A Game Boy Speedometer, just because you can.
The “world’s worst digital dash”, a Nintendo Game Boy as a digital speedometer. Interfacing the handheld with the vehicle’s CAN bus system, this project has something to offer.
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![Months of work have gone into decoding the Game Boy’s data bus and creating a schematic for the interface board. Tricking the Game Boy into thinking it was loading a game, while actually displaying incoming speed data. The screen’s low resolution and slow refresh rate rendered it barely readable in a moving vehicle. But [John]’s goal wasn’t practicality — it was just proving it could be done.](https://nerdculture.de/system/media_attachments/files/114/251/391/317/762/186/original/f1ea811e6cb4c4c3.jpeg "Months of work have gone into decoding the Game Boy’s data bus and creating a schematic for the interface board. Tricking the Game Boy into thinking it was loading a game, while actually displaying incoming speed data. The screen’s low resolution and slow refresh rate rendered it barely readable in a moving vehicle. But [John]’s goal wasn’t practicality — it was just proving it could be done.")
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Showing real-time vehicle speed on the Game Boy sounds like it should be relatively easy, but the iconic game system wasn’t exactly built for such a task. Its 2 MHz CPU and 160×144 pixel dot-matrix screen were every kid’s dream in 1989, but using it as a car dashboard is pushing it. To bridge that gap, [John] designed two custom circuit boards.
One interfaces with the Game Boy, intercepting its memory requests and feeding it data from a microcontroller. The other processes the CAN bus signals, translating speed information into a form the Game Boy can display. [John] used inexpensive tools and software to read the CAN bus data, and used GBDK-2020 to write the software in C.](https://nerdculture.de/system/media_attachments/files/114/251/392/340/955/496/original/f54a186d63357559.png "[ImageSource: John Sutley]
Showing real-time vehicle speed on the Game Boy sounds like it should be relatively easy, but the iconic game system wasn’t exactly built for such a task. Its 2 MHz CPU and 160×144 pixel dot-matrix screen were every kid’s dream in 1989, but using it as a car dashboard is pushing it. To bridge that gap, [John] designed two custom circuit boards.
One interfaces with the Game Boy, intercepting its memory requests and feeding it data from a microcontroller. The other processes the CAN bus signals, translating speed information into a form the Game Boy can display. [John] used inexpensive tools and software to read the CAN bus data, and used GBDK-2020 to write the software in C.")
I don't seem to enjoy making things that I need. Because it is a need, and not an interest (ah-hah! autism!), there is not much in the way of curiosity or fascination. Added to that, there is fact that because it is a need, I logically (thanks brain) can't be free to do anything else until it's finished, which locks me down and makes life feel mundane and flavourless. And when the near inevitable issues crop up requiring ingenuity and resourcefulness, and extending the timeline further, it feels like an extended sentence of drudgery and misery and it is a push to get the brain to do it.
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Anyone else struggling with long DPNs poking into boobs/chest when knitting in the round?
Me too, until I discovered that Clover makes 5" needles in US5, a premium bamboo product called Takumi. Here's a shot of one Takumi swapped out for longer DPNs. So much more manageable!
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Yay! The Mom Crème Anglaise sweater is at last done, delivered and mom-approved!
I learned so much making this. Lots of frogging back, switching yarns, switching patterns also. Settled on Valley Yarns Charlemont fingering and Cascade Baby Alpaca lace held together - dream combo. I love how the silk helps give the other fibers and the garment structure. Hooray, a #FO!
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Am 29. März 2025 ist Tag des offenen Hackerspace! Der Hackerspace Bielefeld e.V. lädt alle Neugierigen ein, ab 12:00 Uhr Technik, 3D-Druck, IT-Security & mehr zu entdecken. Es gibt eine Linux-Install-Party & coole Projekte! Kommt vorbei & taucht in die Maker-Kultur ein. Eintritt frei! Mehr Infos: https://hackerspace-bielefeld.de
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Get 25% off signs and coasters at http://lewis-workshop.com - go ooooon, you know you want to.
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In case you missed it, check out "amuse bouche" link at end - Knitting becomes porcelain. So cool! And, if you are able to contribute, now would be a perfect time... Am in desperate need of medical supplies ex. Lidocaine and Emergen-C (see Amazon link). Thank you for your generosity! 
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On to the fingerboard for the #Bass project. Made from a piece of Bubinga I’ve had for many years with Total Boat epoxy inlays, I’m installing the frets here using my drill press and an eBay fret press caul. The frets are precut and radiused from Bitter Root Guitars. #maker #pghmaker #diy #luthier #bassguitar #wood #woodworking #cnc #empireofdust
On needles, the Grapevine Headband #WIP for Jolienne The Nurse!
It will have a twist in the front where the ends join. Gotta try it on her head again first, make sure it's tight enough. Great pattern, and free!
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Ich hab eine Pfaff Creative 7570 geerbt mit allerlei Stickzubehör. Gibt es eine Bubble, die solche Nähmaschinen in Kombination mit aktuellen Computern verbindet und wo finde ich diese Bubble? #nähmaschine #diy #maker #sticken #nähen
And just like that we have a functioning clock! currently running on a propmaker RP2040 but I will probably have to move over to something WiFi enabled before long #pcb #electronics #maker #RP2040 #RaspberryPi #jlcpcb #circuitpython @adafruit
They said this wouldn’t work but it bloody well does! Just three more digits to solder up (161 individual LEDs!) and I’ll have a clock!
I’m so glad it does work though because I ordered two hundred of these pcbs 
2nd attempt at home made toaster #pastries: #poptarts
1-Made them using Becel block “butter”. Worked well for a #dairyfree version.
2- Made them completely without chilling dough before rolling. This worked very well for me as rolling chilled dough was very difficult with my tendinitis.
3- Chilled overnight and baked in the morning! Worked very well to have them fresh!
4-Changed filling to cocoa powder, brown sugar - should have still included cinnamon for my taste.
@WTL will give his feedback later :-)
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Making the Tablet of Reawakening from "D&D: Honor Among Thieves" - Dub'ya Makes
I think this is it, folks. Granted, I AM considering annealing these in the oven in some sand to improve their temperature and strength resistence, but... what do you think?
Happy #WorldPuppetryDay! Three new #puppets now available on the direct shop at https://www.operationpuppet.com! #puppetbuilding #maker #independentartist
@a does sir require a new clothing item to go alongside that aural experience? #brianeno #whatdoesbrieneknow #maker https://www.redbubble.com/i/t-shirt/What-does-Brian-E-know-by-TwoOwlsDesigns/121435113.G22WK
I've been pushing my fundraiser, but I wanna share the incredible supplies we've been given already.
From: @alpenglow, @sjpiper145 and @clomads . Also tools from @flashingjanet (who's made LED outfits for Gaga and Daft Punk, among other things).
Legends. Look them up.
Notice these are all women & queers, who did this *without me asking*, taking immense labor off of me.
Of course. I'm unsurprised, joyful, but I often cry about the complexity.
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