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Setting up environments
Global and Virtual environments Now that we have installed Python, we mentioned that it comes wit...
Which VR headsets does CCI have?
Valve Index VR headset Vive Pro Eye Wireless Vive Focus 3
Dataset Augmentaion
This article will cover how you can increase the size of your original dataset with the help of d...
Using CCI's MQTT endpoint
MQTT is a networking protocol that uses a 'publish-subscribe' model (where some machines 'publish...
Robots and components we have
Robots Item Quantity Image Universal Robot UR5e 1 Dobot Magician V2 2 Adeept Robot A...
Soft Robotics
Soft robotics is a branch of robotics that makes use of compliant (e.g. soft, stretchy, flexible)...
Hackspaces & Services
Here are a list of places around London that can help in production of your projects. Jump to: La...
Useful learning resources
Books Getting Started With Arduino 3rd Edition by Massimo Banzi and Michael Shiloh A short and ...
Using Raspberry Pi for Projects
In the CCI we have a large number of pre-configured Raspberry Pi 4 boards for use by students, as...
Workshop: Knitted Synthesisers
These notes are based on a workshop run by Agnes Cameron, and were developed as part of B Claxton...
Beyond Arduino: Choosing Boards for your Project
For projects requiring greater complexity, or more specific features than is possible with an Ard...
How to build your own flex sensor
You will need: Velostat Copper tape Foam Soldering kit Silicon wire (thin threaded wire is also ...
Mini 360 Degree Continuous Servo Code
Continuous servos have a different structure to them than regular servos. A regular servo simply ...
5V Air Pump Guide
We have a number of small 5V air pumps and silicone tubing available for students to borrow for s...
Stepper motor with TB6000 Microstep driver
We have the 42BYGHM809 Stepper motors with the TB6600 Stepper motor microstep driver to the Ardui...
How to revive a broken Arduino using a Mac
These are instructions for doing this on a mac -- there are a few extra steps which might be a l...
DFPlayer Mini
The DFPlayer Mini is a small (cheap!) and flexible mp3 player unit that can be controlled via an ...
Using Arduino Leonardo to send USB MIDI data
One of the secrets of Arduino Leonardo is the in-built USB MIDI support. This is really useful fo...
Using the serial monitor and serial logger
Serial communication is a type of communication between two devices, normally between a computer ...
How to use a rotary encoder
A rotary encoder is a device used to measure the rotation of something, similar to a rotary poten...