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Tutorial Archive
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Arduino Robot Arm – LarryArm v0.1
Posted on July 14, 2010 | 6 CommentsI have constructed a basic Arduino robot arm using 3 servos that cost me £15 in total plus a couple of hours in time to build and it’s very simple that I think anyone can replicate and build this. I already had the Arduino Duemilanove... -
Arduino – Redefining the TV Remote
Posted on June 13, 2010 | 2 CommentsWe use them every day, but has no one got bored of pressing buttons on a stick, it’s far too much effort pressing buttons! Surely there are better ways to control a device? After doing some work with my Nikon camera using IR to control... -
Easy way to make Photo Canvas Box Frames
Posted on March 7, 2010 | 2 CommentsI like the idea of having canvas photo prints on the wall but I also have enough of an ego to think that I can take a photo good enough to warrant printing my own canvas. Also I think it’s a bit more personal too... -
Tenacious D: Classico on the Bass Guitar
Posted on February 22, 2010 | No CommentsNot so sure I’ve tabbed this 100% but it’s a start, Tenacious D’s Classico for the Bass guitar. Video at the bottom showing it being played. It’s essentially parts from Bachs Bouree in E Minor, Beethovens Fur Elise and Mozarts Eine Kleine Nachtmusik. I’ve translated... -
Arduino – Controlling the Robot Arm
Posted on February 10, 2010 | 32 CommentsSo the arm is wired into Arduino as per the previous post, Arduino – Modifying a Robot Arm and hopefully this has worked. In this next part I alter the Arduino sketch slightly and write the first Processing sketch to test control of the arm... -
Fixing the 2nd Gear on a Yamaha Triple Engine
Posted on January 25, 2010 | 2 CommentsTrue to form our 1978 XS750 seems to pop out of 2nd gear and it seems common with the Yamaha triple engines. After looking around we found a few forum posts on fixing this but nothing really with pictures and more detail. I’ve moved the... -
Arduino – Modifying a Robot Arm
Posted on January 24, 2010 | 19 CommentsEssentially another tutorial involving controlling DC motors. In this post I’m going to first alter a robot arm I had built previously from a beginners kit so that it can be controlled from Arduino. Then I’m going to write a series of posts on different... -
Fitting New Rear Disc Brake for Triumph Tiger
Posted on January 4, 2010 | No CommentsAlso serves as a handy guide on what to do if the head of a hex bolt etc… is worn away. Hopefully this is pretty similar for changing the rear discs for most bikes. First of all the tools you will need to do the... -
Using Processing to Send Values using the Serial Port to Arduino
Posted on December 24, 2009 | 5 CommentsIn this write-up, I’ll show how to create a value in Processing and then send this value over the serial port to the Arduino. In the example I’m setting values of LEDs making them brighter or dimmed but this example can be extended to control... -
Arduino + Processing – 3D Sensor Data Visualisation
Posted on December 15, 2009 | 22 CommentsSo following on from my previous posts about visualising sensor data in Processing, I’m now looking at drawing 3D representations of the data recorded from the Sharp IR sensor – although can be any kind of range finder. I started by rigging 2 servos, one...