Category Archives: 3D Printing

PIC16F1459 USB Volume Knob

Posted on October 14, 2019 by Glen

The PIC16F1459 is proving to be quite the versatile part when it comes to building USB devices. Previously, I’ve used it to upgrade my giant keyboard, various flavors of one-key keyboards, a USB-controlled industrial stack light, and an annoying CAPS … Continue reading →

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Updates to the Annoying CAPS LOCK Warning Buzzer

Posted on September 30, 2019 by Glen

In my first post on the Annoying CAPS LOCK Warning Buzzer, I concluded with a list of future improvements to make to the project. Those updates are now implemented and the Annoying CAPS LOCK Warning Buzzer is more robust than … Continue reading →

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The Annoying CAPS LOCK Warning Buzzer

Posted on September 15, 2019 by Glen

The only way to make CAPS LOCK even more annoying was to make it audible! Now never type a password in all upper case, join 500 lines together in vi, or turn a harmless forum post into an ANGRY SCREED … Continue reading →

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PIC16F1459 USB Stack Light Controller

Posted on April 14, 2019 by Glen

After using the PIC16F1459 to build numerous USB HID input devices including a giant keyboard, a tiny keyboard, and a big red button, it was time to see if the PIC16F1459 could be used to control outputs too. Sticking with … Continue reading →

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Homebrew DMX-Controlled RGB LED Light

Posted on April 13, 2019 by Glen

This project is a small DMX-512 controlled, color-changing RGB LED light. The light can be controlled via the DMX512 protocol or it can run a number of built-in programs depending on how the software is configured. The light incorporates an … Continue reading →

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Piggybacking USB onto an Industrial Push Button

Posted on March 13, 2019 by Glen

In this project, I mount the electronics from my single-key USB keyboard project to the back of an industrial mushroom push button switch. The finished big red button now activates my screensaver with a single overly-large button press. The biggest … Continue reading →

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Presenting the Single ESC Key USB Keyboard!

Posted on May 15, 2018 by Glen

After building the “awesomely impractical” giant three-key keyboard, I decided it was time to build something a bit more practical—presenting the single ESC key USB keyboard! This keyboard has exactly one function which is to provide an optimal ESCing experience … Continue reading →

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Creating Custom 3D Printed LED Bar Graphs

Posted on April 29, 2017 by Glen

While building my zombie containment unit, I decided I wanted some LED displays or bar graphs to complement the containment status video running on the smaller secondary video monitor. Some other containment units used LED air pressure gauges from eBay. … Continue reading →

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Building an Enclosure using SketchUp and 3D Printing

Posted on June 1, 2014 by Glen

The image above shows two enclosures for a printed circuit board design. These were designed using the inexpensive hobbyist version of CadSoft Eagle and the free maker version of Trimble SketchUp. The free version NetFabb Basic was used to check … Continue reading →

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