element14 Presents

RaspberryPi 4 International Space Station Tracker Apr 09, 2020

Reminding ourselves that a football-field-sized structure is orbiting around Earth at a speed 10 times faster than what the average bullet leaves a gun, is a good way to keep spaceflight from fading from our collective consciousness. And, although there are apps that can do this for us, tracking when the International Space Station (ISS) is passing right above us makes for a great DIY project. In this video, I combine a Raspberry Pi, a Touchscreen, and an array of LEDs, together with some HTML, JavaScript, and Python, to build a simple Data Visualization device that shows when the next pass of the ISS will be over our location—spoiler alert: it happens more frequently than we might think!

Mechanical Arcade Game with Barebones Arduino Mar 27, 2020

Clem reads all your comments on the element14 Community. A lot of people want to save money by shrinking their Arduino projects down to the bare microcontroller! So Clem builds a mechanical arcade-style game by prototyping it on a classic Arduino Uno and migrating it to a standalone ATmega328P with internal 8Mhz clock, to show you the absolute minimum configuration needed to get your project running on custom hardware!

DIY Motorized Zoom for your DSLR Mar 13, 2020

Clems Video production is a one-man-show. He has to switch back and forth between being the subject and the cameraman. Constantly moving around the workshop for every single little correction is very tedious. Why not upgrade any common DSLR with a remotely controlled Zoom/Focus? Commercially available motorized zooms and focus pulling devices are very expensive, so Clem develops his own cheap and flexible solution and finds out if is it worth building this sort of camera equipment yourself. What kind of expensive equipment should he try to recreate next?

Automated Raspberry Pi Planet Tracking GOTO Telescope Mar 06, 2020

Derek takes a Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope, inertial measurement unit, CCD camera, and a beefed-up pan & tilt mechanism to create an automated planet tracker. Everything is orchestrated via a custom arcade-style controller centered around a Raspberry Pi running C++/OpenCV code to run the UI and control positioning

RaspberryPi 4 Music Player with Analog Controls Feb 28, 2020

I love the Volumio music player software for the Raspberry PI, but I am tired of digging through my pockets for my phone to change the volume or pause a song. In this episode, we are going to fix that by adding a bunch of buttons and knobs in addition to a touchscreen display to control Volumio 100% from hardware and without the need for a web browser or app!

Infineon SmartCity Model Feb 21, 2020

Everybody likes a new toy, for Clem that means new microcontrollers and sensors! Infineon has a new range of powerful Arduino compatible 32-bit ARM cortex boards and motor driver shields, as well as, sensors! So Clem ventures out to explore them and build a compact demo unit that demonstrates the use of edge devices with 3D magnetic Sensors. It could save a lot of energy in tomorrow's smart cities in the world!

Arduino Love Compatibility Tester Feb 14, 2020

As we know, Matt is a sucker for retro novelties and amusement devices, so for Valentine's Day, he wanted to pay homage to the early days of the arcade with a "love tester" device. This Arduino-powered novelty determines a couple's attraction to each other by measuring the electrodermal activity between them and presenting a readout that borrows design cues from the legendary Nintendo Love Tester as well as so many blinkenlight-and-bronze-bedecked wooden cabinets dating back to the heyday of the penny arcade

Super FX Sword using the BBC microbit Feb 06, 2020

Frequent thrift shopper, Karen, digs into her to-be-hacked pile and pulls out a plastic sword that has an uncanny resemblance to a piece of the Guts AgroCrag (shout out to the 90s kids in the room!). In this project, Karen uses a BBC micro:bit to level up this toy by adding motion-activated light and sound effects.

Room-Sized Studio Light Speakers Combo Jan 31, 2020

Clem likes to hear Podcasts and Music while working on element14presents videos but he’s not keen on using headphones and does not want to pump the volume to max to hear his speakers across the room. So he turns the ceiling of his workshop into a giant speaker, by building Studio panels. These Panels also reduce room noise for better audio recordings and by adding small LED lights act as soft lightboxes for filming. Dragging around big lights with softboxes is not needed anymore for a lot of shots and the right background music helps keep the groove. All in the name of better, faster project videos! Praise the everlasting Din5_180 Connector for its versatility!

Flaming Xylophone Rubens' Tube Jan 24, 2020

Join Derek as he uses a Rubens Tube to demonstrates diode clamping and pulse wave modulation Sine Wave Generation

YouTuber On Air Light with Particle Mesh Network Jan 17, 2020

Ever have someone barge in on you while you are recording? Well, I have a solution for that! In this episode, we are going to build a DIY wireless Recording light that mounts outside your studio and you can trigger it from the remote at your desk. Utilizing Particle Mesh technology, this device can be expanded to trigger other devices such as your camera, or audio recording device

Raspberry Pi 4 CRT VR Headset Jan 10, 2020

What would virtual reality be like if flat panel display technology were never invented? In this project, Andy uses a pair of CRTs and the Raspberry Pi 4 to build a VR headset with stereoscopic 3D, 3DOF head tracking, and custom, browser-based software. It may not be practical but it's definitely unique and guaranteed to have no screen door effect

DIY Retro Gaming Portable on a Budget! Jan 06, 2020

Everybody loves a 16-bit retro gaming Sega Megadrive / Genesis handheld, but that hardly justifies possibly wrecking an old original console for it. Clem encounters a random fake clone console in his storage and has nothing to lose for ripping apart a device that should not exist in the first place. By reverse-engineering the pinout, and fabricating a slick case, he builds a slick retro handheld that plays and feels much better than the clone console before the conversion! Thus, possibly saving a lot of old consoles while removing knockoffs from the market!

Retro TV Ads Holiday Ornament Jan 06, 2020

A child of the hyper-consumerist 80s and 90s, Matt grew up on a steady diet of sugared cereal and UHF television. As such, his sense of nostalgia is driven as much by advertising trends of the era as it is by music or other sociological elements. This leads to an interesting relationship with the winter holiday season, where seasonally-themed television commercials hold as high a place in tradition as any carol, tree, or gift exchange. To celebrate this odd bit of seasonal nostalgia, Matt builds a retro-television-themed ornament from a Raspberry Pi that plays those magical commercials from his youth and is powered by a strand of holiday fairy lights!

Make Your Own Raspberry Pi 4 Photobooth! Dec 20, 2019

Although we mostly rely on smartphones to take photos, portable Photo Booths are a convenient alternative at events like parties and weddings. Building one from scratch in 2019 is easier than ever, particularly using a Raspberry Pi board and camera, along with a Touchscreen Display. In this video, we go over the steps on how to assemble the hardware and setup the software to run a Pi-powered Photo Booth for taking selfies with your besties at the next gathering! http://bit.ly/2S2hRZH

Programmable Arduino Synthesizer Watch Dec 06, 2019

In 2016 Clem built a very annoying synthesizer in the form of a wristwatch. After showing it around at various Maker Faires it broke, so he decided to rebuild it better louder and more annoying than ever before! It is user-programmable thanks to the Arduino MKR and a haptic interface with satisfying sliders!

Raspberry Pi EInk Task Organizer Dec 04, 2019

Design and build of a Rasbperry PI based Calendar, ToDo and Weather display on an e-ink screen. The case is made of all 3d printed parts and is able to be set on a desktop, or hung upside down from a shelf. All code written in python and pulls data from Open Weather Map for weather, Google Calendar for the calendar items and Todoist for ToDo items:

Animatronic Terminator Skull with BeagleBone® AI Nov 05, 2019

He goes beyond his comfort zone and explores PRU (programmable real-time units), OpenCV (Image recognition) and much more on his journey to build an animatronic Terminator inspired skull. It even cites badly impersonated Arnold Schwarzenegger quotes when it detects a human face. This might not be the beginning of Skynet, but it may lead you to build your own AI-powered projects! http://bit.ly/31ViRQF

DIY 3DPrinted Label Spooler Oct 18, 2019

My wife works at home as a shipping manager and has to print several hundred shipping labels each day. The label printer she has just spilled them out onto the floor and then she has to roll them up by hand. I decided to jump in and overengineer a solution so she can get that 30-40 minutes back every day. Come have a look at my approach and see if you would do it the same way!

IronMan Helmet Heads Up Display Oct 11, 2019

When Iron Man came out, it certainly had an influence on the maker scene - definitely on Dave. He has decided to finally 3D print the files for a Mark 2/3 helmet found on the internet and upgrade the print with not one but two self-made head-up displays! He talks us through the problems he encountered setting up the displays to work and finally install the lenses and displays into the faceplate. Anyone can do lights and servos, but can your helmet tell you what direction you’re flying to and what your altitude is, based on a humidity sensor?

RaspberryPi 4 Experimental Resin 3D Printer Oct 07, 2019

Tiny resin based 3d printers is all the rage now. Size does matter sometimes and these printers' way of operation does not scale up well. Clem has an Idea to circumvent the technical limitations and breaks proving ground by building a giant 4k Resin 3d printer! Utilizing 2 Raspberry Pis (4 & 3B+) he sets out to probe that FEP foil can be replaced with a specialized liquid to make the LCD-masking technique viable for large format 3d printers!

Animatronic Claptrap Computer Case - Part 2 Oct 03, 2019

To celebrate the launch of Borderlands 3, DJ has embarked on an epic, case-modding journey. Not only is he building a nearly full-scale Claptrap, but he’ll be shoving, er uh, gently placing a full-size gaming PC inside. Is bringing an animatronic Claptrap into a world a terrible idea sure to bring about chaos and despair? Maybe, but there’s no time to think about consequences... let’s get building!

Get to Know Your ADC with a DIY Temperature Probe Sep 20, 2019

As makers and engineers, we frequently incorporate microcontrollers, single board computers, and external sensors into our projects. This often requires that we interface our digital circuitry to the analog world. But do you really know what’s going on under the hood of that ADC you’re using? In this video, I cover the basics of using an ADC and focus on the successive approximation register ADC. With that knowledge, we put together a DIY temperature probe using an analog temperature sensor, custom enclosure and a novel method of turning the unit on and off.

Fallout Inspired Pipboy 2000 MK II Oct 25, 2019

Here at Element 14 Presents, we don’t want to set the world on fire, we just want to start a flame in your heart, so today, DJ’s going to be making one of his favorite pieces of video game technology: a Pip-Boy from the fallout series. A pip-boy is a personal information processor, that is a wearable computer worn by the player that keeps track of stats, inventory, mapping, biometrics and lots of other things. It’s a smartwatch on steroids and it oozes that clunky retro-futuristic aesthetic found throughout the game world

Animatronic Claptrap Computer Case - Part 1 Sep 13, 2019

To celebrate the launch of Borderlands 3, DJ has embarked on an epic, case-modding journey. Not only is he building a nearly full-scale Claptrap, but he’ll be shoving, er uh, gently placing afull-size gaming PC inside. Is bringing an animatronic Claptrap into a world a terrible idea sure to bring about chaos and despair? Maybe, but there’s no time to think about the consequences...let’s get building!

20 PCB Design Pitfalls Mar 15, 2019

Who let the smoke out? Clem had a custom PCB manufactured but tripped into a PCB design Pittfall that released the magic smoke on the first test run. Today he shares his # Tips and Tricks to avoid common PCB design Pitfalls, to get your Project on track as fast as possible! He uses KiCad to design his PCB but these tips also apply to Autodesk Eagle or any electronics design software. The beautiful PCBs were made by Aisler.net in Germany, but even the best manufacturer can‘t fix errors you made ,while designing the boards.

Retro Gaming Handheld Without a PCB Mar 08, 2019

Dave is a big fan of freeform soldering styles and made a tiny skeleton handheld. As the wise Ben Heckendorn said years before, Dave too tells everyone to collect spare LED legs. "Don't throw them away, as they might come in handy one day!" - or they get stuck in your maglock sockets. Here we need them to connect an Attiny85 with some buttons and an I2C display.

Gameboy Wireless Link Cable (DMG1) Mar 01, 2019

When the original Game Boy came out there were no smartphones and WiFi didn't exist, so wired multiplayer gaming was perfectly acceptable. But what if it were possible to add wireless capability to this classic handheld? Join us as we build what may be the world's first Game Boy wireless adapter. We'll also see how console games were programmed 30 years ago... in assembly language!

Modding a Super 8 Camera into a Digital Feb 20, 2019

One man's trash is a maker's treasure! Clem found a super8 camera in the trash and soon realized that the original analog films and the processing is crazy expensive nowadays. So he creates a replacement for the film cartridge that turns the super8 camera into a digital one! But that is easier said than done!

Reverse Music Box Feb 15, 2019

Buttons, switches, and voice commands are overrated. What if we could control electronics by playing music? Would this be practical? No. Would this be fun? Oh yeah. Join DJ on his journey to build a reverse music box that will only open once it detects the right melody.

