Circuit Skills: PWM (Pulse Width Modulation)
Collin explains Pulse Width Modulation, a simple method for controlling analog devices via a digital signal.
Arduino
Make: Arduino Bots and Gadgets (the Interview)
Tero Karvinen and Kimmo Karvinen are authors of the recently-published Make: Arduino Bots and Gadgets, which teaches you how to build your own robots, turn your ideas into prototypes, control devices with a computer, and make your own cell phone applications. They’ll both be joining us at Maker Faire Bay Area 2011 in the Maker […]
Use Android Open Accessory Without Android Programming
“follower” wrote in with yet another cool project for the Android Open Accessory SDK. This time, you don’t even need to do any Android programming; your Arduino Sketch tells follower’s Android app what to do and what to display on the screen: Handbag makes it possible to create Arduino-based accessories for Android devices without creating […]
Confirmed! Standard Arduino Works With Android Open Accessory
Not long after the Open Accessory Kit was announced, romfont posted a great set of instructions on getting this work with a standard Arduino.
Hands-On with the Android Open Accessory Development Kit
Yesterday, Google announced their open accessory kit based on Arduino. Although they aren’t immediately available for sale in the US, they (or something like what you see in this post) will be soon.
Networked On Air Light for Streaming Broadcasters
In true spirit, Make: Live is very much a DIY production. Instead of tripods, we use zip ties to mount webcams to chairs and we jury rig an old monitor to act as our prompter. Along those lines, I decided to create an on air light to indicate when we’re broadcasting. While I could have […]
Duck Feeds Kids When Kids Feed Ducks
In this digital performance experiment from the students of the Digital World and Image Group at Georgia Tech, an Arduino-based robotic duck spits out treats for kids when enough real ducks are gathered in the stream below. In order to get the real ducks to accumulate, the kids must feed them. The purpose of this […]
