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Those are awesome! Now I'm trying to figure ou...

2012-02-03T13:50:58.128-08:00

Those are awesome! Now I'm trying to figure out how to make sure my father-in-law sees your name car -- he has a scroll saw and my boys like cars, too... :D

LOVE this! My boys are and i will be making it tom...

2012-01-08T16:58:15.302-08:00

LOVE this! My boys are and i will be making it tomorrow. (it's summer break in my neck of the woods). Most likely will become one of the highlights of their vacation!

@ScottInNH: To enable 8MHz you have to set the fu...

2011-12-06T16:56:23.809-08:00

@ScottInNH:

To enable 8MHz you have to set the fuse bits on the chip. This is something you have to do with the hardware programmer and isn't done via the software.

Take a look at these pages for more info (or search for "avr fuse programming"):
http://www.ladyada.net/learn/avr/fuses.html
http://www.ladyada.net/learn/avr/avrdude.html

I'm using the Eclipse IDE and the Eclipse AVR plugin for development and it contains a section for setting the fuse bits; these are then set at the same time as the code is uploaded to the chip.

The main warning here is that it's possible to set the fuses so that the AVR is no longer programmable with the simple/standard set up. So, be careful.

Sorry for the noob question, but for the tiny13a, ...

2011-12-06T16:40:08.614-08:00

Sorry for the noob question, but for the tiny13a, what argument/value do you give to enable 8MHz?

This looks better than another firefly program I was playing with. PWM would be a nice unexpected bonus. :-)

@jimday I've added the .hex file to the code ...

2011-12-05T09:19:54.695-08:00

@jimday

I've added the .hex file to the code repository:

http://code.google.com/p/pboardman-avr/source/browse/firefly_jar/?r=83#firefly_jar%2FRelease

Let me know if it works for you (I've not played with this in over a year). I'm rather busy making Christmas presents at the moment, but may be able to help out if this doesn't work (I just pulled the code and compiled with the settings I think are correct - internal oscillator at 8MHz).

Hi, Can you compile this code to .hex for us ple...

2011-12-04T05:21:51.498-08:00

Hi,

Can you compile this code to .hex for us please?

Thanks. Did the same for my girls but I put RGB Le...

2011-10-24T17:51:12.800-07:00

Thanks. Did the same for my girls but I put RGB Led in a plastic snowball. Effect are perfect.

Hi Paul. Go you. I found you via Filth Wiz. Your c...

2011-10-08T20:18:32.682-07:00

Hi Paul. Go you. I found you via Filth Wiz. Your children are so extraordinarily fortunate. I just tweeted the Falcon. I think kids' book folks will appreciate it. Keep up the fine work. T.

I may try this with a few of the candle LEDs the d...

2011-09-12T15:40:23.104-07:00

I may try this with a few of the candle LEDs the dollar store has. They flicker by themselves quite well, so no programming required (which is good because I SUCK at that).

Do you have a schematic for this circuit??? And th...

2011-08-29T19:20:31.494-07:00

Do you have a schematic for this circuit??? And the max/ min voltage to light up all the LED's?

Funny, I'm in the middle of doing a hanging ro...

2011-03-15T23:46:22.384-07:00

Funny, I'm in the middle of doing a hanging rod for our dress-up area, too. I just made a related post about making kid-sized clothes hangers that you guys might like:

http://thebroodinghen.blogspot.com/2011/03/make-your-own-kid-sized-clothes-hangers.html

This is brilliant! We have the exact same problem...

2011-03-07T11:12:21.592-08:00

This is brilliant! We have the exact same problem. I have a hanging rod near the box but it is too high for the kids to reach and so on. This saves the day!

Thanks for posting this. We now have a section of...

2011-02-04T18:56:14.863-08:00

Thanks for posting this. We now have a section of glow in the dark hallway, thanks to your inspiration.

Here's a link to an instructable on building them. The design in this instructable is identical to the one in the book.

@Kevin I used 1/2" schedule 40 PVC piping. ...

2011-01-12T15:15:03.154-08:00

@Kevin

I used 1/2" schedule 40 PVC piping. A 5' pipe was enough to make 3 guns.

For the basic guns you see in the pictures I used 2 end caps (1/2" PVC), one T junction and 3 bits of pipe. I'm not sure how long they were, I just guestimated a good length for each bit.

We've since used the PVC piping for other projects as well. Lots of building outside (tent pole style), weird contraptions thought up by the kids and a clothes rack for the kids dressing up box. Oh, I made a guitar stand as well, but that was a bit arse and got recycled into the clothes rack.

I am planning on buying that Instructables book, b...

2011-01-12T09:30:24.072-08:00

I am planning on buying that Instructables book, but want to make the shooters right away. Any chance you want to share the specifics on the pieces you need to get/cut? Thank you so much. love your blog and your wife's as well.

And here's an actual 'clickable' link ...

2010-11-19T13:26:17.014-08:00

And here's an actual 'clickable' link for the cut-and-paste phobics.

Rust-Oleum Glow in the Dark paint

Rhonda, I got my pot of paint from HomeDepot. Yo...

2010-11-19T13:06:39.075-08:00

Rhonda,

I got my pot of paint from HomeDepot. You can get them from quite a few places. Here's an Amazon link to the same product: http://www.amazon.com/Rust-Oleum-214945-Glow-Dark-7-Ounce/dp/B000FBMRAK/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1290200674&sr=8-2

Can you please tell me where to get the paint to m...

2010-11-19T08:45:08.738-08:00

Can you please tell me where to get the paint to make the shadow wall? Thanks!

You can by colour LED lights that come with a remo...

2010-11-02T18:44:10.660-07:00

You can by colour LED lights that come with a remote for $18USD from dealextreme.com which may be a cheaper/easier option

Totally freakin' awesome.

2010-10-22T00:29:07.715-07:00

Totally freakin' awesome.

VIDEOS! Me wants VIDEOS! :) Seriously, now,(not ...

2010-10-13T08:20:49.188-07:00

VIDEOS!

Me wants VIDEOS! :)

Seriously, now,(not that I like some videos of that) great work, and, here's a couple of brothers that do wonders with woo, and have a gear generator app, see the stry here:

https://sites.google.com/site/buildyourstuff/gear-wheels-the-easy-way

This is SUPER cool! Thanks for sharing it!

2010-10-10T16:21:45.451-07:00

This is SUPER cool! Thanks for sharing it!

Really awesome!!! Lucky kids!

2010-10-10T11:41:32.230-07:00

Really awesome!!! Lucky kids!

Genius!

2010-10-06T09:28:49.951-07:00

Genius!