This project make use of a PIC16F628(A) and a DCF77 receiver from Conrad. Optional there is a possibility to connect an electronic gong on it. Every second is on PORTA.1 (pin 18) a pulse from 0.5 second. This signal isn’t necessary for anything, but maybe you want to connect a LED on it, so that these wil blink every second, or a piezo buzzer, so that the clock ticks as an analog clock.
Overall the project is great and someone put allot of work into designing it.
Digital DCF77 clock with LCD and gong: [Link]
This is actually version 2 of the syringe logic probe, so it has some improvements over the first one. The advantages of using a syringe as a logic probe are obvious, you can reach small pins or solder points. The probe wassn’t yet tested at high frequencies, but it works well enough for sniffing AES keys from an SPI bus.
Syringe Logic Probe: [Link]
The sensor ports on the NXT support a serial digital protocol called I2C, which was developed by Philips in the 1980’s for use in consumer electronics (in television sets, for example). This article describes the use of a simple I2C chip that provides 8 digital I/O ports with the NXT.
Each one of these eight ports can be used as either input or output (and in some restricted ways also as both). These inputs and outputs are binary: they are either on or off. Input ports can be used for touch sensor (switches), for example. Output ports can drive LEDs, and through relays or other devices they can turn motors on or off. In the setup that this article describes, two ports are used to drive LEDs, two other ports are used as inputs, connected to push switches, and four ports remain unused.
Interfacing I2C Chips To The NXT: [Link]
Keith published a new article regarding a rotary encoder, the little potentioemeters that can spin forever. The article is about a Led calculator that he planed building for a while, and since the circuit has a rotary encoder he gives you some info about rotary encoders.
Led Calculator With Rotary Encoder: [Link]
This circuit provides a constant amount of power to the LEDs and also provides a constant amount of light for a longer period of time. This circuit also allows the LEDs to run on almost any normal voltage above 4 volts. This means you can use multiple sources of power for the same light, a few AAA batteries, or even a car battery.
Constant Current Supply For LED’s: [Link]
Mobile infrared electronic transmitter
