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How to install libraries
Arduino libraries are collections of code that are designed to provide ... additional, reusable functionality or to simplify using e ...xternal electronic modules. Libraries typically come with examples of how to use ...loper usually provides online documentation and explains how it p...
How to power the Raspberry Pi Pico
Powering the Raspberry Pi Pico The easiest way to power a Pico is through the USB cable either to a computer or a phone charger. If you are going for a w ...ireless design, you can use batteries as well. This t ...ll demonstrate how to power a Pico with a 9V battery or 3 AA batt...
Physical Computing
Build circuits, solder and learn how to us ...e electronic components and micro-controllers including: Arduino, Particle Photon, Raspberry Pi, Bare Conductive Touch Board, sensors, motors, NeoPix ...els, DMX, Bluetooth, Kinect and Leap Motion. Create intera...
Using Arduino Leonardo to send USB MIDI data
One of the secrets of Arduino Leonardo is the ...nding data from Arduino to applications like MadMapper, Max and A ...brary. The following is a modification of the basic MIDIUSB write example, by wrapp ...ing the noteOn and noteOff code in logic you could attach th...
Projection Mapping in MadMapper
...per is a powerful tool for projection mapping, especially when working at large scales — like projecting onto a building facade. Unlike TouchDesigner, MadMapper isn't free, ...ing but won't let you save projects. Our lab holds a limited nu ...mber of full licenses. These cannot be installed...
Using a Sparkfun Sound Detector
What is the Sound Detector? The Sound Detector is a board made by Sparkfun ...electronics that provides a way to detect ambient sound levels. There a ...re three connections on the board: Audio - Th ...is is the raw audio from the microphone. Envelope - This is a a...
Using the MAX9814 mic amplifier
This Adafruit MAX9814 microphone amplifier allows you to ...easily detect sound. There are a total of ...five connections on this mic, however we will only be using ...VCC, GND and OUT in our wiring. You ... can read more about this component here. Wiring Power...
How to use a Reed Switch
What is a Reed Switch? The Reed Switch is a type of magnetic switch that changes its state in the presence of a magnetic field. It contains two small ferromagnetic reeds sealed inside a glass tub ...e. When a magnet comes close, the reeds attract each oth...
Arduino Nano 33 Sense Rev2
...o Nano 33 BLE Sense Rev2 (often called Nano 33 Sense Rev2) is a compact, low-power IoT and sensor-rich development board designed for ... machine learning, audio processing, motion detection, and environmental sensing. ... It’s the successor to the original Nano 33 BL...
How to send files to Raspberry Pi using SSH
What is SSH? SSH stands for Secure Shell — it’s a network protocol that lets you securely log in to and control another computer remotely, usually over t ...he internet or your local network. Think of it as openi ...from your laptop or another device. What You Can Do with SSH: Ru...
Making Breathing Light with LEDs
...(Light Emitting Diode) is a semiconductor light source that emits light when current flows through it. LED includes two pins, Cathode(-), aka the short leg, an ...nger leg. It is one of the most common components. Making it lights up i ...sually the first step into physical computing but we are going to...
How to use a Heart Beat Sensor
...sor a plug-and-play sensor that can easily incorporate live heart-rate data in ...to projects. In the lab, we offer the Ear ...-clip/Finger-clip Heart Rate Sensor from Seeed ...ike below, we found it to be tricky to use. The user cannot press on the sensor too ha...
Setting up Kinect in Touchdesigner
External sensors can help us integrate 3D notions ...such as depth within our graphics. In this tutorial we will look ... into setting up and using Kinect v2 and some of the other senso ...rs available in CTL. Before we begin, it's import ...te that unfortunately these devices are only compatible with Wind...
Introduction
This chapter is designed for complete beginners who are new to ... working with physical computing and Arduino. If you hav ...en’t had a chance to attend the physical workshop at the Creative Technology Lab, don’t worry—this gu ...ide will walk you through the basics. If yo...
Workshop: Introduction to Creative Coding
During this workshop we introduce programming concepts using the web based creative coding library p5.js (https://p5j ...s.org), which is built using JavaScript.
Using an MFRC522 RFID reader
What is an MFRC522 RFID reader RFID means radio ...-frequency identification. RFID uses electromagnetic fields to transfer data over sh ...ort distances. RFID is useful to identify p ...eople, to make transactions, etc… You can use an RFID system to ...
Understanding Arduino software
1. Download the software Go the the official site and dowaload the 1.8.XX version! The lat ...est version, 2.3.X, is not currently supported by all third- ...party development, so you may encounter unexpected errors. For the time being, ...please stick with the older version. 2. Se...
What is the Creative Technology Lab?
The Creative Technology Lab supports emerging technology projects that involve programming, electronics and the experimental use of AV ...f equipment. This area is project led which means students learn by doing ...with a team of specialist technicians to support st...