I have downloaded the 3D software called FreeCAD and had a go on it. One good thing I can say is that thank goodness for the Internet. The Youtubes and Websites did help me get through some of the issues. The issue is that this is a 3D software and my mind automatically reverts to […]
Category Archives: Star Trek
20220730 The Wrong Microprocessor
This afternoon was not as productive as I wanted it to be. To put it mildly, the sound player did not play ANY sounds when connected to the 8-pin microcontroller. Just in case the player was faulty, I swapped it with another microcontroller. That bigger microcontroller played both modules without any issue. But the smaller […]
20220729 The size of the Front Facsia
I think there is an issue with the size of the main body’s decal. Or, that the main body has been revised. Or, I am not right in the head.Just to be sure, I have measured the decal again and again, even resorting to using the miniature peeper yardstick. I have had this issue when […]
20220728 The Raspberry Pi Pico
Remember the video where Mr. Nicholas Duchette showed off his TR-595E Tricorder? His Tricorder screen is actually an actual LCD with animations. The whole display system uses an 18-bit 320×240 2.2 inch LCD screen, and powered from a Raspberry Pi Pico. The Pico was released in January of 2021 and it is their first board-based […]
20220728 The 020 RGB LED
These very small little 6mm LEDs arrived today and…. did I tell you that they’re very small? Handling them might be a problem if the pair of tweezers suddenly slips. The reason I chose them is because I wanted the lights to fill over a long rectangle. Plus, the lights needs to change colours too. […]
