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Category: DIY Projects

DIY project write-ups by makers building with parts from Circuitrocks. Hardware list, code, and build photos.

Build a Palm-Sized POV TV with a Raspberry Pi Pico
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Build a Palm-Sized POV TV with a Raspberry Pi Pico

A Raspberry Pi Pico, a stepper motor, and a spinning disk of holes turn five LEDs into a pocket-sized color TV you can build…

Ann Arandia Jul 27, 2026
Doom Runs on a Scratch-Built RISC-V CPU on an FPGA
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Doom Runs on a Scratch-Built RISC-V CPU on an FPGA

An MIT student team designed a five-stage RISC-V CPU from logic gates, dropped it on an FPGA, and pushed Doom from 0.7 FPS to…

Ann Arandia Jul 26, 2026
Portable Commodore 64: A Raspberry Pi Retro Handheld
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Portable Commodore 64: A Raspberry Pi Retro Handheld

A YouTuber packed a full Commodore 64 into a pocketable Raspberry Pi handheld, complete with a real keyboard, joystick ports, and a Pi Pico…

Ann Arandia Jul 26, 2026
Raspberry Pi 3 Powers This Pocket-Sized Commodore 64 Handheld
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Raspberry Pi 3 Powers This Pocket-Sized Commodore 64 Handheld

A YouTuber squeezed a full Commodore 64 into a Raspberry Pi 3 handheld, using a Pi Pico to bridge 9-pin joysticks and VICE to…

Ann Arandia Jul 26, 2026
A Raspberry Pi Zero Clock That Sets Itself and Never Drifts
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A Raspberry Pi Zero Clock That Sets Itself and Never Drifts

A Raspberry Pi Zero and a red 7-segment display make a desk clock that syncs over NTP and never needs setting. Here's how the…

Ann Arandia Jul 25, 2026
Build a Portable Commodore 64 Handheld With a Raspberry Pi 3
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Build a Portable Commodore 64 Handheld With a Raspberry Pi 3

Retro Dad packed a full Commodore 64 into a handheld using a Raspberry Pi 3, a Pico joystick translator, and zero soldering. Here is…

Ann Arandia Jul 24, 2026
Build a No-Solder RetroArch Handheld with the Arduino UNO Q
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Build a No-Solder RetroArch Handheld with the Arduino UNO Q

Zalmotek's Arduino UNO Q handheld runs RetroArch using only off-the-shelf modules, so you can build a portable emulator this weekend with almost no soldering.

Ann Arandia Jul 24, 2026
Build a Modular x86 Cyberdeck on the LattePanda IOTA
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Build a Modular x86 Cyberdeck on the LattePanda IOTA

A two-person startup built an open-source, dual-boot handheld PC on the Intel LattePanda IOTA, and the design files are heading to GitHub soon.

Ann Arandia Jul 23, 2026
ESP32 Bowling Scoring System Beats a $120K Proprietary Quote
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ESP32 Bowling Scoring System Beats a $120K Proprietary Quote

An engineer replaced a $120,000 bowling scoring system with $1,600 of ESP32 boards, ESP-NOW mesh, and a Raspberry Pi. Here is how OpenLaneLink works.

Ann Arandia Jul 23, 2026
This Raspberry Pi Arcade Cabinet Exists Only for Chrome’s Dino Game
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This Raspberry Pi Arcade Cabinet Exists Only for Chrome’s Dino Game

A maker turned Chrome's offline dino game into a real arcade cabinet powered by a Raspberry Pi 3, one 24mm button, FullPageOS, and a…

Ann Arandia Jul 22, 2026
Arduino UNO Q Arcade Bundle Turns One Board Into a Retro Console
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Arduino UNO Q Arcade Bundle Turns One Board Into a Retro Console

Arduino's UNO Q Arcade bundle turns one Linux-capable board into a RetroArch console, with snap-on Modulino controls and a 3D-printed shell.

Ann Arandia Jul 22, 2026
AirMeter: Stream an AN870 Multimeter’s LCD to Your Browser
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AirMeter: Stream an AN870 Multimeter’s LCD to Your Browser

A hacker tapped a cheap AN870 multimeter's LCD lines with an RP2040 and streamed live readings to any browser over 433 MHz. Here's how…

Ann Arandia Jul 21, 2026
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