NES Zapper on RetroPie Feb 08, 2019

Matt used to hold the high score for every light gun game at the local arcade, but he's a little out of practice since the switch to modern, flat-screen, high-definition displays. Longing for a new challenge, he decides to build a gesture-controlled variation of the classic NES Zapper that will work on modern screens through emulators such as RetroPie and MAME. It's a new take on retro hardware based around an LSM9DS1 and ATmega32u4 that not only breathes life into otherwise forgotten games, but also provides an entirely new hand-eye coordination challenge! Connect with Matt and get the B.O.M. on element14: http://bit.ly/2HATyi5

Macroscope Soldering Tool Feb 01, 2019

It is hard to solder tiny components while filming it. To proved better footage for YOU the viewers, Clem builds a CNC controlled machine that allows him to solder without having to touch the workpiece or the soldering Iron himself. The Foundation for a fully automated soldering robot! Get the B.O.M on element14: http://bit.ly/2BdO2w0

Invader ZIM Animatronic GIR Jan 28, 2019

Rejoice, you filthy Earth monkeys, because Invader Zim is back! ...soon. If you’re hyped for the new T.V. movie: Enter the Florpus, join DJ as he ventures forth to build an animatronic version of Zim’s robot G.I.R. Get the B.O.M. on element14: http://bit.ly/2FqbSZt

Altair 8800 Replica Jan 18, 2019

Matt longs to relive the "glory days" of hobby computing, but he can't decide which direction he wants to go to fill the retrocomputer-shaped hole in his heart.

4D Gaming with the Matrix Creator Jan 11, 2019

Inspired by Five Nights at Freddy's, it is a jump scare game based on a security camera system emulator. The premise of the game is that a 9 year old boy sleep walks and it terrifies his father for some reason only to be understood at the end of the game. Get the B.O.M. on element14: http://bit.ly/2AtcR6Y

Hacked Fetal Detector Music Synthesizer Dec 20, 2018

Fleamarkets can hold a lot of junk but also treasures, Clem bought a 70's medical device which was used to examine the heartbeat of unborn children and hacks it into a retro style synthesizer. Get the B.O.M. on element14: http://bit.ly/2Qzzj8u

Raspberry Pi Donkey Kong Holiday Ornament Dec 19, 2018

In this Very Special Christmas Episode, Matt declares war on the hapless ornament, tears it down to its shell, and rebuilds the interior with a Raspberry Pi, Adafruit OLED screen, and tiny control switches to create a one-of-a-kind PLAYABLE Christmas tree ornament!

Raspberry Pi Fallout Terminal PC Unlocker Dec 14, 2018

Typing a password by hand is so blase, so why not spice up your daily PC unlocking routine by creating an overly contrived password keeper? Get the B.O.M. and connect with DJ on element14: http://bit.ly/2Eof72d

Raspberry Pi Auto Etch A Sketch™ Dec 14, 2018

In this video Mike builds an automatic Etch A Sketch™ machine using stepper motors and 3D printed gears. Connect with Mike on the element14 community: http://bit.ly/2zW4DnH

FPGA "Game Genie" for Atari 2600 Dec 07, 2018

The "Game Genie" line of cheat devices was released for several consoles back in the early 90s, but they never made one for the Atari 2600 since by that time it was obsolete. Join us as we travel back in time and use an FPGA to build the video game accessory that never was. Visit element14: http://bit.ly/2QfgtTW

Raspberry Pi NOAA Satellite Receiver Nov 30, 2018

Emboldened by the success of his Raspberry PIrate radio, Matt indulges in some more radio hacking by building a specialized QFH antenna and a briefcase form-factor satellite receiver in an attempt to intercept "faxes" from OUTER SPAACEEE!!! Connect with Matt on the element14 community: http://bit.ly/2RiSXC5 Project TIROS is a self-contained, Raspberry Pi-based satellite signal reception system designed to automatically download images and data from NOAA's POES spacecraft as they pass overhead and display the data on an integrated LCD panel. In this video, Matt will walk through how to set up an RTL-SDR module with a Raspberry Pi for automated satellite downloads as well as how to design and build a quadrifilar helical antenna for polar-orbiting signal reception.

Atari Portfolio Inspired BeagleBone Black Wireless Computer Nov 26, 2018

An actual Movie Star visits Clem's Bunker. He appeared in Terminator 2: Judgement Day and saved the world by helping John Connor to hack an ATM. we are talking about the Atari Portfolio, the smallest fully MS-DOS compatible Laptop ever made. Clem recreates this beloved device in a modern Form. He uses a Beaglebone Black Wireless and a Touchscreen to build an ultra Portable modern Linux computer, with the classic ATARI look. Connect with Clem on the element14 community: https://bit.ly/2PFtuFZ

Arduino Automatic Wire Cutter and Stripper Nov 16, 2018

Say goodbye to cramped wrists and handheld gadgets for cutting wire and say hello to your new workhorse on the workbench: the A.W.C.S. The “Ox” is an automatic wire cutting and stripping machine meant to take some of the busywork out of building electronic gadgets. Connect with DJ on the element14 community: http://bit.ly/2qPFuGm Visit element14 Presents: http://bit.ly/2DlATmG MKR Giveaways and Livestreams: http://bit.ly/2DnuIOT Project14 competition: http://bit.ly/2zcQbr4

Most Useless IoT Device Ever Part 2 Nov 02, 2018

In part 2 of our quest to build the most Useless IoT Device Ever, Matt--jealous of Hawaii's perfect waves--decides to add flight tracking capabilities to the Rock. Except that the flights he's tracking aren't his own! The AirborneSurfer pulls his namesakes together to build a device that will alert him whenever someone else's plane lands at the destination he'd rather be! Connect with Matt on the element14 community: http://bit.ly/2AUNjjL

Infinity Icosahedron Nov 02, 2018

How do you make any electronics project better? Add LEDs. How do you make it infinitely better? Add infinite LEDs! Ok, so we can’t actually add that many LEDs to a project (not to mention the mathematical impossibility), but we can bounce light around endlessly with the infinity mirror effect for a far out light show that makes for a psychedelic addition to any space. So today we’ll be making an infinity polyhedron out of addressable RGB LEDs and a 3D-printed frame. Connect with DJ on element14:

Twilight Zone Fortune Telling Machine Oct 26, 2018

Matt is a huge fan of the Twilight Zone, so for Halloween, he's decided to build a classic prop from the old series with a modern twist! The original Mystic Seer was a coin-operated fortune telling machine created for the 1960 episode "Nick of Time". Will this new, electronic fortune teller actually predict the future?

Raspberry Pi Virtual Reality Arcade Oct 18, 2018

From the maker that brought us Virtual Reality Doom, Clem now brings us an up to date and upgraded Raspberry Pi project in the form of the open source clone of Quake 3 Arena: Open Arena! Using an Arduino and radio frequency communications, Clem makes it almost wireless in its ability to transmit the orientation data to the Raspberry Pi in realtime oer 5.8Ghz! Can you help Clem finish off the project? Find out how on the element14 Community!

Adding a Motor to your Bike with Arduino Oct 10, 2018

Can you create a project that could change someone's life for the better? Join the team as they motorise a trike with safety mechanisms using Arduino to help improve those with multiple sclerosis to be more mobile in their neighbourhood. Adding a DC motor, front collision detection, a smart brake and evening a garage door opener and calorie burning detection! Helping to be mobile and healthy! Thanks to the Arduino MKR 1000 IoT Bundle and a lot of mechanical hard work, you can find the build materials and talk with the team on the element14 community.

Most Worthless IoT Device Ever - Part 1 Oct 05, 2018

Almost everything is connected to the internet now, your fridge, your child, your car and your pet. In industrial environments the internet of things can be very useful! But, what could be the most useless IoT device? Well we have an ESP8266, arduino and the internet - what could go wrong? Let us know what your ideas are for the most useless or useful internet of things device could be on the element14 Community!

R.O.B. Rebuild and Upgrade Sep 28, 2018

R.O.B. was a Robotic Operating Buddy, created as a companion for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), now far beyond their end of life, it's time to bring back the little robot companion with the help of a Raspberry Pi. In this episode, we tear down R.O.B. and implement a Raspberry Pi, motor and voice control with a miniature projector to create a motorised retro gaming setup themed appropriately for the earlier days of home gaming! Find out more about the build on the element14 Community!

Make Your Own Raspberry Pi Cell Phone Sep 19, 2018

First manufacturers stopped you from adding an sdcard, then they took away our ability to replace the battery! Now the headphone jack is replaced solely with Bluetooth. It's time to take back control and produce your own cell phone, and you can using a Raspberry Pi and ATMega32u4! What alterations would you make to your own mobile phone? Let the team know on the element14 Community!

Make Your Own CNC Pyrography Wood Burner Sep 14, 2018

Clem ramps up CNC control by taking apart his CNC Router to create something new! So out with the old GRBL controller board and in with the Arduino Mega 2560 and RAMPs to create a CNC pyrography wood burner with the Marlin firmware and appropriate power supply and limit switches, though it's not without its difficulties! What do you think? Let the team know on the element14 Community.

The Shrimp of Terror Sep 07, 2018

Clem was so pre-occupied with whether he could, he didn't stop to think whether or not he should! Most prehistoric creatures should probably stay in the ground, but with the use of resin, silicone and polymer clay Clem brings an anomalocaris back to live using motor control and an Arduino Nano! What animatronics have you made? What would you do differently? Let us know on the element14 Community.

Raspberry Pi Asteroid Tracker Aug 31, 2018

Whether you call them "blinkies", "throwies", "sparklers", or anything else, LED art is an interesting nexus of street art and hacker culture. Events such as DEFCON even have exhibitions for the most creative blinky designs while maker storefronts sell them in every conceivable shape. In this video, Matt collaborates with his friends at the National Upcycled Computing Collective to build a solar-powered "smart" blinky that not only looks cool at night, but contributes its computing power to a worldwide network that's looking for disease cures, extraterrestrial intelligence, rogue asteroids, and more! Let the Matt know if you’ve done any Rube Goldberg projects using the Raspberry Pi or Solar Power on the element14 community

Bank to the Future with Arduino & TI Aug 16, 2018

Whether you're saving up for a rainy day or you're adding that bit of realism to your mame arcade cabinet to handle those extra coins for credits, join the bald engineer as he adds capacitive sensing to organise and sort coins using Arduino and Texas Instruments microcontrollers helped out by an oscilloscope. Do you think it works better as a coin bank or useful in a vending machine? Let the team know how you've used capacitive sensing or coin returns on the element14 Community.

Raspberry Pi Pirate Radio Aug 16, 2018

Do you own a Raspberry Pi? Ever wanted to host your own Radio Station? Did you know that you can make an FM Radio transmitter with a Raspberry Pi? That's right, to transmit audio over the radio waves all you need is the right programming code, the appropriate wiring and away you go! Have you tried this yourself? What other uses can you think of for transmitting radio like this? Let the team know on the element14 Community!

Tiny Vacuum Forming Machine Aug 10, 2018

When 3D Printing and Lasers don't cut it - how about vacuum forming? Vacuum forming is still a valid technique for creating well fitted enclosures, cases or to duplicate items where fine detail may not be required. So join Clem as he creates his own rig with a heat gun and vacuum cleaner - extending its functionality with an Arduino based microcontroller all controlled with C++ programming and remote power socket control. Do you use vacuum forming? What would you do differently about this build? Let the team know on the element14 Community.

Program Your Own FPGA Video Game Aug 03, 2018

It all started with Pong, gaming that is. A digital version of tennis created and presented in an arcade machine, likely made for a pub. So what better way to start with programming on a custom microcontroller than with your own game of Pong using a NES controller? In this episode, find out how to use an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) such as Altera's DE0-Nano to make your own Pong game and output it to a monitor. Do you have experience with FPGAs? Or do you code your own games? Let the team know on the element14 Community

Pripyat - DIY Geiger Counter Jul 27, 2018

There is radiation literally everywhere, from the sun to sources you wouldn't even think of like bananas and brazil nuts! You can't avoid it, but we can detect it! Join Matt as he 3D Prints and puts together a geiger counter to detect the radiation around you using old soviet geiger tubes based on the cdv-700. What have you detected around you? Would you write the Arduino code differently? Let the team know on the element14 Community!

Rocket Pi with Clem Mayer Jul 06, 2018

Many people want to go into space, to explore new frontiers. Clem however, wants to take photo's of himself using a rocket powered Raspberry Pi. Join Clem as he 3D prints a propelled rocket, including parachute, and teaches you how to reach for the stars with electronics and computer aided design. Have you designed something similar? How high have you sent your Raspberry Pi? Let us know on the element14 Community

Atari 800 Handheld (Part 2) Jul 20, 2018

Will Pie Face be defeated at last? Does the Atari 800 portable work? Do we get to see more soldering? Find out in this episode of The Ben Heck Show where Felix and Ben put the finishing touches to the custom printed circuit board and design a laser cut and 3D printed case with the help of Autodesk Eagle and Adobe Illustrator. Let the team know what you think on the element14 Community.

The Final Portable - Atari 800 Jul 13, 2018

What're your favourite 8 bit computers from the 1980s? Ben Heck's is the Atari 800, and what better to do as a final project than making it portable? Time to tear it down! After pulling the Atari apart to reverse engineer it, it's time to design using Autodesk Eagle to create a printed circuit board. Though that's not all in this episode, we get to see the final return of, Pie Face! Join the element14 Community to share your builds, find help and engage with the team.

