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Using a Joy-IT TFT LCD Display

Physical Computing Tutorials

What is the TFT LCD Display? A TFT LCD display is a type of screen that uses Thin-Film Transis ...tor (TFT) technology to control the pixels of a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD). It is one of the most common display types found in dev ...ices like smartphones, tablets, mo...

Hello World

Python for Beginners

Creating a "Hello, World" Program ... in PyCharm Now that we have Python, Ma ...mba, and PyCharm set up, let's create a simple "Hello, World" pr ...ogram. To do this, we will create a new Python file using th ...e following steps: Right-click on your first-pycharm-proje...

Using built-in example code and Reading the hookup diagram

Physical Computing Workshop: Beginner Physical Computing

1. Upload example code Open a built-in example, Bli ...nk, and upload the code. 2. Blinking Orange LED The ...king now. 3. Understanding the Code First, you will see a lot o ...f light grey coloured text, those are comments, not code. You will find...

How to do Basic Commands in Terminal

Raspberry Pi Tutorials

Raspberry Pi Terminal Command Cheat Sheet ... Command Description ... List all files and directories in the current folder ... cd foldername Change to a specific directory ...

How to make two Raspberry Pi Pico communicate via Wifi

Raspberry Pi Tutorials

Wifi Communication Before heading to communication between two pico, you can try controlling pico via wifi with your computer first, see tutorial here .... Server Code Client Code

Connecting a Potentiometer

Physical Computing Tutorials

...en abbreviated to pot) is an electronic component with three connections, the main purpose of the p ...ot is to create a variable voltage as an i ...nput to a circuit, for example controlling how loud your speaker ...#1 and #3, the middle pin #2 is called the wiper, and by actuatin...

How to Configure a Raspberry Pi for the first time

Raspberry Pi Raspberry Pi Image

Once your Raspberry Pi is imaged, i ...rial for imaging the Pi. Now we can move on to configuration when you turn on yo ...Pi should start booting automatically. If your Raspberry Pi does ...not turn on within 5 minutes, check the status LED, and try re-...

What are GPIO pins on Raspberry Pi?

Raspberry Pi

...nd implemented by the user. You can find the GPIO pins on the top ... Raspberry Pi models or other microcontrollers such as Arduino. GPIO pins are most ...ly used for connecting electronics with computers/microcontrollers. These components can then be programmed...

Touch sensor - with No Sensor!

Physical Computing Tutorials

What is Capacitive Touch Sensing? Simply put, it is the ... touch sensing of all conductive materials including tinfoil, banana, plant, p ...encil drawing etc. In this tutorial, we will show ... you two types of Capacitive Touch Sensing: acute touch and proxi...

Unity for Beginners Workshop

Unity

Welcome to the Unity for Beginners W ...you to start using Unity whilst creating an interesting 3D enviro ... the workshop, you will need to complete a few tasks: Task 1 - In ...stalling Unity Task 2 - Watch and follow the video tutorial ...focusing on Unity essentials. Task ...

Using Quixel Materials

Unreal Engine Basics Creating Virtual Worlds

...his is a multi-part tutorial on creating virtual worls in Unreal ...tutorial assumes you have a basic understanding of 3D work but no ... prior experience is necessary. Please contact the Creative Technology Lab for questions or ass ...istance. Materials and Libraries Just...

How to use a relay module

Physical Computing Tutorials

What is relay? A relay is a switch that opens or closes electrical circuits when activated by a signal between low- ...powered digital electronics and high-powered devices. It is handy when the thing y ...ou want to control requires higher power (vo ...ltage/current) than the microcontroller...

Using an PN532 RFID reader

Physical Computing Tutorials

What is the difference between an PN532 RFID reader a ...nd an MFRC522 RFID reader The PN532 and MF ...RC522 are two popular RFID reader ...modules, each with its own features and use cases. Feature ... PN532 MFRC522 Which Better ...

How to send data to Processing from Arduino

Physical Computing Tutorials

What is the Serial Communication? Serial communication is the process of sending data one bit at a ... time, sequentially, over a communication channel or computer bus. Simply put, serial communication is the communication between two or more computers with binary data. In th...

Concepts

Creative Coding

A collection of resources which outline ways of thinking in creative computation, computer science, and associated areas.

Useful learning resources

Creative Coding

Books - HTML & CSS HTML & CSS Book - A book aimed at design ...ers introducing concepts within web development - J ...avaScript JavaScript: The Good Parts by Douglas Crockford - p5.js Make: Getting S ...tarted with p5.js: Making Interactive Graphics in JavaScript and ...

An Introduction to 2D in Unity 5

Introduction This will give you a brief ... introduction to starting a 2D project in Unity. Creating a project, game objects and controlling them using the Unity ...interface and also with C#. Preparation Install Unity ... this link and follow the instructions: https://unity3d.com/get-...

Controlling an actuator with a N-channel Mosfet

Physical Computing Tutorials

...sfet? A MOSFET (Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor) is a type of trans ...istor used to switch or amplify electrical signals in electronic devices. It’s one of the most common components in electronic circuits, especially in digital...