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Using a Sparkfun MP3 Trigger

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

Updated 1 year ago by agnes cameron

Making sounds with a piezo

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

Updated 1 year ago by Tom Lynch

Using a Sparkfun Sound Detector

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

Updated 1 year ago by Tom Lynch

How to connect a push button or switch

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

Updated 1 year ago by Tom Lynch

Connecting a Potentiometer

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

Updated 1 year ago by Tom Lynch

How to connect a Light Dependent Resistor (LDR)

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

Updated 1 year ago by Tom Lynch

How to use a rotary encoder

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

Updated 1 year ago by Tom Lynch

Using the serial monitor and serial logger

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

Updated 1 year ago by Tom Lynch

DFPlayer Mini

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

Updated 1 year ago by Lexin Zhou

How to revive a broken Arduino using a Mac

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

Updated 1 year ago by Tom Lynch

Stepper motor with TB6000 Microstep driver

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

Updated 1 year ago by Tom Lynch

Mini 360 Degree Continuous Servo Code

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

Updated 1 year ago by Tom Lynch

How to build your own flex sensor

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

Updated 1 year ago by Tom Lynch

Beyond Arduino: Choosing Boards for your Project

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

Updated 1 year ago by agnes cameron

Workshop: Knitted Synthesisers

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

Updated 1 year ago by agnes cameron

Using Raspberry Pi for Projects

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

Updated 1 year ago by agnes cameron

How to Connect to MySQL Database on the CCI Server

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

Updated 1 year ago by Ilia Pavlov

How to enable GPU support with TensorFlow (Windows) (For High Holborn only)

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

Updated 1 year ago by Ilia Pavlov

How to install CUDA Toolkit on your personal Windows PC

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

Updated 1 year ago by Ilia Pavlov

Simple PyTorch Project

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

Updated 1 year ago by Ilia Pavlov