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Here is a link to the first hobby electronics article I wrote for a website. The website www.uchobby.com is dedicated to serving the hobby electronics community. The owner of the site is a intelligent man and has giveaways and contests on a regular basis. Here is the link to the article. The article is about scrounging for parts on an old small business phone.

Later on I will post the article on my blog as well, as soon as I get more time to learn all the ins and outs of the software.

Charles
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Arduino Contests

I just finished my submission to the BricoGeek.com Let Arduino Play contest. A digital version of the Whack-A-Mole game from the carnivals. I submitted it last night, and am now waiting to see the outcome. This development platform is a fun and addictive hobby. I have been scrounging parts from old electronics, and trying ot learn as much about the small computer electronics platforms as I can. I have integrated PING))) sensors with motors, LEDS, and the Serial monitor. I am still baffled by interfacing with an HD44780 compatible LCD. I have yet to try just attaching it straight to the Arduino and sucking up all the available Pins on the board, but I may have to do that to figure any more out. I am still working on a few other projects related to this board, and hope to make more progress soon. Meanwhile the kids love to play with the random Electronics that I have for them to interact with routinely.

More later,

Charles Stutzman
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