Posted in Control, Electronics, Hacks on Sep 24th, 2008
Here’s a project that uses the serial port on a cell phone to let you talk to your props and gadgets via SMS. It’s not the fastest remote control in the world but it will let you control things from a distance.
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Posted in Control, Electronics on Sep 23rd, 2008
Learn what DMX512 is and how to use it. Part 2 gets into some of the more technical details of the protocol.
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Posted in Control, Electronics on Sep 23rd, 2008
Learn what DMX512 is and how to use it. Part 1 gives a basic overview of the protocol and what it does.
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Posted in Control, Electronics, Hacks on Sep 23rd, 2008
If you’re using NSI Multiplex to run your stuff, it’s pretty easy to daisy-chain devices even if they don’t have an output jack. This article shows you how.
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Posted in Audio, Control, Electronics, Hacks on Sep 23rd, 2008
Shows you how to hack an el-cheapo MP3 player and run it from a timer.
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Posted in Audio, Control, Electronics, Hacks on Sep 22nd, 2008
This hack uses a motion sensor and a microcontroller to trigger an el-cheapo MP3 player.
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Posted in Control, Electronics, Haunting on Sep 22nd, 2008
Use a Parallax motion sensor as a prop trigger. This method gives you more options and more control than some other methods, but requires some electronics knowledge.
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Posted in Control, Electronics, Hacks on Sep 22nd, 2008
Find out how to use an X10 Motion Sensor to play sounds or trigger props.
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Posted in Control, Electronics, Hacks, Haunting on Sep 22nd, 2008
Learn how to hook up a wall switch type motion sensor to use it as a prop trigger. It is recommended that this one is used indoors only.
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Posted in Control, Electronics, Hacks, Haunting on Sep 22nd, 2008
Learn how to wire up a common hardware store motion detector to use it as a prop trigger.
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