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Turning on Computers with Computers And It’s been a while… …since i wrote about some Pfusch on here. So here comes for part two of Automated Lights. To increase the ever growing laziness in this household, i decided to expand the automation plattform i have built. The 4 USB-Ports got swapped out in favor of 8 2.5x5.5 powerplugs/ports. The main difference in this setup is, that they’re not powered, but the connected relais only shorten the two incoming leads. These Relais then act as button presses. ...

Hacking into the Projector-Matrix In order to turn on this standalone Benq Projector (BenQ TH671ST) via my Automation-Plattform, i needed to hijack the Power-Button. Getting into this system wasn’t as easy as expected. The various plastic clips proved to be stupid. If you plan on opening up this exact system, start with the bottom screws and work your way from the front plastic to the back. Mind the connected Cable from the Top-Cover and start poking into the retaining-clips with a screwdriver or smth similar. ...

Hacking into the Sound-Matrix Same as with the Projector, i needed to get leads onto the power-button of this thing. Getting into this system was easier than this stupid Benq. Pull away the side covers to reveal 3 screws, afterwards just pull away the top cover. Modding the button proofed to be difficult. These are capacitive Touch-buttons, which means they dont have regular 4 lead-push-buttons. Some tinkering revealed that the marked power-lead connects to the push-surface. What this thing does exactly is unknown to me, but it reacts to changes in its circuit (against ground probably, what do i know…) A single wire got soldered to that Connector. The other end gets plugged into the NO-Side of the Relais. The switching of the Relais triggers a button-event. ...

Some of the models made in the second half of 2025. Thanks for reading. ~Coni

“Everything’s Computer!” I’m sure you’ve read my last post about lighting automation… Since the Rolife-Kits only come with battery powered lights, i had to do some customizations. First i cut hole on the backside to fit a USB-C Port. Next in line is a small buck converter, stepping down the USB 5V to roughly 2.7V. To preserve the cordless functionalities, a 6pin 2way switch was wired in. With that in place i can switch the incoming power supply. ...

Turning on tiny lights by tiny computers O: With great model-builds and lighting comes great responsibilities. Or something like that, i’m not a spider myself… I didn’t want to plug in and turn on my model kits everyday to admire their cute lights, so i automated it. Using a Raspberry Pi Zero, 4xRelay-Board and USB-Ports, i can control four USB Power Connections with one single power-input. ...

First time with non-Lego bricks. I was really looking forward to the opening of the first Bluebrixx-Store in Austria! So of course i had to run and buy something from them… I landed on the Škoda Octavia RS and was not at all disappointed. The level of detail is exorbitant, the quality of the prints are just simply amazing. No Stickers to be applied! The only downside of the Cobi brand i have noticed, is the difficulty in distinguishing the very slight different parts. There are many more types of sloped pieces for example, that are hard to keep track of and i got wrong a couple of times. ...

The first installment of finished carnival games. Key Facts: Kick Off: 05.07.2017 Finish: 03.09.2017 approx. Cost: ~350€ During my time at HTL Krems i apparently didn’t have enough to do already, so i set out a new goal for myself. I wanted to recreate one of the classic Arcade Machines of the 80s/90s era. Research has begun and thus i landed on the MAME Project. A Multiple Machine Emulator, which would be able to run various types of ROMs which i obviously bought from someone wearing a long black-leathered coat in a dark allyway. As i recently had to purchase a new Laptop for school, i had an unused and really shitty Laptop laying around (yes, it was a Medion…). That became the backbone of this Project. ...

Paper, MDF, LEDs and Cuteness~ A long time ago i used to build a lot of Revell Models. A couple of years ago i built some self-3d-printed Models - look here (Until there is no link just look into the sun in the meantime). Lego building was a big part of childhood, my brother gifted me LEGO cars for my birthdays - so that’s no longer just a childhood thing. A few weeks ago (as of time of writing) i visited the Model Making Expo (Link to modellbautage) with a friend of mine. Tiny miniatures besides model trains, RC Planes of every size imaginable, RC-Boats and Submarines, every machine you could imagine on a worksite in RC edition working on a mini-jobsite, and everything else imaginable. That event got me hooked again and i bought a Rolife Booknook set. ...

A QOL-improvement to assist in camping cooking. Key Facts: Kick Off: 26.01.2025 Finish: 23.04.2025 approx. Cost: 50€ Printables Files Two friends of mine came to me with a very specific problem they came across while being out on a camping trip. They tried to secure their cutting Board perpendicular to the stove-lid, to act as a windbreak while cooking. Attempts were made using an assortment of different tools, none of which could provide the needed holding strength for day-to-day usage. ...