Design for a Cause Challenge with Sean and Connor Miller Jun 21, 2018

Sean and Connor Miller join Ben to build a clock crane. It’s a crane sitting on top of a staircase, disguised as a clock, and takes things from the first floor to the second. Back in 2006, Connor’s Mom was diagnosed with MS so she has a lot of trouble carrying two-handed objects up a staircase. This accessibility device will use the matrix creator to enable voice-activated, hands-free carrying of objects such as laundry baskets.

Ultra Rare Vectrex Repair Jun 15, 2018

Almost every electronics project on the show involves soldering in some way, and today's rare retro console is no different. Ben's been tasked to fix a Vectrex which sports an old style cathode ray tube display! Taking every effort to be safe, Ben replaces some of the electronics components inside before getting to work on the rare part, the 3D display headset! Watch how Ben and the team repair this rare retro' component! What retro hardware have you repaired or would like to be tore down? Let the team know on the element14 Community!

Ben & Felix: The Great Clock Off! Jun 07, 2018

It's time for hacking in Ben and Felix's Great Clock-Off! How can we keep track of the time without using a personal computer or mobile phone? Well, Ben utilises discrete electronics and encoders with an LED matrix to keep stock of the time, where as Felix puts together a microcontroller with an LCD display and Real-Time Clock crystal as an alternative and more high tech' option - have you made a clock from scratch? What would you do differently? Let the team know on the element14 Community.

Zen Garden Gantry with Matthew Eargle Jun 01, 2018

With the stress of modern living, it's time to be more zen! Matthew Eargle joins Ben on the show to create a robot that can reproduce and rake your very own, chilled out, zen garden. Ben's getting his head down with the 3D Printing design using Autodesk Fusion 360, while Felix and Matt talk stepper motor control with Arduino code. What would you have done differently? How do you relax? Let the team know on the element14 Community

Raspberry Pi Gaming Add-On May 18, 2018

The Raspberry Pi No HDMI project went over really well. It could be the basis for a great kit except for the fact that it required a lot of wiring and soldering. Now, Ben and Felix are going to take a look at what it would take to make their work the basis for an all-in-one PCB. It could live as a kickstarter kit where people simply buy the board, attach a screen, a Raspberry Pi A+, and a battery so they can then own their own Raspberry Pi No HDMI.

Pocket Beagle bela.io Drum Sequencer May 17, 2018

Can you hit it? sudo Sergeant Felix can! Taking his hand to the soldering iron and shift registering into gear with Beagleboard.org's Pocket Beagle, Felix is putting together a Drum Sequencer with the help of the Bela Mini audio cape! With a laser engraved case, hands-on help with S. Astrid Bin and a custom designed input-output matrix for driving the LEDs watch now to find out how Felix puts it all together with C++! Have you made an electronics audio device? Or a project with the Pocket Beagle? Let the team know on the element14 Community!

Hand-Wired Z80 Basic Computer May 10, 2018

Seeing as everyone loves to a bit of intricate soldering, it's time for one last super solder episode! Ben is feeling nostalgic looking at his collection of CPUs so decides to use the z80 to create a basic Microsoft computer...giving him the perfect excuse to do lots of lovely soldering!

Mini Arcade Teardown & Rebuild May 03, 2018

If big companies can glue portable electronics together, why can't we? Ben decides to go all the way with the sticky stuff when he rebuilds the Mini Arcade. Originally designed as a keychain, the Mini Arcade isn't quite small enough, so join the team as we hack it, take it apart, find out how it works and rebuild it to make it better, smaller, more compact thanks to the trusty tools of 3D printing and soldering! Ben also finds out something interestingly hidden in the hardware! What're your favourite retro games? Have you rebuilt a portable console? Let the team know on the element14 Community!

Atari 5200: Making a Better Controller Apr 26, 2018

Felix is revisiting his retro gaming console, the Atari 5200, unfortunately after being sat in a barn for years it's lost its controllers and gained a lot of rust! Cue Ben giving the console a teardown to see what state the hardware is in, and rebuilding new game controllers from scratch with the help of Autodesk Fusion 360 and Arduino! Would you design it differently? What retro consoles do you have lying around? Let the team know on the element14 Community!

Zip Drive Reverse Engineering May 17, 2018

Tragedy has befallen Ben Heck, once upon a time he created some awesome levels for Doom and now he wants to revisit them, but he cannot! They reside on an ancient and old media type called 'zip disks', zip drives were made by iomega and came in various sizes from 100mByte up to 1gByte. So to reverse engineer it Ben and Felix are going to find an old computer, an oscilloscope and a parallel port connected zip drive to find out how it talks to one another and make it do their bidding! What old hardware have you tried to make work? Or reverse engineered? Let the team know on the element14 Community!

Oregon Trail Pocket Portable Apr 12, 2018

It's not a Nintendo, Sony or Microsoft console for a change, it's a dedicated portable game console: Oregon Trail. Ben takes apart a shop-bought game to find out how it runs. Felix the sudo Sergeant steps in with his Linux knowledge to communicate with the hardware using the i2c protocol so they can hack away at the eeprom. What hardware do you want to see the team teardown? Have you modified hardware yourself? Let the team know on the element14 Community!

Game Cartridge-Sized Nintendo Portable Apr 05, 2018

Everything should be portable, every console, ever, even the replicated ones. This is why Ben is taking apart a 'Yobo NES' and designing an enclosure to see how small he can make it and still be able to play Nintendo Entertainment System games! Using Autodesk's Fusion 360, a laser cutter and a bit of 3D modelling design, watch now to find out just how small Ben has managed to get it. What other hardware would you make portable? How's your computer aided design? Let us know on the element14 Community!

3D Printer Beaglescope Mar 29, 2018

What do you do, when you have a broken 3D printer? Throw it away? Take it down for parts? Felix has a better idea, repurpose the old Makerbot Replicator with a microscope to make a controlled, precision microscope machine! Using the Beaglebone Black and Replicape as the basis for the control circuitry, Ben Heck and Jason Kridner from Beagleboard.org lend their assistance to get Felix up and running! Have you used a Beaglebone Black? Or repurposed a 3D printer? What would you do differently? Let the team know on the element14 Community!

MIni Pinball 12: The End is Nigh Mar 22, 2018

Super Glue Gun & Mini Pinball: Which One Gets the Axe? Mar 15, 2018

As the team come to the end of the long-term builds it's time that the team take a deeper look with some advice, what do they axe? What can be taken into production? And what was the most fun? Join Ben, Felix and James Ray from AVID as the team discuss the viability of the Mini Pinball, Super Glue Gun and Portable Raspberry Pi projects! The team learn some very important things, including the ability to customise a Raspberry Pi, what up-front costs to expect and what considerations have to be made. Have you brought a project into production? Which build would you like to see made fully? Let the team know on the element14 Community!

Mini Pinball 11: Final Analysis and Programming Mar 08, 2018

Ben's moving walls around, he hasn't taken up a job as an architect though! After a few tests of the pieces for the modular miniature pinball kit it has been decided that the angles need to change for the pinball run and that requires a redesign. Also Felix has received the final design of the printed circuit board from OSHPark, and from some initial tests it appears to be a-okay! What do you think of the build so far? Let the team know on the element14 Community!

Sega Saturn Teardown Mar 02, 2018

By popular request Ben is tearing down the retro games console: the Sega Saturn! Back in the day, Sega attempted to compete against Sony's Playstation by releasing the Sega Saturn, even though it already had a CD based console add-on for the Genesis / Mega Drive in the form of the Sega CD they really had to step up their game. In this episode we check out the internals of the Sega Saturn and what chips and processors were used onboard, including the overly popular Motorola 68000! What hardware have you tore down or made portable? Do you design your own retro computers? Let the team know on the element14 Community!

Mini Pinball 05: Pop Bumpers, Targets, and More! Aug 31, 2017

The team are making flipping progress with the miniature pinball machine, Felix is designing the printed circuit board for the electronics control of the game using a Teensy and an Arduino. The layout of the board will be mounted towards the back of the board and will handle the light and switch drivers. These microcontrollers won't do a great deal without some code! Ben works on the SPI communications to the targets, LCD screen, pop bumpers and uses Autodesk Fusion 360 for the pinball launcher mechanisms, so that we have more of an active and working game! Though it'll work once Ben fully reads the SPI manual! Are you building your own pinball machine? Or do you have suggestions for the build? Let the team know on the element14 Community!

IoT on Wheels Part 2: Smart Bike Aug 24, 2017

The team are on the road with the IoT on Wheels design challenge to make their bicycle smarter. Using ST Microelectronics Nucleo hardware with Bluetooth Low Energy means the project can pair with other devices, such as an Android smartphone. The team decided to use the sensors in the Nucleo to detect accidents and potholes in the road and be able to record and report them. Due to the project being a prototype it is large and bulky. This is due to the demonstration versions of the hardware, and the 3D printed parts designed in Autodesk Fusion 360 to protect it. Watch now to find out how Felix overcomes problems with the mBed codebase and how the android app works! What do you think of the project? Or have you entered the design challenge? Let us know on the element14 Community!

N64 Portable: It's Alive! Aug 11, 2017

After many comments, requests, questions, badgering, hounding and hinderance thanks to hardware problems, the Nintendo 64 Portable is finally finished! Ben took the N64 portable to the Midwest Gaming Classic for help with the hardware, thanks to the Community of followers and people familiar with the hardware, the problematic RAM add-on was soldered flat and in place! Thanks to the introduction of new hardware, the case has to be completely redesigned (which is a small price to pay). Ben makes swift use of his CNC Router to create a suitable heatsink for the N64, which is pretty cool! What do you think of the finished product? Let the team know on the element14 Community!

IoT on Wheels Part 1: Smart Bike Aug 09, 2017

Ben and Felix are taking part in element14's IoT on Wheels Design Challenge with help from a local electrical engineer, Bob Baddeley, to use ST Microelectronic's Nucleo microcontroller board and bluetooth module. The team decided to work on an IoT project for use with a bicycle, perhaps to notify your local council about pot holes found in the street! This project will involve Ben doing some trusty 3D modelling and printing to create the mount, and also Felix programming with mbed to get the microcontroller operating how we want it to. You can enter the IoT on Wheels design challenge, or give the team feedback on the element14 Community!

Logic Gate Board Game 05: Epic Conclusion! Aug 03, 2017

The team have had their troubles with the Logic Gate Board Game, so is it time to put it out to pasture? The team meet with Hari from element14 to help determine what the costs are realistically like if the product went to mass market for the components used. Karen and Ben discuss the lessons learned from going from Hackmanji to a dedicated Logic game, and discover that they were fighting battles and experiencing losses along the way. Do you think the team's made the wrong decision? Is there something obvious they've missed? Let us know on the element14 Community!

Portable Raspberry Pi Photo Booth Jul 27, 2017

Karen has an idea for a project, with Felix's help to create a portable Raspberry Pi photo' booth, useful for weddings and other events. This isn't only a hardware project, it also needs the linux software to help ensure we're saving the files where we want them and even upload them to an online service! Felix takes this as an opportunity to give everyone a crash course in how to use linux on the Raspberry Pi and keep it up to date. After the design's put together, Karen talks us through her python logic to have the camera take pictures! How's your Python programming? What Pi Cam projects have you made? Or how would you have changed this one? Let us know on the element14 Community! ---

Super Glue Gun 06: First Working Prototype! Jul 20, 2017

Now that the team's making progress with the electronics for the handle design, Ben's working with Autodesk Fusion 360 to create the 3D model for the 3D printer to house the trigger and the protoboard. The rest of the super glue gun case also needs to be modelled and Fusion 360 helps by being able to import some parts to be able to get the sizing right, for example with the bearings for the hot end feed system/nozzle. It's not only the physical design that needs some tweaks, the team are having difficulty with math calculations on the ATTiny hardware, and Felix is repairing the electronics for the hotend and motor control. How's your C programming? What would you design differently? Join the team on the element14 Community!

Super Glue Gun 05: Hall Effect Sensor Hysteria! Jul 13, 2017

The team are knuckling down to get the pieces to stick together for the Super Glue Gun build. Felix is bringing together a custom designed motor control circuit that will be used for extruding the glue. Meanwhile, Ben cuts up the perfboard to prototype the size of the printed circuit board that will eventually fit inside the handle. Thankfully, this task is made easier with the help of 3D printing and using an existing circuit to control the 110v AC power to what's needed. It's not all electronics though as Hari from element14 steps in to give guidance on how the project will ultimately come to kickstarter, and introduces some ideas that the team hadn't entirely thought out about bringing the product to market! How do you think the build's going? Would you do anything different? Let us know on the element14 Community!

The Ultimate Media Center for Under $400 Jul 06, 2017

In what may be a strange change of pace for The Ben Heck Show, instead of voiding warranties, Felix is following them as he puts together the components necessary to build an Arch Linux based media centre personal computer for your living room, or underneath your television! There are a number of considerations to bear in mind when you're putting together a computer system, cooling, wiring, airflow and ensuring that the software is setup properly! What operating system do you run on your media centre? Or what difficulties have you encountered building computer systems? Let the team know on the element14 Community.

