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962 min9-part Arduino course36 CQ
Electronic sensors are the eyes and ears of machines. In this course, learn about a variety of sensors and their applications, and discover how to implement them in your Arduino prototyping setup.
with Dr Peter DalmarisElectronic sensors are the eyes and ears of machines. In this course, learn about a variety of sensors and their applications, and discover how to implement them in your Arduino prototyping setup.
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534 min5-part Arduino course20 CQ
Arduino is an open-source prototyping platform that makes hardware engineering similar to programming. Learn about Arduino and its tools, and complete a basic prototyping project involving LED lights.
with Dr Peter DalmarisArduino is an open-source prototyping platform that makes hardware engineering similar to programming. Learn about Arduino and its tools, and complete a basic prototyping project involving LED lights.
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17185 min17-part Arduino course102 CQ
Want to learn how to program and build devices using an Arduino? This course from Human Hard Drive demonstrates programming and circuitry basics, and helps you make an Arduino communicate with ease.
with HumanHardDriveWant to learn how to program and build devices using an Arduino? This course from Human Hard Drive demonstrates programming and circuitry basics, and helps you make an Arduino communicate with ease.
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14 minFREEArduino lessonFree8 CQ
Now that you are familiar with Arduino, learn the basic electrical engineering principles that will help get you started on your first project!
with Jeremy BlumNow that you are familiar with Arduino, learn the basic electrical engineering principles that will help get you started on your first project!
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12 minFREEArduino lessonFree7 CQ
New to Arduino? In this overview from Jeremy Blum, learn how to use this open source platform microcontroller for unlimited projects and possibilities!
with Jeremy BlumNew to Arduino? In this overview from Jeremy Blum, learn how to use this open source platform microcontroller for unlimited projects and possibilities!
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18 minFREEArduino lessonFree10 CQ
In this second lesson of the Arduino series, learn how to create a circuit with a push button and an LED, and how to write a program to control it.
with Jeremy BlumIn this second lesson of the Arduino series, learn how to create a circuit with a push button and an LED, and how to write a program to control it.
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5 minFREEArduino lessonFree3 CQ
Learn to use an Arduino & Sparkfun BigEasyDriver to control a stepper motor - and create a simple CNC machine!
with NYC CNCLearn to use an Arduino & Sparkfun BigEasyDriver to control a stepper motor - and create a simple CNC machine!
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11 minFREEArduino lessonFree6 CQ
Get started on a fun electronics journey with your new Arduino! Start off by installing the Arduino IDE, connecting hardware, and learning about the breadboard.
with LonnieGet started on a fun electronics journey with your new Arduino! Start off by installing the Arduino IDE, connecting hardware, and learning about the breadboard.
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25 minArduino lesson13 CQ
In this lesson, learn how to use a cloud logging service called Nimbits to record your Arduino's sensor data and post photo-resistor values.
with Dr Peter DalmarisIn this lesson, learn how to use a cloud logging service called Nimbits to record your Arduino's sensor data and post photo-resistor values.
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7 minArduino lesson4 CQ
This third lesson covers the tools and process involved in prototyping with Arduino, from the idea stage to the final product! Product links attached.
with Dr Peter DalmarisThis third lesson covers the tools and process involved in prototyping with Arduino, from the idea stage to the final product! Product links attached.
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2 minFREEArduino lessonFree2 CQ
The world of sensors is a wide, wild one. In this introductory lesson, learn which sensors you'll be using in this Arduino course, from photo to ultrasonic.
with Dr Peter DalmarisThe world of sensors is a wide, wild one. In this introductory lesson, learn which sensors you'll be using in this Arduino course, from photo to ultrasonic.
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23 minFREEArduino lessonFree12 CQ
In the first part of this series, learn how to connect the RF hardware to the Arduino micro-controller, and write the code to send and receive a simple message.
with Ab KurkIn the first part of this series, learn how to connect the RF hardware to the Arduino micro-controller, and write the code to send and receive a simple message.
Curios
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FREEAesthetic Daily Curio #1103Free1 CQ
You’ve got to see them to believe them. Strandbeests, Dutch for “beach animals,” are kinetic sculptures made from PVC tubes by the artist-engineer Theo Jansen. In this age of augmented reality and autonomous vehicles, the mesmerizingly lifelike movements of strandbeests are powered by the wind or a gentle push. Strandbeests come in all shapes and sizes. Some look like herds of antelope, others like gigantic undulating fish. But they share a common design element: gears that convert rotary motion into moving legs able to transverse flat surfaces. Jansen started working on his first strandbeest over 25 years ago. Since then he has continually optimized and expanded their design. The first one, which was literally taped together, didn’t have legs that could stand. Jansen’s latest creations include pressurized air bottles and water detection systems. He hopes one day to leave them on the beaches of his beloved North Sea to survive by themselves. Jansen got his start as an artist-engineer by blowing up a fake flying saucer and unleashing it on his hometown—causing panic and a police chase. See below for amazingly beautiful footage of strandbeests in action; plus instructions on how to make your own using Arduino. Artistic nerds are the best.
