Monday, December 01, 2008

Mixed IT & electonics news

Make a Scanner Camera
''with the help of a sharp knife and a roll of gaffer tape, turn an old Canonscan LiDE 50 into a working camera'' [source]




Un-masking: a faster solution for chip-making
''Mask-less lithography (ML2) promises to rapidly reduce the costs and production times associated with low-volume device manufacture and prototyping. A mask is a type of template that allows semiconductor manufacturers to print the circuit design onto a silicon wafer for microchip production. '' [source]



Traffic light controlled by Linux and real-time Java
''Right Now, Signalbau Huber’s Actros controller is based on Debian GNU/Linux 3.2. The Versions based on the new software implementation are expected to begin testing by year’s end, according to Joachim Lock, R&D engineer. “The migration will enable us to move from several different CPUs to one CPU, keeping security-critical functions and Linux separated,” he stated

Signalbau Huber is one of Germany’s two largest traffic managment system vendors.
'' [source]



LilyPad Arduino
''LilyPad Arduino - the main board consisting of an ATmega168V with the Arduino bootloader and a minimum number of external components to keep it as small (and as simple) as possible.'' [source]
The board:

A vibrator:

More links:
- The ultimate Wearable Electronic DIY Kit
- electronic components (in Sweden)

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