Mini Pinball 04: Pinball Simulation with MATLAB and Simulink Jun 29, 2017

Ben and Felix meet with Terry from Mathworks to find out how he can use Matlab and Simulink to create a simulation of the mini Pinball Table and teensy microcontroller. Terry talks through how Simulink, and hardware running a Real Time Operating System, can help to simulate an embedded hardware system. When this is combined with an accurate 3D model created with Autodesk's Fusion 360 the team can get a good idea of how the prototypes will work without having to rebuild the design. The team can even control it with an XBox One controller! Join in with the build on the element14 Community.

Mini Pinball 03: Codemania! SoundFX and State Machines Jun 22, 2017

t's time to code with Arduino and the Teensy 3.6 to create the game logic and sound for the Miniature Pinball machine. Using the C++ Programming language, Ben takes Felix's C code and makes it suitable for embedded microcontroller hardware with a logic state machine, this virtualised state machine monitors what is going on with the Pinball hardware, such as buttons and what the pinball touches, to react to it by increasing your score or playing music and sounds! Follow along with the build and give the team your suggestions on the element14 Community!

The Ultimate Nintendo Switch Mod! Jun 15, 2017

Max is struggling with his Nintendo Switch, and so to avoid crippling hand surgery, Ben's modding a Nintendo Switch JoyCon to move the analogue stick to be in the correct position for him. This gives Ben the perfect opportunity to void the warranty on the JoyCon and tear it down to see how it works. Thankfully the modification is pretty simple, and with an extension to a ribbon cable and movement of a connector, Ben helps Max avoid the surgery he thought he needed! Which game controllers would you want altering? What do you think of the Nintendo Switch? Let us know on the element14 Community

LCD's Driving Me Crazy Jun 08, 2017

The team’s having trouble with the Logic Gate Board game and needs your help and input! It can seem logical that a game needs a purpose, and the team thought this was clear, but what is fun about making logical circuits after all? Ben puts together the pieces for programming the LCD screen and gets it to display a set of logical operators, such as NOR, AND, OR, etc. using MPLab X IDE and setting up the hardware as a USB mass storage device to easily copy across the puzzles. Karen and Ben debate out the game’s purpose, we need to back to brass tacks and determine what the concept of the game really is. Give us your thoughts on the element14 Community.

Logic Gate Board Game 03: Adventures in MPLab Jun 01, 2017

After deciding to use an LCD screen for the Logic Gate Board Game, Ben gets to work on programming the Pic32mz series microcontroller in MPLab X IDE. Using the programming software and Direct Memory Access (DMA) transfers, Ben learns how to display everything from TrueType Font (ttf) text to images and photo’s on the screen. After some soldering, Ben gets stuck in and has to make a trade-off due to the amount of available RAM on the microcontroller with processes called ‘double buffering’ to make sure that as little RAM is used as possible. As Ben says, programming is 10% coding, 90% copy/paste! Do you have any experience driving LCD screens? Or want to chime in on the Logic Gate Board game build? Let the team know on the element14 Community!

NES Tips and Tricks May 25, 2017

Now it's Felix's opportunity to break the warranty on a gaming console, only, it's a bit retro. The team are taking apart the original NES, Nintendo Entertainment System for a teardown and repair with tips and tricks on how to make sure your old console gets a new lease of life. Starting with disabling the lockout chip, which is a main cause of problems and also giving the slot loading bay care and attention snice it's one of the common failures, partly because it functions like an old VHS/VCR player! And hear more anecdotes of Ben's experience working at Funcoland (now Gamestop) and other possible mods of the NES! What retro' kit have you taken apart or repaired? Let us know on the element14 Community!

Hold Me Closer, ATTiny May 26, 2017

With the insight offered from the Great Glue Gun, Ben knuckles down to redesigning a 3D printed mount for the motor using Autodesk Fusion 360, but it makes sense to check these things before dedicating ourselves to a 3D print, so Ben laser cuts a paper pattern first to see if it’ll fit. It’s not all about physical design though, it’s time to start programming the ATTiny microcontrollers with AtmelStudio and C++ and thanks to a bit of Boolean logic and binary arithmetic, Ben can control the motor with a technique called ‘pulse width modulation’ or PWM! Make sure you follow along with the build on the element14 Community and chip in with your ideas!

Ungluing the Great Glue Gun May 11, 2017

The Ben Heck Show team have been stuck in a rut, mechanical design can be a sticky situation when you're creating from scratch - thanks to a competition winner the team can be unglued! When Ben created the Great Glue Gun it was given away as a prize, thankfully the winner still watches the show and sent it in to the team so it can be reverse engineered. Ben discovers the original design has some positives, using temperature sensing it can use intelligence around the glue being heated up, and it has negatives, it'll keep trying to push out glue, when there isn't any! So it's time to tinker with 3D printer extruder gears and take a lot of mechanical designs, rather than electronic, into account. Let us know what you think, and follow along on the element14 Community!

Super Glue Gun 04: Hold Me Closer, ATTiny May 18, 2017

With the insight offered from the Great Glue Gun, Ben knuckles down to redesigning a 3D printed mount for the motor using Autodesk Fusion 360, but it makes sense to check these things before dedicating ourselves to a 3D print, so Ben laser cuts a paper pattern first to see if it’ll fit. It’s not all about physical design though, it’s time to start programming the ATTiny microcontrollers with AtmelStudio and C++ and thanks to a bit of Boolean logic and binary arithmetic, Ben can control the motor with a technique called ‘pulse width modulation’ or PWM! Make sure you follow along with the build on the element14 Community and chip in with your ideas!

Nintendo PlayStation Prototype: Finally Working! May 03, 2017

It feels like a long time has passed since the Midwest Gaming Classic in 2016 where the team first encountered the Nintendo-Playstation SFX-100 portable. Now it's time to see the highlights of Ben working on the rare console from past episodes, and the one or two livestreams. Watch unseen diagnostic clips using oscilloscopes, and much glorious soldering! Finally the question has been answered, can the console be repaired to play games? Software developers, it's now onto you! Do you have any comments or questions? Let us know on the element14 Community! Inspired by the show? Ensure sure you hack and make safely.

Mini Pinball 02: I Choose You, PIC32! Apr 27, 2017

As the development of the Mini Pinball kit progresses, Ben and Felix split their focus onto different areas of the build. Ben is finalizing the design of the flippers and how they're controlled. Solenoids are being used to give the power required to blast the metal ball up the table, and we don't want them to burn out! Thanks to a technique called Pulse-Width Modulation (PWM) from the Arduino software, we can make sure it's not powered all of the time. Felix isn't having a good time with the Teensy 3.6, after switching out the I2S audio circuit, we're now using a Digital to Analogue Converter (DAC) and the SDCard Arduino libraries are not being helpful in making the right noises. Do you have experience with SDCards and Arduino? What would you like to see in the mini pinball kit? Let us know on the element14 Community.

Logic Gate Board Game 02: Interface, Expert Advice, and LCDs Apr 20, 2017

With Karen's laser cutting design skills and Felix's soldering, the team have created a prototype of the logic board game using Karen's magnetic clasp design. Now it's time to give the concept a test-run with help from JT Smith, proprietor of The Game Crafter with his professional experience on games design from making games such as "The Captain is Dead". JT informs the team that creating a game which is educational and also fun is one of the hardest concepts to pull off, and usually the design has to compromise somewhere, but where? While Karen contemplates JT's input, Ben and Felix hack at an LCD display with the Pic32 Microcontroller and a DE0-Nano FPGA, hopefully this will lead to a game design that doesn’t rely solely on LEDs! Where do you think the design should compromise? Or do you have experience driving an LCD screen with a microcontroller? Join in with the build design on the element14 Community.

Super Glue Gun 02: Extruder Motor Apr 12, 2017

We're making progress with the Super Glue Gun project, though we've hit a problem and we need your help! To push the glue sticks into the gun, we need motor control. For this we're prototyping with ATTiny24, Arduino, TRIACs, and testing different motors, such as stepper motors. It can be tricky, first the team have to identify how much power they use depending on how much effort it needs to turn, and control them using an Arduino. Unfortunately, there are unforeseen consequences! Let us know if you can help on the element14 Community. ---

Nintendo Classic Edition Teardown with David of Technophiles Apr 06, 2017

It's another hardware teardown! This time it's the Nintendo Classic Edition that belongs to David of the Technophiles podcast, which was brought in to have the controller cable extended. Using Keysight's DSOX1102G oscilloscope, Ben is able to find out how the NES controller talks with the base using of the NES Classic using i2c. The inner workings of the NES Classic controller is then compared against a Wii Pro controller, and we discover something rather shocking! Once the cable has been cut, ben solders everything back together for David to test out some games. What other hardware should Ben teardown? let us know on the element14 Community!

Mini Pinball 01: Project Mockup Mar 30, 2017

As the team work on bringing their projects into production, it's time to work on the Super Space Shuttle Mini Pinball game! This was definitely an element14 community favourite, and the first thing the team needs is some critical analysis on how well it was put together. Changing up the design is the first order of the day, as it is important to get the correct angles and layout, and use the right materials. Karen and Ben use Autodesk's Fusion 360 to design new flippers, while Felix puts together a new set of solenoids and mosfets with a powerful spring kit. Meanwhile the main consideration is which size bearing to use! How do you think the design should be laid out? Perhaps a different theme of pinball? Let us know on the element14 Community!

Logic Gate Board Game 01: Project Planning Mar 23, 2017

For any product it is always important to get the major decisions out of the way first! Who's the intended audience? What will it look like? How can we make it portable? and most importantly, how do we reduce the cost? Join Karen and Ben as they discuss and plan the important aspects, first, for the Logic Gate Board Game. The team could use your help! What size do you think the game should be, and can you recommend a suitable LCD screen and microcontroller to use with it? You can get a feel for the direction the game is going in with the prototypes Karen and Ben mock up in this episode using the PIC microcontroller and ChipKit! Let the team know your ideas on the element14 Community where you can be part of the build!

Super Glue Gun 01: Hot Tool Teardown Mar 16, 2017

You may not believe this, while your typical glue guns may look the same, they may not be made alike! There can be distinct design differences within that plastic, gun-like shell. In this episode progress is made towards the Super Glue Gun as the team tears down existing hot working tools; measuring the power draw of each tool, and to see how and if it matches its rated specification. Ben also demonstrates how a triac works, and begins planning with a diagram of the components needed and temperature control for the Super Glue Gun. Let the team know what you think of the long term builds and follow its progress on the element14 Community.

Nintendo Switch Teardown Mar 08, 2017

We don't know why Ben does the things that he does sometimes, but he keeps on licking. Discover what we mean as Ben, Karen and Felix tear down the new Nintendo Switch games console and Joy Con controllers. How does it compare to a laptop or tablet computer? Is it designed for easy maintenance or upgradeability? Let us know what you think on the element14 Community.

Announcing Three New Build! Mar 02, 2017

You asked for bigger, better, longer term builds with detail, so the team are going to design 3 things that can be brought to market or to crowd funding such as kickstarter! Starting with Logic Bomb, a refactoring of the Hackmanji board game. How can it be made durable, smaller and help to make digital logic as easy to learn as using a speak and spell? Next up is the Super Glue Gun, with Ben's obsession with these things can the team compare existing products and embed a microcontroller to design something suitable? Finally the choice of the element14 Community, a Mini Pinball machine, can this build be made into a kit? is 3D printing suitable? Follow the team as they work on the builds and have your say in guiding the projects on the element14 Community!

Ben Heck's Mystery Hack Theater Feb 23, 2017

Get a window into the world of the Ben Heck Show MST3K style! The team is now focused on longer term builds to ensure a more robust design and detailed build! With this in mind, the team looks back on previous builds, and makes plans to build them again from the ground up! Could they actually bring one of these builds to market?

Ben Heck's Zelda Lamp: Upcycle Laptop LCD Screens Feb 16, 2017

Humans by nature can be more than a little bit wasteful, thanks to the introduction of recycling we can minimize this a little, but some things are too good to throw away! Now a new trend is beginning: Upcycling! Karen has the idea to repurpose laptop screens to create a Legend of Zelda inspired lamp, however not just any laptop screen will do. As the team rip apart old hardware they soon discover the different types of screens which have been used in old personal computer laptops and Apple MacBooks over the years. With the correct screens identified, Karen gets down to business with Adobe Illustrator and designs suitable laser cut frames, watch the episode to find out the little tips and tricks to make the perfect design! Have you upcycled any old hardware? Think you could enter your project into a design competition? Find out more on the element14 Community!

Ben Heck's Portable N64 Part 2 Feb 09, 2017

When Ben began with the Nintendo 64 build, we knew it wasn't going to be easy! In this episode, Ben shrinks down the size of the controller, embeds the RAM expansion, and begins to design the case with design inspiration taken from the Nintendo Switch. To embed the controller we have to get creative with the notorious analogue stick. It needs to be re-worked, and thanks to an Arduino Pro Micro it can be replaced with a joystick from Sony's Playstation Vita. Further hackery comes in the form of a custom made printed circuit board to house the controller chip, as the one from the original joypad is far too big. Unfortunately, there's one final problem to overcome, you'll have to watch the episode to find out what it is! Do you have any ideas on how this portable could be made differently? Or have you made your own? Let us know on the element14 Community!

