Technabob » attiny13 http://technabob.com/blog Cool Gadgets, Gizmos, Games and Weird Science Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:00:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Tiny Cylon LED Kit: Battlestar Galactica Gets Miniature http://technabob.com/blog/2009/01/03/tiny-cylon-led-kit/ http://technabob.com/blog/2009/01/03/tiny-cylon-led-kit/#comments Sat, 03 Jan 2009 19:00:37 +0000 Technabob http://technabob.com/blog/?p=7099 Battlestar Galactica fantasies in miniature. Dale Wheat’s tinyCylon circuit is a pint-sized version of the chasing red LEDs found in the helmets of everyone’s favorite Battlestar… baddies. The tinyCylon gets its tiny little brains from the programmable ATtiny13 controller chip, and]]> This DIY electronic kit lets you live out your Battlestar Galactica fantasies in miniature. Dale Wheat’s tinyCylon circuit is a pint-sized version of the chasing red LEDs found in the helmets of everyone’s favorite Battlestar baddies.

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The tinyCylon gets its tiny little brains from the programmable ATtiny13 controller chip, and loaded with more patterns than you can shake a stick at.

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A simple press of the button lets you toggle between a bunch of mini light shows: classic Cylon bi-directional scan, left-to-right, right-to-left, glowing eyes, a couple of random modes, cyclops, and the oh-so-thrilling “off”.

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You can grab the tinyCylon kit over at the MakerSHED for just $10. If you’d rather have one pre-assembled for you, just add $5 bucks. Me, I’d plunk down a couple hundred donuts and build my own mini desktop Cylon army.

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