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STARLIGHT – The ultimate hacker’s model rocket flight computer
STARLIGHT AND STARLIGHT MINI are our two flagship flight computers. These flight computers fully support custom firmware as well as pre-written flight computer firmware with full MissionControl integration!
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A simple demonstration of motor control with a Raspberry Pi Pico – EGR-101 final project
I’m obviously taking engineering classes in college – starting off with the very basics, EGR-101. In this class, we learned about engineering ethics, basic design with Fusion, and were tasked with a final project with the following prompt: “Design and build a device that will launch a ball to hit a target (a small circle)…
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Visual product prototyping that turns heads: using Blender 4.4 to impress investors
A few weeks back, I was invited to participate in the CCIC (Community College Innovation Challenge), and to help design and present a business pitch for an innovative product. Our team decided to pitch a pair of sleek headphones that use a fusion of LiDAR, camera, and AI technology to help blind people navigate the…
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Introducing my automotive restoration project – The 2002 Toyota Camry
Even though Circuit Wizardry is primarily a blog about my robotics and 3D printing projects, I also have a real passion for cars, and I’ve taken on a new automotive project that I’m excited to share here. Similar to my model rocketry endeavors, my project car is a complex undertaking that requires careful planning and…
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Battery Safety in Practice: BMS Revision A
Two months ago, I wrote a blog post on battery safety and how to keep your lithium-ion batteries from exploding as a hobbyist. Today, I’m finally ready to reveal one of the two biggest electronics projects I’ve been working on in the past several months – a fully-functioning, 42 volt battery management system. Why design…
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A peek into the quality assurance process for STARLIGHT: Why is proper QA so important?
When I set out to create and sell my STARLIGHT model rocketry flight computers, I wanted to be sure that what I sold to customers would be high-quality and be a good value for the price. One important piece of that is the QA process, along with good customer support. As a small business owner,…
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Preventing your batteries from exploding
…the technology that goes into battery protection and management // A while ago, I began working on one of the most ambitious projects I’ve started to date. While I still can’t share the details, the project requires a large battery pack, with custom-designed electronics. We’ve all heard the horror stories of large battery packs inside…
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Stepping into the world of 4 layer PCB design
This summer I took a class on power electronics through MIT, focused on voltage management and dealing with higher-power systems. It taught me a ton about PCB design as well as schematic design. It helped me conceptualize a board that I just finished designing for a secret new venture I’m working on – my most…
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Preventing burnout & bringing teams together: The Kanban board and how I’ve been using it to succeed.
Not only am I running Circuit Wizardry and attempting to maintain two products on the market, but I am actively designing and building a thrust vectored rocket, as well as working thirty-two hour weeks as an automotive technician. All of this to say that I’ve got a lot on my plate. In this blog post,…
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STARLIGHT V2 and thrust vector shenanigans – HORIZON II design process
Hey guys! Just wanted to make a quick blog post updating you on my progress on the thrust vector control gimbal I designed nearly seven months ago. I haven’t finished the design for the hardware and software just yet, but I’m much closer than I was before! I wanted to make this update post so…
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The Next Frontier: Launching STARLIGHT and STARLIGHT MINI into Space! Part 2
A couple weeks’ back, I announced my exciting partnership with Polaris Aerospace, a high school model rocketry club. In Part 1, I shared details about who Polaris is, and how they selected the components for the model rocket they will be sending into space later this summer (including Circuit Wizardry’s STARLIGHT and STARLIGHT MINI circuit boards). In part 2 of this…
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- Visual product prototyping that turns heads: using Blender 4.4 to impress investors
- Introducing my automotive restoration project – The 2002 Toyota Camry
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- A peek into the quality assurance process for STARLIGHT: Why is proper QA so important?
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