Ben Heck's N64 Portable Part1 Feb 02, 2017

Of all the build requests the team receive on the element14 Community, there has been one that has repeatedly came up: Build a Nintendo 64 portable! The Ben Heck Show team has finally decided to give it a go, starting with the Nintendo 64 that was torn down in the Console Wars episode. As unforgiving as the N64 hardware is, Ben is going to manipulate the components to make the portable fully featured, while Felix gets the battery management up and running. What other consoles would you like to be made into a portable version? Let us know on the element14 Community.

Ben Heck's Essentials Series "Starwars LED Art Project" Jan 26, 2017

It is time to learn the Essentials with Karen and Ben this week, Karen has a project that requires a bit of intelligence and discrete electronics can provide just that. To make the laser cut Star Wars BB8 art light reactive, Ben helps to explain and design a circuit using active and passive components, from resistors, capacitors and inductors to diodes and transistors. These components make the basis of smart electronics we experience today, from video cameras to smart phones. Watch now to find out how you can make your project light reactive with a photoresistor and discrete logic! Let us know what art work you have been creating, or how you would want add that bit more control on the element14 Community.

Ben Heck's Smart Retro Boombox with Intel Edison Jan 19, 2017

In the 1980s and 1990s, ‘Boomboxes’ were very popular. The sight of a person carrying a huge music player on their shoulder was iconic, until the Walkman came along. The team decided it's time for a retro-fit, using the intel Edison, with thanks to its Arduino compatible breakout board, and a USB soundcard it's time to make the Boombox smarter while keeping with its original parts. After all, the more parts that's kept, the easier it is to modify! Find out how Ben and the team powered the intel Edison using standard batteries and kept the good times rolling, what tech' would you retrofit with modern hardware? Let us know on the element14 Community.

Ben Heck's Ultimate Pachinko Rebuild - Vintage Japanese Arcade Mod Jan 12, 2017

The Ben Heck Show team have been approached to repair and enhance a vintage Japanese arcade Pachinko machine! Pachinko machines are common gambling games which are played in Japan, and are still in use today! Most of the modern games have hidden features, hints and instant win mechanisms, so it makes sense that the team use their 3D Printing and microcontroller knowledge to bring this mechanical wood, plastic and metal version up to electronic standards for gaming fun. What's an arcade machine without sound and blinking lights anyway? This project becomes a great opportunity to look at logic states and how those can trigger events! Even if they make, strange and unusual noises... Have you built or repaired an arcade machine? Or what arcade machine would you want to make ? Let the team know on the element14 Community.

Ben Heck's Xbox One S Laptop Dec 20, 2016

Ben Heck's PS4 Accessibility Controllers Dec 20, 2016

Technology should be accessible to everyone, especially gaming. That's why one of the popular requests received by the Ben Heck Show Team is to create custom controllers that are accessible to everyone. The current generation of games consoles have made this difficult, especially with the Playstation 4, and it wasn't until a recent third party controller came to market that Ben and Felix found an easy way to hack in custom parts! Watch in this episode as Felix tears down the controller and guides us through how they manufacture replacement trigger buttons and directional pad controls, while Ben shows us how to measure and model the controller as a design guide to create 3D printed or laser cut pieces. Then it's up to Ben and Karen to put the controller through its paces, what other controllers do you think the team should create? Or we should modify for accessibility? Let the team know on the element14 Community!

Ben Heck's PS4 Pro Teardown FINAL Dec 20, 2016

It's time to appraise Sony's design decisions that have gone into this new iteration of the popular Playstation console! Ben compares the PS4 Pro to the XBox One, and the Playstation 4 Slim, and then answers the ultimate question on everyone's mind: "Why can't the Playstation 4 Pro do 4k blu-ray ?" While taking apart the console, Ben also comes across some curious similarities to the XBox One, making us wonder: did Sony rip off some designs, or is it only coincidental? Also, why do so many versions of the Playstation 4 exist? You’ll have to watch the episode to find out the answers to these questions! What other console or even device hardware teardowns you would like to see? Perhaps networking hardware or other games consoles? Let the Ben Heck Show team know on the element14 Community!

Ben Heck's Smart Switching Headphones Dec 13, 2016

You may not have wondered what Felix was like as a baby, but you're about to find out. Ben hacks apart a VTech baby monitor so that it's possible to listen to your favourite music with headphones, and be interrupted by what's important in your life, your little child. After breaking open the baby monitor, Ben finds suitable test pads on the PCB to find the perfect place for the digital logic level control and 555 timers to latch onto the audio signal and switch over from music, to wailing baby and back again. What devices do you need to make your life easier or more comfortable as a parent? Let the Ben Heck Show team know on the element14 community!

Ben Heck's Essentials Series: Wireless Communications Dec 08, 2016

Karen is really wired, and this time we don't just mean hyper-active! In an effort to become wireless, Ben, Karen and Felix get together to talk about the essentials of wireless technology. There are many different ways for electronics to communicate information, from WiFi, xBee, Bluetooth, mobile networks to RFID and NFC. In this episode the team discuss them all! Each is put through an appraisal where the pro's and cons of each are compared, combined with an insight into their radio frequencies and bandwidth that they use in regulation by the FCC in America. What projects or hardware do you wish to be free from wired technology? Or do you have an interest in Software Defined Radio or Amateur HAM ? Let The Ben Heck Show team know on the element14 Community.

Ben Heck's Virtual Boy Part 2: Rebuild Dec 01, 2016

Like the Six Million Dollar Man, Ben can rebuild it, the team have the technology! Now that the Nintendo Virtual Boy has been tore down and we know how it operates, Ben and Karen set to work on redesigning the console as a wearable virtual reality gaming headset. To do so, Ben has to redesign the enclosure, so it is time to bust out the vector graphics software and show us the tips and tricks necessary to get accurate measurements to laser cut a new design. It's not all about 3D printing mounts and laser cutting though, Karen steps in with her wearable know-how to help attach the Virtual Boy to the frame to be able to mount it on your face! All designs encounter some flaws and problems though, and this is no different, find out how Karen and Ben overcome them in today's episode and help the Virtual Boy, become a Virtual Man! What did you think of the build? Or what should the team make wearable? Let us know on the element14 Community!

Ben Heck's Nintendo PlayStation Update at Portland Retro Gaming Expo Nov 22, 2016

Join Ben as he leaves the workshop behind and goes on a journey to Portland's Retro Gaming Expo! There's little Ben loves more, and this time he's on the hunt for a copy of Road Rash for the Sega Genesis / Megadrive! Though with some happy distractions, Ben gets another chance at the Nintendo Playstation console and discusses the Commodore 64, Nintendo 64 disk drive and the collecting of retro hardware and games with fellow Youtubers. Will Ben manage to repair the Nintendo Playstation and play Super Boss Gaiden? Does he manage to find a copy of Road Rash? You'll have to watch and find out! What's your favorite retro gaming console, or game? Let Ben and the team know on the element14 Community!

Ben Heck's Virtual Boy Part 1: Teardown Nov 17, 2016

Ben's seeing double this week with a retro virtual reality console that was ahead of its time, the Virtual Boy (codename VUE) by Nintendo. The technology behind the Virtual Boy was ahead of its time, and didn't prevent some of the dizzying problems that still affect VR today, as Ben quips "It's like a trip to the eye doctor!". Of course, this means Ben has to take it apart in a traditional teardown to find out what makes the Virtual Boy tick, inside we find a 32bit processor and graphics chip combined along with some very clever mechanical decisions. Unfortunately, as clever as the mechanics are, this hasn't prevented failure and Ben has to design and print a part using Autodesk Fusion 360 to help repair it. Though, now that it's repaired, it's time to improve it! Make sure you catch the next episode, meanwhile let us know what you think of VR technology on the element14 Community!

Ben Heck Reverse Engineers Game Boy Printer Nov 10, 2016

A Game Boy printer is used to teach reverse engineering and how data transmission works. The printer is taken apart and hooked up to a Tektronix oscilloscope. Signals are captured, reverse engineered, and replaced with new signals.

Ben Heck's Atari Junk Keyboard Part 2: Stepped Tone Generator Nov 03, 2016

In this episode Ben and Felix set out to make an Atari Punk Console which is a popular circuit that utilizes two 555 timer ICs or a single 556 dual timer IC. When they're done they will be able to make beautiful music using the classic sounds of the Atari 2600.

Ben Heck's Atari Junk Keyboard Part 1: Enter the Matrix Oct 27, 2016

The team begins working on an Atari Junk Keyboard, a version of the Atari Punk Console that combines 555 timers to make a simple circuit that makes Atari-like music and sound effects. Instead of using sequences to repeat Atari-like sounds they decide to make a whole keyboard of the sounds.

Ben Heck's Multi-System Retro Controller Oct 20, 2016

The team builds the ultimate retro gaming controller using an ESP8266 WiFi Module, a transmitter controller, and a receiver on the game console. Universal support includes Nintendo, Super Nintendo, Sega, and Atari.

Ben Heck's PlayStation 4 Slim Teardown Oct 13, 2016

Ben tears apart a Playstation 4 Slim and compares it to the teardown of the recently released Xbox One S. Once he’s torn the PS4 apart it can be put together as a tablet or laptop.

Ben Heck's Halloween Superhero Wearables Part 2: Assembly Oct 06, 2016

The team completes Karen’s SuperHero Costume to give it speakers, EL(electroluminescent) Wires, IC2 connected accelerometer sensors, a Parallax Propeller, and an Arduino Mini Microcontroller. Karen transforms into Captain Tangent!

Ben Heck's Halloween SuperHero Wearables Part 1: Development Sep 28, 2016

Karen daydreams about being a Superhero . Can Ben transform Karen into Captain Tangent using accelerometers to detect speed, magnetometers to detect orientation, a microcontroller, and speakers that make sounds for punches and kicks?

Ben Heck's TI Launchpad Plant Booster Sep 22, 2016

Ben builds a light compensator to supply indoor plants light when the sun isn’t able to provide enough light for them. He uses a Texas Instrument MSP430 Launchpad Development Board, a TI BOOST-AD7042, a DS1307 real time clock, and a grow light.

Ben Heck's Pokemon Go Survival Kit Sep 15, 2016

In this special episode of The Ben Heck Show, the team gets to work building a Pokemon Go survival kit! Felix makes an auxillery battery pack that plugs into your phone, Ben works on colored LED's to indicate what team you're on and Karen gets to work on the sleeve that ties all of the components together. Let's get started!

Ben Heck's Intel Edison Laser Harp Part 2: Assembly Sep 07, 2016

Inspired by Music Tech Fest in Berlin, The Ben Heck team finishes work on the Intel Edison Laser Harp. Ben and Karen handle all the electromechanical work while Felix finishes the coding. Have you ever made an electronic music instrument?

Ben Heck's Intel Edison Laser Harp Part 1: Design Sep 01, 2016

Inspired by Music Tech Fest in Berlin, Ben and Felix create a Laser Harp using an Intel Edison single board computer and VST: virtual studio technology. The Intel Edison is a new single board computer from Intel that includes a dual core atom processor x86 with built in RAM, Flash, WIFI, and Bluetooth. Ben does tests for the laser harp using a breadboard, a bench power supply and an individual laser pointer element. The laser element has a current limiting resistor built in so he just attaches a voltage rail. The photoresistor is analog, the more light you give it or take from it, there will be a different rating however if that voltage level goes past a certain amount in an integrated circuit it will either go high or low which will allow them to use it as a digital switch. He uses a photoresistor because it works well with individual light. After he gets a laser he hooks it up to NOT logic gate. The NOT gate has a voltage at which it will switch from 0 to 1. Knowing this value allows them to dial in their photoresistor circuit. The input and output are at different voltages allowing a 5V signal to be converted to a 1.8 V signal. Felix lays out everything on a protoboard and sets up a VST MIDI music driver on the Edison to allow it to play music. He takes the GPIO signal and maps it to a virtual MIDI device. He reconfigures the kernel and adds the virtual MIDI device to enable it. 12 notes per octave, chromatic scale (includes sharps and flats). The different lengths of harp strings create different notes. The top of the harp has 24 lasers for 24 notes which is two octaves. Ben builds the top half of the harp with all the emitters and lines them up.

Ben Heck's Xbox Slim Teardown Aug 24, 2016

There are few things that Ben Heck loves more than to teardown the newest gaming console release, watch how he unboxes the XBox One S and takes apart each component as he goes, including the controller. We learn how cost savings have been made with design alterations to the chassis and the printed circuit boards. Ben also compares the XBox One S side by side with the original XBox One and discovers that a connector is missing, which one could it be? The power supply is one major change with the new XBox console, compared to the early days where it was practically a huge brick! Ben also highlights the changes in the CPU/GPU heatsink and the limitations of hacking the HDMI ports on the board while considering if it can be turned into a laptop. Do you think there's something else we can do with it? Let us know on the element14 Community, where you can learn about upcoming episodes and join The Ben Heck Show team.

Ben Heck's Hackbot Wars Part 3: Final Fight Aug 17, 2016

In this episode of The Ben Heck Show Karen, Felix and Ben engage in heated competition. Each competitor must build a robot that will have 3 balloons attached to it.The goal will be to pop the opposing robots balloons using weapons that are either built within the competition timeframe or created from scrap found at a local thrift store. Only one robot's balloons will survive!

