The one-hour clock
I have had this tiny little ESP32 board with a tiny OLED display lying around for a while. So I […]
Maker creation in the kitchen
A problem to be solved or just finding ways to make life a little better? Topping up the mixing bowl […]
From Breadboards to Super Minis: The Evolution of Hobby Microcontrollers
From Breadboards to Super Minis: The Evolution of Hobby Microcontrollers If you have spent any time at the makerspace over […]
Adventures in Programmable Logic – Atmel
Introduction These devices from Atmel (now part of Microchip) are the functional descendants of the original PAL, PLA, and GAL […]
Adventures in Programmable Logic – Introduction
Back in the very early 1980’s, as a young student of Electrical Engineering, I remember a particular Digital Design class […]
Making our MakerSpace even better
Bigger is better? We will definitely have a better, more flexible MakerSpace when these mods are finished. More room for […]
Engraving cursive script on the CNC machine
At our last CNC project activity we had an exercise of engraving text and in particular the attempt yesterday to […]
Sean’s Christmas lights project
Member Sean has done an extensive amount of work for his Christmas lights project mostly based on addressable WLED leds […]
Coffee Machine rescue
Repair Cafe meets coffee machine! Our fully up-market (sic) pod coffee machine, that’s only a bare ten years old, suffered […]
Coils ain’t coils
The author was co-founder of a Seaford electronics company, SPLat Controls Pty Ltd, which makes off the shelf and custom […]
First Model on our 3D Resin Printer
Slicing Your First Model on our new 3D Resin Printer This printer uses slicing software to convert 3D files (like […]
Saving things from landfill – A Repair Cafe Example
Getting the Moorabbin Repair Revolution started. Saving our wallets, saving our planet—One Repair at a Time. Got something that’s broken […]
Making light work of things
Upcycling Innovation: From Power-Hungry to Eco-Friendly Our members don’t just use technology—they rethink it. When our club received a donation […]
Re-purpose an old Dolphin torch
Continuing on with our maker theme, member Chris being a dedicated hobbyist, has decided to rejuvenate an old Dolphin torch […]
Thermal Design Basics in electronics
THERMAL DESIGN BASICS Circuit 7805 regulator supplied by a 12V battery (allow for 14V MAX during charging) Max voltage […]
Basic electrical/electronic formulas
Member John Macey put together some basic electrical/electronic formulas which may be useful to newcomers. […]
Energy Dashboard in Home Assistant
The process for addition of an energy sensor channel as an Individual Devices Usage in the Energy Dashboard involves a […]
The Unseen Genius of QR Codes
The Unseen Genius of QR Codes: More Than Just a Square You scan a QR code at a restaurant, […]
Add a Vimeo video to your Weebly (basic) site
How to add a Vimeo to a Weebly basic website. These instructions assume you have a basic Vimeo account and […]
Still on Windows 10? Here’s How to Keep It Going
With support for Windows 10 ending on 14 October 2025, how can computers with unsupported CPUs or TPMs remain safe? […]
Energy monitor – 6 channels!
If you dislike paying big bills for your electricity maybe a microcontroller project can help If you have a bit […]
MelbPC and Linux Users Vic had a chat
A few of us from MelbPC User Group had a casual chat with three of the L.U.V. office bearers Alexar, […]
Bird scarer clapper
One of our Microcontroller Workshop members John S, was having some trouble with birds eating his fruit before he could […]
Upgrading from Windows 10 to Mint
Upgrading from Windows 10 to Linux Mint Cinnamon By Stephen Davidson (aka Davo esq) With the date for Windows […]
East SIG Report – July 2025
East SIG Report – July 2025 Host Frank Maher welcomed members to the July 2025 East SIG meeting and provided […]
Detecting a water leak
Do your kids make a splash while having their bath? Member Joey G has a solution after his young ones […]
This Week 7th August
A Monday morning chat (and maybe snack). Join us on Monday, 11am @Moorabbin, for a social chat and a cuppa. […]
Don’t panic when Windows 10 is no longer supported
Don’t panic when Windows 10 is no longer supported – options including forced Windows 11 installation Stephen Davidson (Davo esq) […]
This Week 25th July
Here's what's happening in the coming week 25th - 31st July 2025 Microcontroller Discovery Workshop I will be running another […]
This Week 18th July
Here's what's happening in the coming week 18th - 24th July Daytime monthly meeting Our first "daytime monthly" is @Moorabbin […]
This week 10th July
What’s on this week! Pot Luck Picks On Monday 14th at 11am we have Pot Luck Picks. A very laid […]
Blink and it’s long gone
A while ago we got together at the club and decided to make a foray into low cost high speed […]
Our New Maker Room
You probably haven’t been to the club in a while(thanks for everything, COVID), so your recollection of the training room […]
Petrol Station Dot Matrix Display
We come from the school of thought that working surplus stuff might well be someone else’s refuse, but if it […]
Automated Hydroponics Enclosure
This project started out as a pile of old hardwood truss and framing timber from a house that was due […]
Smart Picture Frame
When you have a modern resolution monitor that doesn’t work, but is in otherwise good physical condition, do you throw […]
Building a Theremin
We're getting together at the club to make a start on building a Theremin.
Science and Tech Projects Brainstorm @ 13:00 Sunday 23rd September
Details We'll use the time to decide on: - What the first project will be - Materials we need to […]
High Speed Photography 2.0 @ 10:00 Saturday 29th September
Let’s make an even better one! Experience the thrill of developing a fully working electronics and software system in half […]
Club Meeting – Wednesday 3rd October @ 19:00
October meeting - My Health Record By the end of 2018, all Australians will have a My Health Record created […]
Infrared Blaster & Learning Remote – Saturday 1st September @ 10:00
IR Blaster & Learning Remote - Project Day We'll be using any of Raspberry pi, Arduino or ESP8266 to drive […]
Throwing darts at balloons in a crowded room with lights off
Photography is an interesting art-form, it allows you to use your artistic eye for knowing what you’d like to capture […]
LTSpice circuit simulation – Wednesday 8th August @ 19:00
The magic of electronic circuit simulation. Long gone are the days when an electronics engineer like me had to build […]
High Speed Photography Meetup – Saturday 4th August @ 10:00
High Speed Photography Meetup We'll be using Arduino, a digital camera, an external flash and some cheap electronics components to […]
Club Meeting – Wednesday 5th September @ 19:00
September meeting - My Efficient Electric Home Home energy advisor Tim Forcey describes how you can save money and be […]
Club Meeting – Wednesday 1st August @ 19:00
August meeting - Mars Rover A student team from Monash university was one of only 34 teams world-wide to compete […]
Club Meeting – Wednesday 4th July @ 19:00
July meeting - AI to Deep Learning - The Positives Our special guest speaker for our July meeting is Susie […]