For the last month or so I’ve been working on a project involving a NeoPixel, I chose to use a NeoPixel instead of the usual RGB LED strip because I felt that the individual addressable LEDs would be easier to work and create better effects. While this is true I did not take into account the learning curb […]
Neopixels, How Do They Work? Continue Reading
Calculating on paper is never an easy job. And when it comes to formulas with sub-formulas of their own, it is nothing short of a nightmare! Take the case of a simple pendulum, which has a variable with a formula of its own. What if there was a way to replace these scary calculations with
Measuring Time Period of a Pendulum Using IR Sensor Continue Reading
Let’s measure distances with an ultrasonic rangefinder (distance sensor) and Arduino’s digital input. We’ll connect up a circuit using a breadboard and use some simple Arduino code to control a single LED. You may have already learned to read a pushbutton and PIR motion sensor with Arduino’s digital input, and we’ll build on those skills in this lesson. Ultrasonic
Ultrasonic Distance Sensor in Arduino With Tinkercad Continue Reading
The inner machinations of the mind of cryptocurrency markets are an enigma. Even traditional stock markets often seem to behave at random, to the point that several economists seriously suggest that various non-human animals might outperform one market or another just by random chance alone. The classic example is a monkey picking stocks at random,
HAMSTER TRADES CRYPTO BETTER THAN YOU Continue Reading
Art is a conversation, yes. But normally, it’s a short one: the artist makes a statement and the audience responds, each bringing their own interpretations. The hard thing about being an artist is that once you release a piece into the world, it’s sort of bound and gagged in that it can’t defend itself from
RESPONSIVE PAINTINGS DO IT WITH HEAT AND LIGHT Continue Reading
This is a YouTube Subscriber counter built with an ESP8266. It uses the YouTube apiv3 to poll for changes. It’s made specifically for one of my favourite youtubers Henk Rijckaert. It was featured in his livestream where the goal was to get to 9000 subscribers. Step 1: Parts Needed – Electronics and Case The project is
YouTube Subscriber Counter With LEDs Continue Reading
Let’s learn how to control multiple LEDs using Arduino’s digital outputs and a breadboard. Expanding upon the last lesson on blinking an LED, We’ll connect some LEDs to the Arduino Uno and compose a simple program to light them up in a pattern. You can follow along virtually using Tinkercad Circuits. You can even view this lesson from
Multiple LEDs & Breadboards With Arduino in Tinkercad Continue Reading
Normally, when a project calls for addressable LEDs, we just throw a strip of WS2812s and an Arduino together, cobble together some code from the examples in the FastLED library, and call it a day. We don’t put much thought into what’s going on under the hood, unless and until we run into an LED project
COOL WS2811 TRICK MAKES LED ART INSTALLATION SMOOTH Continue Reading
Recently I have been playing around with Arduino. Arduino is really cool and is a great way to learn electronics. In this Instructable I will teach you the basics of Arduino including: LED’s Buttons Potentiometers Resistors Tinkercad And a project with this knowledge. Step 1: The Board The controller can be broken down into a
Arduino Basics With Night Light Continue Reading
Most clocks these days have ditched the round face and instead prefer to tell time through the medium of 7-segment displays. [mihai.cuciuc] is bringing the round face to digital clocks with his time-keeping piece, MakeTime. MakeTime serves two purposes, the first and most obvious one is as a clock. Rather than displaying the time with digits,
UNIQUE CLOCK DOUBLES AS A DEVELOPMENT BOARD Continue Reading