You’ve got to see them to believe them. Strandbeests, Dutch for “beach animals,” are kinetic sculptures made from PVC tubes by the artist-engineer Theo Jansen. In this age of augmented reality and autonomous vehicles, the mesmerizingly lifelike movements of strandbeests are powered by the wind or a gentle push. Strandbeests come in all shapes and sizes. Some look like herds of antelope, others like gigantic undulating fish. But they share a common design element: gears that convert rotary motion into moving legs able to transverse flat surfaces. Jansen started working on his first strandbeest over 25 years ago. Since then he has continually optimized and expanded their design. The first one, which was literally taped together, didn’t have legs that could stand. Jansen’s latest creations include pressurized air bottles and water detection systems. He hopes one day to leave them on the beaches of his beloved North Sea to survive by themselves. Jansen got his start as an artist-engineer by blowing up a fake flying saucer and unleashing it on his hometown—causing panic and a police chase. See below for amazingly beautiful footage of strandbeests in action; plus instructions on how to make your own using Arduino. Artistic nerds are the best.
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FREEPlay Daily Curio #908Free1 CQ
You might have heard of the internet meme “Netflix and chill.” Well, now there is "Netflix and wool." It's a pair of socks that detects when you are falling asleep and will automatically pause Netflix. You know, so you don't have that annoying experience of waking up and having no idea how much of the show you missed? The socks' sleep detection system uses actigraphy, which monitors your state of rest and activity using an accelerometer. If you stop moving for too long, the socks assume you’ve fallen asleep and pause Netflix. Conveniently the sock flashes a red warning light before it is about to pause, so you can shake your leg and resume watching. There's one catch. Netflix doesn't actually manufacture the socks--you have to make them yourself. But don't worry, Netflix has released step-by-step DIY instructions. All you need is a basic understanding of electronics, programming experience, an Arduino micro controller, infrared LEDs, a battery, some wires, and some socks. Oh, and you should be comfortable using a soldering iron. Or you could just turn off the TV before you fall asleep.
You might have heard of the internet meme “Netflix and chill.” Well, now there is "Netflix and wool." It's a pair of socks that detects when you are falling asleep and will automatically pause Netflix. You know, so you don't have that annoying experience of waking up and having no idea how much of the show you missed? The socks' sleep detection system uses actigraphy, which monitors your state of rest and activity using an accelerometer. If you stop moving for too long, the socks assume you’ve fallen asleep and pause Netflix. Conveniently the sock flashes a red warning light before it is about to pause, so you can shake your leg and resume watching. There's one catch. Netflix doesn't actually manufacture the socks--you have to make them yourself. But don't worry, Netflix has released step-by-step DIY instructions. All you need is a basic understanding of electronics, programming experience, an Arduino micro controller, infrared LEDs, a battery, some wires, and some socks. Oh, and you should be comfortable using a soldering iron. Or you could just turn off the TV before you fall asleep.
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FREEComposition Photo CurioFree1 CQ
It's Flashback Friday! Enjoy this favorite from the Curio Cabinet archives.
Ever wonder how burgers stack in commercials? Just ask photographer Steve Giralt, who combines photography and cinematography to create what he calls visual engineering. He begins each shoot by designing automations, like the custom contraption holding the burger pictured above, around the demands of each subject. The burger's components balance on tension wires, held by two digital wings, and as the wires release, the wings move out of frame. A camera on a robotic arm recedes, appropriately focusing the frame and snapping and filming away, as a strobe illuminates the burger parts' plummet. It all happens in a matter of seconds using Giralt’s custom-built Precision Arduino Timing Relay Imaging Controller. The controller operates as a sort of feedback loop ensuring all operations occur in tandem. If this all sounds complex, it is; Giralt considers himself a technologist, and fabricates electronics in creative ways to meet his needs. His novel methods have won him advertising gigs with Budweiser, Starbucks, and PepsiCo, to name a few, and he encourages all photographers to use developing technologies to find their own unique successes. Just keep a few towels on hand—the process can be… messy.
Below: more of Giralt's handywork and a video of him discussing his process.
It's Flashback Friday! Enjoy this favorite from the Curio Cabinet archives.
Ever wonder how burgers stack in commercials? Just ask photographer Steve Giralt, who combines photography and cinematography to create what he calls visual engineering. He begins each shoot by designing automations, like the custom contraption holding the burger pictured above, around the demands of each subject. The burger's components balance on tension wires, held by two digital wings, and as the wires release, the wings move out of frame. A camera on a robotic arm recedes, appropriately focusing the frame and snapping and filming away, as a strobe illuminates the burger parts' plummet. It all happens in a matter of seconds using Giralt’s custom-built Precision Arduino Timing Relay Imaging Controller. The controller operates as a sort of feedback loop ensuring all operations occur in tandem. If this all sounds complex, it is; Giralt considers himself a technologist, and fabricates electronics in creative ways to meet his needs. His novel methods have won him advertising gigs with Budweiser, Starbucks, and PepsiCo, to name a few, and he encourages all photographers to use developing technologies to find their own unique successes. Just keep a few towels on hand—the process can be… messy.
