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Using Arduino Leonardo to send USB MIDI data

Physical Computing How To Guides

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

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

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

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

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

Using a HC-SR04 distance sensor

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

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

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

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

Powering an Arduino

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

Updated 1 year ago by Tom Lynch

How to install Arduino libraries

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

Updated 1 year ago by Tom Lynch

Useful learning resources

Physical Computing

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

Updated 1 year ago by Matt Jarvis

Where to buy components

Physical Computing

The following list is of common suppliers, other than eBay... Electronics UK Arduino boards, shie...

Updated 1 year ago by Tom Lynch

About the Silhouette Cameo 4 vinyl cutter

Facilities Vinyl Cutter

We have a Silhouette Cameo 4 vinyl cutter which can also operate as a pen plotter (although in a...

Updated 1 year ago by Tom Lynch

What is on the soldering bench?

Facilities Soldering & Electronics Bench

There are a number of Hakko FX-951 temprature controlled soldering stations available, the solder...

Updated 1 year ago by Tom Lynch

Which VR headsets does CCI have?

Facilities Virtual Reality

Valve Index VR headset Vive Pro Eye Wireless Oculus Quest 2 Vive Focus 3

Updated 1 year ago by Tom Lynch

Creating Digital Embroidery Designs with PE Design 11

Facilities Digital Embroidery

coming soon :)

Updated 1 year ago by agnes cameron

Creating Digital Embroidery Designs with PEmbroider

Facilities Digital Embroidery

PEmbroider is an open-source library for embroidery design, maintained by CMU's Studio for Creati...

Updated 1 year ago by agnes cameron

Using the Brother Innov-is V3 Embroidery Machine

Facilities Digital Embroidery

To use this machine, you must have had an induction from one of the technical staff. This guide i...

Updated 1 year ago by agnes cameron

Creating Digital Knitting Patterns with DesignaKnit

Facilities Digital Knitting Machine

DesignaKnit is a pattern drafting, garment design and interactive machine control software. It is...

Updated 1 year ago by agnes cameron