June 6th – Woodworking!
Today we (both boys & my friend Lou helped in various ways…) built this prototype case for the new project. The top panel will have a top view of… Read more »
Tag: control panel
As Good as it Gets!
For a dad, this is about as good as it gets 🙂 Control Panel Complete 🙂
All Hardware Functional!
The Joystick has sound effects (Star Wars & Star Trek sound files on the Waveshield) mapped to the directional axis and some of the buttons. The red button with the… Read more »
Map of the Star Wars Galaxy
I found a new way to make the “Control Panel” even more interactive. Last weekend we started hacking the helicopter keypad and once I knew it would work, I asked… Read more »
Houston, we have a CASE!
Something about getting the project into a case makes it feel very real to me. So without further ado, a picture! I’m made the liquid crystal wiring long enough so… Read more »
Wow, I’m building a Simulator – Part 2…
Wow, I’m building a Simulator – Part 2… Once I’d integrated the WaveShield code, the liquid crystal code and the joystick code in with the existing Control Panel code I… Read more »
Integrating the components…
Up to this point, I’ve been working on individual smaller prototypes. I’d built a WaveShield + Mega prototype, a Liquid Crystal + Duemilanove prototype and I’d built my “modules” for… Read more »
Moving past the breadboard…
I wanted to get the Control Panel off the breadboard at some point and kept trying different layouts on a big pcb. Then I realized that the project is likely… Read more »
Hacking an M1 Abrams Tank Joystick
Last weekend I asked my son “want to hack that joystick today?” He turned off the tv and came over to see what I was doing. This Control Panel father… Read more »
Wow, I’m building a simulator…
As I added capabilities through hardware, I kept discussing functionality with my son. He understood the concept of “you push a button and something happens”, but he really hadn’t grasped… Read more »