Below: more of Giralt's handywork and a video of him discussing his process.
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FREEComposition Photo CurioFree1 CQ
It's Flashback Friday... and National Fast Food Day. Chew on this favorite from the Curio Cabinet archives.
Ever wonder how burgers stack in commercials? Just ask photographer Steve Giralt, who combines photography and cinematography to create what he calls visual engineering. He begins each shoot by designing automations, like the custom contraption holding the burger pictured above, around the demands of each subject. The burger's components balance on tension wires, held by two digital wings, and as the wires release, the wings move out of frame. A camera on a robotic arm recedes, appropriately focusing the frame and snapping and filming away, as a strobe illuminates the burger parts' plummet. It all happens in a matter of seconds using Giralt’s custom-built Precision Arduino Timing Relay Imaging Controller. The controller operates as a sort of feedback loop ensuring all operations occur in tandem. If this all sounds complex, it is; Giralt considers himself a technologist, and fabricates electronics in creative ways to meet his needs. His novel methods have won him advertising gigs with Budweiser, Starbucks, and PepsiCo, to name a few, and he encourages all photographers to use developing technologies to find their own unique successes. Just keep a few towels on hand—the process can be… messy.
Below: more of Giralt's handywork and a video of him discussing his process.
It's Flashback Friday... and National Fast Food Day. Chew on this favorite from the Curio Cabinet archives.
Ever wonder how burgers stack in commercials? Just ask photographer Steve Giralt, who combines photography and cinematography to create what he calls visual engineering. He begins each shoot by designing automations, like the custom contraption holding the burger pictured above, around the demands of each subject. The burger's components balance on tension wires, held by two digital wings, and as the wires release, the wings move out of frame. A camera on a robotic arm recedes, appropriately focusing the frame and snapping and filming away, as a strobe illuminates the burger parts' plummet. It all happens in a matter of seconds using Giralt’s custom-built Precision Arduino Timing Relay Imaging Controller. The controller operates as a sort of feedback loop ensuring all operations occur in tandem. If this all sounds complex, it is; Giralt considers himself a technologist, and fabricates electronics in creative ways to meet his needs. His novel methods have won him advertising gigs with Budweiser, Starbucks, and PepsiCo, to name a few, and he encourages all photographers to use developing technologies to find their own unique successes. Just keep a few towels on hand—the process can be… messy.
Below: more of Giralt's handywork and a video of him discussing his process.
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FREEComposition Photo CurioFree1 CQ
Ever wonder how burgers stack in commercials? Just ask photographer Steve Giralt, who combines photography and cinematography to create what he calls visual engineering. He begins each shoot by designing automations, like the custom contraption holding the burger pictured above, around the demands of each subject. The burger's components balance on tension wires, held by two digital wings, and as the wires release, the wings move out of frame. A camera on a robotic arm recedes, appropriately focusing the frame and snapping and filming away, as a strobe illuminates the burger parts' plummet. It all happens in a matter of seconds using Giralt’s custom-built Precision Arduino Timing Relay Imaging Controller. The controller operates as a sort of feedback loop ensuring all operations occur in tandem. If this all sounds complex, it is; Giralt considers himself a technologist, and fabricates electronics in creative ways to meet his needs. His novel methods have won him advertising gigs with Budweiser, Starbucks, and PepsiCo, to name a few, and he encourages all photographers to use developing technologies to find their own unique successes. Just keep a few towels on hand—the process can be… messy.
Below: more of Giralt's handywork and a video of him discussing his process.
Ever wonder how burgers stack in commercials? Just ask photographer Steve Giralt, who combines photography and cinematography to create what he calls visual engineering. He begins each shoot by designing automations, like the custom contraption holding the burger pictured above, around the demands of each subject. The burger's components balance on tension wires, held by two digital wings, and as the wires release, the wings move out of frame. A camera on a robotic arm recedes, appropriately focusing the frame and snapping and filming away, as a strobe illuminates the burger parts' plummet. It all happens in a matter of seconds using Giralt’s custom-built Precision Arduino Timing Relay Imaging Controller. The controller operates as a sort of feedback loop ensuring all operations occur in tandem. If this all sounds complex, it is; Giralt considers himself a technologist, and fabricates electronics in creative ways to meet his needs. His novel methods have won him advertising gigs with Budweiser, Starbucks, and PepsiCo, to name a few, and he encourages all photographers to use developing technologies to find their own unique successes. Just keep a few towels on hand—the process can be… messy.
Below: more of Giralt's handywork and a video of him discussing his process.