element14 Presents

Do you own a Raspberry Pi? Ever wanted to host your own Radio Station? Did you know that you can make an FM Radio transmitter with a Raspberry Pi? That's right, to transmit audio over the radio waves all you need is the right programming code, the appropriate wiring and away you go! Have you tried this yourself? What other uses can you think of for transmitting radio like this? Let the team know on the element14 Community!

When 3D Printing and Lasers don't cut it - how about vacuum forming? Vacuum forming is still a valid technique for creating well fitted enclosures, cases or to duplicate items where fine detail may not be required. So join Clem as he creates his own rig with a heat gun and vacuum cleaner - extending its functionality with an Arduino based microcontroller all controlled with C++ programming and remote power socket control. Do you use vacuum forming? What would you do differently about this build? Let the team know on the element14 Community.

It all started with Pong, gaming that is. A digital version of tennis created and presented in an arcade machine, likely made for a pub. So what better way to start with programming on a custom microcontroller than with your own game of Pong using a NES controller? In this episode, find out how to use an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) such as Altera's DE0-Nano to make your own Pong game and output it to a monitor. Do you have experience with FPGAs? Or do you code your own games? Let the team know on the element14 Community

There is radiation literally everywhere, from the sun to sources you wouldn't even think of like bananas and brazil nuts! You can't avoid it, but we can detect it! Join Matt as he 3D Prints and puts together a geiger counter to detect the radiation around you using old soviet geiger tubes based on the cdv-700. What have you detected around you? Would you write the Arduino code differently? Let the team know on the element14 Community!

Many people want to go into space, to explore new frontiers. Clem however, wants to take photo's of himself using a rocket powered Raspberry Pi. Join Clem as he 3D prints a propelled rocket, including parachute, and teaches you how to reach for the stars with electronics and computer aided design. Have you designed something similar? How high have you sent your Raspberry Pi? Let us know on the element14 Community

Element14 Presents: What’s new in EAGLE v9

Are we nearly there yet? Well, yes, yes we are! The time has finally come for Ben to stick together the 3D printed and laser cut components of the Super Glue Gun prototype! While it has been a long, and sticky road to completion, and features have been cut and stuck from the design, we are at the final product. Sure there are things we would like to do differently, but what would you change? Let the team know on the element14 Community.

Ben and Karen talk through some of the suggestions from elemnt14 Community members for the super glue gun build, before getting on with the motor placement for the final design. However, after some 'Hand Polling' Ben is concerned that the handle might end up too thick if the motor is placed at the side or near the handle. Luckily, Karen has a proposed design change that could make all of Ben's headaches go away...for a while at least! So Ben goes back to his trusty Autodesk Fusion 360 to make the changes to the design…

It is finally done, the Raspberry Pi (with no HDMI) portable MAME emulator based on the Raspberry Pi A+! Ben and Felix have put the finishing touches to the portable gaming device with the use of laser cutting and 3D printing. With 8 GPIO left though, Felix decides that it's best to do a low-level input for the buttons and directional pad to control the device. If you want to build one yourself, we've got the code and build files linked on the element14 Community! What would you do differently? Have you made a Raspberry Pi Portable? Let the team know on the element14 Community.

Would you like to be able to buy Ben Heck's Hex Game? The team are joined by James Ray from AVID, a design company for Avnet, to discuss whether the Hex Game could be brought to the mass market and if there are any changes which need to happen first. One idea is that it could plug into a BBC micro:bit to add wireless functionality or pairing with a mobile phone, but does that affect mass production? What would you change to the design? Or what would you add? Let us know on the element14 Community!