Tron Disc – New Parts Arrived
Still waiting to for more Tron Disc parts and to build it, but its coming together! Check out some of the parts and get a taste of the final Tron Disc.
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Hardware
This is where most of the hardware information hides. Including what hardware used and how it was being used.
DIY Tron Identity Disc – Designing the Electronics
Following on from the mechanical design on my Tron Identity disc I jumped straight into designing the electronics to go inside. Check out how I did it!
Tron Identity Disc
I had the crazy idea to try and design a Tron Identity disc. Follow along below to see how I did it and some of the decisions and processes I made along the way. Background Tron is a science fiction franchise created by Steven Lisberger. …
Discrete Logic Clock
Most digital clocks these days are made from microcontrollers, but I wanted an added challenge to use it using only logic chips trying to focus on using the TTL (74xx series) integrated circuits. So, my plan was to design and build a discrete logic clock …
LAUNCH
We launched our balloon and this is what happened on our journey. And here is how most of the journey went down.
Project Update
The clock is counting down and here is what we have completed and we still need to do before we can launch this balloon.
Rocket Launch
In preparation for our final launch, we built a test rocket with prototypes on-board. This allowed us to test everything and find out what will work, what won’t, what should have worked and what we need to change and fix before the final deadline.
YICTE
YICTE – Young ICT Explorers. YICTE is a competition run all around Australia getting students who love ICT and anything in general apply their knowledge and abilities to solve real world issues.
PCB Design
We decided to make this project extra special by design almost everything from scratch, this includes the circuit board.