Tag Archives: Tiny85

Audible DIScontinuity tester

Sometimes I’m trying to check a cable – often a thin audio coax – for an intermittent open.  I could hook an audible continuity tester to it and listen for the noise to stop momentarily, but a less annoying and … Continue reading

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Tiny85 ISP cable mini shield for Mega

Well that was embarrassing.  I thought I could knock out a quick mini-shield for an Arduino Mega to use as a programmer for Tiny85s (or most any other AVR chip).   I did, and it works, but only after two iterations … Continue reading

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Tiny85 class

I finished the second run of the Tiny85 class Saturday (1/25/14).  It was pretty good, but as before | always there was room for improvement.  I’ve been using Freemind for the official repository of ideas, todo lists, lesson plan etc, … Continue reading

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Dollhouse net with ATtiny85s

(This is one of a pair of unrelated Tiny projects that seem to be going on in parallel.  I don’t think I could have chosen two more confusable projects if I’d tried.) These are the first steps in implementing a … Continue reading

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