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Laser Cut Project Plate
When I build electronics prototypes, it’s sometimes difficult to keep all the parts together without falling apart, especially if you need to move everything from one location to another. Between the...
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Seven years ago today
My photo manager just reminded me that this photo was taken seven years ago today. It’s a photo of the first version of the metronome kit.
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Bricktronics 6xAA Battery Holder Mounting Plate v6
The latest update to the Bricktronics 6xAA Battery Holder mounting plate (v6) has been released. This version adds four new mounting holes for an alternate battery holder. Our original pick, Eagle...
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3D design: Laser cutter corner supports in Fusion 360
I wanted to learn how to design physical objects in 3D mechanical CAD, so I started to learn Autodesk Fusion 360. It’s free for “students, enthusiasts, hobbyists, and startups”, but cloud based and...
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Reprogramming Blinky kits with ICSP programming
The Blinky kits each contain a microcontroller, which is a type of reprogrammable computer chip that can loaded with new code whenever you want. The chip used in each Blinky kit is the PIC16F1823 (PDF...
View ArticleBlinky programmer: raw mode and debug mode
This blog post is a short introduction to a pair of useful modes of operation for the Blinky Programmer webpage. The standard Blinky Programmer webpage is a decent way to interactively create and...
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Now selling: Blinky Grid SMT pre-assembled kits
Wayne and Layne is proud to announce that we are now selling pre-assembled Blinky Grid SMT kits! A few years ago we purchased some “panelized” circuit boards of the Blinky Grid SMT design, which means...
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Blinky kit assembly: New sensor strategy
We recently had to assemble a few Blinky kits and found a quick and easy method of soldering the optical sensors. The best way appears to be to first bend the leads by 90 degrees. Use a pliers and...
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Blinky Flasher sketch for Arduino IDE
We recently started selling pre-assembled Blinky kits. As part of the manufacturing process, we really want to test out the optical programming process, to ensure that all the parts are working...
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Minco Million Flex Trade Show Demo
We haven’t been able to talk about many of the contract projects at Wayne and Layne, but we’re starting to change that! Minco is an engineering company in Fridley that really does a lot–flex PCBs,...
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