SN30 Pro Plus (or) What do you get when you put a SNES and PlayStation controller in a blender?
PinkyPi X – Waveshare GamePi15 RetroPie image
PinkyPi X – RetroPie 4.5.1 prebuilt image for the Waveshare GamePi15 game hat. SNES and MAME configured and tested. Just flash your SD and play!
Version 1.1 of PinkyPi X is now available for download!
This build utilizes the GamePi15 game hat and bundles the fbcp-ili9341 display driver and other tweaks for the RaspberryPi Zero.
PinkyPi X (GamePi15) – Our Build log / forums
PinkyPi prebuilt image, based off RetroPie 4.5.1
This is for the GamePi15 based PinkyPi build.
Using fbcp-ili9341 display driver.
Using RetroGame GPIO controller driver.
Using PiSNES as default SNES emulator.
version 1.1 (updates 8/31/19)
Using mame4all as default MAME emulator
To recompile the display driver and disable screen sleep/backlight turning off on idle
cd ~/fbcp-ili9341/build
rm CMakeCache.txt
cmake -DWAVESHARE_ST7789VW_HAT=ON -DSPI_BUS_CLOCK_DIVISOR=6 -DSTATISTICS=0 -DBACKLIGHT_CONTROL=OFF ..
make -j
Tom Stanton Builds a Drone That Flies Using the Coandă Effect
That vast majority of quadcopter drones produce thrust in a very straightforward way: the propellers push air downwards at a high speed which creates lift. But that doesn’t mean other means of propulsion can’t be used. YouTuber Tom Stanton often experiments with unconventional drones and methods of propulsion, and in his newest video he has made a drone fly using the Coandă effect.
I Built A $100 Android Gaming /Emulation PC
In this video, I attempt to build an Android-powered Gaming/Emulation/Media PC for a friend of mine.
I was able to pick up a used Lenovo M800 SFF desktop with 8GG of ram and an i3 6100 CPU for $72 shipped. Added a 240Gb SSD and USB Wifi/Bluetooth adapters and install Android X86 PrimeOS. This machine turned out pretty great for Native android games like PubG, Minecraft, Hearthstone and many more and as a bonus, it runs PSP, Sega Saturn, N64 and Gamecube at full speed
DEF CON 27: Finding ATM Skimmers with Hunter Cat – Hak5 2604
Salvador shows us how his device, the Hunter Cat, can help with finding ATM skimmers.
Follow Salvador here:
https://twitter.com/Netxing
http://hunter.electroniccats.com/
Summer Project – Make an INSANELY LOUD Bluetooth Amplifier!
In this video we’ll be making a wireless bluetooth-enabled amplifier so that we can put old bookshelf speakers to good use!
Not only is the sound quality fantastic, but it can also go super loud! It’s also quite easy to build, and doesn’t require any special tools – you can get away with just a hammer, nail, and a screwdriver if needed. Seriously!
Qt Introduces Bare Metal Toolkit for Microcontrollers
Creating modern user interfaces for embedded systems just got easier. The Qt Company has announced its new toolkit: Qt for MCUs. If you have not heard of Qt before, it is probably best known as a GUI toolkit for cross-platform applications.
The new Qt for MCUs lets you skip the operating system and run a graphical user interface on bare metal microcontrollers.
5G: Explained!
5G is getting a lot of hype right now… so I had to see for myself!
Retro Game 300 Review – RG300 Retro Handheld Is it Any Good?
In this video, I take a look at the all-new Retro Game 300 also known as the RG300.
Is it any better than the rest like the LDK GAme RS97 or even the BittBoy? Let’s find out! WIth Gameboy styling, a 3-inch screen and USB Type c is this Retro emulation handheld console better than the rest?
3D Printing of Nonplanar Layers for Smooth Surface Generation
Additive manufacturing processes are inherently subject to discretization effects. For most technologies, stair-stepping artifacts impair the surface quality of 3D printed objects, especially when the surface slope is close to horizontal.
In this video we propose a novel Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) slicing approach that combines nonplanar and planar layers, increasing printing quality and resulting in smoother, stronger object surfaces. Our slicing algorithm automatically detects which parts of the object should be printed with nonplanar layers and uses a geometric model of the printhead and extruder to generate collision-free toolpaths.