Still working:

I’m still working on this project, but I ran into an issue with funds. Plus programming a GUI on a headless Raspberry-Pi has proven to be somewhat of a challenge. Add the fact that I’m artistically challenged and you can see where the issues are arising. Next week I will have an actual post with actual content!

Sorry for the inactivity.

Work has been a pain, and I need an extra set of hands for testing purposes. I don’t have any extra hands, and science hasn’t figured out how to grow them yet. It may be a week or so before  I can start posting regularly again, but it will be happening.

The Board: MAkeshift-duino

This is my first board. Comments and criticism welcome!

I started this build on a breadboard, with a blank ATMega328p, and a basic idea of how I wanted to build it. I should have prototyped the entire circuit using a breadboard. Instead of taking the logical path, I: burned the Arduino bootloader, pulled the chip from my UNO, and uploaded the code that was to be used.

Sneak Peek:

Here’s  quick pic of the finished board. It’s ugly and messy and terrible, but hey it’s also my first board.

Making A Board

I’m obviously not going to leave an entire Arduino inside of my dartboard. I can’t really afford to. Not to mention, with the random parts I have lying around, I could build an entire Arduino clone. So that’s exactly what I’m doing. Well, I’m not making proper headers etc, just a simple board with all the parts needed for my first revision of the dartboard. Sadly, I’ve found a more cost-effective solution but it will have to wait. This Dartboard is getting a full Raspberry-Pi and an entire Arduino clone(-ish)!

New Raspberry-Pi!

I just received my new Raspberry Pi int he mail today. I’m excited. It’s the New Model B with 512MB of RAM. I have the older Model B with 256 RAM, and while it’s nice. It just needed a little more RAM I kept thinking. Unfortunately, this new Raspi will be a server for SuperCrackMunkey.com. Not that there’s any content there yet, I need one to replace the old server that will inhabit my Dartboard.

Making connections: Extending a connector

If you haven’t guessed already, this post is about making connectors! The matrix the dartboard uses: (correct me if I’m wrong here) FPC type connectors. It took me boatloads of Googling to find the name of these connectors and I’m still not 100% sure what they’re called. If you know, please leave a comment.