder that my two geek passions have always been electronics and (retro) video games. The Arduboy is a fun little device that combines both! The hardware has the limitations of early 8-bit game machines but the accessibility of an Arduino.

https://www.baldengineer.com/minor-updates-to-the-open-source-reflow-oven-project.htmlTue, 03 Sep 2013 00:06:06 +0000https://www.baldengineer.com/?p=1863The next stage of the reflow oven project is moving to a custom PCB for the controller electronics. Overall the board is based on the ATmega32u4 with a DS3231 RTC. The LCD module is intended to be driven by one of Adafruit’s Serial backpacks. There is an area of LED indicators (something I learned from a previous project) and some extra VCC/GND pins sprinkled about. Screenshot of the controller board laid-out.