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The Arduino was doing a lot less work than I had promised it. I used some standard sample code to read the control potentiometer and send that to the motor controller.
A stripboard Micro SD shield for the Arduino using a Micro SD to SD adapter. I got the idea of using the Micro SD adapter from the ghetto Micro SD socket here.
The stripboard layout for this is available here and a schematic for connection an SD to the Arduino here.
This is something I had been meaning to complete for quite a while. I needed something that was portable, clean and easy to store random things in to prototype stuff on the fly.
The Proto Desk allows me to sit on the couch with my laptop and arduino and mess around.
Temperatore measuring with two Dallas 18B20 sensors.
SSD1306 based OLED display: www.adafruit.com/products/938
An add-on Gilroy’s been toying with for everybody’s favorite Arduino enclosure, this makes it simple to change out a 9V battery when your project needs the base & lid to stay together.
I rigged a NERF Vulcan/Havok Fire EBF-25 up so that its firing could be controlled by computer, then used the motion detecting software 'motion' for linux to have the gun fire when it detects the door opening.
The gun itself has three chained ammo belts, for a total of 74 shots, and a 12.6V lipo battery instead of the 9V D-cell battery pack it would use stock. The firing mechanism is an Arduino driving a servo connected to some pencils to pull the trigger, and there's a Logitech C300 webcam on the gun to source video. The laptop itself also plays sound files from Portal turrets when motion is detected or stops being detected. Check out www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrWUhVeEcHk for video!
Using Arduino to get the cost of probeware down (for science education).
Vernier's cheapest interface is $61 and handles one sensor: www.vernier.com/mbl
Arduino Uno is $30 and has 6 analog inputs: www.sparkfun.com/products/9950
Our goal is to interoperate with this curriculum: www.concord.org/activities/research-focus/probeware
Arduino clone with real-time clock, microSD socket, radio module and USB interface. The layout is designed for easy assembly and maximum compatibility with the Arduino Uno, with additional functionality being compatible with the Arduino Mega2560. The optional LM61 temperature sensor is not fitted, nor is the 5V regulator.
Version 2.1 features a few minor of improvements over version 2; the most significant is the addition of Microchip MCP2200 USB to UART converter.
For more information see blog.stevemarple.co.uk/2013/02/calunium-version-21.html
Eagle PCB design files available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0) licence, github.com/stevemarple/Calunium
Space was limited in my room so I decided long ago to remove my bed and build a lofted setup.
I do a lot of tinkering so I built in a U shaped desk that extends more or less around the full perimeter of my room with lots of space to work on things. My desktop setup lies directly underneath my bed and on the opposite side I have a soldering/electronics station.
I recently underwent a few hardware upgrades for my desktop which include a liquid cooled 6 core, 64 gb RAM custom machine and 3x 27" Achieva Shimian Korean IPS displays. These are mounted to the wall with monitor arms and can be pulled closer to the edge of the table if needed. The setup works really well for my 3d modeling and coding work.
They are also backlit by a RGB LED strip powered by an Arduino R3 and Python based client on the desktop which changes color according to the color on the screens. I find that it helps a lot with eye strain and adds a great ambiance to the room.
Arduino clone with real-time clock, microSD socket, radio module and USB interface. The layout is designed for easy assembly and maximum compatibility with the Arduino Uno, with additional functionality being compatible with the Arduino Mega2560. The optional LM61 temperature sensor is not fitted, nor is the 5V regulator.
Version 2.1 features a few minor of improvements over version 2; the most significant is the addition of Microchip MCP2200 USB to UART converter.
For more information see blog.stevemarple.co.uk/2013/02/calunium-version-21.html
Eagle PCB design files available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0) licence, github.com/stevemarple/Calunium
Finding the traditional USB Arduino a bit too big? This board includes everything the larger board does (except the USB to Serial portion) and does so in 1/6th the space (18 x 33mm). With the reduced size and cost it makes slipping an Arduino into almost anything possible. It also comes with the headers unpopulated letting you either solder in headers (for use in a breadboard) or your own wires directly to the board.
Available from oomlout:
$9 ARDUINO lesson 2. I copied the code from the web site but had to add the int definitions. push the button and light the LED!
I know everyone has done this before. RFID and arduino that is. But looking at the example code it looks like the antenna is always in receive mode. I am not sure how this affects the life of the chip / reader but I thought of adding a way to detect human presence before activating the receiver.
I found some little IR heat detector (here: www.allelectronics.com/make-a-store/item/IRD-10/INFRARED-... and tossed together some analog read code and viola. Now when the IR detector detects over a certain variable heat temp it activates the RFID reader.
I will post the code and write up on my blog.
This is a fully Arduino-compatible setup based on the Arduino breadboard except with a USB to serial converter and an RS232 level shifter instead of the FTDI chip. I used the parallel cable I'd made previously to burn the bootloader, then I was able to program it and to communicate with it via USB. This was all done using the normal Arduino software on Linux.
Our third Arduino 101 class at Tam Makers went really well. I taught this evening course with co-instructor Donald Day on Thursdays, from June 16 to 30, 2016, at the woodshop in Tam High School in Mill Valley.
We worked with an enthusiastic group of seven students, including adults with diverse backgrounds, as well as a couple high school students. Our partner Geo Monley worked both as a mentor and as a student during the hands-on sessions.
We started the class at 6pm, by giving students an overview of how circuits work. We then learned how to use a multimeter, how to solder electronics, and how to control rainbow-colored NeoPixel lights.
Students seemed to really enjoy this class and told us they learned a lot from it. Several expressed an interest in taking intermediate and advanced classes in the future. This is one of our first maker courses at Tam Makers, and we’re really happy that it is going so well; we look forward to teaching more classes in the fall.
View more photos of this Arduino course:
www.flickr.com/photos/fabola/albums/72157659914570948
Learn more about this Arduino 101 class:
www.tammakers.org/arduino-101/
Read our Arduino 101 Guide:
bit.ly/arduino-101-guide-june-2016
Check out our course slides:
bit.ly/arduino-101-slides-june-2016
Learn more about Tam Makers:
Wow, could not be simpler. Sonar unit streams the distance continuously on an analog line. 3 Wires, vcc, gnd, A0.
The next part of my nixie tube clock is some kind of real time clock that can keep track of time. The DS1307 is tiny and does just that. While the final clock may use GPS to get an accurate time, odds are it will be used to set one of these in case GPS reception is lost. The clock seems accurate - it's kept time for a day at least!
I'm using the AVR's TWI hardware rather than Wiring library's I²C code as I may not use an Arduino in the final clock (but they're really handy to prototype with!).
The LCD shows pretty much what the nixie tubes will: date and time, both six digits.
An add-on Gilroy’s been toying with for everybody’s favorite Arduino enclosure, this makes it simple to change out a 9V battery when your project needs the base & lid to stay together.