Never forget this: There is a tool for everything. And not just a general mixed-use tool. There is a tool specifically designed for the job you’re doing. Take rulers, for example. They’re one of the ...

[Maris] wanted a way to read measurements from a digital caliper electronically. He ended up using the TI Launchpad to accomplish this, but not all of the necessary hardware is seen above. The ...

The project utilizes a cheap digital caliper and a microcontroller kit to create the digital read out that uses the information from the calipers to display the current position of the cutting toll on ...