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Hello World

Python for Beginners

Creating a "Hello, World&quld" Program in PyCharm Now that w ...hon, Mamba, and PyCharm set up, let's create a simple &qle "Hello, llo, World&quld" program. To do this, we will create a new Python file using the following steps: Right-click on your first-pycharm-projec...

How to power the Raspberry Pi Pico

Raspberry Pi Tutorials

...er a Pico is through the USB cable either to a computer or a phon ...ger. If you are going for a wireless design, you can use batteries as w ...ell. This tutorial will demonstrate how to power a Pico wi ...to find out the pinout of the model you are using. The pins you are...

Controlling an actuator with a N-channel Mosfet

Physical Computing Tutorials

What is Mosfet? A MOSFET (Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor) is a type o ...transistor used to switch or amplify electrical signals in electronic devices. It’s one of the most comm ...on components in electronic circuits, especially in...

What is the Creative Technology Lab?

About the Lab Frequently Asked Questions

The Creative Technology Lab supports emerging technology projects that involve programming, electronics and the experimental use of AV equipment through one ...upport, sign-up workshops and a large store of equipment. This a ...rea is project led which means students learn by...

Raspberry Pi Image: Retropie for Reviving Vintage Games

Raspberry Pi Raspberry Pi Image

What is Retropie? RetroPie allows you to turn your Raspberry P ...o a retro-gaming machine. It builds upon Raspbian, EmulationStation, RetroArch and many ... other projects to enable you to play your favourite Arcade, home console, and classic PC games with the...

Installing Unity

VR tutorials - Unity HTC VIVE Tutorials

In this tutorial, we are going to guide you through the Unity installation process, please make sure to follow the 4 steps: 1-Downloading and installing the Unity Hub 2-Creating an ...account 3-Installing Unity 4-Activating a free pe ...rsonal license Before we begin, there ...

Using a HC-SR04 distance sensor

Physical Computing Tutorials

... the HC-SR04? The HC-SR04 is a ultrasonic distance sensor, it use ...s ultrasound to send out a ping and ...measure how long the sound takes to come back ..., exactly like bats use to fly in the dark. The sensor works ...however if the ping sound is reflected away from the sensor by an...

DFRobot Sensor Testing: HX711 Weight Sensor, Voice Recorder Module Pro, Speech Synthesis Module V2

Physical Computing Tutorials

...sted a few DFRobot sensors by following their tutorials. Before you jump into using th ...eight up to 1kg, and is compatible with Arduino, micro:bit, ESP32 ...i via I2C communication. You will need to install the library DFRobot_HX711_I2C library...

How to use a Flat Vibration Switch

Physical Computing Tutorials

What is a Flat Vibration Switch? This is a low-sensitivity, directional vibration-induced trigger switc ...h. Inside is a very soft spring coiled around a long metal pin. When the switch is bumped ...from the side only, the spring attached to the fi...

Steam VR setup Tutorial #2 - Teleporting around your scene

VR tutorials - Unity HTC VIVE Tutorials

Aims This tutorial aims to show you how to enable the teleporting feature included in the Steam VR 2.2 plugin. Please notice that this is part of ... a series of tutorials progressing from basic concept ...s to more functional and complex projects. In previo...

Unity for Beginners Workshop

Unity

Welcome to the Unity for Beginners ...Workshop page, this workshop will be a great opportunity for you ...to start using Unity whilst creating an interesting 3D en ...e attending the workshop, you will need to complete a few tasks: Task 1 - Installing Unity Task 2 - Watch and fo...

Projection Mapping in Touchdesigner

Projection Mapping Intro to Projection Mapping

...gin... Make sure you have installed Touchdesigner, a tutorial on how to get the software star ...ted is available here. This tutorial will cover the basics to projection ...ontent onto 3D surfaces in Touchdesigner, to learn more about this technique s...

Other resources

Touchdesigner Basics of Touchdesigner

This list of resources will keep on growing as we continue ...to explore Touchdesigner here at LCC. The best way to grow in you ...r visual programming journey is to pract ...ice! If you're struggling to get started you could look into daily or weekly codi...

How to send files to Raspberry Pi using SSH

Raspberry Pi Tutorials

...s 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 the internet or your local network. Think of it as opening ... a remote terminal window on your Raspberry Pi fro...

Making a Force Sensor/ a Button with Velostat & Conductive Fabric

Physical Computing Tutorials

What is a Velostat and Conductive Fabric? Velostat (a.k.a. Linqstat) is a thin, flexible, pressure-sensitive plastic sheet made with carbon black. It’s a piezoresistive mater ...ial — its electrical resistance changes when pressur ...e is applied. Conductive Fabric is a text...

How to set the sound output in Raspberry Pi

Raspberry Pi Tutorials

... outputting audio, but you can also output audio via HDMI as well. The below will show you two different ways to ...set the output device. Method 1: Use Raspberry Pi ... Configuration (GUI) Click the Raspberry menu (top-left corner) Go to Preferences → ...

Using a Force Sensor

Physical Computing Tutorials

... Sensor senses the resistance value depending on how much it has press ...ed. It can sense even the slightest touch, therefore you can ... use it as a touch sensor as well. The difference between this an ... cheap and easy to use. It provides accurate readings for physical...

(MAC) Automatic printing with Automator

Physical Computing Tutorials

What is Automator? Apple’s Automator is a built-in Mac feature that allows users to easily “program” their Macs to automa ...tically execute certain repetitive tas ...need to perform said tasks manually. Automator can be helpful when you don't have much pr...

How to build a Simple Robot Arm with Servo Motor and Joystick

Physical Computing Tutorials

... construct a robotic arm? A simple robotic arm is basically like a human arm which consists o ...f the upper arm, lower arm and hand (gripper). The ...re are a lot of online resources for laser-cut files that you can use. After you h ...ave found one or designed one, you can go to the 3D...

How to send data to Processing from Arduino

Physical Computing Tutorials

What is the Serial Communication? Serial communication is the process of ...ata one bit at a time, sequentially, over a communication channel or computer bus. Simply put, serial communication is the communicat ...ith binary data. In this tutorial, we will use serial communicati...