A detailed instructions of how to build a USB-C PD power hub @ bitsnblobs.com About a month ago, I showed you how to create a USB power hub using a DC power adaptor like this. One of the suggestions was to use USB type C as the power source and in this post, we will […]
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How to configure I2C sensors with Arduino
Edward Mallon writes: I’ve spent the last year in the ‘uncanny valley’ of the Arduino. That’s the point where you understand the tutorials at Arduino.cc, but still don’t get much from the material on gitHub because trained programmers would never stoop to using the wire.h library when they could just roll their own in native […]
chipKIT Project 5: Digital stopwatch on seven segment LED display
Raj of Embedded Lab has a series of chipKIT tutorials. This 5th project will show you how to build a digital stopwatch on seven segment LED display with the chipKIT Uno32: In this project, we will use the chipKIT Uno32 board to build a digital stopwatch capable of timing minutes, seconds, and 1/10th of seconds, and with a […]
WORKSHOP VIDEO #43: How we edit video
Shooting in the workshop and away is done with JVC Everios in 1080P. They’re nothing more than a lens and CCD, so OK but the codec is not very good. Recently we’ve been recording the audio with a separate Zoom H1N recoding device, and a cheap Shure lapel mic. Footage and audio tracks are dumped to […]
ChipKIT Uno32 review and lots of tutorials
Raj made a in-depth tutorial series on the chipKIT Uno32, PIC32 based Arduino compatible boards. I have started this new tutorial series on chipKIT, and I believe they will be helpful for beginners to start using this platform for their own embedded projects and designs. Because I am also new to the Arduino and chipKIT […]
HOW-TO: Build 3D models from Eagle files
Overview Over the last few weeks we’ve been building 3D models of our projects in Google SketchUp using the EagleUp script. This script makes a 3D model of the board from Cadsoft Eagle board (.brd) files, and populates it with pre-existing models of components. Once you have a 3D model in SketchUp you are free […]
Parallax KickStart tutorials
Anticipating an increase in interest in their products now carried at Radio Shack and other retailers, Parallax has posted a number of useful tutorials on their Getting Started with Parallax Wiki Google code site. Designed to bring beginners up to speed with coding and interfacing peripherals with the Propeller multi-core MCU, the Basic Stamp module […]
Tutorials: The Signal Path EE vlog
Kelvin writes to inform us of a tutorial site: Would like to recommend this blog site, The Signal Path. The videos there provide very good explanation about the topics covered. The most recent one is using op-amp to generate PWM signal. The previous one on oscillator was also very informative. Do check it out. Via […]
CMU robotics academy materials
Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) has a number of free online materials from their Robotics Academy. The programs, designed to spark interest in robotics among younger students, are known as FIRE, for Fostering Innovation through Robotics Exploration. The program’s mission is to “use the motivational effects of robotics to excite students about science and technology.” The […]