Ben Heck's Hackbot Wars Part 2: Weapons Aug 11, 2016

In this episode of The Ben Heck Show Karen, Felix and Ben engage in heated competition. Each competitor must build a robot that will have 3 balloons attached to it. The goal will be to pop the opposing robots balloons using weapons that are either built within the competition timeframe or created from scrap found at a local thrift store. Only one robot's balloons will survive!

Ben Heck's Magic Smoke Preventor Aug 04, 2016

Ben and Felix produce a laser guided infra-red grid array sensor, connected via i2c to a micro controller with mechanical relays to disconnect the power to a device that causes fire! They integrate a Hitatchi HDD44790 based LCD display to create a menu and interface for calibration with an enclosure designed with Autodesk Fusion 360. If advanced technology is almost distinguishable from magic then an electronics component that sets itself on fire has “let the magic blue smoke out” and killed the magic.

Ben Heck's Hackbot Wars Part 1: Assembly Jul 27, 2016

In this episode of The Ben Heck Show Karen, Felix and Ben engage in heated competition. Each competitor must build a robot that will have 3 balloons attached to it. The goal will be to pop the opposing robots balloons using weapons that are either b

Ben Heck's Nintendo-Playstation Prototype Part 2 Repair Jul 21, 2016

In this special episode of 'The Ben Heck Show' Terry and Dan Diebold have brought us the Nintendo PlayStation Prototype. This rare console is thought to be the only one left in existence so we have handled it with extreme care. In this episode our goal is to get it working again. Let's get started!

Ben Heck's Nintendo-Playstation Prototype Pt 1 Teardown Jul 14, 2016

In this special episode of 'The Ben Heck Show' Terry and Dan Diebold have brought us the Nintendo PlayStation Prototype. This rare console is thought to be the only one left in existence so we have handled it with extreme care. Our goal is to take it apart, find out how it works and in a future episode get it working again. Let's get started!

Ben Heck's Hackmanji Board Game Part 3 Jul 07, 2016

Ben and crew take a suggestion from the community. The idea was to create a real life Jumangi board game with pieces that seem to move all by themselves. In this episode Ben, Felix and Karen finish building the Hackmanji board game.

Ben Heck's Raspberry Pi Zero Portable Computer Jun 30, 2016

In this episode Ben uses the Raspberry Pi Zero to create the smallest Pi portable computer that he has ever made!

Ben Heck's Essentials Series 4 - Logic Gates Jun 16, 2016

In this episode Ben goes over the basics of logic gates to coinside with the Hackmanji board game build.

Ben Heck's Hackmanji Board Game Part 2 Jun 02, 2016

Ben and crew take a suggestion from the community. The idea was to create a real life Jumangi board game with pieces that seem to move all by themselves. In this episode Ben, Felix and Karen start building the logic gate puzzle portion of the Hackmanji board game.

Ben Heck's Sci-fi Movie Prop Jun 02, 2016

In todays episode Ben works on a functional Sci-fi computer terminal for a space movie that he is working on.

Ben Heck's Power Glove Teardown May 26, 2016

In this episode Ben tears down the Power Glove and reverse engineers it into a computer mouse!

Ben Heck's Hackmanji Board Game Part 1 May 19, 2016

In this episode Ben and crew take a suggestion from the community. The idea was to create a real life Jumangi board game with pieces that seem to move all by themselves.In this episode (part one) Karen figures out the general design of the board game and Ben creates a mechanism for moving the pieces across the board using magnets and servos.

Ben Heck's Pill-Minder 2000 May 12, 2016

In this episode Ben and Felix set out to create a solution for people who may sometimes forget to take their pills. With the invention of the Pill-Minder 2000 users will be alerted not only when they forget to take their pills but also when they are supposed to take their pills in the first place.

Ben Heck's Hand Soldered Portable Atari 2600 May 05, 2016

In a previous episode Ben hand wired an Atari 2600, in this episode he finishes the job by making it portable. Let's get started!

Ben Heck's Automatic Sanitizing Doorknob Apr 27, 2016

In this episode Ben and Felix make an auto doorknob sanitization unit out of some uv sanitizing lights. Let's get started!

Ben Heck's Salvage Wars Apr 14, 2016

In this special Earth Day Episode of The Ben Heck Show Karen, Ben and Felix go to the thrift store and search for old electronics to salvage. Whoever finds the most useable components wins!

Ben Heck's Mechanical Television Part 2 Apr 14, 2016

In this episode Ben continues to make a mechanical television using old records, a flash light, a drill motor and some Photoresistors.

Ben Heck's Luggage Detective Apr 07, 2016

In this episode Ben creates a data logging device that can be used to determine how your checked luggage is being handled. Let's get started!

Ben Heck's Lunch Box Dev Kit Mar 31, 2016

In this episode Ben sets out to build a all in one development kit. This includes a screen, a key board, mouse and a few power options all in one convenient package.

Ben Heck's Mechanical Television Part 1 Mar 24, 2016

In this episode Ben begins making a mechanical television using old records, a flash light, a drill motor and some Photo Resistors.

Ben Heck's Console Wars: PlayStation 1 vs Nintendo 64 Mar 16, 2016

In this episode Ben takes apart the Nintendo 64 and the PlayStation 1 and compares their specs. Ben goes over the pros and cons of each system and decides which of the two systems won the war!

Ben Heck's Workflow Design Episode Mar 10, 2016

On the Ben Heck Show we always try to use the right tool for the job. In this episode Ben and Karen go through our workflow from bread board to finished product.

The Ben Heck Show’s Felix Hacks a Guitar Mar 03, 2016

In this episode Ben is away on vacation and Felix has taken over the shop. For today's build we are turning an acoustic guitar into an acoustic electric guitar!

Ben Heck's Super Soldered Atari 2600 Feb 24, 2016

In this episode Ben solders an entire Atari 2600 system from scratch. In a future episode he will test it out and create a cool case around it.

Ben Heck's Giant Game Boy Feb 18, 2016

In this episode of the Ben Heck Show Ben gives the fans what they've always wanted. Using original Game Boy hardware Ben creates a giant gameboy using an FPGA and a VGA screen!

Ben Heck's FPGA Dev Board Tutorial Feb 11, 2016

In this episode of the Ben Heck Show we will learn more about FPGA's or Field Programmable Gate Arrays. When is it appropriate to use an FPGA? What types of FPGA's are out there? How can you implement an FPGA into your project? All of these questions and more will be answered. Let's get started!

Ben Heck's Raspberry Pi Bitscope Mod Feb 05, 2016

In this episode Ben and Felix make a DIY Raspberry Pi Oscilloscope using the Bitscope and a Raspberry Pi 2.

Ben Heck's Steam Controller Inspired Concept Jan 28, 2016

In this episode Ben takes a look at the new Steam Controller and then tackles the almost impossible task of designing a controller that would convince PC gamers to switch to console gaming.

Ben Heck's DIY Novena Laptop Part 3 Jan 20, 2016

In this episode Ben and Felix complete their mission to create the ultimate hackbook using the Novena laptop (A new open-hardware computing platform, flexible and powerful, designed for use as a desktop, laptop, or standalone board.)

Atari Video Music Jan 14, 2016

In this episode Ben takes a stab at repairing an old piece of 70's technology, The Atari Video Music.

Ben Heck's Pi-Top Assembly Demo Jan 08, 2016

In this episode Ben and Felix assemble the Pi-Top (a Raspberry Pi laptop you build yourself) and create a small add on breakout board for it.

Ben Heck's DIY Novena Laptop Part 2 Dec 29, 2015

In this episode Ben and Felix continue their mission to create the ultimate Hackbook Pro using the Novena laptop (A new open-hardware computing platform, flexible and powerful, designed for use as a desktop, laptop, or standalone board.) The build will be broken up into three parts, lets get started!

Ben Heck's Holiday Present Protection System Dec 23, 2015

Have your children ever ruined Christmas by opening thier presents before it was time? Have your pets ever destroyed your tree? In this episode Ben and company start building the HPPS(see title) using weight sensors found in three cheap scales.

Ben Heck's Star Wars Christmas Special Dec 17, 2015

Its that time of the millennium again, time for another Star Wars movie and we thought it would be appropriate to make a Star Wars themed build to coincide with the release of the movie. In this episode Ben, Karen and Felix set out to build an R2-D2 cooler for your Star Wars cooling needs.

Ben Heck's DIY Novena Laptop Part 1 Dec 10, 2015

In this episode Ben and Felix set out to create the ultimate Hackbook Pro using the Novena laptop (A new open-hardware computing platform, flexible and powerful, designed for use as a desktop, laptop, or standalone board.) The build will be broken up into three parts, lets get started!

Ben Heck's Hour of Code in 50 Minutes Dec 02, 2015

In this episode Ben will go over the basics of programming on CodeBug, from motor control to making your own game! CodeBug is a fun, low cost, programmable wearable device that you can learn to program.

Ben Heck's Controller Mods Nov 24, 2015

For a while now Ben has been making and selling single handed accessability controllers. In todays episode Ben will tear down the X-Box One controller and show you how to do mods of your own.

Ben Heck's Hot Pocket-lypse Nov 19, 2015

Fallout 4 has been released and that means one thing, Ben needs to eliminate any possible reason to get off the couch. In this episode Ben creates a new, improved version of his beloved Hot Pocket dispenser.

Ben Heck's Raspberry S-pi Cam Part 2 Nov 13, 2015

This week on The Ben Heck Show, Ben completes his spy gear project to stop the evil Pieface from spraying radioactive pie filling all over the world. Ben puts the finishing touches on his hidden camera lunchbox by adding the Raspberry Pi 2, a battery pack, and AVR for servo motor control then puts it to the test. Watch the episode to see if Ben’s spy gear can stop Pieface before it’s too late

Raspberry S-pi Cam Part 1 Nov 09, 2015

The evil Pie Face plans to turn the world to crust, special agent Ben Bondendorf must stop him. In order for Ben to accomplish this he must build some sort of surveillance device that will enable him to stop Pie Face before his evil plan is realized. In this episode Ben and Felix complete the mechanical portion of the build.

Ghost Gags Nov 06, 2015

Ben works on Halloween inspired projects on this week’s episode of The Ben Heck Show while Felix fights off the Ghost of Unfinished Projects Past. First, Ben tells the story of Mothman while he builds spooky blinking eyes using edge lit acrylic, mechanical shutters and a motor. Next, Ben builds a haunted light switch prop for a scary movie set. Watch the episode to see Ben use his new builds to defeat the ghosts and then visit the element14 Community to view all episodes of The Ben Heck Show and interact with fellow viewers and engineers!

Essentials Series 3 - Circuit Protection Oct 23, 2015

“3, 2, 1…Fire!” This week Ben travels to St. Louis and visits Eaton’s Electrical Sector to talk about the essentials of circuit protection. First, Ben tours the facility to learn about the transformers, load banks and generator that supply the voltage to power the test board. Next, they demonstrate a wire whip test, arc flash and light bulb surge to express the importance of circuit protection. Watch the episode to see why it’s important to protect anything electric in your home and then visit the element14 Community to view all episodes of The Ben Heck Show and interact with fellow viewers and engineers!

Hack To The Future - Apple Watch Teardown! Oct 16, 2015

Ben’s future self delivers an Apple Watch for Ben to unbox and tear down this week in the “Hack to the Future” episode of The Ben Heck Show! Using a spudger and tweezers, Ben dissects the watch’s tiny screws and pieces to learn how they all work together to perform its different capabilities and discovers which parts take up the most real estate in the device. Watch the episode to see if Ben can save the future and visit the element14Community to view all episodes of The Ben Heck Show and interact with fellow viewers and engineers!

ZX Spectrum 2.0 part 2 - Eagle Design Oct 16, 2015

On this episode of The Ben Heck Show, we watch Ben complete Part 2 of the ZX Spectrum revamp. Ben builds on the PCB from Part 1 of the project and uses carbon fiber to make the screen from an old LCD camera into something new. He also shares some background on how the ZX Spectrum was first created! Watch the episode to see how Ben’s new portable build turns out then visit the element14 Community to view all episodes of The Ben Heck Show and interact with fellow viewers and engineers!

Ben Heck's iRobot Create Roomba Nerf Dart Collector Part 3 Oct 16, 2015

In Part 3 of the iRobot Create 2 nerf dart collector, Ben adds "cow catchers" and a larger collection bin to the build before testing it out in an epic nerf gun war! Who will win? Watch to find out.

