See how a classic video game can be adopted for use as a translational reality interface to enable the player to monitor and operate a remote device by simply playing the game.

Projects

An Old-School Digital Clock

by Bryant Julstrom

Build a digital “old school” CMOS clock.

Columns

Near Space
by L. Paul Verhage
A BalloonSat Photometer Flight Computer
See how to create a recording photometer for BalloonSats.

Open Communication
by Louis E. Frenzel
Personal Radio Technologies
Cell phones aren’t the only option for communication with your family and friends.

The Design Cycle
by Fred Eady
Get “Patriot”ic with Lemos’ LoRa Radio Module
We are going to dig through the datasheet, push the buttons, and turn the knobs on the new Patriot PW1-928 RF data transceiver module from Lemos International.

Q&A
by Kristen McIntyre
Reader Questions Answered Here (04.2017)
Find answers to questions on modernizing an old radio’s power and monitoring a tankless hot water heater.

Departments

My First Time Machine — Well, at Least My First Flux Capacitor
by Bryan Bergeron
With a circuit simulator and a basic knowledge of components and circuit theory, it’s possible to simulate just about any electronic device that can be built.