A Micro Relay at Work
The fundamentals of switching in GIF format! See a 5V micro relay switch from normally-closed to normally-open and back to normally-closed.
Arduino
In the Maker Shed: Getting Started with Netduino Kit
Do you think the Netduino is simply an Arduino that’s internet capable? You’d be wrong! Find out all about this ARM powered, .NET programmable microcontroller with the Maker Shed’s Getting Started with Netduino Kit.
In the Maker Shed: Microcontroller Quick Launch Pack
Are you interested in starting out with Arduino but don’t know which kit to get? Check out the Microcontroller Quick Launch Pack from the Maker Shed! It’s the perfect “in between” kit for Arduino. This bundle includes a few more components than the Getting Started with Arduino Kit (like a Maker Shield) but not nearly […]
Monkey Hacking on Weekend Projects
Turn a cymbal-banging monkey into a couch guardian to stop furballs from shedding on your favorite furniture.
Maker Faire New York: Real Time Bee Counter with Cloud Datalogging
From Instructables user hydronics comes this electronic bee-counter that mounts over a hive’s entrance, dividing it into many channels, each as wide as a single bee, and each equipped with a pair of IR reflectance sensors. When a bee passes through, the order in which the sensors are tripped reveals if it is coming or going.
New in the Maker Shed: Parallax Emic 2 Text-to-Speech Module
This unassuming little board can give your project the power of speech! Parallax’s new Emic 2 Text-to-Speech Module (now available in the Maker Shed) is an easy to use speech synthesis board capable of speaking both English and Spanish. You simply pass it text or numbers over serial and it converts them into a natural […]
Tapping Out Melodies on a Hardcover Book
ITP resident researcher and sound artist Nick Yulman has expanded his Bricolo modular music system to now include melodies.
