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Wednesday, October 12, 2011

The Talking Breathalyzer

I have found a new project.  

The Talking Breathalyzer

 

This is a good little open source project I found on instructables.com.  Although it can not give a B.A.C. (Blood Alcohol Content) it is still a fun little party gadget to amuse all your friends.

Here is a description of the project from the build page. 

" A customizable Breathalyzer that talks and tells you how much you’ve had to drink. It’s also open source and can easily be modified with your own text on the LCD screen and audio MP3 files.

When tethered to a PC with a USB cable, it has additional features including character animations, Breathalyzer Tweets, text to speech, weather and stock read-outs, and a Photobooth feature."


   Here is the parts list for the project and
the full detailed instructions at The Talking Breathalyzer


Part List


Seeeduino
or Arduino - $25
Seeed Music Shield - $27.50
Seeed Twig Alcohol Sensor - $7.90
Seeed Twig Serial LCD - $13.90
Seeed Twig Cables - $4.90
2 GB MicroSD card (cards larger than 2GB will not work) - $7
Protoboard
10k Potentiometer
4 Momentary Switches
1 Off/On Switch (for power)
5 10k Resistors
1 Toggle Switch
Enclosure of your Choice
LIPO Battery - $12
LIPO Rider - $9.50
Talking Breathalyzer Software - Free
Solar Panel Optional
Speaker Amp and Speaker Optional

*** A fully assembled version of the Talking Breathalyzer is available
here from Seeedstudio and additional info at http://talkingbreathalyzer.com ***

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

'Back to the Future'


     A movie prop that has intrigued me since I was small is the Flux
Capacitor. It was used in the movie Back to the Future in the time
traveling vehicle the DeLorean. The flux capacitor is what makes time
travel possible.
      I have found a few builds on the internet that have helped me
start the project. I want to build a authentic prop replica but
replace the lights with LEDs.
     I worked on the electronics and got the lights working but I have
not had time to look for the correct parts to build the box. Some of
the parts used on the movie prop where rare at the time of the movie
shoot. Now 25 years later they are even more scarce. So this is an
on going project to find the parts.