Blackberry Pi

Update 2023/08/13: Thanks to Tom Nardi's introduction on Hackaday, I kinda feel obligated to provide a bit more details about this project. So more information and some small updates are included now, and more will be updated in the future to make a polished project. I always had the plan to build a small handheld... Continue Reading →

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My Ender 3 v1 complete rebuild note

My Ender 3 after assembled in 2018. The Ender 3 v1 was my very first 3d printer purchased right before the 2018 Xmas. For the last four years, it has served me well and taught me quite a few things about 3d modelling and mechanics. Although it's one of the most popular printers on the... Continue Reading →

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Gameboy Zero Plus

Ever since Raspberry Pi announced Pi zero 2, I have been planning to build a new Gameboy handheld based on this new board with a performance boost. However, there is still no sign that this popular single board computer will get restocked in Australia. Therefore, I decided to thin down one of my Pi 3a... Continue Reading →

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A Preview of FEI Talos F200 TEM in LEGO

Inspired by the Lego sets for Materials Science and Engineering created by Chris Olson, I present this Lego set based on FEI Talos F200 TEM. TEM (Transmission Electron Microscope) is a powerful tool for materials researchers to characterize the atomic structure and chemical composition of different materials. Talos TEM from Thermofisher Scientific (formerly FEI Company) is... Continue Reading →

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LEGO High Speed Photography

Taking water droplet photos with Lego Mindstorm set. 网上拍高速摄影的设备多如牛毛,但是这回做的比较与众不同。先放几张照片,再来慢慢分解,说说有啥不一样的。 好吧,再开始说正事吧。以前看过许多高人拍摄的水滴溅起的瞬间,异常惊艳,也非常羡慕。后来也有看见论坛前辈们在水管边,用高速连拍尝试着运气, 有不少得意之作。当时只有一台小DC的我也在鼓动下去蹲了一下午,却一无所获。于是给自己下了手指不够灵活的结论,再也没有尝试过。 直到一年前读到国外网友的一篇博文,用单片机搭建的高速摄影平台,才发现原来四体不勤的同志也能拍到那些精彩的瞬间。于是动起了这个念头,准备自己DIY一个高速摄影平台。之所以选择DIY,是因为考虑到购买一套专门拍摄高速水滴的设备花费会比较大,而且除了这个拍摄题材没有其他的用途。网上网友自己DIY的方法大多使用arduino单片机,但是手头上有一套现成的乐高NXT积木。所以本着节省开支,以及设备的重复使用,才决定利用这套乐高积木搭建这个高速摄影平台。 总体的DIY思路是这样的: 水滴从高处滴落,会经过通过光线感应的触发器,触发器将信号发送给NXT的微电脑。在这个信号的基础上加上一个短暂的时间延迟,再发送给相机快门,触发快门。正好可以捕捉到水滴滴落到水面的瞬间。整个设备的大致摆放可以参看下面的照片 支架是全部用乐高积木搭成的,这个算是比用arduino方便的一点 水滴的控制最初是用的一只洗干净的水性笔笔芯。不过因为需要手动控制,对这块做了一些小改进,后面会详细提到。 光线感应触发器用的也是乐高里自带的传感器。照射的光线是普通的红色自行车尾灯,用一根光纤引导光线到传感器对应的位置 这个是乐高的微电脑,可以通过电脑编好程序导入,控制输入和输出。 输入信号有现成的传感器,非常方便。说到输出信号的处理,算是这次DIY的一个小难点,因为乐高NXT只有一种特定的输出方式——步进电机的连接线。如果需要使用直接的电信号需要做一些小小的hacking。http://www.brickengineer.com/pages/2...-motor-wiring/ 这个帖子里对步进电机信号线里不同颜色电线的输出电压,以及输出信号介绍的非常详细。白线,和黑线 是驱动电机的动力线;红线是接地 而将输出信号转换成快门信号的电路,是朋友Dacian建议的,在这里感谢一下。 主要用的是一个photocoupler来把输出的电压信号转换成快门线的触点短接。并且能把乐高电路和快门电路隔离开,以免有些杂乱的电路互相干扰。另一方面也是出于安全的考虑,不管烧了乐高,还是相机都心疼啊。 后来在ebay上整了个无线引闪器,这样不同方向打光比较方便。布光方面参考了蜂鸟和无忌里不少前辈的贴子,特别感谢马老师的分享交流《高速凝固液体形态》拍摄体验http://bbs.fengniao.com/forum/2079173.html 获益匪浅。 再来介绍下前面提过的小改进,为了把所有操作自动化,减少操作步骤,想加一个控制水滴的装置。想过用乐高自己的气压套件,结果连ebay上都贵的要死。所以找朋友A了个针筒,自己DIY了个小水泵,可以通过伺服电机控制水滴滴落。 再来个最终操作界面图吧,嘿嘿。水滴控制,和佳能自带的照片预览,全部集成在了一起。动动鼠标就OK。 最后照相完全变成了体力劳动,能通过精确控制时间延迟,拍到水滴在溅起时的不同状态。 再上点拍出的作品。 [A Creation of IMBalENce 转载请注明出处]

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My Improved Dish Washing Sponge Holder

As the main workforce doing most dish washing at home, keeping the sponge holder clean and dry has been a tedious job. Every now and then, I have to pour out accumulated drips and reach into the small and awkward corners inside the sponge holder to clean up the gunk. To make this job easier,... Continue Reading →

HDR Panorama from Nepali Himalayas

Almost six years ago, I brought with me my camera and a total of 120G memory cards to the Mount Everest base camp trip. The scenery was so breath-taking that I decided to shoot all the photos in bracketing exposures, RAW format, and many panorama tiles in case I missed any great view. In the... Continue Reading →

Coloring an Electron Microscope Image

Electron microscopes are very powerful tools for materials science and life science research. Scanning Electron Microscope or SEM is one of the variants that is useful for zooming in to study tiny features on the surface of a specimen. Unlike most of the conventional light microscopes, SEM images are generally monochrome without any colours. However,... Continue Reading →

Another Conway’s Game of Life

It is really fascinating to read about the Conway's Game of Life that complex life evolution can be described in such a simple way: Any live cell with fewer than two live neighbours dies, as if by under population.Any live cell with two or three live neighbours lives on to the next generation.Any live cell... Continue Reading →

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