Ben Heck's ZX Spectrum 2.0 Part 1 - Eagle Design Oct 16, 2015

Detroit Maker Faire 2 Sep 18, 2015

Detroit Maker Faire 2

Ben Heck's Roomba Nerf Dart Collector Part 2 Sep 18, 2015

Ben Heck's Roomba Nerf Dart Collector Part 2

Ben Heck's Oscilloscope Watch Sep 18, 2015

Ben Heck's Oscilloscope Watch

Ben Heck's Roomba Nerf Dart Collector Part 1 Sep 18, 2015

Ben Heck's Roomba Nerf Dart Collector Part 1

Ben Heck's Hacktiques Roadshow Sep 18, 2015

Ben Heck's Hacktiques Roadshow

Ben Heck's Essentials Series 2: Battery Power Aug 13, 2015

Ben Heck's Essentials Series 2 - Battery Power Sep 18, 2015

Ben Heck's Essentials Series 2 - Battery Power

Ben Heck's BeagleBone Black Geocache Sep 18, 2015

Ben Heck's BeagleBone Black Geocache

Ben Heck Visits the Freescale Technology Forum Sep 18, 2015

Ben Heck Visits the Freescale Technology Forum

Ben Heck's Joystick Accessibility Mod Sep 18, 2015

Ben Heck's Joystick Accessibility Mod

Ben Heck's Recap & Rewind - Slot Loading Nintendo Sep 18, 2015

Ben Heck's Recap & Rewind - Slot Loading Nintendo

Ben Heck's Game Brains Part 2 Sep 18, 2015

Ben Heck's Game Brains Part 2

Ben Heck's DIY Calculator Sep 18, 2015

Ben Heck's DIY Calculator

Ben Heck's-Essentials Series 1 - Connectors Sep 18, 2015

Ben Heck's-Essentials Series 1 - Connectors

Ben Heck's Game Brains Part 1 Sep 18, 2015

Ben Heck's Game Brains Part 1

Ben Heck's Teensy Pinball Portable Part 2 Sep 18, 2015

Ben Heck's Teensy Pinball Portable Part 2

Ben Heck's 16-Bit Console Wars Sep 18, 2015

Ben Heck's 16-Bit Console Wars

Ben Heck's Teensy Pinball Portable Part 1 Sep 18, 2015

Ben Heck's Teensy Pinball Portable Part 1

Ben Heck's CNC Tutorial Sep 18, 2015

Ben Heck's CNC Tutorial

Ben Heck's Raspberry Pi Media Center Sep 18, 2015

Ben Heck's Raspberry Pi Media Center

Ben Heck's DIY PIC32 Dev Board Sep 18, 2015

Ben Heck's DIY PIC32 Dev Board

Ben Heck's Dreamcast Portable Part 3 Sep 18, 2015

Ben Heck's Dreamcast Portable Part 3

Ben Heck Saves Energy for Earth Day Sep 18, 2015

Ben Heck Saves Energy for Earth Day

Ben Heck's Dreamcast Portable Part 2 Sep 18, 2015

Ben Heck's Dreamcast Portable Part 2

Ben Heck's Animatronic Puppet Head Part 2 Sep 18, 2015

Ben Heck's Animatronic Puppet Head Part 2

Ben Heck's Hacking Dead Sep 18, 2015

Ben Heck's Hacking Dead

Ben Heck's Animatronic Puppet Head Part 1 Sep 18, 2015

Ben Heck's Animatronic Puppet Head Part 1

Ben Heck's Dreamcast Portable Part 1 Sep 18, 2015

Ben Heck's Dreamcast Portable Part 1

Ben Heck's LCD Monitor Light Box Sep 18, 2015

Ben Heck's LCD Monitor Light Box

Ben Heck's Auto Tracking Camera Part 2 Sep 18, 2015

Ben Heck's Auto Tracking Camera Part 2

Ben Heck's Auto Tracking Camera Part 1 Sep 18, 2015

Ben Heck's Auto Tracking Camera Part 1

Ben Heck's Rewind & Recap-POV Display Sep 18, 2015

Ben Heck's Rewind & Recap-POV Display

Ben Heck's Raspberry Pi MAME Portable Part 2 Sep 18, 2015

Ben Heck's Raspberry Pi MAME Portable Part 2

Ben Heck's Raspberry Pi MAME Portable Part 1 Sep 18, 2015

Ben Heck's Raspberry Pi MAME Portable Part 1

Ben Heck's FPGA LCD Driver Hack Sep 18, 2015

Ben Heck's FPGA LCD Driver Hack

Ben Heck's Chimney of the Future Sep 18, 2015

Ben Heck's Chimney of the Future

Ben Heck Says Which Brain is Best for Your Project Oct 19, 2015

Ben Heck Says Which Brain is Best for Your Project

Ben Heck's Xbox One Portable Part 3 Sep 01, 2015

Ben Heck's Xbox One Portable Part 3

Ben Heck's Xbox One Portable Part 2 Sep 01, 2015

Ben Heck's Xbox One Portable Part 2

Ben Heck's Xbox One Portable Part 1 Sep 01, 2015

Ben Heck's Xbox One Portable Part 1

Ben Heck's Parallax Sensor Seeing-Eye Hat Sep 01, 2015

Ben Heck's Parallax Sensor Seeing-Eye Hat

Ben Heck's Workshop Hacks Sep 01, 2015

Ben Heck's Workshop Hacks

Ben Heck Teaches Alyson How to Solder Sep 01, 2015

Ben Heck Teaches Alyson How to Solder

Ben Heck's Apple 1 Replica Part 3 Sep 01, 2015

Ben Heck's Apple 1 Replica Part 3

Ben Heck's Apple 1 Replica Part 2 Sep 01, 2015

Ben Heck's Apple 1 Replica Part 2

Ben Heck's Apple 1 Replica Part 1 Sep 01, 2015

Ben Heck's Apple 1 Replica Part 1

Ben Heck's Hacker Halloween Mask Sep 01, 2015

Ben Heck's Hacker Halloween Mask

Ben Heck's Battery Charging Circuit Sep 01, 2015

Ben Heck's Battery Charging Circuit

Ben Heck's Intel Galileo Bar Brawlin' Bots Sep 01, 2015

Ben Heck's Intel Galileo Bar Brawlin' Bots

Ben Heck's Crowdsourced Can Crusher Part 2 Sep 01, 2015

Ben Heck's Crowdsourced Can Crusher Part 2

Ben Heck's Crowdsourced Can Crusher Part 1 Sep 01, 2015

Ben Heck's Crowdsourced Can Crusher Part 1

Ben Heck's Raspberry Pi Point and Shoot Camera Sep 01, 2015

Ben Heck's Raspberry Pi Point and Shoot Camera

Ben Heck Answers Your 3D Printing Questions Sep 01, 2015

Ben Heck Answers Your 3D Printing Questions

Ben Heck's EMF Extreme Camping Chair Sep 01, 2015

Ben Heck's EMF Extreme Camping Chair

Ben Heck's DIY Cell Phone Part 2 Sep 01, 2015

Ben Heck's DIY Cell Phone Part 2

Ben Heck's DIY Cell Phone Part 1 Sep 01, 2015

Ben Heck's DIY Cell Phone Part 1

Ben's ZX Spectrum Mod Part 3 Sep 01, 2015

Ben's ZX Spectrum Mod Part 3

Ben Heck's Datalogging Little Free Library Sep 01, 2015

Ben Heck's Datalogging Little Free Library

Ben Heck's Raspberry Pi Shot Cam Sep 01, 2015

Ben Heck's Raspberry Pi Shot Cam

Ben's ZX Spectrum Mod Part 2 Sep 01, 2015

Ben's ZX Spectrum Mod Part 2

Ben's Live Action Minecraft Blocks Part 2 Aug 31, 2015

Ben's Live Action Minecraft Blocks Part 2

Ben's Live Action Minecraft Blocks Part 1 Sep 01, 2015

Ben's Live Action Minecraft Blocks Part 1

Ben's ZX Spectrum Mod Part 1 Aug 31, 2015

Ben's ZX Spectrum Mod Part 1

Ben's Wearable Solder Gauntlet Part2 Sep 01, 2015

Ben's Wearable Solder Gauntlet Part2

Ben's Wearable Solder Gauntlet Part 1 Sep 01, 2015

Ben's Wearable Solder Gauntlet Part 1

Ben Heck's Drill Press Restoration Sep 01, 2015

Ben Heck's Drill Press Restoration

Ben's Take a Look Inside with Oscilloscopes Sep 01, 2015

Ben's Take a Look Inside with Oscilloscopes

Ben's Maker Faire Scavenger Hunt Sep 01, 2015

Ben's Maker Faire Scavenger Hunt

Ben's Text Radios for Maker Faire Sep 01, 2015

Ben's Text Radios for Maker Faire

Ben's Let's Try PCB Etching Sep 01, 2015

Ben's Let's Try PCB Etching

Ben's Speak and Dave Jones Sep 01, 2015

Ben's Speak and Dave Jones

Ben Tears Down a Mac Classic Sep 01, 2015

Ben Tears Down a Mac Classic

Ben Let the Dogs Out- Electronic Door Build Part 2 Sep 01, 2015

Ben Let the Dogs Out- Electronic Door Build Part 2

Ben Let the Dogs Out- Electronic Door Build Part 1 Sep 01, 2015

Ben Let the Dogs Out- Electronic Door Build Part 1

Ben Heck's Laser Printer Salvage Episode Sep 01, 2015

Ben Heck's Laser Printer Salvage Episode

Ben Heck's WASD- Foot Pedals for PC Gaming Sep 01, 2015

Ben Heck's WASD- Foot Pedals for PC Gaming

Ben's Steampunk Persistence of Vision Display Part 3 Sep 01, 2015

Ben's Steampunk Persistence of Vision Display Part 3

Ben's Steampunk Persistence of Vision Display Part 2 Sep 01, 2015

Ben's Steampunk Persistence of Vision Display Part 2

Ben's Steampunk Persistence of Vision Display Part 1 Sep 01, 2015

Ben's Steampunk Persistence of Vision Display Part 1

Ben Heck's PS4 Accessibility Controller Sep 01, 2015

Ben Heck's PS4 Accessibility Controller

Ben Heck Gets a Handle on Winter Sep 01, 2015

Ben Heck Gets a Handle on Winter

Ben Heck Kickstarts his OUYA Portable Build Part 3 Sep 01, 2015

Ben Heck Kickstarts his OUYA Portable Build Part 3

Ben Heck Kickstarts his OUYA Portable Build Part 2 Sep 01, 2015

Ben Heck Kickstarts his OUYA Portable Build Part 2

Ben Heck Kickstarts His OUYA Portable Build Part 1 Sep 01, 2015

Ben Heck Kickstarts His OUYA Portable Build Part 1

Ben Heck's Surface Mount Soldering Tips and Tricks Sep 01, 2015

Ben Heck's Surface Mount Soldering Tips and Tricks

Ben's PlayStation 4 Teardown Sep 01, 2015

Ben's PlayStation 4 Teardown

Ben Heck's TV Proximity Sensor Sep 01, 2015

Ben Heck's TV Proximity Sensor

Ben's Home-Brew Solder Reflow Oven 2.0 Sep 01, 2015

Ben's Home-Brew Solder Reflow Oven 2.0

Ben's Getting Started with BeagleBone Black Sep 01, 2015

Ben's Getting Started with BeagleBone Black

Ben's Single-Handed Xbox One Controller Sep 01, 2015

Ben's Single-Handed Xbox One Controller

Ben Heck's Xbox One Teardown Sep 01, 2015

Ben Heck's Xbox One Teardown

Ben Heck's 3D Scanner Sep 01, 2015

Ben Heck's 3D Scanner

Ben Heck's Holiday Workshop Sep 01, 2015

Ben Heck's Holiday Workshop

The Ben Heck Show - Episode 110- Ben Heck Anti-Pickpocket Wallet Sep 01, 2015

Ben Heck Anti-Pickpocket Wallet

Ben Heck The Great Glue Gun Part 2 Sep 01, 2015

Ben Heck The Great Glue Gun Part 2

Ben Heck The Great Glue Gun Part 1 Sep 01, 2015

Ben Heck The Great Glue Gun Part 1

Ben Heck Time to Meet Your Maker Oct 19, 2015

Ben Heck Time to Meet Your Maker

Ben Builds an Accessibility Guitar Part 2 Aug 31, 2015

Ben Builds an Accessibility Guitar Part 2

Ben Builds an Accessibility Guitar Part 1 Aug 31, 2015

Ben Builds an Accessibility Guitar Part 1

Ben's Haunted Candy Bowl Episode Part 2 Oct 19, 2015

Ben's Haunted Candy Bowl Episode Part 2

Ben's Haunted Candy Bowl Episode Part 1 Oct 19, 2015

Ben's Haunted Candy Bowl Episode Part 1

Ben Heck's World Maker Faire Episode Oct 19, 2015

Ben Heck's World Maker Faire Episode

Ben's CadSoft EAGLE Tutorial Episode Oct 19, 2015

Ben's CadSoft EAGLE Tutorial Episode

Ben's Hacking an LCD - 100th Episode Oct 16, 2015

Ben's Hacking an LCD - 100th Episode

Motorized Camera Dolly Episode Part 2 Oct 16, 2015

Motorized Camera Dolly Episode Part 2

Motorized Camera Dolly Episode Part 1 Oct 16, 2015

Motorized Camera Dolly Episode Part 1

See Ben get started with Texas Instrument's LaunchPad Oct 16, 2015

See Ben get started with Texas Instrument's LaunchPad

See Ben's Quadcopter Episode Part 2 Oct 16, 2015

See Ben's Quadcopter Episode Part 2

See Ben's Quadcopter Episode Part 1 Oct 16, 2015

See Ben's Quadcopter Episode Part 1

See Ben's Hand-Built Custom Case Episode Aug 18, 2015

See Ben's Hand-Built Custom Case Episode

Ben Heck's Aesthetic Design Tips Episode Aug 18, 2015

Ben Heck's Aesthetic Design Tips Episode

Ben's Bionic Bike Bag Electronics Episode Oct 16, 2015

Ben's Bionic Bike Bag Electronics Episode

Ben's Programming Languages Episode Aug 18, 2015

Ben's Programming Languages Episode

Watch Ben's Game Cube for Kids Episode Aug 18, 2015

