Category Archives: PCBs

µBOT v3 – project update

Posted on July 13, 2020 by Shane Ormonde

v3 was really really close to working. The PCB arrived and I assembled it: This picture was taken towards the end of the day. There are actually three steppers attached here. The one on the bottom left is different to … Continue reading →

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µBOT v3 – An experiment in making a small robot (part 1)

Posted on July 5, 2020 by Shane Ormonde

This idea of making a small robot has been knocking around my head for the past few years. Here is the original design (v1) from a few years ago: I made a mistake when programming the “fuses” on the AVR … Continue reading →

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atmega16u2 virtual serial example using LUFA Library

Posted on January 6, 2016 by Shane Ormonde

Sending data from a microcontroller is a pretty common requirement in a lot of the projects I work on. One way of doing it is sending serial data out from the uC to a serial to usb converter chip to … Continue reading →

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Matchbox Car v2 (fail)

Posted on October 6, 2015 by Shane Ormonde

PCB and schematic: Pictures of the built board: This PCB is pretty rough around the edges, I made it a few weeks ago with the intention of etching it at home but then decided to give OSHpark a go just … Continue reading →

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