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Dataset Augmentaion

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

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Books Getting Started With Arduino 3rd Edition by Massimo Banzi and Michael Shiloh A short and ...

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Here are a list of places around London that can help in production of your projects. Jump to: La...

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How to install Arduino libraries

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

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Powering an Arduino

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

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Using an MPR121 capacitive touch sensor

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

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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...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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...

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Connecting a Potentiometer

How To Guides Electronics & Physical Computing,

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

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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...

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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...

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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 ...

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DFPlayer Mini

How To Guides Electronics & Physical Computing,

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

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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...

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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...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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...

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