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Image files captured using digital cameras often contain a large amount of information about how ...

There are loads of different ways to put your work online, and trying to figure out what will wor...

The CCI has a small number of Adafruit RTL-SDR software defined radios. These can be used to tune...

Processing libraries allow us to use code other people have written within the Processing environ...

ORB stands for Online Resource Booking, and it is UAL's way of booking access to Technical Resour...

How to Login You can log in to ORB using your UAL username and password: Go to orb.arts.ac.uk. E...

You can book a space at CCI by using the SISO app or in a or a web browser. Step 1 - Login For mo...

You can cancel a booking by visiting ORB on the SISO app or in a or a web browser. You can book a...

Step 1 – Install the App The ORB app is called "smarthub" on both App Stores: Android Download an...

We operate a laptop locker system that issues laptops until the end of each day. The laptops can ...

There are a number of different courses at CCI with different modes of study, obviously students ...

This information was updated in Spring 2024 for the 2024-25 academic year. You can see a list of ...

The UAL IoT network is set up for devices that cannot authenticate to UAL-WiFi or eduroam because...

Apporto is a system used for remote access Cyber Security Labs. GN3 User guide Apporto Guide

We have dozens of laptops in our laptop lockers, which is more than enough most of the time, and ...

A common way to run classes at the CCI is for your lecturer to manage homework through a main git...

Git is a tool for versioning code. A git repository is a folder of files where changes made over ...

(a.k.a. GitHub Enterprise for UAL) GitHub provides a version of its version control platform for ...

Many classes in the CCI will either require or encourage you to use git and github in your work. ...

We have several AirGradient indoor and outdoor air quality sensors at the Greencoat building, whi...

We run the CCI server as a resource to host websites and projects for students and staff at CCI, ...

MQTT is a networking protocol that uses a 'publish-subscribe' model (where some machines 'publish...

Please consult this article, if you don't know how to connect to the CCI Server. Download and ins...

Arduino libraries are collections of code that are designed to provide additional, reusable funct...

Here is some resources about powering Arduino or other electronic projects: General How to powe...

The MPR121 is a tiny microchip formerly manufactured by NXP, now under Resurgent Semiconductor, i...

The MP3 trigger is a board made by Sparkfun electronics that provides a way to play MP3 files fro...

'Piezo' normally refers to an electrical component which can be used to make sound, however more ...

The Sound Detector is a board made by Sparkfun electronics that provides a way to detect ambient ...

Buttons and switches are a way of opening and closing a circuit, i.e. making and breaking a conne...

The HC-SR04 is a ultrasonic distance sensor, it uses ultrasound to send out a ping and measure ho...

A potentiometer (often abbreviated to pot) is an electronic component with three connections, the...

An LDR or Light Dependent Resistor is a component which restricts how much power can flow through...

A rotary encoder is a device used to measure the rotation of something, similar to a rotary poten...

Serial communication is a type of communication between two devices, normally between a computer ...

One of the secrets of Arduino Leonardo is the in-built USB MIDI support. This is really useful fo...

The DFPlayer Mini is a small (cheap!) and flexible mp3 player unit that can be controlled via an ...

These are instructions for doing this on a mac -- there are a few extra steps which might be a l...

We have the 42BYGHM809 Stepper motors with the TB6600 Stepper motor microstep driver to the Ardui...

We have a number of small 5V air pumps and silicone tubing available for students to borrow for s...

Continuous servos have a different structure to them than regular servos. A regular servo simply ...

You will need: Velostat Copper tape Foam Soldering kit Silicon wire (thin threaded wire is also ...

For projects requiring greater complexity, or more specific features than is possible with an Ard...

These notes are based on a workshop run by Agnes Cameron, and were developed as part of B Claxton...

In the CCI we have a large number of pre-configured Raspberry Pi 4 boards for use by students, as...

If you are brand new to the Python programming language, you first need to have it properly insta...

For Windows: If your laptop is new, and you have never used it to compile a Python file, it is mo...

NOTE: Mac OS no longer has a pre-installed version of Python in their systems (S...

Global and Virtual environments Now that we have installed Python, we mentioned that it comes wit...

This article will guide you through how to enable GPU computing for Tensorflow on High Holborn DE...

If you are using one of the laptops on loan of the CCI, or have a Macbook of your own with an M1/...

This tutorial is to enable the use of the GPU in the Macbooks available on the lockers. All of th...

What is CUDA Toolkit and why do you need it? In simple words CUDA Toolkit allows you to develop s...

Overview This guide will walk you through a very simple PyTorch training pipeline. Accompanying c...

Code and audio for this article can be found here: https://git.arts.ac.uk/ipavlov/WikiMisc/blob/m...

What is Weights & Biases? Weights & Biases (wandb from now on) is a platform for AI/ML developmen...

This article will cover how you can increase the size of your original dataset with the help of d...

Fusion or previously known as Fusion 360, is a CAD (Computer Aided Design) software by Autodesk....

To install Fusion as a student, you must first create an Autodesk student account. The instructi...