Qi (pronounced “chee”) charging is a wireless standard using inductor coils to punt power over a limited distance. We’re taking a look at the Qi Receiver part of the system. Generally used in cell phones I’m examining them this Component Monday for a (very low power) battery charge circuit. I purchased in two different parts…
Tag: video
Motorized Turntable for Video, Photo, and 3D Scanning (DIY)
Have you ever wanted to take a video, photos, or scan an object? Do you need a motorized turntable to move the object while this is done? Then have I got the design for you. Maybe. As it turns out an (ultra) cheap louver stepper isn’t the easiest type of motor to step (relatively) smoothly.
Features5 PDF for Cinelerra-GG
Since I can’t find it anywhere online currently here’s the Features5.pdf file from Cinelerra-GG 09/30/2018 release. It documents the Cinelerra-CV and Cinelerra-GG feature set. Also, it coincidentally has the VP9 settings for Cinelerra that I couldn’t find listed anywhere else under chapter 3.4. Hopefully this helps anyone else whom can’t find it on the Internet…
Prusa i3 Mk3 MMU 2.0 Banging on Start
If you haven’t seen it yet Prusa’s i3 Mk3 MMU 2.0 printer module offers up multi-material printing using five pre-loaded filaments with a single extruder. The magic happens with a fairly ingenious filament selector module hanging out above the printer proper. And it works. The selector is adequate at selecting filaments and I’m not seeing…
Eken H9/H9R/H9S Action Camera WiFi Connection
You may own an Eken H9 series action camera. You may, like myself, have gotten a few different lenses for it to modify it for your own, non-fisheye, use. But how will you connect to it either through a wire or wireless? All you need is an application (VLC will do) that can read in…