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Month: January 2018

3D Printed Stamp

3D Printed Stamp

I got a 3D Printer (Anet A8): I was trying it out with mainly models from thingiverse.com. I wanted to try printing something of my own design so I decided on a stamp. I drew the models in Solidworks. It is made from 3 parts, a main body, a cap and a replaceable flexible section for text. Pictures of the printed model: The CAD files are available on Thingiverse: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2763926 Hopefully I will get a chance to make more models…

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Aritech Smart Alarm

Aritech Smart Alarm

I took an old Aritech CS350 alarm from 1994 and made it smart using an Arduino. I found a great instructable  by Ambrose Clarke (http://www.instructables.com/id/House-Alarm-Internet-Dialer-With-Arduino-Reverse-E/) I fitted the alarm as normal to the Garage but I also ran an ethernet cable to the garage. This project was very easy to complete using an Arduino Uno, ethernet shield and a few stock parts. The alarm now sends emails when the alarm goes off and the Arduino acts as an online keypad….

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iPad Contolled lights

iPad Contolled lights

This is project uses an Arduino UNO, an Ethernet shield, a relay and the TouchOSC app to control two lights from an iPad. The following video is an overview of the project. The following is a wiring diagram for the project: You will need to add the Z_OSC library to you Arduino IDE. The Arduino code can be downloaded from this link. You will need to change line 13 of the Arduino code to the IP address of your iPad….

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Welcome to my blog

Welcome to my blog

Hi, my name is Conor. I am an Electronic and Computer Engineering Student from Ireland. During 2018 I am going to try and publish a post on this blog every Saturday. The posts will include new projects that I have completed, more information about popular projects I previously published, stuff I am working on, some stuff for university and some other random stuff that I have done. This blog will also replace my old projects site (conorwalsh.net/projects). My first project…

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