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How to make Animation on NeoMatrix

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What is NeoMatrix? NeoMatrix is a grid lined up with mutiple Neopixel. Neopixel is addressable LE...

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Using a Sparkfun MP3 Trigger

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What is the MP3 Trigger? The MP3 trigger is a board made by Sparkfun electronics that provides a ...

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Using a Force Sensor

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What is a Force Sensor? The Force Sensor is sensing the resistance value depending on how much it...

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How to connect a Light Dependent Resistor (LDR)

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What is an LDR? An LDR or Light Dependent Resistor is a component which restricts how much power ...

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Using a TCS34725 RGB Color Sensor

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What is the TCS34725 RGB Color Sensor? The TCS3472 sensor provides a digital return of red, green...

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How to control Arduino without using delay()

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What is a delay()? delay() is a function that pauses the program for the amount of time (in milli...

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How to use a Neopixel strip

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What is Neopixel? Neopixel is a name given by Adafruit. Neopixel is addressable LEDs, meaning tha...

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How to use a PIR sensor

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What is a PIR sensor? PIR stands for Passive Infra Red and therefore a PIR sensor can etect movem...

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Making Breathing Light with LEDs

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What is a LED? LED (Light Emitting Diode) is a semiconductor light source that emits light when c...

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Making sounds with a piezo

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)# What is a piezo? 'Piezo' normally refers to an electrical component which can be used to make ...

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Controlling an actuator with TinkerKit Mosfet

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What is the TinkerKit Mosfet? The TinkerKit Mosfet is a simple module for controlling devices lik...

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Using a Vibration Motor

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What is a vibration motor? Vibration motor is a DC motor in a compact size that is used to inform...

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Where to buy components

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

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Useful learning resources

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

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Using an MFRC522 RFID reader

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What is an MFRC522 RFID reader RFID means radio-frequency identification. RFID uses electromagnet...

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Using an MPR121 capacitive touch sensor

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What is the MPR121? The MPR121 is a tiny microchip formerly manufactured by NXP, now under Resurg...

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Powering an Arduino

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How to power an Arduino Here is some resources about powering Arduino or other electronic project...

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Using a Sparkfun Sound Detector

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What is the Sound Detector? The Sound Detector is a board made by Sparkfun electronics that provi...

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Connecting a Potentiometer

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What is a potentiometer? A potentiometer (often abbreviated to pot) is an electronic component wi...

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