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Surface Mount on the Cheap

Surface Mount on the Cheap

Since I’ve been automating my surface mount board creation a summary of where things stand seemed interesting.
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Mark Zachmann
Cutting Vinyl with my CNC — Pick and Place machine

Cutting Vinyl with my CNC — Pick and Place machine

I’ve been prototyping product stickers and need an intricate shape with cutouts — and I have a CNC. Since my Pick and Place machine is…
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Mark Zachmann
A Pick and Place Machine for < $1000?

A Pick and Place Machine for < $1000?

I’m thinking about doing a Kickstarter for a dirt-cheap Pick and Place machine. I’ve been working on this for a few years and finally the…
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Mark Zachmann
How to run Marlin on the Cohesion 3d Remix

How to run Marlin on the Cohesion 3d Remix

Smoothieware just wouldn’t do what I needed (dual Y axis motors) so I decided to use Marlin instead. I really like the…
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Mark Zachmann
Using QSPI Flash with the Nordic NRF52 SDK

Using QSPI Flash with the Nordic NRF52 SDK

It turned out to be much harder to use the QSPI flash chip with the Nordic SDK than I expected. Mainly this is because their documentation…
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Mark Zachmann
Using Segger Studio, Nordic SDK and Arduino with Particle Xenon

Using Segger Studio, Nordic SDK and Arduino with Particle Xenon

The Particle Xenon is a great board and here are two alternate operating systems.
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Mark Zachmann
Particle Mesh Photos

Particle Mesh Photos

I’ve been using Particle boards for years for home automation and other simple tasks. In February they announced a shift to a line they…
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Mark Zachmann
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