Having received my first Arduino I had to come up with a good first microcontroller project. Something not too complicated but more than just a book example. I had just purchased a wireless webcam (Linksys WVC54GCA) and thought it would be cool if I could move it around on a pan & tilt mechanism. And how much cooler would it be to be able to control it over the internet?
This is interesting, some examples of a Makerbot printing out braille, langfordw writes – This is still a work in progress but the MakerBot actually seems to print braille rather well. I can’t read braille so I can’t judge for sure whether it’s readable but it certainly seems like it. The trick is to get […]
Nicholas Wallen’s tick-tock clock takes an interesting look at what constitutes a clock.
In front of the DRO is an array of lenses that allow for defocusing of the digits as they are shifted by the motor. This creates an unusual effect that can be implemented as desired in the programing. At this time the effect is randomized over the course of a single minute. The electronics clock is a real-time clock w/ battery so that when power is lost the time is retained.
Congratulations to everyone who helped put on the Maker Faire Rhode Island, it was a smashing success!
Even though temperatures here in Austin are still flirting with the 90s, I can’t help but feel like fall is knocking at our door. These fun yarn apples from Marie at Make and Takes are the kind of fall craft that is quick and easy to whip up, and fun to make with the kids!
Here’s how to make a little pedal for electric guitar. The idea is to connect the Arduino pedals, and using software to control sound processing, we made ourselves with Pure Data. Here I show you an example of a looper, but it can also be a rack of effects without problem.
