Apollo DSKY Computer Simulated with Arduino Uno and Touchscreen

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11’s landing, hacker Mark Wilson decided to create his own DSKY computer replica using an Arduino Uno and 240×320 LCD display. While Wilson is quick to note that it’s not a faithful representation of the Apollo Display and Keyboard module, or DKSY, it at least gives users a feel for the machine and even acts as a clock when you’re not pretending to travel through space.

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Building an Arduino-Based SSD

Normally, SD cards are used to store large amounts of data when logging information or retrieving files. However, SD cards have slow access times and require 4 GPIO pins, along with more software overhead. When using microcontrollers that are short on RAM and/or GPIO pins, such as the ATtiny family, storing large amounts of data while keeping a program small can be a large issue.

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Programming the new ATtiny from Arduino using UPDI [Beginner Tutorial]

This tutorial shows how to make a cheap and simple UPDI Programmer and upload a sketch to the new ATtiny micro controller series. The programmer is made from an old Arduino Nano and requires only two additional passive components. The megaTinyCore library provides an Arduino core to start developing. A short blink sketch demonstration should provide a good start for every beginner in this matter.