Recent content by Thalass

Hey folks. I've finally got a hold of a couple of picaxe chips! I've been tinkering around with the code, and have settled on a first project: A watt meter for the house! What i have in mind is a servo-driven pointer, with a colour coded dial marked in watts (or kilowatts) and cents per...

Hi folks. I want to build a device to pause (or turn off) our TV when my kids shuffle too close, like the zombies they are. It would unpause the TV when they move back again. I've not built a Picaxe circuit, yet, but i was thinking an 08M2, with a Maxbotix LV-EZ1 ultrasonic sensor (using the...

Hi folks. It has been hinted to me by a coworker that he might want a simple flight director for his ultralight, using the single-wire NMEA output from his hand-held gps. He says something simple to tell him if he's on track, or has deviated left or right would be easier for him than constantly...