Category Archives: Projects

All the various projects I’m involved with.

Face Tracking using a Raspberry Pi with the Camera Module!

Posted on September 2, 2015 by

 From the console:

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Steps to setup a Raspberry Pi and Install Open CV (for Python 2.7)

Posted on September 2, 2015 by

Steps given for friends who wanted to setup their own Raspberry Pi’s before my class.  I recorded the video, and will post it later. All steps done starting with image: 2015-05-05-raspbian-wheezy.img Install Raspian: https://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads/raspbian/ and follow the install guide: https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/installation/installing-images/README.md … Continue reading →

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Raspberry Pi Class Slides

Posted on August 30, 2015 by

Here are the slides I put together for the class I’m doing on Monday. I’ll post the video afterwards if it’s worth it. Let me know if you have any questions! Raspberry Pi Powerpoint Slides

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My own Claptrap – Robotics Project

Posted on December 6, 2012 by

So, some of you know that I’ve been working on building my own Claptrap. (If you don’t know who claptrap is, check out the video link at the end of the post.) The first step was to get a 3d … Continue reading →

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Self-lighting Light Bulb

Posted on November 23, 2012 by

I went as Uncle Fester from the Addams Family to my brothers wedding. (It went along with the theme of the night.) Part of the costume involved a light bulb that lights up on its own. I created an instructable … Continue reading →

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San Francisco Amateur Astronomer banners

Posted on October 23, 2012 by

I created some Banners, Parking Signs, and Stickers using the SFAA Logo for the club. They were all created using the CNC Vinyl cutter at the techshop. Being my first venture into that area, I’m actually impressed with how well … Continue reading →

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Laser Engraved iPhone

Posted on September 23, 2012 by

Did some laser engraving on my iPhone. Turned out pretty well. I’m happy with the results. What do you think?

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Rhythm Player – Arduino Based Rhythm Automatic Game Player

Posted on July 23, 2012 by

This is the code behind an Arduino based Rhythm game (Rock Band, Guitar Hero, etc) automatic player. The project consisted of 3 sub-projects: Rhythm Player Midi – This project is designed to read the midi files from the disk and … Continue reading →

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Rock Band – Visual Detection

Posted on July 15, 2012 by

As I started working on my Arduino Rock Band Player, I originally attempted to read the screen and watch the notes as they scrolled down the screen. It was an interesting project that let me attempt my hand at scaling, … Continue reading →

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