What Is Intel NUC? How to Choose the Mini PC Benchmark?

What Is Intel NUC? How to Choose the Mini PC Benchmark?

Click the above Computer Enthusiasts to follow us CFan briefly introduced mini PCs represented by MSI’s Sea Hawk and Intel NUC in the article “The Smallest Comparable to USB Drives! It Turns Out PCs Have So Many Forms?!” This ultra-mini PC, which combined with a monitor becomes an AIO, is gradually gaining more attention from … Read more

DIY Laser Engraver from Old CD Drives: Complete Process

DIY Laser Engraver from Old CD Drives: Complete Process

1. Required Materials Two old CD drives One Arduino UNO development board Two A4988 stepper motor driver modules One 12V2A power supply module One 250mW laser head One acrylic board Several wires Several screws AB glue 2. Disassemble the CD Drive Since I finished the mini laser engraver almost half a month ago, some pictures … Read more

Challenge 100 Arduino Projects: Baymax Robot

Challenge 100 Arduino Projects: Baymax Robot

Baymax Robot Difficulty Index: ⭐⭐ Suitable Age: 9 years+ Introduction Baymax is a beloved robot among many children. Combining everyone’s interests, today we will create a Baymax creative robot. This project has a low technical difficulty, and the highlight is mainly in the creativity. Print an image of the Baymax robot on cardboard, and then … Read more

DIY Lithography Machine: A 22-Year-Old Builds Chips in His Garage

DIY Lithography Machine: A 22-Year-Old Builds Chips in His Garage

A Semiconductor Milestone for a 22-Year-Old: A DIY Chip Integrating 1200 Transistors. About 30 miles from Bell Labs, a 22-year-old is chasing chip manufacturing giants in his garage. In the 1970s, chip manufacturing giant Intel developed the world’s first commercial microprocessor, the 4004. In August 2021, Sam Zeloof announced his own semiconductor milestone—the Z2 chip … Read more

Build A Hollow Clock With Arduino

Build A Hollow Clock With Arduino

【Click on the above「Blue Text」 to follow DF Maker Community and become a tech aesthetics enthusiast】 Happy Dragon Boat Festival to everyone! This week we will look at how to make a “hollow clock” with only hands and no dial using Arduino. It looks pretty cool. Let’s enjoy a few pictures shared by netizens who … Read more

Ultimate Mosquito Swatter Mod with Kill Sound Effects

Ultimate Mosquito Swatter Mod with Kill Sound Effects

【Click the above「blue text」 to follow DF Maker Community and become a tech aesthetician】 Summer is here, and it’s the buzzing season for mosquitoes, which is no different in China or abroad. Today we introduce a project that upgrades our weapon—the electric mosquito swatter—to make our battle with mosquitoes a bit more fun! The upgraded … Read more

PiCalc: DIY OLED Screen Calculator Based on Raspberry Pi Pico

PiCalc: DIY OLED Screen Calculator Based on Raspberry Pi Pico

MAKER:Makertronics/Translated By:Fun Without End Hello everyone! Today is Pi Day of 2022. Let’s introduce a Pi calculator! This is a calculator made with Pico, which I call PiCalc. This tiny calculator may be small in size, but it has all the necessary functions. It supports decimal numbers and expressions with parentheses priority. Just pull it … Read more

DIY Magical Thermochromic Clock

DIY Magical Thermochromic Clock

MAKER: mosivers/Translator: Qun Endless Thermochromic liquid crystal film is a fascinating material that changes color with temperature variations. DIYing a clock with this material makes the display and the changing process particularly unique! The clock uses a four-digit seven-segment display, with hours and minutes arranged vertically and slightly offset. Each part contains a controller PCB … Read more