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How-to Tuesday: Arduino 101 the LED

More information is available at http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/02/howto_tuesday_arduino_101_blink_an_led.html

This week I am going to be starting a series about getting started with the Arduino. A few weeks ago I posted a quick how-to on using a force sensor and received a lot of positive feedback. This led me to the idea of a creating a series of how-to’s about our favorite little micro-controller, the Arduino.

We have lots of Arduino’s in the Maker Shed http://www.makershed.com/SearchResults.asp?Cat=43

Continue Reading January 21st, 2011October 19th, 2020 Marc de Vinck

How-to Tuesday: Valentines LED display

The complete build process, including lots of pictures, can be found on makezine.com.

http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/01/howto_tuesday_valentines_led_display.html

This week I am going to be making the Open Heart kit from the Maker Shed. The Open Heart kit uses a technique called Charliplexing for lighting up the LEDs. Why? Well, Charlieplexing allows you to control each LED’s state individually. All you need to do is create a simple program and upload it to the Arduino and you have a really cool animated LED display. Check out makezine.com for all the details of the build.

Check out makezine.com for the complete build.

Continue Reading January 21st, 2011April 15th, 2015 Marc de Vinck

How-to Tuesday: Fun with the Arduino Starter Kit

This week I made a project with parts from the Arduino Starter Kit. I skipped over building the Proto Shield from the kit, since I made a how-to a while back. Otherwise, it’s a simple build that doesn’t require any soldering.

Check out makezine.com for more information and the code. http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2008/12/howto_tuesday.html

Continue Reading January 21st, 2011October 14th, 2015 Marc de Vinck

Twitchie Scorpion

I made this scorpion toy with a Twitchie Robot Kit. I’m really afraid of scorpions where I live in Arizona, so I thought a friendly toy would help me get used to them. I made his plush body from some fabric I had around, aiming to make him look like an Arizona bark scorpion, which are tan/yellowish/translucent. Twitchie is Arduino powered and comes pre-programmed, so it’s an excellent kit for beginners in robotics, because no programming is required! You can download and modify the code if you want, and it’s pretty light on the soldering, too. I’d recommend Twitchie for young makers (boys & girls, too!) interested in robotics or moving plush toys. You can buy the Twitchie Robot Kit in the Maker Shed:
http://www.makershed.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=MKTET2

Music is “At the Crack of Noon” by Shuutobi, http://shuutobi.com

Continue Reading January 21st, 2011December 8th, 2015 Becky Stern