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Reverse Engineering an NES Controller Using the Digital Discovery and WaveForms

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Some time ago, we had an old NES controller floating around the office. It wasn’t your run-of-the-mill NES controller, though – it had been “tampered” with. Instead of the normal …

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What is your Motivation Style?

- by Miranda Hansen - Leave a Comment

Discover your motivation style and how it can assist you in learning electronics!

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New Product – Introducing the Pmod HYGRO!

- by Talesa Bleything - Leave a Comment

Meet our latest Pmod!

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Custom Function Generator- Community Project

- by Miranda Hansen - Leave a Comment

A Digilent community member shares his Custom Function Generator project!

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DIY Lunging Tentacle Project

- by Miranda Hansen - 3 Comments.

Make your own classically charming, coworker-alarming tentacle catapult.

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New Product – The VRM

- by Kaitlyn Franz - 1 Comment

Kaitlyn introduces the Digilent voltage regulator module!

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High Five Robot

- by Eric Marsh - Leave a Comment

Eric explains details the inspiration behind his positively motivating project, along with instructions on how to get started making your own!

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Making Sure You Get the Most Accurate Measurements Through Calibration

- by Kaitlyn Franz - Leave a Comment

Kaitlyn demonstrates how to calibrate properly for the best results in this comprehensive tutorial.

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Embrace Your Geekness!

- by Quinn Sullivan - Leave a Comment

Digilent lets it’s geek flag fly in celebration of the holiday!

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DIY Exercise Box to Measure Landing Quality

- by Ella Rickerson - Leave a Comment

Ella takes the jump into the world of Pmods with some homemade exercise equipment!

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What Kind of Maker are You?

- by Miranda Hansen - 2 Comments.

Find out what Maker style suits you best, and which products might be most useful to you based upon your type.

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Build a Robot with Household items: For Cheap Robots Series

- by Holly Lawrence - Leave a Comment

When it comes to homebrew robotics, buy the brain but build the brawn… with Jay’s cheap robot series!

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Levitating a Ping Pong Ball – First Steps

- by James Colvin - 1 Comment

Join James in the first step of his quest to levitate a ping pong ball!

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Excellent Places to Find Projects… Not including Instructables

- by Miranda Hansen - 2 Comments.

We all know that Instructables is a great site and project resource, but what about the ones we may not know about?

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Valentines Day Project: Couples Tech-laces

- by Miranda Hansen - 1 Comment

Valentines day is just around the corner so in the spirit of the holiday and to keep myself busy in an attempt to avoid pity-consuming sickening amounts of chocolate whilst …

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Some DIY Holiday Gift Ideas

- by Amber Mear - Leave a Comment

Get some last-minute gift ideas you can make yourself.

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Staying Warm

- by Amber Mear - Leave a Comment

Stop shivering and get warm with these ideas.

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DIY Robotic Arms and the chipKIT uC32

- by Miranda Hansen - Leave a Comment

Learn to build different types of robotic arms!

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Turkey-Bots & Other Non-Traditional Ways to Celebrate Thankgiving

- by Holly Lawrence - Leave a Comment

It’s a week until Thanksgiving, so Holly provides some cute ideas for the day.

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The Maker “Everyday Materials” Toolkit

- by Miranda Hansen - Leave a Comment

A quick rundown of Miranda’s favorite household materials to use for “not their intended purpose”.

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Halloween: Hacking as a Holiday Tradition

- by Holly Lawrence - Leave a Comment

Hack the day away with an excellent Halloween costume!

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DIY Composition Book Cover

- by Quinn Sullivan - Leave a Comment

Have you ever shopped for new school supplies and left empty handed because nothing quite fits your personal style? Quinn is here to help.

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Recapping the Week: August 16-22

- by Amber Mear - Leave a Comment

Another week, another recap — with a back-to-school twist.

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How to Use a Makerspace

- by Miranda Hansen - Leave a Comment

A quick rundown on how to get the most out of your local MakerSpace!

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Road Map to the DIY Community

- by Miranda Hansen - Leave a Comment

With all the facets and resources that comprise the Maker community, it can be a bit intimidating to even know where to start. Here is a brief guide to help you find your niche!

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