After playing with the BananaPi recently, the CHIP computer made by Next Thing Co. is pretty tempting at $9 for a computer that can surf the web and run basic programs. Best of all, it’s totally open-source, so you can view the PCB schematics and Bill of Materials if you […]
Monthly Archives: May 2015
Got this servo motor running on the Banana Pro today! It’s running in a C++ Qt device library I added servo functionality to, using WiringX so it’s cross-compatible with other embedded boards (Raspberry Pi, Hummingboard, BeagleBone, etc).
Banana Pro Servo Motor Working!
Want to be inspired? Here is a collection of stories of women in STEM – some I knew, and some I didn’t. Pretty interesting look into the history of several contributors to math and science! https://www.whitehouse.gov/women-in-stem A sampling of my favorites: As part of a secret World War Two project, […]
Short Stories about Women in Science and Tech
The Inside 3D Printing Expo had some pretty neat tech this year, including a full-body scanner and medical devices. I’m excited to see this technology continue to progress past the rough-surface-finish prototyping parts of a few years ago. https://www.quirky.com/blog/post/2015/04/field-trip-inside-3d-printing/