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The Ben Heck Show Holiday Special

Sunday, December 18th, 2011 – running time 17:11

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Someone needs Ben to make a specialized controller, but he only decides to tackle the project after a change of heart.

Someone needs Ben to make a specialized controller, but he only decides to tackle the project after a change of heart.

An Xbox 360 Carol

Obsessed with pinball, Ben has a change of heart after being visited by 3 spectral spirits.

00:39 | Play

Designing the Project

Ben describes how he plans to build a macro controller that turns simple button presses into complex actions.

04:29 | Play

Wiring the Controller

Ben wires up "sniffer lines" to all of the controller buttons, so it can be used normally, or by an external device.

07:47 | Play

Interfacing to the Microcontroller

Ben describes how the controller is interfaced with the microcontroller and shows how the macros are programmed.

11:26 | Play

Liquid Crystal Display

To help the user, Ben attaches an LCD screen to the unit and describes how to use it.

12:58 | Play

Macro Demonstration

Ben shows the macro controller doing complex moves in a fighting game.

13:58 | Play

Connect with The Ben Heck Show

  • about 3 hours ago

    Gotta join the fray: Xbox One less DRM is good, but gonna miss "play without the disc", cool that Makerbot was purchased! Love mine.

  • about 8 hours ago

    @SaintNicster @playouya Go for it! I should too. I have like 3 Ouya.

  • about 23 hours ago

    @llTusK Iron Man 3 > Man of Steel > Star Trek 2 Part 2

  • yesterday

    @LnghrnEngineer @cwkraft That's soylent green. Logan's Run they kill people at age 30. Can't remember why. But then one guy runs.

  • yesterday

    @cwkraft Logan's Run remake more relevant now than in 70's. Good sci-fi takes a concept (kill old people to save money) and explores it.

  • yesterday

    @UCFH Haha, nice one!

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Show Title:
The Ben Heck Show
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Season 3 premieres November 5th with brand new episodes each week! Tune in to join master hacker, engineer, and conjurer of cool stuff Ben Heck as he tackles all new projects. Submit YOUR idea for what Ben should build next at BenHeck@Revision3.com.
Categories:
How-To & DIY, Technology & Gadgets
Launch Date:
Sep 12, 2010
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Ben Heck (Host)