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Command Line Tools & Utilities

Creative Coding Tutorials

A Command Line Interface is a way of interacting with a computer ...h your operating system and hardware to perform complex and intens ...useful Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) available online that ...Interface (GUI). Often this software works more efficiently with t...

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Projection Mapping Intro to Projection Mapping

...atic objects. This technique was first used for Disney’s Haunte ... a video of five singing ghosts was projected onto physical busts, ...and immersive projections. Software     A variety of projectio ...n mapping software and masking tools are availab...

How to use a Bone Conductor Transducer

Physical Computing Tutorials

...onduction? Bone conduction is a way of transmitting sound to the i ...rdrum. In normal hearing, sound waves travel through the air, vibrate the eardrum, and are then passed to the inner ear. With bone conduction, vibrations are sent directly through the sk...

Using the serial monitor and serial logger

Physical Computing Tutorials

... other boards based around the 32u4 chip have a seperate USB seri ...al and hardware serial, and you cannot direct ...ly monitor the hardware serial [Serial1] output using ...lotter The serial plotter is a way to visually graph the data bei ...ng received, a common way to transmit multiple values is...

How to install libraries

Physical Computing Tutorials

...brary There are three different ways to install libraries; we'll s ...es are currently available this way, as this feature is relatively ... the library – for example 'MPR121'. Copy this entire folder (nam ...ed 'MPR121' in our example) into the Ardu...

Connecting a Potentiometer

Physical Computing Tutorials

... pin #1 and #3, the middle pin #2 is called the wiper, and by act ...e between 0V to 5V, at the half way the voltage on pin #2 would be 2.5V. Different types There are t ...be tricky identifying pins #1, #2, and #3 (more on this later). A ... 5V and GND on an Arduino. Pin #2 the wiper needs to be connected...

Using a Sparkfun Sound Detector

Physical Computing Tutorials

...fun electronics that provides a way to detect ambient sound levels ...de reading gate #define gatePin 2 void setup() { Serial.begin( 9600 ); pinMode( gatePin, INPUT ); } void loop() { Serial.println( digitalRead( gatePin ) ); } Resources Sparkfu...

What is Unreal Engine?

Unreal Engine Basics

...Unreal Engine is a powerful software that helps creators build vir ...ing the overall experience. 2) No Coding Required: One of the ...ts. They can create interactive walkthroughs, realistic visualizations, and virtual tours of their designs, providing...

How to power the Raspberry Pi Pico

Raspberry Pi Tutorials

...e Raspberry Pi Pico The easiest way to power a Pico is through the ...to generate 3.3V to power the RP2040 microcontroller and GPIOs. W ...n other words, it acts as a one-way valve for electric current. We ...vent one power source from back-feeding the other. Raspberry Pi can...

Audio in Touchdesigner & Receiving data from Arduino

Touchdesigner Interactive Media

...manipulate the Frequency of our waveform, from the Audio Oscillato ... super insightful TD meet up in 2020, where he share some files and ...rocess: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xajdyh7kspk. VSTs are virtual audio-synthesisers that allow you to easily ...

Sending data to Arduino

Touchdesigner Interactive Media

...ences. This brief tutorial will walk you through using Firmata, a ...e communication between the softwares through serial.  In Arduino ...nch Arduino. Make sure your hardware matches the software by selecting the correct boar ...le the valuePins between 18 and 23 correspond to the Analog pins ...

How to send data to p5.js from Arduino

Physical Computing Tutorials

...aw() { background(0); fill(255); text("sensor value: " + ...ble: function openPort() { // wait for the serial.open promise to return, // then call the initiateSerial function serial.open().then(initiateSerial); // once the port opens, le...

"Hello, World!" in Node.js

Creative Coding Tutorials

...lling again. Install other software (optional) We recommend inst ...es or other word processing software, which don't count as simple ...text file with the .js suffix, (2) edit the file and add some Jav ...-world/ └── hello.js (2) Edit file and add JavaScript ...

How to use a Hall Effect Sensor

Physical Computing Tutorials

...ower) middle to GND right to PIN2 via 10K resistor Getting sta ...gnet. const int hallSensorPin = 2; // Hall Effect sensor connect ...ed to digital pin 2 int hallSensorState; // Variable to store the state of the sensor void setup() { Seria...

What equipment is available?

About the Lab Frequently Asked Questions

...set Oculus Quest 1 Oculus Quest 2 Oculus Rift S Rasberry Pi Pa ... Devices including: Kinect 1 & 2 Leap Motion Wiimote Airbar HD cameras Realsense Track Camera Realsense Depth Camera Flir camera Tobii Eye Tracker Display including: Elo Touch 7" Scr...

How to connect a Light Dependent Resistor (LDR)

Physical Computing Tutorials

.... Wiring (1)leg to 5V (Power) (2)leg split to GND via 10K resist ...or (2)leg split to A0 Getting start ...() to get a integer between 0-1023 representing the voltage, wher ...e 0 is 0V and 1023 is 5V. The code below uses the serial port to output the v...

Using built-in example code and Reading the hookup diagram

Physical Computing Workshop: Beginner Physical Computing

...e, Blink, and upload the code. 2. Blinking Orange LED The orange LED labelled as L should be blinking now. 3. Understanding the Code First, you will see a lot of light grey coloured text, those are comments, not code. You will find a lot of information ...

How to use a Reed Switch

Physical Computing Tutorials

...switch. Wiring One End to Pin 2 One End to GND Getting started ... light up. const int REED_PIN = 2; // Pin connected to reed switch const int LED_PIN = 13; // LED pin - active-high void setup() { Serial.begin(9600); // Since the other end of the ...

How to use a Heart Beat Sensor

Physical Computing Tutorials

...LED, OUTPUT); Serial.begin(115200); } void loop() { // Read ... signal crosses the threshold upward (beat detected) if (Signal ...0; if (millis() - lastPrint > 20) { //Serial.print("Signal: ...Signal value can range from 0-1024 int Threshold = 540; // ...

Powering an Arduino

Physical Computing Tutorials

...rt low-current charging mode/ always-on mode. These will be suitab ...roller, e.g. Sandberg Powerbank 20000 PD65W 2xQC3.0. (We only tested this one, but other brands and models can do the same.) Motors There are many different types of motors available. Be...