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Within the Creative Technology Lab we have a wide array of equipment and resources available to borrow and use during term time. This equipment is prioritised for students on stakeholder courses. Equipment can be booked from ORB or loaned from the Kit room or ...

The following list is of common suppliers, other than eBay... Electronics UK Arduino boards, shields, etc... Proto-PicOffers 10% student discount SKPang #DigitalMeans Cool Components HobbyTronics Kitronik Oomlout Pimoroni Spiratronics Brigh...

What is the MPR121? The MPR121 is a tiny microchip formerly manufactured by NXP, now under Resurgent Semiconductor, it is a tiny surface mount device that provides 12 capacitive touch electrodes through an I2C interface. What is capacitive touch? Capacitive to...

Arduino libraries are collections of code that are designed to provide additional, reusable functionality or to simplify using external electronic modules. Libraries typically come with examples of how to use them. The library developer usually provides online...

What is the MP3 Trigger? The MP3 trigger is a board made by Sparkfun electronics that provides a way to play MP3 files from a Micro SD card via either one of 18 TRIG inputs on the board, or serial communication with the board. The MP3 Trigger has a headphone o...

What is the TinkerKit Mosfet? The TinkerKit Mosfet is a simple module for controlling devices like motors, solenoids, LED strips and electromagnets which require higher voltages and currents than the Arduino can handle alone. Typically you might find an exampl...

)# What is a piezo? 'Piezo' normally refers to an electrical component which can be used to make sound, however more broadly a piezo is a component that is susceptible to the two-way piezoelectric effect where pressing or squeezing the piezo element can create...

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 are three connections on the board: Audio - This is the raw audio from the microphone. Envelope - This is a ana...

What is are push buttons/switches? Buttons and switches are a way of opening and closing a circuit, i.e. making and breaking a connection as one of the most rudimentary forms of sensor you can use with an Arduino. There are dozens of different types of switche...

What is the HC-SR04? The HC-SR04 is a ultrasonic distance sensor, it uses 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 between 2-400cm however if the ping sound is r...

What is a potentiometer? A potentiometer (often abbreviated to pot) is an electronic component with three connections, the main purpose of the pot is to create a variable voltage as an input to a circuit, for example controlling how loud your speakers should b...

What is an LDR? An LDR or Light Dependent Resistor is a component which restricts how much power can flow through a circuit based on how much or little light hits the sensitive part on the top. To use a Light Dependent Resistor, we have to use it in combinati...

What is a rotary encoder? A rotary encoder is a device used to measure the rotation of something, similar to a rotary potentiometer but not limited to how many rotations can be made, a common example of a rotary encoder is the volume dial on a car radio, whic...

The slides for Introduction to Creative Coding are attached as a file on the left of this page!

What is serial communication? Serial communication is a type of communication between two devices, normally between a computer and a microcontroller (such as an Arduino), between computers, or between Arduinos. Serial communication can be over physical cable...

Installing Node.js on Raspberry Pi is very simple for those with basic command line experience. In the terminal or via SSH: Add the package source: curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_10.x | sudo -E bash - Install Node using: sudo apt-get install -...

Using the ORB can be a little perplexing, so here's some quick instructions to book onto a workshop... First you need to login to ORB. If you can't login please contact UAL IT by dialing 0207 514 9898 during office hours or 9898 from any of the phones in U...

This short tutorial should be enough for you to be able to setup a Raspberry Pi with GUI mode and auto login enabled to disable a web page full screen automatically when it turns on. Copy full-screen.sh into the home folder of the pi user, and run the follow...

We have moved to a new office! The Lab is situated on the ground floor of the workshop block, in WG14. Through the main entrance, turn left in the first corner and turn left again. Keep walking down the hallway to the end. Passing throught the fire door, you w...

Using the ORB can be a little perplexing, so here's some quick instructions to book onto a workshop... First you need to login to ORB. If you can't login please contact UAL IT by dialing 0207 514 9898 during office hours or 9898 from any of the phones in U...