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How to use a rotary encoder
A rotary encoder is a device used to measure the rotation of something, similar to a rotary poten...
How to connect a Light Dependent Resistor (LDR)
An LDR or Light Dependent Resistor is a component which restricts how much power can flow through...
Connecting a Potentiometer
A potentiometer (often abbreviated to pot) is an electronic component with three connections, the...
How to connect a push button or switch
Buttons and switches are a way of opening and closing a circuit, i.e. making and breaking a conne...
Using a Sparkfun Sound Detector
The Sound Detector is a board made by Sparkfun electronics that provides a way to detect ambient ...
Making sounds with a piezo
'Piezo' normally refers to an electrical component which can be used to make sound, however more ...
Using an MPR121 capacitive touch sensor
The MPR121 is a tiny microchip formerly manufactured by NXP, now under Resurgent Semiconductor, i...
Powering an Arduino
Here is some resources about powering Arduino or other electronic projects: General How to powe...
How to install Arduino libraries
Arduino libraries are collections of code that are designed to provide additional, reusable funct...
Using the Brother Innov-is V3 Embroidery Machine
To use this machine, you must have had an induction from one of the technical staff. This guide i...
Software Defined Radio
The CCI has a small number of Adafruit RTL-SDR software defined radios. These can be used to tune...
Adding a Processing Library
Processing libraries allow us to use code other people have written within the Processing environ...
Greencoat & Peckham Road
The rooms in Greencoat and Peckham Road all vary slightly, but as a minimum they have the followi...
High Holborn
All CCI rooms in High Holborn have a similar user interface and set of features. Each room has: ...
Lone Working Policy
Our buildings are usually staffed from 9 am to 6 pm, Monday to Friday during term time. Outside o...
How do UAL room numbers work?
Room numbers in large organisations can be confusing, which is why we try to stick to a single st...
About
The CCI technical team runs a program of technical skills workshops focused on developing essent...
Box maker software/apps
Any material box makers: https://www.instructables.com/The-Ultimate-Guide-to-Laser-cut-Box-Genera...
Ruby: Design Array
One of the most useful features in Ruby is the ability to automatically create a repeating grid f...
Running a job
Once you've designed, prepared and queued up your job it will appear on the touch screen ready to...