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USBSID-Pico: Bridging Real Commodore 64 Sound to Modern USB
For many of us retro enthusiasts, the Commodore 64’s MOS Technology SID chip (6581 and 8580) is regarded as one of the most iconic sound chips in audio history. (Modern) Software emulation gets close…
SmallRun July Update - Group Buys, Wise Payouts & Better Search
Ok, it's been a busy month or so on SmallRun.. a bunch of new stuff went out, so figured it was time for a proper writeup. "Runs" (Group Buys) This one's been on the wishlist since basically…
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Designing an Enclosure for a Biometric Sensing Radar – A Maker's Guide
One of the more interesting projects I’ve been working on lately is a biometric sensing radar module. It’s a small, powerful board that can detect presence and movement through solid materials, which …
APIs rule - automating my SmallRun store ops
Have you checked out the SmallRun APIs ? I use a print provider, Printify, to fulfill my shirt and mug orders. My other store is on Etsy, which is integrated with Printify. When someone makes an …
Charlie
The making of the Intel 4004 design
I was at a company yesterday and they had made a calendar of chips and whatnots. Alas, the only page I got to see what the one for this month: the Intel 4004 - the world's first commercially available…
Charlie
PayPal Payouts Are Here - Plus a Month of New Features
We've been live for about a month now and it's been a great experience working with new sellers, garnering feedback and implementing fixes & new features. A few of these have been: Featured Produ…
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About my process
Most of my most popular designs are illustrations, hand-drawn by me, of a dev board or chip or component. I was influenced towards hand-dawn designs by some makers when I first started the store early…
Charlie
The on progress physical keyboard in a real simulation
System Overview This project establishes a high-fidelity connection between physical hardware and FlightGear or FSX and above using an ESP32 microcontroller. Designed to bridge the gap between simula…
Building IOL Core4
The IOL Core4 is a compact 4-port IO-Link Master module for OEM integration. The idea: give hardware engineers a ready-made IO-Link frontend they can drop into their own designs, without having to dea…
Demonstrating the WiRSa SLIP mode under DOS
The WiRSa v3 is a WiFi-to-RS232 adapter I designed to help get vintage computers online. The hardware and firmware are completely open source. Among its features are full SLIP and PPP gateway modes, w…
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More than a Marketplace - Welcome to SmallRun!
Hello! I figured the first Build Log should be about the platform itself and why we built it, so here goes... SmallRun aims to be a home for small makers - people running a shop out of a spare bed…
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