Watch Ben's Game Cube for Kids Episode

Watch Ben Heck's Basic Tools Episode Aug 18, 2015

Watch Ben Heck's Basic Tools Episode

Ben's Tabletop Arcade System Episode 2 Aug 18, 2015

Ben's Tabletop Arcade System Episode 2

Ben's Tabletop Arcade System Episode 1 Aug 18, 2015

Ben's Tabletop Arcade System Episode 1

Watch Ben Heck's Schematics Episode Aug 18, 2015

Watch Ben Heck's Schematics Episode

See Ben's Portable Raspberry Pi Episode 2 Oct 16, 2015

See Ben's Portable Raspberry Pi Episode 2

See Ben's Portable Raspberry Pi Episode 1 Aug 18, 2015

See Ben's Portable Raspberry Pi Episode 1

Watch Ben Heck's Wire We Here Tutorial Aug 18, 2015

Watch Ben Heck's Wire We Here Tutorial

See Ben's Design West Roving Reporter Aug 18, 2015

See Ben's Design West Roving Reporter

See Ben's Dog Treat Dispenser Episode 3 Aug 18, 2015

See Ben's Dog Treat Dispenser

See Ben's Dog Treat Dispenser Episode 2 Aug 18, 2015

See Ben's Dog Treat Dispenser Episode 2

See Ben's Dog Treat Dispenser Episode 1 Aug 18, 2015

See Ben's Dog Treat Dispenser

Watch Ben Heck's Interfaces Tutorial Oct 16, 2015

Watch Ben Heck's Interfaces Tutorial

Watch Ben Heck's Pinball Tutorial Aug 18, 2015

Watch Ben Heck's Pinball Tutorial

Watch Ben's You've Got Mail! Episode Oct 16, 2015

Watch Ben's You've Got Mail! Episode

Ben's How Not To Fry Your Projects Episode Oct 16, 2015

Ben's How Not To Fry Your Projects Episode

Watch Ben's PIC32 Microcontroller Tutorial Aug 18, 2015

Watch Ben's PIC32 Microcontroller Tutorial

Ben's Ultimate Combo Gaming System Episode Part 3 Aug 18, 2015

Ben's Ultimate Combo Gaming System Episode Part 3

Ben's Ultimate Combo Gaming System Episode Part 2 Aug 18, 2015

Ben's Ultimate Combo Gaming System Episode Part 2

Ben's Ultimate Combo Gaming System Episode Part 1 Aug 18, 2015

Ben's Ultimate Combo Gaming System Episode Part 1

Watch Ben's Autodesk 123D Tutorial Aug 18, 2015

Watch Ben's Autodesk 123D Tutorial

See Ben's Nintendo Slot Loading Game Final Episode Aug 25, 2015

See Ben's Nintendo Slot Loading Game Final Episode

See Ben's Nintendo Slot Loading Game Episode 2 Aug 25, 2015

See Ben's Nintendo Slot Loading Game Episode 2

See Ben's Nintendo Slot Loading Game Episode 1 Aug 25, 2015

See Ben's Nintendo Slot Loading Game Episode 1

Watch Ben's Model Rocket Launcher Episode Aug 25, 2015

Watch Ben's Model Rocket Launcher Episode

Watch Ben's AVR Dev Board Episode Aug 25, 2015

Watch Ben's AVR Dev Board Episode

See Ben's Glue Logic Mini Robot Episode Oct 16, 2015

See Ben's Glue Logic Mini Robot Episode

See Ben's Midi-controller Guitar Final Episode Aug 25, 2015

See Ben's Midi-controller Guitar Final Episode

See Ben's Midi-controller Guitar Episode (Part 1) Aug 25, 2015

See Ben's Midi-controller Guitar Episode (Part 1)

Watch Ben's Arduino Uno Tutorial Aug 18, 2015

Watch Ben's Arduino Uno Tutorial

The Ben Heck Show - Episode 060- Watch Ben's Naughty or Nice Meter Episode Aug 18, 2015

Watch Ben's Naughty or Nice Meter Episode

Watch Ben's Double Decker 3D Printer Final Episode Aug 18, 2015

Watch Ben's Double Decker 3D Printer Final Episode

Watch Ben's Double Decker 3D Printer Episode (Part 2) Aug 18, 2015

Watch Ben's Double Decker 3D Printer Episode (Part 2)

Watch Ben's Double Decker 3D Printer Episode (Part 1) Aug 18, 2015

Watch Ben's Double Decker 3D Printer Episode (Part 1)

Watch Ben's WASD Keyboard Episode Aug 18, 2015

Watch Ben's WASD Keyboard Episode

Watch Ben's Soldering Tutorial Aug 18, 2015

Watch Ben's Soldering Tutorial

Watch Ben's Teenage Text Preventer Episode (Part 2) Oct 16, 2015

Watch Ben's Teenage Text Preventer Episode (Part 2)

Watch Ben's Teenage Text Preventer Episode (Part 1) Aug 18, 2015

Watch Ben's Teenage Text Preventer Episode (Part 1)

Watch Ben Heck's Xbox360 Laptop Aug 12, 2015

Watch Ben Heck's Xbox360 Laptop

See Ben Heck's Automatic Sunglasses Oct 16, 2015

See Ben Heck's Automatic Sunglasses

See Ben Heck's Auto Rotating Flower Pot Aug 12, 2015

See Ben Heck's Auto Rotating Flower Pot

See Ben Heck's Pocket Computer Episode Aug 12, 2015

See Ben Heck's Pocket Computer

See Ben Heck's Motorized Wheelchair Aug 12, 2015

See Ben Heck's Motorized Wheelchair

See Ben Heck's Camping Mods Episode.mp4 Aug 12, 2015

See Ben Heck's Camping Mods

See Ben Heck's 3D Printing Briefcase Aug 12, 2015

See Ben Heck's 3D Printing Briefcase

See Ben Heck's Raspberry Pi Build Aug 12, 2015

See Ben Heck's Raspberry Pi Build

See Ben Heck's Toilet Illuminator Episode Aug 12, 2015

See Ben Heck's Toilet Illuminator Episode

See Ben Heck's Power Glove Xbox Remote Episode Aug 12, 2015

See Ben Heck's Power Glove Xbox Remote Episode

Watch Ben's Android Controlled Pot Stirrer Aug 12, 2015

Watch Ben's Android Controlled Pot Stirrer

See Ben's Father-Son Squach Tracker 9000 Aug 12, 2015

See Ben's Father-Son Squach Tracker 9000

See Ben's Energy-saving Universal Wall Wart Episode Aug 12, 2015

See Ben's Energy-saving Universal Wall Wart Episode

See Ben's Coin-operated Xbox360! Aug 12, 2015

See Ben's Coin-operated Xbox360!

See Ben Build an Autonomous Robot Luggage! Aug 12, 2015

See Ben Build an Autonomous Robot Luggage

See Ben Build his Portable Atari 2600! Aug 12, 2015

See Ben Build his Portable Atari 2600!

See Ben Build a Solder Reflow Oven! Aug 12, 2015

See Ben Build a Solder Reflow Oven!

See Ben Build a Tweeting Heart! Aug 12, 2015

See Ben Build a Tweeting Heart

See Ben Build a Hot Pocket Dispenser.mp4 Aug 12, 2015

See Ben Build a Hot Pocket Dispenser

iPhone Controller Aug 12, 2015

Ben builds an iPhone Controller

Ben Heck's Xbox 360 Holiday Controller! Aug 12, 2015

Ben Heck's Xbox 360 Holiday Controller! Via a special holiday request Ben builds an XBox macro controller.

See Ben's Field Programmable Gate Arrays! Aug 12, 2015

See Ben's Field Programmable Gate Arrays!

See Ben Build an Automatic Cat Exerciser! Aug 12, 2015

See Ben Build an Automatic Cat Exerciser using laser pointers.

Pinball Wars Returns! Aug 12, 2015

Ben and his crew work with John Popaduik to create a Ben Heck pinball game.

Meet Ben Heck's Ghost Squad! Aug 12, 2015

Meet Ben Heck's Ghost Squad! Ben's squad investigates a house for paranormal activity.

Watch Ben Heck Build a Super Alarm Clock Aug 12, 2015

Watch Ben Heck Build a Super Alarm Clock so simple he can program it while wearing an oven mitt.

Watch Ben Heck Build a Bicycle Safety Device Aug 07, 2015

Watch Ben Heck Build a Bicycle Safety Device and test the auto rocking baby seat.

Ben Heck's Hak5 Custom LAN Case Build-off Aug 07, 2015

Watch Ben Heck Build an Android ADK Arduino Board Aug 07, 2015

Watch Ben Heck Build an Android ADK Arduino Board and start work on a car seat motion simulator.

Watch Ben Build a Single-handed Xbox Controller Aug 07, 2015

Ben builds two different accessibility controllers and is visited by pinball designer John Popaduik.

Ben Heck Shows You How to Build Your Automated Smart Home Aug 07, 2015

Ben creates two projects designed to automate your home's entry buzzer and thermostat.

Watch Ben Build a Xbox360 CD Changer! Oct 16, 2015

Watch Ben Build a Xbox360 CD Changer!

Watch Ben Heck Build a Remote Expedition Camera Aug 07, 2015

Ben builds a remote camera and monitor system for an ALD Expedition Awareness vehicle.

Watch Ben Heck Build a Portable 3D Printer Oct 16, 2015

Watch Ben Heck Build a Portable 3D Printer and attend the Maker Faire convention.

Watch Ben Heck Build a GameShare Controller Aug 11, 2015

Ben creates a game share controller for parents and children to enjoy XBox 360 games together.

Watch Ben Build his Lost Pinball Machine! Aug 07, 2015

Ben and Jeri Ellsworth work together on the LOST Pinball machine in preparation for the Midwest Gaming Classic.

Ben Heck Answers Viewer Questions! Aug 07, 2015

Ben answers viewers questions and continues work on his entry for the Pinball Challenge.

Ben Heck's Automatic Sanitizer Oct 16, 2015

Ben mods an automic hand sanitizer to aid hospital staff compliance

See Ben Build an Atari Xbox 360 Oct 16, 2015

Per a request from Atari, Ben builds a portable XBox 360 unit resembling the original 1977 Atari console.

See Ben Build the Ultimate Workbench Oct 16, 2015

See Ben Build the Ultimate Workbench. Ben updates his previous portable workbench design and creates a new version built of wood.

See Ben Build an Instant Can Cooling Device Oct 16, 2015

Using Peltier effect principles, Ben Builds an Instant Can Cooling Device.

See Ben Build a Portable SEGA CDX! Aug 07, 2015

Ben custom builds a portable Sega CDX player.

See Ben Build a Hand Crank Phone Charger Aug 07, 2015

See Ben Build a Hand Crank Phone Charger, repair an LCD backight and continue cabinetry work on his pinball machine entry.

See Ben Begin Building a Pinball Machine Aug 06, 2015

Ben begins construction of a portable pinball machine after first installing an automated router in his workshop.

See Ben Build a Military-Grade Portable PS3 Aug 05, 2015

Ben builds a rugged, portable PS3 system, sponsored by Element 14, for US troops in Afghanistan.

A Tour to the Ben Heck Building and More Oct 19, 2015

Ben hosts a tour of his home and workshop highlighting his portable worktable and gives an XBox 360 laptop demo.

Ben Mods a Rock Band Kit & Concludes the XBox 360 Laptop Oct 19, 2015

Ben mods a Rock Band Stage Kit for the Ablegamers Rock Band and concludes the Big Build of the XBox 360 Laptop

Ben Mods a Laptop for Frequent Flyers Aug 04, 2015

Ben creates the Dual Position Coach Laptop for frequent fliers and continues Big Build work on the XBox 360 laptop by rewiring the motherboard.

Ben Builds a Portal Shirt for Halloween Aug 04, 2015

Ben creates a viewer challenge portal shirt for Halloween and modifies the LCD monitor in the XBox laptop Big Build project.

Ben Builds An Automatic Can Crusher...Or Does He? Oct 19, 2015

Ben builds an automatic can crusher but does not get the desired results. He appeals to the community for ideas. In the Big Build project, he creates the outer case for the XBox laptop.

Ben Builds a Portable CNC Router Oct 19, 2015

Ben builds a Viewer Challenge portable CNC router and continues Big Build construction of the XBox laptop.

Ben Mods an XBox 360 Oct 09, 2015

Ben accepts a Viewer Challenge to create a single handed Madden Controller and also begins Big Build construction of an XBox 360 laptop.

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